Some thoughts on Richard Baehr's article on the GOP presidential field today."On the Republican side, the race is still too early to call, though Giuliani would have to be considered the favorite."  Glad to hear it is too early too call! Because Rudy will not win. He will not even get the nomination. Nor will McCain. Republicans had better get on the ball and start looking for a viable candidate. Social conservatives are the key to primary elections. McCain is detested by most. Giuliani is to date a largely superficial presence who will only anger the religious right as his views and past become more widely known to grass root voters. (One picture of Rudy in a dress at the gay-pride parade is all it will take).Lining up electoral votes, and states, and regions, can be a fun exercise twenty-one months out. And poll-watching may be irresistible to political junkies and party-establishment types of the left and right. But as...(Read Full Post)