There was a time when I believed Republicans could dominate if they would but campaign ruthlessly on the issues where their advantages are greatest: defense and national security, unquestioned patriotism, and moral values, opposition to affrirmative action and unrestricted immigration. In these circumstances, I don't know how effective that would be.The economic meltdown and the catastrophic "fix", which now looks good to go, seem to have changed that. I don't think Mccain can segue to this other, more favorable, ground, until he articulates a strong position on the Big Mess. He has got to find a resonating theme on this, and then role out the howitzers in other areas of the front. He has little time. The electoral default mode in the current circumstances is a McCain defeat. McCain must wrench the game from its present course: to a clear articulation of the Dem's knee-deep complicity in Fannie May /Freddie Mac, perhaps...(Read Full Post)