McCain: Not Dead Yet Or Just A Norwegian Blue?

The wily Senator from Arizona's campaign seems to be showing some life. Add in a batch of local endorsements (including a shot of Joe-Mentum) and McCain may be on his way to a strong showing in New Hampshire.

Now I know there are many Republican primary voters who are rightly ticked with Sen. McCain for a number of reasons. But I don't think it's out of the question that he could end up with a surprise razor-thin win in the Granite State, especially when you consider that Independents may vote in party primaries. Honestly, judging by the fluidity of all these polls I don't think any candidate has a rock-solid base they can count on at this point. I myself doubt that McCain has it in him, but anything could happen at this point.

John McCain isn't my first choice but I'd take him much more enthusiastically as the nominee than a Mike Huckabee. In fact, when you consider that my number one hot button issue is the prosecution of the Terrorists' War On Us, his candidacy would be less of a bummer for me that I had originally thought. This is especially true when I consider the prospect of his continued pummelling of she-who-must-not-be-named in this manner:

When asked whether he would tag Hillary Clinton as well with a "lack of patriotism," Mr. McCain does dial it down a notch. "Maybe 'lack of patriotism' is too harsh," he allows. "'Putting political ambitions ahead of the national interest' may be a more subtle way" of putting it. He then adds, with a chuckle, "And we all know how subtle I am."

Just how subtle comes across in expanding on Mrs. Clinton's stance on the war and on the surge. "She had that very clever line--I don't know who wrote it for her--that you'd have to suspend disbelief in order to believe that the surge is working. Well, you'd have to suspend disbelief that it's not now." And then, as if confronting her in a presidential debate, he addresses the absent senator from New York directly: "Do you still stand by that statement, Senator Clinton? Do you still believe you'd have to suspend disbelief to believe that this surge is working?"

Is there potential McCainia out there or is the Senator merely pining for the fjords?

For those not familiar with the obscure analogy, allow me: