supermajority

Here's a scary thought.

Twice in history we have had a filibuster-proof and veto-proof majority of one party in power in the White House and Congress (both Democrat). In the first, under Franklin D. Roosevelt, we as a nation were handed the New Deal, the single biggest boondogle in our political history. In the second, it was Lyndon Johnson leading the charge for the Great Society, the war on poverty, a monumental failure by any measure.

It certainly looks as though we are headed for our third such period, and the stakes could not be higher. If this happens, I think it's likely we will be looking at an economic disaster we might not be able to recover from. A lurch toward socialism, the likes of which we haven't seen since the 1930's.

We're talking government run health care, cap and trade economics, in the guise of global climate change legislation, the silencing of conservative viewpoints in the form of the "fairness doctrine", all sitting on Nancy Pelosi's desk to be voted on once Barrack Obama is in the White House. In addition I would bet on some new sort of scheme to redistribute wealth within the borders of this country.

I think conservative voters are going to stay home in droves, as McCain is not their man. However there are a couple guys he could choose as a running mate that could fire up the base in a way he cannot. Bobby Jindal first and foremost would get my vote.
He seems to be a rising star in the party, who at least says all the right things. Duncan Hunter or Tom Tancredo would be two others. I think he's already decided on Mitt Romney, which may be a good choice, but unless he speaks like he did after he dropped out of the primaries, he won't get conservatives on board.

We are living in interesting times.