In a Greek tragedy, the fated catastrophe can’t be prevented. But conservatives should be able to avoid a Republican train wreck (caused by sitting out a McCain candidacy), says military historian Victor Davis Hanson, if they give up their litany about his past sins and accept his turnarounds, for instance on blanket amnesty. The alternative, afterall, would be four years spent discovering Obama’s make-it-up-as-I-go-along intentions, or another round of Clinton sex, money and national security scandals. And, whichever one won, the bumbling, expensive and corrupt social manipulations for which the Democrats are so famous. McCain, by comparison, should be a walk in the park. I disagree that ONLY McCain has "an outside shot at edging out" Obama/Clinton. I think they’re eminently beatable. But I like Hanson, have read many of his good books, and tend to follow his lead. This looks like another good time to do it.
MORE: Hanson’s earlier good, and therefore controversial, take on McCain.
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