Maybe McCain is the ticket, then? Anyone who thinks he would be in any way a copy of Bush simply hasn't been paying attention. Many of his ideas are diametrically opposed to Bush's. As with Romney, I suspect he would revert to his true form upon election. And also as with Romney, I think I like what I perceive as his true self better than his campaign self.

But I did a blind test with candidate positions again recently, using a larger number of categories than before. I found myself agreeing with many of Obama's platforms, but where I disagree it tends to be a strong disagreement.

I think I may vote for him anyway. In sports terms, he's got the biggest potential upside.