And Furthermore

It is my theory that half of the people who voted for John McCain were secretly relieved that he did not actually win....

Mark McKinnon worked for McCain Primary Campaign. He had vowed to withdraw from a role in the campaign if BHO became the Dem nominee and honored that vow after Barry took the stage in Denver.

Today he writes:

Why Republicans Are Gushing About Obama?

It appears the political classes have briefly sobered up and decided to act responsibly, selflessly and -- dare we say it -- in the best interest of the country. The times are simply so serious, so dangerous, so calamitous that we can’t afford politics as usual. And for once, politicians seem to get it. We all wish President-elect Obama success. Because there’s a good chance that if he fails, we all go down together. Way down.

And let's give credit where it's due. The spirit of good will is being significantly leveraged by Obama, who has had made a series of very smart, practical, pragmatic and non-ideological picks for his cabinet.

Now, we may finally have the right confluence of events and the right man to leech the poison from the partisan well in Washington.

Fred Barnes (GT12 gags to quote the owner one of W's biggest hard-ons) even sort of sees it

Is Barack a secret centrist?

... It's not that Obama, despite his unswervingly liberal record in the Senate, turns out to be a pragmatist. The point is he's pragmatic (so far) in one direction-rightward. Who knew?

The answer, dear readers, to that question is "Everyone who actually listened to Obama's speeches or followed his policies."

This is, of course, a surprise only to Kool-aid drinkers like Freddy, who's small-dicked infatuation with Republican Authoritarians allowed only for information sources designed to keep the McCarthy gene happy.