[Preechr]

I told you he would be working toward these ends. The main reason I posted that was because, though pretty much meaningless, it in some small way validates my predictions. You said you wanted sources and links and whatnot, so if I can find some, I'll post them for you.

I say what I think. What I think is influenced by all the things I have read and heard. I can't link you to my mind. Please remember, the only times you will generally see me linking anything is when I want to stir up some poopy and I'm too lazy to sit down and pick a fight in my own words. It's even more rare to see me referencing a poll.

I thought you could play on that level. If you want to trade links, I'll give that a shot. So far, all I've basically said here is that McCain won't be the Republican candidate in 08, and that though Newt would likely throw his hat in as well, he'd likely not make it. I predicted a governor will get the nod.

You asked me why I thought those things, and I tried to explain that to you. As I said, I cannot link my mind. I honestly have no idea how many books and articles I've read in the last fifteen years, which is the time during which I've been interested in politics, so I'm just not gonna be able to help you retrace my steps. Really, all you have to do is prove your own case. I'm willing to listen.

At this point, you've already said you don't believe McCain's a lock. My question to you is why is it that the efforts he's made (and you catalogued) to that end are so important? You tend to spend most of your typing time in this thread challenging me rather than advancing your own ideas. Where do presidents come from in your world? Don't link stuff, just make sense and I'll get it.