One thing to look forward to in the 2008 Republican presidential nomination fight is that given the field of potential candidates, there’s a good chance that we can have a civil primary season where candidates actually have intelligent debates about their different visions for the country. The chances of this have improved exponentially now that George “my opponent wrote dirty novels” Allen is out of the picture. Say what you want about the likes of McCain, Giuliani, Romney and Gingrich, but they are all intelligent and articulate politicians who have thought through their positions.
