The Lesser of Nine Evils?

So Peter Roskam has endorsed John McCain, war hero and everybody’s favorite kooky Grandpa, for the Republican nomination. I have to admit that I think Peter made the right call on this one. Don’t get me wrong - I don’t really want to see John McCain anywhere near the oval office but I think he’s a person of substance, unlike the front-runners, and I can’t help but wonder if we wouldn’t be much better off as a nation if McCain and not Bush had won in 2000. I disagree with him more often than not but I like his independence. He’s way too much of a hawk for me, but then so is Hillary Clinton. There are two other Republican candidates I like and respect: Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee, but I’m neither a Baptist nor a Libertarian and I find their views too extreme. So, as much as it pains me to admit it, I think Peter chose wisely. McCain seems the least bad of the Republican contenders. Maybe he’s just less scary because he’s a known quantity. It kind of warms my heart too, to know that James Dobson would never vote for him.