I was trying to talk them off the ledge.
Something to cling on to.
I could have noted that Defense and GWOT are McCain's stronger point (minus torturing brown people) which for years republicans have been telling us that's all that matters.
Bill Bennett said something interesting last night.
along the lines of - We as a party laud Joe Leiberman and openly invite him to become a republican, yet we denigrate John McCain, even though Joe would be the most liberal republican ever.
Tis a strange party you got going there.