Those are the words of John Podhoretz. The interesting part of the sentence is the first: Whatever McCain is. Well, what is he? We're told he is a conservative... or, at least, not not-a-conservative. True?

And yes, I also live blogged. It's all about the multimedia, baby!

Next time, I might just do one or the other.

I don't like choosing the lesser of two evils. I don't like it, but that's politics. Nothing is ever pure. Compromise is the coin of the realm.

But does choosing a lesser candidate require compromising one's cherished beliefs and political principles? Not necessarily, no.

So I voted today for...