McCain - Where he goes from here

Well, as a Romney supporter I'm in mourning. I'll vote for McCain, but I'll have a hard time working for him. It's just hard to get excited about knocking on doors and working the phones for someone you feel despises the ideological core of your party.

I'm hoping I'm wrong. I really do hope he is elected, because I agree with Hugh Hewitt about his "seven good reasons" to support McCain.

Where he needs to go from here:

A little humility would be a good thing. It's been a bitter campaign, and a little healing is necessary. If he dances on graves, Romney supporters will desert him, and he'll lose in the fall.
Who he picks as VP will matter. Good would be someone younger, with domestic experience, and someone who looks like they could be a President.
He needs to find a way to address the bad feelings people have towards him. The truth is, he's done some things to inflame the anger. He needs to own up to that and accept responsibility.

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