i will say i was not enthused about having John McCain as a president - well i still am not, but now i wish i was in the states to vote in November. a lot of people don't realize the impact that Palin will have on the GOP. McCain's health is probably going to prohibit him from serving two terms, meaning that Palin would be an incumbent possibly as soon as 2012. the liberal judges probably are hoping that McCain would lose to hillary the next time around, and won't retire, but if Palin were elected the older justices would die or retire prior to 2016-2020, meaning Palin would appoint up to 3 or four justices! Think about the possibilities