Guys, I’m as liberal as anyone, but I can’t help being pleased by John McCain’s win in Florida, tonight. I disagree with him on a ton of issues, but I respect him — he may be pro-war, but he’s honorable and anti-torture. He takes unpopular stances based on principle, and he’s not afraid to infuriate his own party when he thinks he’s right.

And let’s not forget the most important thing — he doesn’t hate us. Unlike Bush or Reagan, John McCain doesn’t hate Democrats or liberals. He’s willing to work with us, not for our destruction. Mitt Romney would have been an easier candidate to beat, but McCain’s comeback means that no matter what, the George W. Bush, Rush Limbaugh Republicans have lost. They hate John McCain. And whatever his beliefs, that makes him an ally.

Even if we lose in November, a McCain presidency will be a substantial improvement over what we have now. Remember, despite her rhetoric, Hillary Clinton has no intention of pulling us out of Iraq, either. Either way, the anti-war vote loses. Health care reform, pro-worker legislation, that’s all off the table, too. Don’t believe for a minute that Hillary Clinton will follow through on any of her progressive promises — as a Senator, she’s positioned herself as Margaret Thatcher, not Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Democratic party is just a means to the presidency for the Clintons — we work for them, not the other way around.

Obama’s our last hope, now. I want him to win, but the Clinton machine is very powerful, and they’ve never lost, yet. Keep that in mind — Obama would be the better President, but the Clintons will do whatever it takes not just to beat him, but to strangle the life from him, and destroy his political future simply because he chose to run against them. This wouldn’t be the first time that the Democratic party has made a stupid move during the nomination process.