[YAZMAN]

The Independents will determine CT, there are more registered Indies at this point than Dems or Republicans. And from talking to people locally, it looks like the state will vote red for president. Remember, during the last fed election, the state overwhelmingly put Lieberman back in the Senate as an Independent after the Dems nominated Ned Lamont. It appears the Washington Dems are just as stupid as the CT Dems and are in the process of throwing away what should have been a cakewalk for them into the White House.

The question remains - does McCain run with Condie Rice as VP and trump both Dem candidates real appeal to their supporters? Foreign policy and diplomacy will be as important as ever during the next 4 years. She is bright, experienced, and already has a working dialog with many of the world's leaders overseas. I think it would be a home run for McCain, and we really haven't heard too much from Huckabee et al lately.