McCain won the Republican primary in the year 2000, both the Weekly Standard and the New Republic endorsed him for president, and TNR was finally free of its liberal taint and could finally own up to what it was - a Center-Right magazine.
But, now they're stuck looking like fools trying to prop up Joe Lieberman.
Look, all, in 1992 Clinton had some success running "against" his own party because a) he at least appeared to be an outisder, b) the Democrats were, like in charge of Congress, and c) a general anti-government, anti-people in power sentiment was sweeping the nation. But, Lieberman's cunning plan to try and kick a dead donkey to propel himself into the presidency is just idiotic.