Just win, baby

Whatever you think about Republicans, at least on the national stage, in general you have to give them one thing: they know HOW to win. The Boston Globe reports today ( //www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/03/17/many_voting_for_clinton_to_boost_gop/)that Republicans, spurred on by Rushbo and his brethren, have taken to voting in Democratic primaries and caucuses in large numbers for Hillary Clinton with the belief that prolonging the Democratic race only helps them in November. Some also apparently believe that Clinton would be easier to beat in November than Barrack Obama.
Regardless of what you think about that strategy, it shows incredible smarts.
Just four months ago it would have been hard to imagine a way Democrats could find a way to lose themselves this election. Iraq, though quieter, is still largely unpopular. The economy is going down the tubes faster than Eliot Spitzer - well, maybe not THAT fast, but every day seems to bring more unsettling news. The business page of newspapers is beginning to look like the obituary page.
So how can Republicans sell themselves this year? They could say sometehing like: "Hey, we got us into this quagmire. Only we know the road out." Don't think that'd sell well, though.
No, the way they return to the White House this year (and pack the Supreme Court so it'll be Republican-dominated for the next 30 years) is to have the Democrats implode. Although they don't often need help, Republicans seem more than happy to play their part.