I have a friend who, in a phone conversation last weekend,
    said the unsayable. Come to think of it, this friend makes
    a specialty of saying the unsayable. That is one reason he
    is invaluable.

    He said, "The Democrats have to win in 2008. I mean, the 
    whole enchilada: House, Senate, and presidency." You ought
    to know that my friend is a staunch conservative Republican.
    Why? I said. Why do they have to win? He answered, "Because
    that's the only way they will be fully onboard the War on 
    Terror. They won't fully support it otherwise, because 
    they will always be trying to trip up the Republicans. If 
    you want the Democrats onboard the War on Terror, they 
    have to be in charge. Period."