It’s true that while John McCain would have been an awful president, he still would have been better than Obama. And he doesn’t mention the most important consequence — the Supreme Court picks. McCain wouldn’t have chosen ideological totalitarian hacks like Sotomayor and Kagan. On the other hand, Obama has done more to discredit leftism and to revive the hunger for small government than would have been possible had McCain won. Either way, it’s water under the bridge now, and all we can do is try to get it right next year.