After eight disastrous years of Bush, they thought they had lost the middle — so they picked a middling guy to get it back.

Which made sense, right up until the moment when they stuck him with Pinochet in heels for a running mate.

If you're a lefty, the article is hilarious. If you're in the middle, it's a vicious dissection of why things went horribly wrong for the McCain campaign. If you're on the right, well, go watch Hannity or something, you won't get either the point or the humor.

Requiem for a Maverick : Rolling Stone