Am I concerned about the fairness doctrine? No. It’s blatant censorship, and as dopey as some of the things that Pelosi and her ilk in Washington will throw at us will invariably be, this should not be a big fear for our party. I don’t see any version of the Fairness Doctrine even getting out of committee in Congress. The American people will see it for what it would be: the victorious Party beating on the losers. America won’t like that and won’t stand for it, so I’m not afraid of the big, bad Fairness Doctrine.

I am also not afraid of The Obama Administration governing from the far left, which they will do. It failed with Carter, and it will fail again. We just need to be patient. 2010 will see Democratic power substantially weakened, and 2012 will see the end of The Obama Administration. I’m not afraid because I know that this level of Democratic power is a temporary condition.

So what am I afraid of?

Believe it or not, I’m afraid of Republicans.

It’s true: right now, we stand to become our own worst enemy. With Mike Huckabee, a man I greatly respect, releasing his new book this week—in which he attacks just about anyone who did not support him in the 2008 primary—I see a dangerous possibility of what our Party could become.

Let’s meditate on that for a moment; since when did we become the Party of sore losers? Since when are Republicans the screaming four-year-old who can’t take it when their brother beats them at “Sorry!”? That’s not us, Mike. At the very least, it shouldn’t be.

Huckabee is particularly hard on Governor Mitt Romney, of whom Huckabee says, “[Romney was] anything but conservative until he changed the light bulbs in his chandelier in time to run for president.” That’s just unnecessary, Huckster.

Meanwhile, while we have Romney and Huckabee getting ready to battle like feuding siblings, we have other names being haphazardly tossed about for a 2012 run. It’s four years away, people! When I said, “let’s look to the future” in my last piece, I didn’t mean start campaigning. I meant hold guarded optimism about the Party’s future. Who knows, maybe we will get Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination (a scenario of which I’m a big fan), but it’s too far away for us to allow it to become our primary (sorry) concern.

What we can actually worry about is the concept of having too many conservatives on the stage for the 2012 primary. This past primary, we had Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, and Mike Huckabee, among others, all vying for the “Mr. Conservative” mantle. They wound up cancelling each other out, and so we got stuck with John McCain. The true conservative base of the party was too divided, so all of the real conservatives wound up losing. We can’t let that happen again.

Yes, I’ll admit, I want Mitt Romney to run in 2012. And yes, I realize that this may make me seem like a hypocrite for a variety of reasons. But I also know that earlier coalescence around one strong conservative—Sorry, Mike, but Mitt is indeed a conservative—will make for a stronger party in the future.

My point is this: Mike Huckabee has laid out a veritable roadmap on how to allow ourselves to degenerate to infighting, bickering, and inter-partisan civil war. We have to remember that the things that unite us are far greater than anything that might divide us. We are better than sniping at our own allies over who said what and when.

Let’s save some argumentative prowess for the Democrats. And, even then, let’s keep it reasonably civil. OK, Huckster?

If john McCain was ever ahead of Barack Obama, he’s not now. And we, as a party are in trouble.  Senator Obama presents a dangerous combination for the world of politics: JFK’s personal presentation and media adoration, and political stances that make Jimmy Carter seem moderate. This could be detrimental to the future of America.

One Fox News analyst who appeared this week on The O’Reilly Factor claimed that the media loved the newly christened BHO more than they did JFK. So what can we, the Republican Party, do to ensure that there is never an Obama Administration? Well, first, we need to assess the situation from a campaign/PR perspective. And since the media wants Senator Obama to look like President Kennedy, we have to remember that Kennedy barely won the popular vote in 1960; he was only .1% ahead of Richard Nixon. Nixon had a “rough around the edges” manner about him, and he was less polished than Kennedy. But fortunately, our 2008 guy isn’t Nixon. He’s Eisenhower.

In the 1950s, everybody liked Ike. He had a public appeal that made him seem like everybody’s grandpa. America wanted to support the man in the wooden chair who had plenty of war stories, even if he didn’t necessarily want to tell them all. We have a personable, kindly, grandfatherly war hero on the ticket. That’s the side Senator McCain needs to play up right now. Because, sad as it is, most people couldn’t care less about politics. They vote for the candidate who seems relatable and can win their heart, if not necessarily their head. I truly believe that the new Ike can and will beat the new JFK, but McCain needs to snap to that transition quickly; voters will want time to adjust to a 1950s-influenced race.

Second, until Obama secured his party’s nomination, there was no rush for Senator McCain to pick a running mate. Technically, there still isn’t, but Ike needs someone who will clean up and polish the ticket, which means we can’t pick Dick. Also, if McCain picks a running mate soon (I know the convention isn’t until Sept. 1), he will temporarily upstage Obama and he will split himself in two. In this case, that’s a good thing. Two full-on campaigning machines are stronger than one. But whom would Senator McCain want?

Whoever Senator Obama picks to run with, the Democratic ticket will be polished and clean-cut. While Republicans will read this as elitism, the media will see it as presentation skills. Senator McCain already has somewhat of a coarser impression than most other politicians; he’s down to earth and real. McCain is eternally tangible. So the only thing that would logically balance that is a polished running mate. The best bet for this is Governor Mitt Romney.

Romney presents an element that no republican president or vice president has had in recent history: that same polished finish that our Democratic rivals have had a monopoly on for what seems like an eternity. Plus, Romney will win over the hard Right of the party and balance the ticket geographically. Northeast meets Southwest looks pretty good to the casual, superficial voter. I’m sure that certain elements of our party will have complaints against Governor Romney taking the VP slot, but this time, it’s truly what’s best for the McCain Campaign.

So these are the aesthetic choices that McCain has to tackle before September, and the sooner the better. McCain is an intelligent and capable man and the best choice for the next President of the United States. And it will take more than a few town hall meetings with favorable crowds to secure that position. Remember, the Dems think they’re running the new JFK. So we’ll show them that the new Eisenhower can do in 2008 what Nixon couldn’t in 1960. If McCain doesn’t take this advice (or any parallel advice), I’m willing to bet that his poll numbers will continue to fall, and victory will be impossible to ensure in November.