Ok all you "oh-my-God-Bush-is-making-me-vote-for-Lurch" indicrats... there's nothing going to salve your conscience now:

Republican Sen. John McCain has personally rejected John Kerry overtures to join the Democratic presidential ticket and forge a bipartisan alliance against President Bush, The Associated Press has learned.

The fact that this idea was popular at all just shows to me the unbelievable naivete of the anti-Bush* crowd. The vice president has exactly as much power as the president is willing to give him. In older times, when the country was easier to run, the office was so weak nomination was considered the simplest way to end the career of a political troublemaker (c.f. Roosevelt, Teddy).

There is not a doubt in my mind Kerry, if elected, would fill his cabinet with a rerun of "The Best and the Brightest"**, all of whom would want absolutely nothing to do with a crusty say-it-like-it-is loose cannon from the other side. Had he been foolish enough to try and salvage Kerry's candidacy, McCain would eventually be grateful for the giant chandelier in the Vice President's office. Like his 19th century predecessors, its tinkling would be the only thing keeping him awake.

At least a "dream-team" Bush-Giuliani ticket has the advantage of actually being possible.

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* As apposed to the pro-Kerry or pro-Democrat bunch, who have their own problems.

** Read the book. This is not a compliment.