Mac Is Back

Where was John McCain a month ago? Nowhere, that's where. Out of money, support, money, hope, and money, the McCain campaign almost rolled over and died on the side of the road in late summer.

But with the recent endorsements from the Des Moines Register, the Boston Globe, the Manchester Union Register, and the traitor Joe Lieberman, he has received plenty of attention from the media.

This could not have happened at a better time.

These endorsements and this media attention have left Republicans saying, "Oh yeah, that guy."

Recently, his Iowa poll numbers have risen, and his New Hampshire numbers took a swift upturn, putting him in a comfortable second place position behind Mitt Romney.

McCain has found his voice this past month, and has boarded the Straight Talk Express with new found confidence.

Many Republicans see him as the best candidate to win the war in Iraq and to give the surge a chance to succeed. His military experience should win him major credibility points if he becomes a serious contender for the nomination and in the general election, especially on the issues of Iraq and torture.

With a strong finish in Iowa, he could give Romney a run for his money in his own backyard: New Hampshire. A recent Rasmussen poll puts him only 4 percentage points below Romney in the Granite State.

McCain now has the full attention of New Hampshire independents, who he hopes will help him win NH as they did in 2000.

He has a good window to muster support now because Romney is busy competing with Huckabee in Iowa, and Giuliani has retreated to Florida.

But even with a strong finish in the early states, McCain is very very short on cash. He has nowhere near as much bread as he needs to be a major competitor on Super Tuesday.

McCain has a long road ahead of him, and needs a victory in New Hampshire to keep his campaign alive for another primary.

From there, anything could happen.