Back in the crazy year of 2000, when John McCain was running for the Republican nominee for president, he had an air about him that maybe he was a politician who could work with both the left and the right, someone whose beliefs could be appreciated by both sides of the aisle.

He lost, of course. And, now, is running for the 2008 nomination. And has learned his lesson by lurching hard to the right. The latest development is that not only will he be giving an address to a leading creationist advocacy group, but his going back on his statement that intelligent design shouldn't be taught in schools. So much for only teaching science in science class, eh?

John McCain, turns out we did hardly know you.