An e-mail from a relieved non-McCainiac:

I know that endorsements and supporters often do not translate into votes or
policy. But I just saw some pictures of the McCain entourage waiting for SC
results in his hotel room. There was Phil Gramm right next to him in more
than several pictures. It does bring me some political comfort.

UPDATE: A reader responds:

I don’t get it. The supposed “non-McCainiac” supporter, just from seeing Phil Gramm next to McCain has flipped and now is a McCain supporter?
It would seem if a conservative REALLY opposed McCain, he’d be unhappy to see a famous conservative Senator at McCain’s side.
To me it looks more and more like the fix is in. The establishment is already on McCain’s side. The silence will continue about McCain’s record.