You can also expect the traditional round of post-election-bloodbath finger-pointing that usually breaks down into two camps. The first group is the “we lost because we weren’t conservative enough” faction; the second is the “we lost because we were too conservative” squish posse.

This time around, however, because John McCain is pretty much the standard bearer for the squish camp, it’s crystal clear who’s going to lose that argument — which should entail a shift back to the right for the Republican Party.