But the Apocalyptical maniacs are small in number (although they are still the largest fundamentalist movement of any religion in the world), and they can't agree on who will fulfill the prophecies of the Book of Revelation. So, fortunately for the rest of us, they aren't moving their plan forward. You have to wonder about people who wish for the destruction of the world. And you certainly don't want to give them access to nuclear weapons. We've come far too close to that already.

The neoconservative nerds have, unfortunately, been running our foreign policy for years. Strangely, McCain fully agrees with most of their policies (he's been on the forefront, really), but they hate him anyway. But he didn't follow the Party Line on torture, immigration and ethics, so he needs to be eliminated. How very Soviet.

But the good news is that neither of these classes of people seems to have much influence anymore. The way I see it, the world will be at least a little bit better when the next president takes office.

But it's not over yet, it could get worse. So far Romney has won states with significant Mormon populations or where his dad was governor. His dad was only governor of one state, and only Idaho and Washington (okay, maybe Oregon) are left with substantial Mormon populations. If he doesn't find a new constituency in the next week, he's done.

It doesn't seem that the ultraconservative vote is having much of an effect. The conservative vote is, but it's going for McCain. Not surprising, as he has the most consistent conservative record. But he's not a team player. But maybe the voters don't want a team player anymore. Maybe they want a leader. Or maybe they just don't want a CEO. Either way, they don't want Romney. Face it, if you don't want McCain, you need to work for a brokered convention. It's the only thing in reach now.