I am sure many will be following me in this: I am out.

Having done little else in my free time for the past 8 years but political advocacy, I don’t have any regrets. Everyone deserves a break, and with John McCain at the top of the GOP ticket I am taking mine now.

It’s not just a passive thing because I have been well informed that my immediate instinct – advocating for a third party candidate for president – would be destructive, so by shutting up I am actually doing some good in the minds of those who see a Democratic victory in November as ominous. No more committees, no more delegations, no more party activism – and no more ragging on the ticket. I’ll be doing no harm.

You’re welcome.

UPDATE: Oh, that does not include the local party or even the national party. I am sure there will be a need for plenty of comment on the party. But I will leave the ticket alone, to stand on its own.