Republicans are already beginning to defect from the McCainiac party line on Iraq. Here’s George Voinovich, speaking before the Chamber of Commerce, in Howland, Ohio:

â€œWe need to get the hell out of Iraq. Do you hear me?â€

Voinovich decried the impending bankruptcy of the US, wondering aloud at the legacy we’re leaving our young people, sounding more like Ron Paul than the GOP’s putative nominee.

For McCain, the top issue is the war — and even though the gist of every story emphasizes that Voinovich still supports McCain, Republicans who agree with the Ohio Senator are more likely to casts their ballots for Bob Barr, the former Republican congressman who just clinched the Libertarian Party presidential nomination.