Politico comments on a recent boomlet for the Arizona Senator.

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is back, two months after he was given up for dead.

For most of 2007, McCain was the prohibitive favorite among GOP voters. No one else came close.

Then, suddenly, his campaign — swollen with overhead and consultants — began to come apart at the seams.

It wasnÂ’t long before it reported a financial crisis: It was broke.

Roughly half of McCainÂ’s staff left or was let go. His longtime political soul mate, John Weaver, split, leaving McCain alone to run his campaign.

Meanwhile, the national media began to write McCainÂ’s political obituary. You almost could feel the one-time leaderÂ’s polling numbers dropping toward the single digits.

Today, amazingly, the campaign of the U.S. senator from Arizona is very much alive.

How?

McCain was helped by progress in Iraq and a strong showing in a recent New Hampshire debate.

Also, the John McCain of old is back, saying what he means and letting the chips fall where they may. He is much more comfortable campaigning as an insurgent than as an insider.

Sorry, but I won't be signing onto McCain's campaign any time soon. Other than Ron Paul and Sam Brownback, McCain is the last individual in the GOP race i would vote for. His hostility to the First Amendment is shocking, and i will not be a party to the destruction of that most precious part of the Bill of Rights by supporting his candidacy for the GOP nomination.

Indeed, I'm not sure that I could support the GOP ticket if he is on it in either spot -- though I think he would be a great Secretary of Defense or Homeland Security.

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