Sorry, but I would rather see eight years of Hillary Clinton than four of John McCain in the White House.

His party may have taken "a thumpin'," in the words of President Bush, but ABC News has learned that Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his political team have decided it's full steam ahead for his 2008 presidential campaign though he has yet to make the final, official decision.

Sources close to McCain say on Wednesday in Phoenix, he and a half dozen of his top aides huddled and decided to proceed more formally with his quest for the White House.

A final decision will come after Christmas.

But there are a few problems.

Moreover, McCain has yet to resolve the problems he's had with the Republican Party's conservative base.

"He has a problem with pro-lifers on judges, he Â… became very hostile to the Second Amendment community and supportive of gun control. He has a problem with the economic conservatives because he's been bad on taxes for six years now," said longtime critic Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, which includes individuals and businesses opposed to higher taxes.

"Conservatives who care about the tax issue are very concerned that he opposed Bush's tax cuts," Norquist said.

Count me among the disaffected.

I cannot imagine supporting any ticket with John McCain on it, short of a joint apparition of Jesus Christ and Ronald Reagan telling me to give him my vote.

I reject him because of the sell-out of President Bush's judicial nominees as a part of the Gang of Fourteen, which he led.

I reject him because he tried to keep veterans who served with John Kerry from speaking out about his Vietnam service.

I reject him because he counts the dishonorable Richard Armitage among his close advisors.

I reject his contempt for the First Amendment -- as demonstrated by his campaign finance "reform" legislation.

I reaffirm my statement in 2005 in which I joined with Patterico in his statement of opposition to John McCain.

The next time John McCain runs for any elective office, I pledge to support his opponent. I will use my blog to encourage others to vote for his opponent.

I am singling him out because of his fascist campaign finance law, which will not stop me in any way from using this blog to oppose John McCain for the rest of his days.

That is my solemn pledge to you.

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