If you're a Republican, Fred Barnes paints a very depressing picture for the prospects for a GOP victory in 2008. None of the choices are that exciting for the base and if the base isn't excited, will they turn out to help the candidate and help get out the vote?

The second reason for Republican anxiety about 2008 is organization. Democrats, with millions of dollars from limousine liberals such as George Soros, paid for thousands of campaign workers to sign up voters and get them to the polls. They produced a much larger Democratic turnout in 2004 than in 2000. Republicans used an army of 1.5 million volunteers to increase the Republican vote by even more. It was an enormous political feat.

But in 2008, there's a reasonably good chance Democrats will able to produce another great field operation. All they'll need is another infusion of money from rich liberals. But Republicans will have a harder time. The 2004 volunteers showed up because of their strong personal commitment to President Bush. Will so many volunteers work so hard for McCain or Allen or Giuliani or whoever wins the Republican presidential nomination in 2008? I doubt it.

Perhaps, having Hillary as the Democratic candidate would be the best thing for the GOP since they would be motivated by the same negativity that got so many Democrats involved in John Kerry's campaign. It certainly wasn't enthusiasm for John Kerry.