JOHN ELLIS thinks McCain will run as an independent in 2004. Mickey Kaus agrees.

I’m not so sure. McCain is, pretty obviously, an egomaniac who’s addicted to the limelight. But running as an independent seems to be the sure path to political self-destruction. Look at Ross Perot and Pat Buchanan. Does McCain want to do that? Or is he so egotistical that he thinks it’ll be different this time?