I have argued that liberals will grow to loathe John McCain as he increasingly preaches to the GOP faithful in preparation for his 2008 presidential campaign.

In the first installment in this series, I noted that McCain endorsed George Wallace Jr., who has spoken four times to a racist hate group, and praised Trent Lott, who was driven out of the Senate leadership for praising Strom Thurmond’s segregationist presidential campaign.

Now, via WashingtonMonthly.com guest blogger Steve Benen, here’s McCain’s take on teaching “intelligent design”:

“Let the student decide.” With those well-chosen words John McCain summed up his view on the teaching of “intelligent design” along with evolution in public schools.

Benen’s sarcastic response to this is just right: “In related news, McCain said he’d like to see students decide whether to believe the earth is flat, the South won the Civil War, the value of pi is exactly 3, and one can contract the AIDS virus through tears and sweat.”

The lovefest is going to end soon…