More news in favor of Mr. Hope, Change, and Hope to Change. The Camelot Endorsement.
I can't bring myself to dislike Barack Obama the Person. He radiates hope and belief and America, qualities missing from today's Democrats. Too bad I can't stand Obama the Politician.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Last Note
A Chequer-Board of Nights is a site run by Pejman Yousefzadeh. I highly recommend him. He's also a contributer to RedState, which also has my highest recommendation.
He's Gonna Barack Your World!
Oh, and on a quick side note, he's NOT a Muslim.
Read this.
Read the comments on this.
I know it's CNN, but read this anyway.
And THIS (note the fact that those emails lied about being verifired, a crack in the foundation should be a sign to you that the whole thing could be off).
If we're gonna fight him, we might as well do it the honest way. Unsupported facts are hardly the way to win an election.
Obamarama
I spoke this morning with some friends at church. We discussed the various candidates, mourned for the loss of Fred Thompson, and voiced our opinions on who we'd prefer the Democrat nominee to be. I'm torn between the two most likely prospects for the Dem nod, Senator Clinton and Senator Obama. I would prefer Hillary to win because of the anti-Hillary vote it would bring out. As W.C Fields once said "I never voted for anybody. I always voted against." In a race with Hillary vs. Anyone, the possibility of a Hillary (and Bill) presidency would drive conservatives to the polls in droves.
Enter Barack Obama. A few months ago I wouldn't have really considered the ramifications of his nomination because he was far behind Her Inevitableness. But with his victories in Ohio, Nevada, and South Carolina, and endorsements from major Democrats such as Senator Kennedy, Senator Kerry, and Senator Leahy, he is now very much the front runner.
Obama has an edge in that he was elected to the U.S. Senate only 3 years ago, So he has escaped the issue that hounds Hillary: voting for the Iraq War in 2002. But the way benefits most from his short senate term is that it has helped him be seen as a Washinton outsider, someone who isn't involved in the grime of politics. His campaign's main theme is "Change" and "Hope". Things which resonate with American's right now who are worried about the economy and are tired of partisan fighting.
His nomination would bring out a general election characterized by a discussion of ideas, not personality. You liberals who are conniving, government-worshiping elites. Then you have liberals like Obama who are idealists, who really do want to change this world for the better. Sincere Idiots, if you will. The downturn being that he is nowhere near a polarizing of a figure as Hillary Clinton. Though we would have a decent election run, we would have more of a chance of conservatives who are dissatisfied with the party not showing up in November.
So...do I choose the polarizing insider Clinton? Or the sincere outsider Obama?
Neither! I endorse John Edwards! Because if we're gonna choose a pansy, we might as well go for broke!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Time to pick up the pace
Yes yes, I keep saying I will, but now I REALLY AM going to start posting more. Even if it's minor things like this:
The '08 elections have taken on a sort of circus type attention. With the withdrawal of both Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter from the race, personality wars seem to be the order of the day. While each candidate represents his own portion of party...
John McCain: DefCons and some FisCons.
Mitt Romney: AllCons (which would be fantastic...if he hadn't flip-flopped around to be an AllCon)
Mike Huckabee: SoCons.
Rudy Giuliani: DefCons and FisCons.
Ron Paul: All the aspects of the party that come out of the woodwork at night.
...the main reasoning behind choosing your candidate seems to be "electability". Apparently the Democrats are on the verge of taking the country, so we need to elect someone who is suave enough to appeal to everyone and his dog. So subsequently, the candidates either aren't getting enough scrutiny from the base, or are getting plenty, but their shortcomings are being overlooked for "the greater good".
It's a sad thing, but this race has degenerated into prize-over-principle politics on the Republican side.
The '08 elections have taken on a sort of circus type attention. With the withdrawal of both Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter from the race, personality wars seem to be the order of the day. While each candidate represents his own portion of party...
John McCain: DefCons and some FisCons.
Mitt Romney: AllCons (which would be fantastic...if he hadn't flip-flopped around to be an AllCon)
Mike Huckabee: SoCons.
Rudy Giuliani: DefCons and FisCons.
Ron Paul: All the aspects of the party that come out of the woodwork at night.
...the main reasoning behind choosing your candidate seems to be "electability". Apparently the Democrats are on the verge of taking the country, so we need to elect someone who is suave enough to appeal to everyone and his dog. So subsequently, the candidates either aren't getting enough scrutiny from the base, or are getting plenty, but their shortcomings are being overlooked for "the greater good".
It's a sad thing, but this race has degenerated into prize-over-principle politics on the Republican side.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Huckabee
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is all the rage among evangelicals these days. With about a month to go before Iowa and New Hampshire, he is not only the favorite of the Religious Right, but also of Iowa voters. Recent polls have shown a strong sure in support for him, making official his graduation from a second-tier to first-tier candidate.
But with his graduation has come much closer scrutiny. Holiday Inn Express anyone? I know Bush was continually ridiculed for a lack of foreign policy experience during his run for the White House in 2000 and it seems this is just a repeat, but with our nation in the middle of a war, I don't think we can afford to hope that he'll learn fast.
My personal take on Mr. Huckabee is that he is a fine social conservative, but he lacks few, if any, fiscal conservative credentials. It doesn't help much that the Drudge Report has had at least one negative Huckabee piece up every day. True, it's possible that Drudge is biased toward Romney, but when you have this many stories up, you have to wonder. Fiscal Conservatives are crucial and the idea of them grudgingly, if at all, coming to the voting booth in the general election is not a good prospect against Hillary or Obama.
Something that I suppose should appeal to me is that he is a Southern Baptist Pastor. But from observing him I've noticed that his faith is causing him to make a bad policy decision: income equality. Multiple statements he's made have indicated that he is a big government conservative and his domestic economic policies remind me of John Edwards, except with less hair. He believes we should all pitch in to help the poor...I thought welfare already did that? The argument here from Huck supporters is that "Bush was a Big Government Conservative, why not get another one in?" Because we're SICK of it. We don't have to settle for another B.G.C. when the field is wide open with other options.
Mike Huckabee is a swell guy I'm sure, just keep him in the pulpit and out of the White House .
Fred Thompson save us all.
But with his graduation has come much closer scrutiny. Holiday Inn Express anyone? I know Bush was continually ridiculed for a lack of foreign policy experience during his run for the White House in 2000 and it seems this is just a repeat, but with our nation in the middle of a war, I don't think we can afford to hope that he'll learn fast.
My personal take on Mr. Huckabee is that he is a fine social conservative, but he lacks few, if any, fiscal conservative credentials. It doesn't help much that the Drudge Report has had at least one negative Huckabee piece up every day. True, it's possible that Drudge is biased toward Romney, but when you have this many stories up, you have to wonder. Fiscal Conservatives are crucial and the idea of them grudgingly, if at all, coming to the voting booth in the general election is not a good prospect against Hillary or Obama.
Something that I suppose should appeal to me is that he is a Southern Baptist Pastor. But from observing him I've noticed that his faith is causing him to make a bad policy decision: income equality. Multiple statements he's made have indicated that he is a big government conservative and his domestic economic policies remind me of John Edwards, except with less hair. He believes we should all pitch in to help the poor...I thought welfare already did that? The argument here from Huck supporters is that "Bush was a Big Government Conservative, why not get another one in?" Because we're SICK of it. We don't have to settle for another B.G.C. when the field is wide open with other options.
Mike Huckabee is a swell guy I'm sure, just keep him in the pulpit and out of the White House .
Fred Thompson save us all.
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