Posts filed under 'Mike Huckabee'
January 15th, 2008
Mike Huckabee, the Baptist minister who’s running for president, SAID Monday that he thinks we should “amend the Constitution so it’s in God’s standards…”
OK, we could do that. One problem, though, Mike. Who’s going to decide what “God’s standards” are? You? Me? The pope? Pat Robertson? Some rabbi? Maybe a Muslim?
You see, Mike, most Americans believe in God, but they don’t all agree on what God wants. Even within a given religion or denomination — take Catholicism, for instance — the faithful are not of one mind on how best to serve or please God.
Maybe it’s best to leave the Constitution the way it is and not try to fill it with your ideas of what pleases God. Millions of other religious Americans have ideas different from yours on that score.
Maybe, too, you should just go back to preaching in churches and forget this notion that you’re qualified to be our president. Lots of good and faithful Christians — not to mention plenty of people of other religions or no religion at all — think you’re not qualified. Your proposal to change the Constitution only proves their point.
January 15th, 2008
When it first looked as if Mike Huckabee might capture the Republican presidential nomination (which still could happen), the party establishment made its displeasure known.
And now that John McCain’s candidacy has come back to life after months of seeming irrelevance, the party poohbahs have MOVED HIS NAME BACK TO THE TOP of their fecal roster.
The worry among the GOP elite is that neither Huckabee nor McCain can sufficiently excite the party faithful or attract enough independents to defeat the Democratic candidate in November.
But while Huckabee is simply seen as out of his element in a presidential race, poor fellow, the Republican worthies are viscerally opposed to a McCain nomination because they hate the guy.
So, Mitt Romney’s got that stuff going for him. But if he doesn’t start winning primaries pretty soon, it won’t matter. His showing in Michigan today is critical.
January 15th, 2008
The polls show the Republican contest in Michigan to be too close to call, but I expect that John McCain will win by at least five percentage points over Mitt Romney, with Mike Huckabee not far behind in third.
If this is right, Romney will be in deep trouble and will face pressure to get out of the race, which would greatly please Rudy Giuliani (who still doesn’t have a chance at the nomination, anyway).
If Huckabee finishes third in Michigan, he’ll have to win in South Carolina on Saturday to maintain any real hope of winning the nomination.
Fred Thompson and Ron Paul? They aren’t even dark horses in this race.
On the Democratic side, most of the candidates have shunned the Michigan primary in accordance with the national party’s displeasure with the early date. Hillary Clinton is the only contender whose name will appear on the ballot. But therein lies a risk.
If Hillary doesn’t draw a whole lot more votes than the “uncommitted” choice on the ballot, she’ll be politically embarrassed and will lose a bit of her momentum from New Hampshire.
Some liberal bloggers are encouraging Michigan Democrats to take Republican ballots and mark for Romney. The theory is that a Romney victory today would throw the GOP race into further turmoil and slow the McCain surge.
But I don’t think many Dems are going to heed the suggestion, even if their own party’s ballot offers little choice.
January 14th, 2008
Warning: There are a couple of almost naugthy words in this video. There also are a lot of laughs:
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January 13th, 2008
Mike Huckabee was asked the other day about his public endorsement of the biblical admonition that wives should “submit” to their husbands.
He said the passage is widely misinterpreted and doesn’t really make husbands masters of their wives. Marriage is an equal deal, he said.
THIS GUY says Huckabee’s take on the passage is “liberal,” if not also incorrect.
January 13th, 2008
(NOTE: I’ve moved this post from a few days ago back to the top to give greater exposure to a few new comments.)
Dear Rep. Manzullo:
Sorry to bother you at such a difficult time, what with Fred Thompson, your choice for the Republican presidential nomination, now teetering on the brink of political oblivion. You have my heartfelt sympathy as you disappointedly await Fred’s imminent announcement that he’ll soon be heading back to Hollywood where he’ll be trapped into working with all those leftists in show business.
I can understand why, as vice chairman of Fred’s Illinois campaign, you have to stick with him to the bitter end. But certainly you recognize that you should be making plans to go with somebody else once Fred has released you from your commitment to his ill-fated candidacy. After all, it just won’t do for our congressman to be without a bandwagon to ride in this glorious parade.
Maybe I can be of help in winnowing down the possibilities for you.
The first part is automatic: Ron Paul is out of the question. He’s the choice of all kinds of conspiracy freaks. You don’t want anything to do with him or them. And you simply can’t sign on with Rudy Giuliani. What would it say about you if you endorsed a guy who’s been married three times (including once to his cousin), a guy who is pro-choice on abortion, pro gay rights and pro-who-knows-what-else?
So, we’re left with three candidates, any one of whom could still win the nomination. Let’s sort through this.
Mitt Romney? Good-lookin’ guy, for sure, but he’s too slick and too insincere. Way too insincere. I mean, he’s a more prolific flipper than a fry cook at McDonald’s. Besides, if he doesn’t win in Michigan next week, a distinct possibility, he’s probably out of the race. So, no, Romney’s not your man.
Mike Huckabee? He’s a likable fellow, but he’s in over his head. His record as governor of Arkansas is spotty at best and certainly not one that would appeal to conservatives. His grasp of the issues is a bit shaky. Moreover, as you know, the Republican establishment is scared to death that he would take the party ticket down to crushing defeat in November.
OK, so that leaves us with John McCain. By process of elimination, you have nowhere else to go. McCain it is.
Hey, that was easy, wasn’t it?
Have a nice time on the Straight Talk Express.
P.S.: You might want to check what THIS GUY has to say. He, too, figures you’ve got nowhere to go except with McCain.
January 11th, 2008
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January 10th, 2008
No matter what the media say about front-runners for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, the respective TALLIES OF DELEGATES so far show that Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee are the real leaders.
January 10th, 2008
This is kind of fun to watch, as noted HERE and HERE.
January 8th, 2008
Hey, why wait until tonight to find out how the Granite State elections turned out?
Here’s the order of finish:
Republicans
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John McCain
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Mitt Romney
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Ron Paul
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Mike Huckabee
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Rudy Giuliani
Democrats
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Barack Obama
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John Edwards
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Hillary Clinton
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Bill Richardson
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Dennis Kucinich
The riskiest predictions, if you haven’t noticed, are those that peg Clinton and Paul for third place in their respective primaries.
If I’m right about Clinton, she’s toast. Even if she finishes second, she faces tough sledding and will have to win Florida to retain viability going into Super Duper Tuesday.
Giuliani, too, has to win in Florida or his cause is hopeless.
Fred Thompson will be out of the race by the weekend.
UPDATE: The first returns in the New Hampshire primaries are in from the tiny hamlet of Dixville Notch, and Barack Obama has as many votes as all of the Republican candidates put together:
Democrats
Senator Barack Obama 7
John Edwards - 2
Gov. Bill Richardson - 1
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton - 0
Republicans
Senator John McCain - 4
Mitt Romney - 2
Rudolph Giuliani - 1
Fred Thompson - 0
Ron Paul - 0
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