Rush Limbaugh says Vote Hillary

From NewsMax

The influential conservative Rush Limbaugh has urged Republicans in Texas and Ohio to "pimp themselves" for just one day vote by voting for Hillary to keep the Democratic Party "at war with itself."

On Friday night he told Laura Ingraham, who was filling in for Bill O'Reilly, "I want Hillary to stay in this, Laura. This is too good a soap opera. We need Barack Obama bloodied up politically, and it's obvious that the Republicans are not going to do it and don't have the stomach for it.
"As you probably know, we're getting all kinds of memos from the [Republican National Committee], saying not to be critical there. Mark MacKinnon of McCain's campaign says he'll quit if they get critical over Obama.

"This is the presidency of the United States you're talking about. I want our party to win. I want the Democrats to lose. They're in the midst of tearing themselves apart right now. It is fascinating to watch. And it's all going to stop if Hillary loses. So yes, I'm asking to cross over, if they can stomach it. I know it's a difficult thing to do to vote for a Clinton, but it will sustain this soap opera, and it's something I think we need. It would be fun, too."

No thanks, Rush. As I see it, today is probably the last chance that I'm going to have to vote for a conservative Republican presidential candidate in 2008.

I Like a Guy Who Can Laugh at Himself

SNL and Mike Huckabee prove that Huckabee can laugh at himself. (and this *might* fall into the category of "there is no such thing as bad publicity" :-)

Texas Primary March 4th

As it stands [right now] I know who I will be voting for in the presidential primary.

As it stands [right now] I have no idea who I will be voting for in the general election in November.

Dobson Endorses Huckabee

Last night Dr James Dobson endorsed Mike Huckabee in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.


This may help Huckabee get conservative votes but something drastic would have to happen for him to be able to get enough delegates to get the GOP nomination.


Hmmm... did you say "drastic"? Here's an idea - what if the people - just the average American citizens that are FED UP with the UNJUST tax system here in the United States actually did something about it?


What if people actually stood up for their convictions and supported a candidate based on convictions? How "drastic" would that be?

I fear that it would be too drastic to hope for in this election.

Happy New Year to Me!

Chinese New Year (year of the rat) and today ROMNEY DROPPED OUT of the GOP race!

I am NOT a big fan of McCain but I'm glad that Governor Romney took Governor Huckabee's advice and dropped out. (It's a question of handling budgets - if Romney couldn't run an efficient campaign, why would you think that he would run the government efficiently? Answer: He wouldn't)

GO MIKE HUCKABEE!


GO MIKE HUCKABEE!!


HUCKABEE FOR PRESIDENT!!!

The Big Game

Posted just minutes ago, this article gives the thrilling details. (Giants Upset Patriots To Win Super Bowl) An ad displayed on the page when I viewed the article said "Are the Patriots the Best NFL team of All Time?" (i'm gonna guess they get quite a few "NO" votes :-)

Now on to the big game.

Guiliani endorsed McCain (no big surprise).

Schwarzenegger endorsed Romney (and his wife endorsed Obama :-)

Romney says Huckabee should drop out.

Huckabee says Romney should drop out.

The mainstream media (and many talk radio hosts) are acting like each side only has two horses in the race.

So what is the problem, you ask? The problem is this - if a political liberal wants someone to vote for, they have, at the very least, two candidates that fit the description - Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama (they may have more - stay with me).

A political conservative (supposedly) has all the candidates from the right side of the aisle (GOP) to choose from; unfortunately this is just not true. Let me explain.

McCain - Now as much as I hate to make an apparent "ad hominen" argument - the New York Times is not about to endorse a true conservative.

Romney - You can credit "conservative" Governor Romney for recognized same-sex marriages in Massachusetts. Several constitution authorities state that Romney "exercised illegal legislative authority" by his actions in 2003. Do true conservatives really want a "legislative loose cannon" representing us in the White House? I don't think so.

Huckabee - There are 700,000 physicians in the US and the number of accidental deaths caused by them per year is 120,000, making the accidental death rate per physician 17%. Using the same logic, there are about 80 million gun owners, and the number of accidental gun deaths per year among all age groups is 1,500. The same calculation reveals the number of accidental deaths per gun owner to be 0.00188%. In other words, statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 more times more dangerous than gun owners. Yet, I hear no one suggesting we ban doctors.
Source: From Hope to Higher Ground, by Mike Huckabee, p.126-127 Jan 4, 2007
While I think this quote from Huckabee's book makes a great point about the 2nd Amendment, it might cost him the "physician" voting block :-)

Paul - While Dr Paul claims to be a strict constitutionalist, his views on the War on Terror just seem to be a "cut and run" strategy. The truth is that, good or bad, we are now in Iraq and we have to make sure the region is stable before we pull out.

Huckabee Endorsed by Republican Sportshooters Association

I'm a few days late seeing this one but according to Mike Huckabee's website, he recently received the endorsement of the Republican Sportshooters Association. (heck, I didn't even know there was such an association but I like it)

You may ask yourself "Why is he checking out Huckabee's news releases?" Well I'm still trying to make up my mind.

What I've figured out so far:

Guiliani - lots of name/face recognition ("America's mayor" for one) but a LOUSY record on abortion, immigration and gun control. I'm really hoping that a true conservative gets the GOP nomination.

Thompson - lots of name/face recognition (Law & Order, several movies, a stint in Congress) and from what I can tell, Fred is solid Pro-Life, solid anti-amnesty and a solid supporter of the 2nd Amendment.
[ Here is my more thorough analysis of "Rudy vs Fred" ]


Huckabee - some name/face recognition (as former Governor of Arkansas he claims that he has "beaten the 'Clinton machine' twice"). Mike states that he has "been in the pro-life camp since [he] was a teenager" and his record as Governor supports a strong Pro-Life position. Some have debated this but his quotes need to be taken in context.
From what I can tell, Huckabee is anti-amnesty when it comes to people who broke the law to get and/or stay here BUT NOT their children. Some have taken his remarks and actions to be a "soft" position on immigration but not when you see the whole picture. (The "drive-by media" is so good at twisting soundbites)
And, according to the Republican Sportshooters Association and ontheissues.org, Huckabee's position on the 2nd Amendment is right on target. (i'm allowed the occasional pun, yes?)

Romney - some name/face recognition (former governor of Massachusetts - how did a Republican get elected governor of "Kennedyland"?) One of my friends is quite vocal about the fact that he won't vote for the man simply because he's a Mormon. I have to agree that if a person can be duped by Joseph Smith I'm not real comfortable with that person being the one on the business end of "the red phone". That being said, I think it is frankly contrary to the principles that our country was founded on to vote for or against someone simply on the basis of their religion. Not to worry - I believe there are several (non-religious) reasons that Romney is not the right candidate for the GOP.
Mitt claimed that he said he was "personally against abortion" but his record as Governor was decidely wishy-washy (at best). His ads make him out to be a firm, "black and white" Pro-Life candidate but his change to a Pro-Life stance has been a recent one. Romney was not as tough on immigration as he would like for us to believe. And all the quotes that I find for him on the subject of gun control are just vague. I could argue any one of these for either side (so he's NOT clearly a defender of the 2nd Amendment). And don't even get me started on his use of the useless phrase "assault weapon".

McCain - quite a bit of name/face recognition (he's been a senator for as long as I can remember and chaired a few important committees). What can you say about John McCain on the issues? The ONLY thing that is consistent about John McCain is that, given any issue (abortion, immigration, gun control, etc), he will consistently make every effort to straddle the fence and take no solid stand on anything. Yes, McCain has made some good statements but his statements kowtow to his audience - not the kind of guy that we need in the White House.

Will the real Conservative please stand up?

Rev Donald Wildmon, founder of the American Family Association, has endorsed GOP candidate Mike Huckabee.

Former Arkansas governor Huckabee has, from what I can tell, consistently maintained conservative points of view. That's not to say that I am endorsing him. As yet, I have not picked a horse in this race. (Give me a break - it's not even January 2008 yet)

And while Guliani has been endorsed by Pat Robertson, some have stated that Robertson's action is "beyond the pale" and he has "abandoned the beliefs he supposedly defends". Robertson has been losing support (and he's not even running for anything) for quite some time. One commentator has stated that Robertson's decision is just business - follow the money.

Brownback, who was looking good to social conservatives, dropped out of the race and announced his support of McCain. In an unrelated but interesting note, supposedly McCain has referred to Robertson as "an agent of intolerance" and has said that Robertson's support of Guiliani has left him "speechless".

And (I'm always the last to find out things like this) Fred Thompson is "bleeding staffers". There has to be a better way to put that.