Good grief

I'm really having a hard time here, for a number of reasons. I've been seriously researching the GOP candidates the last couple of days (it's been a slow week at work, you should see my desk, it's actually clean). I like a lot of what Thompson says, but he's pretty luke warm on almost everything.

From a socially conservative standpoint, Thompson is a more recent and not as ardent proponent of prolife. According to his Meet the Press interview that I watched his change of heart came when he watch the ultrasound of his child. While he is an older man, with older children, the sonagram he is talking about is actually of his newest child who is very young.

Huckabee on the other hand gets great marks on the social conservative platform and more importantly has a general concern and belief in the innate value of human life. As an ordained Baptist minister this is part of his core beliefs, so naturally he comes across much more convincing and articulate about his point.

Because of the MORAL NATURE of the social vs. fiscal conservativism, I've been starting to lean more toward Huckabee. His fiscal conservative reviews (see clubforgrowth website that is under political blogs) really weren't good and with the dollar losing value against almost every other major currency, gold prices skyrocketing and the stock market taking a serious beating this is a serious and legitimate concern. I was REALLY encouraged to listen to this interview in which he states that he would really like to see a fair or consumption tax and explains his balanced budget approach, which on the federal level needs to start with some serious fiscal discipline. And the BEAUTY of the whole interview is that he is VERY easy to listen to and very articulate. He is determined in his views because they are based on solid principles and beliefs and you ACTUALLY BELIEVE the guy when he is talking.

I don't know. Right now I'm thinking I like Huckabee.