Funny

I was sitting watching the debate, which was incredibly painful. I mean, come on people the reason that it took 16 minutes to try and differentiate the Universal Healthcare entitlement fiascos of Obama and Hillary is because there really isn't any difference. Both plans will shaft us with larger and larger entitlement spending until they eat up the ENTIRE national budget.

So, I was surfing around and found this great video from SNL. I never watch the show, but this one must have been recent. He wasn't the best candidate in the world, but the Huckster definitely has a sense of humor.

I don't think she's a fan

So anyone who has read this blog knows that I was behind Huckabee and he was getting a pretty good wave there for a while. The good thing about bringing a candidate to the front in a close race... they are definitely going to be vetted out.

Up until his stuff on foreign policy started coming up, it wasn't anything that I personally couldn't live with.

Lately he is actually getting beaten on by the conservative alternative media... and slammed pretty hard at that.

Ann takes a smack at him here.

As usual with Ann, some good points combined with a lougie right in the face. Ouch.

Hmmm... Mike, you're killing me!

No, not my brother Mike. Mike Huckabee. Sometimes the hardest thing for a politician to do is to keep their mouth shut, or their computer silent. The Huckabee surge could be followed by the Huckabee kaboom if he keeps being symptomatic of foot in mouth. First their was the whole Mormon statement during the NYT interview. I mean come on. The answer to all of the questions about differences in religion between himself and Romney is simply, "It has nothing to do with this race. I am a Christian man of morals and strong convictions that have shaped my character. I do not know what exactly Mr Romney believes, but that is between him and God." That's it. The end. Any more questions on it should be flatly refused. Stick to the issues. Stick to principles. This is not about a debate between Mormonism and Christianity.

Now it comes round to foreign affairs. Evidently not Mike's strong suit. I can tell you that "the base" of the party are the ones that vote in a primary. The base does not want to hear that we have been too rough with people like Iran. The base wants to hear that we are going to stop mad men in their tracks and we will do it alone if we have to. BTW this is one of the ONLY issues that we really LIKE GWB on, so don't harp on him for it. In this regard GWB should be honored and held up. If you want to get on him, pick something easy, like border enforcement (also popular with the base), pick fat government, pick entitlements, pick pork barrel spending, pick stupid moves like Harriet Myers, but then follow up with good things like John Roberts. Come ON PEOPLE!!!

I need to go look at Fred's site again. I hear he has some detailed policy issues up on his site and I like the smack down at the worthless Iowa debate.

Good piece in NRO on this.

Gaining ground

Here comes Huckabee!

Kinda campy, but it comes off pretty good

Add from Huckchuck. You gotta watch at least once. If nothing else, the guy has a sense of humor... and Chuck Norris to back him up.

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.