Invoking Higher Authority

President Bush is a good man hanging around with the wrong group, the kind your parents warned you about. They do him from all sides. As at any time, Bush has forces pushing against him. But the ones in 2008 are stronger.

A hostile Congress awaits the President as he returns from vacation at his secluded Texas ranch. Bush and the Democratic Congress clashed all year on the war, spending, health care and tactics for interrogating terror suspects. Bush invoked his veto power like never before in 2007, with effectiveness. Lots of key items remain to be done, including terrorist surveillance legislation.

The President is also likely to stick to economic themes in 2008. Bush's message is, the underlying economy is sound but the government must help people deal with mortgage crises, energy bills and education concerns. President Bush’s heart is in the right place, however, the few cronies left from his Texas mafia may have erased what little chance was left of broad, meaningful compromise with lawmakers. Our prayers are with the President as is the troops and Nation’s fate.

Huckabee, the likely successor received some very encouraging news today from polls that edged him past the Mormon with 3 days left before the Iowa caucuses. That Huckabee’s campaign is under funded and under managed is no secret; however, this will soon change after he wins a couple of states and the administration and establishment get behind him. Compared to his wealthier rivals, it’s amazing that he has got thus far in light of his limited funds and small organization. Given the right tools Huckabee is clearly the best choice. He has ascended to the top with the least resources, the mark of a true leader. His clean campaign coupled with his Statesmanship and honesty have won the hearts of the Iowans and the nation at large.

Huckabee is a Good Man and will help to restore our eroding faith, family, and social values; he is the unanimous voice of the Christians; while his ubiquitous appeal transcends the Christian spectrum there are those who subscribe to a different calling, a cult, Mormonism!! And will stretch their imagination and resources in fear of Huckabee’s momentum and what his Presidency represents.


After watching Ron Paul yesterday on MTP, I got a feeling that he would run as an independent. If he joins Bloomberg and the bipartisan coalition brewing in the cauldron, this might pose a big threat to the Huckabee candidacy, by splitting the Republican vote and drawing away the moderates who would otherwise vote for him in spite of the democrats.

Nevertheless, Huckabee, anointed by the Christians, has invoked devine authority and is riding high on God’s shoulders and through him, God’s will shall be done.

Can Huckabee Hang In there

Huckabee might have predictably slipped a couple of times from the setup questions the press “conveniently” threw at him, such as those involving foreign policy. He is too kind to condemn the dead, and while I don’t condone murder, let alone political assassinations, I'll point out that Bhutto is not the angel the media is so desperately portraying her to be; she was elected twice as the prime minister and expelled both times for embezzling billions of dollars from the Pakistanis. While her father was hanged for political reasons, and both her and her husband jailed for embezzlement, her brothers who might have succeeded her father were killed mysteriously, leaving her as the sole heir to her father’s seat in the PPP. That she was trying to establish a monarchy is evidenced in her final will where she nominates her son as her successor, a far cry from the democracy she was preaching. True she was loved by many in Pakistan, but not the majority.

With the exception of McCain neither of the other candidates has any experience in foreign affairs. One needs to understand that these elections are more than foreign policy; we would never have elected Bush into office the first time around let alone reelecting his after he screwed up the war. Once elected to office, there will be a slew of qualified career diplomats to handle and advice him on foreign policy and help him chatter the best course for our future on the global stage.



That Huckabee’s campaign is under funded and under managed is no secret; however, this will soon change after he wins a couple of states and the administration and establishment get behind him. Compared to his wealthier rivals, it’s amazing that he has got thus far in light of his limited funds and small organization.



Scandalous Giuliani continues to loose stock on account of his persistence to seat on the fence. He is as far from the core conservative values as the moderate democrat. He needs to take a break and from politics and attend to his failing health.



Obey the Wind Romney has Mormonism to overcome before he can tackle flip-flopping, deceit and amnesty. He will say and endorse whatever cause or action that will get him the votes. Perhaps he was trying to court the black vote when he lied that his father had marched with Martin Luther King, or that he had endorsed and advocated for abortion clinics. Let's not forget his first hand in amnesty by persistently hiring undocumented workers irrespective of prior admonishments.



Old Fred might be closer to the GOP ideals in many respects but he needs to wake up and get to work. Perhaps the time away from politics softened him or his young beauty wore him out!



While Ancient McCain is a bonafide Republican, he too has his demons to fight. His call for additional troops and his hand in the failed amnesty agenda left a scathing mark. Nevertheless he has rebounded well albeit lack of time to make a real impact. Should Huckabee succeed, McCain would be his best choice for a running mate closely followed by Fred.



Huckabee will help to restore our eroding faith, family, and social values; he is the unanimous voice of the Christians; while his ubiquitous appeal transcends the Christian spectrum there are those who subscribe to a different calling and will stretch their imagination in fear of Huckabee’s momentum and what his Presidency represents.



Go Huckabee GO:

The Huckster Reels Them In

Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor is the surprise of the 2008 race, and the stump speech he delivered to a captivated audience of more than 1,000 people in West Des Moines on Thursday night was as unusual and original as his candidacy.

Most candidates in the final days before a crucial election offer a vision of what their leadership would mean to the lives of ordinary people. They include lists of issue priorities of the kind Hillary Clinton offers. They can wrap policy with an inspirational frame of the type Barack Obama presents or sound a call to arms in the way John Edwards is doing. They can identify a single issue to embody a candidacy, as John McCain and Rudy Giuliani have done with Iraq and terrorism. As Mitt Romney has tried but failed miserably only to have to schedule more flip-flopping press briefings to exonerate himself from his previous miscue.

Huckabee's was strikingly different. For starters, it was remarkably short and succinct on policy. Oh, he unequivocally touched on issues like energy and health care and immigration and he talked about gridlock in Washington and the corruption of big money in politics. But all of these points seemed incidental to the broader message of the speech.
Huckabee's speech was ubiquitous on values. It was personal and conversational and, not surprisingly, given what he has shown in debates, often quite humorous. He filled the speech with stories about himself and his family, the corner stone of his campaign.

Some were tender and touching, especially one about a visit with his daughter to Yad Vashem, Israel's holocaust museum that concluded with what, at age 11, she wrote in the book upon leaving the museum: "Why didn't somebody do something?" Others reflected less positively on his family, including a father whose "spare the rod, spoil the child" philosophy left a deep impression on Huckabee.

But all of them conveyed an underlying message of morality and responsibility that underscored why Huckabee's rise has been fueled by a desire on the part of Republican voters for a candidate who is both Socially Conservative and Personally Authentic.

Huckabee was openly critical of his own party and suggested a victory in Iowa would shake the rafters of the GOP. "I love this country and I love it more than I love the Republican Party," he said. "The Republican party needs to be changed. There are some people who aren't that fond of me for saying it.... They want the right and the left to keep fighting, Democrats and Republicans, the liberals and the conservatives."

He also appealed to the audience to upend the GOP establishment by supporting him next Thursday. "A week from tonight, you have an opportunity to do something completely different that would utterly confound the political ruling class in this country," he said, saying a victory would "shock with seismic energy" the political foundations of his party.

Huckabee's support is grounded in the community of evangelical Christians in Iowa, and while his speech did not include fresh calls for a constitutional amendment to ban abortion nor address the fate of homosexuals, he emphasized the sanctity of life and used story-telling to remind the audience that none of them are free agents in deciding right from wrong.

One lengthy story involved one of his sons, who was apparently difficult at a young age and who was left behind at home one day while the rest of the family went out. When Huckabee returned, his son presented him with a cake he had just baked -- a cake that turned out be inedible.

His son, attempting to interpret unfamiliar phrases in the recipe, decided that "a dash of salt" meant a cup of salt -- and in doing so, ruined the cake. The audience was in stitches as Huckabee described the result, a cake no human could eat, but as he said, if you set it outside, the cows would lick it for a week.

Then came the message. "My son did not set out to do anything that turned out so horrible," he said. "His motives were pure. His actions were admirable. He was dedicated to the task. And he intended in every way to do something good. But he made one colossal mistake. My son had made his own definition of what a dash meant.... When we start defining right and wrong with our own definitions...no matter how well intentioned we are, no matter how sincere, the result is a disaster."


Once again Huckabee demonstrated Thursday night an original touch, a unique style and a sense of self-confidence in his own instincts. His performance was the work of a politician who no longer should be underestimated by anyone in his party, nor the opposition.
Huckabee is destined for higher office and higher office is where he will go.

Go Huckabee Go.

When an Assassin Succeeds, Leaders Fall!

Little Rock, AR – Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee issued the following statement this morning after a campaign event in Florida:

“I am deeply troubled by the news accounts this morning of Pakistani opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in a suicide attack. This is devastating news for the people of Pakistan, and my prayers go out to them as we follow developments regarding this dire situation.

”The terrible violence surrounding Pakistan’s upcoming election stands in stark contrast to the peaceful transition of power that we embrace in our country through our Constitution. On this sad day, we are reminded that while our democracy has flaws, it stands as a shining beacon of hope for nations and people around the world who seek peace and opportunity through self-government.”

The above press release copied in its entirety sums up the tragic events that ended the life of Benzir Bhutto, the former Pakistani Prime Minister. She epitomized the best in a politician, having endured major loses and prison sentences as well as numerous threats to her life and even actual attempts. She took it all in stride and though some will argue that she was high-strung and insatiable bordering on reckless, others might subscribe to the school of thought which is of the opinion that she was a pure and die-hard politician who died doing what she loved best, politicking.

May her soul rest in peace.

America is not new to political assassinations; having lost several leaders, Abe Lincoln, John Adams, the Kennedy's and most recently the unsuccessful attempt on our beloved Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981.

While some argue that politics and Government should not mix, I for one feel more comfortable with a Christian at the helm of our Government. We need a proven leader who is strong, virtuous, and morally upbeat and above all, a leader who acknowledges and appreciates God's presence as supreme and ubiquitous.

East or West, North and South, high and low, search no further for Huckabee is the one who fits this glove.

The Concord Monitor Says No to Mitt.

If you were building a Republican presidential candidate from a kit, imagine what pieces you might use: an athletic build, ramrod posture, Reaganesque hair, a charismatic speaking style and a crisp dark suit. You'd add a beautiful wife and family, a wildly successful business career and just enough executive government experience. You'd pour in some old GOP bromides - spending cuts and lower taxes - plus some new positions for 2008: anti-immigrant rhetoric and a focus on faith.

Add it all up and you get Mitt Romney, a disquieting figure who sure looks like the next president and most surely must be stopped.

Romney's main business experience is as a management consultant, a field in which smart, fast-moving specialists often advise corporations on how to reinvent themselves. His memoir is called Turnaround - the story of his successful rescue of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City - but the most stunning turnaround he has engineered is his own political career.

If you followed only his tenure as governor of Massachusetts, you might imagine Romney as a pragmatic moderate with liberal positions on numerous social issues and an ability to work well with Democrats. If you followed only his campaign for president, you'd swear he was a red-meat conservative, pandering to the religious right, whatever the cost. Pay attention to both, and you're left to wonder if there's anything at all at his core.

As a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1994, he boasted that he would be a stronger advocate of gay rights than his opponent, Ted Kennedy. These days, he makes a point of his opposition to gay marriage and adoption.

There was a time that he said he wanted to make contraception more available - and a time that he vetoed a bill to sell it over-the-counter.

The old Romney assured voters he was pro-choice on abortion. "You will not see me wavering on that," he said in 1994, and he cited the tragedy of a relative's botched illegal abortion as the reason to keep abortions safe and legal. These days, he describes himself as pro-life.

There was a time that he supported stem-cell research and cited his own wife's multiple sclerosis in explaining his thinking; such research, he reasoned, could help families like his. These days, he largely opposes it. As a candidate for governor, Romney dismissed an anti-tax pledge as a gimmick. In this race, he was the first to sign.

People can change, and intransigence is not necessarily a virtue. But Romney has yet to explain this particular set of turnarounds in a way that convinces voters they are based on anything other than his own ambition.

In the 2008 campaign for president, there are numerous issues on which Romney has no record, and so voters must take him at his word. On these issues, those words are often chilling. While other candidates of both parties speak of restoring America's moral leadership in the world, Romney has said he'd like to "double" the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, where inmates have been held for years without formal charge or access to the courts. He dodges the issue of torture - unable to say, simply, that waterboarding is torture and America won't do it.

When New Hampshire partisans are asked to defend the state's first-in-the-nation primary, we talk about our ability to see the candidates up close, ask tough questions and see through the baloney. If a candidate is a phony, we assure ourselves and the rest of the world, we'll know it.

Mitt Romney is such a candidate. New Hampshire Republicans and independents must vote no.

The above article was (except video) was copied in its entirity from the Concord Monitor. I agree with them.

Huckabee is the man to lead the nation in the right direction.

Go Huckabee go.

I believe in God

Being Saturday night and the last weekend before Christmas, I will not say much but yield the podium to my friend Huckabee to tell it as it is!!

The Huckster Rolls on

Huckabee's engaging personality and his status as a "Christian leader" have propelled him ahead in Iowa and boosted his numbers tremendously on the national stage. This is a clear indication that Americans have not entirely lost their grip on religion especially with Christmas around the corner.

Romney still has Mt. Mormon to overcome before he can tackle the wide flip-flopping river of deceit and amnesty. He will say and endorse whatever cause or action that will get him the votes. Perhaps he was trying to court the black vote when he lied that his father had marched with Martin Luther King, or that he had endorsed and advocated for abortion clinics. Let's not forget his first hand in amnesty by persistently hiring undocumented workers irrespective of prior admonishments.

Fred might be closer to the GOP ideals in many respects but he needs to wake up and go to work. Perhaps the time away from politics softened him and will need a few more months to convince the people that he is up to the task.

While McCain is a bonafide Republican, he too has his demons to fight. Most people still associate him with the call for additional troops and his hand in the failed amnesty agenda. Nevertheless he has rebounded well albeit lack of time to make a real impact.

Giuliani continues to loose stock on account of his persistence to seat on the fence. He is as far from the core conservative values as the moderate democrat. He needs to take a break and from politics and attend to his failing health. He will not win this race.

Mike Huckabee will help to restore our eroding faith, family, and social values; he is the unanimous voice of the Christians; nevertheless, while his ubiquitous appeal transcends the Christian spectrum there are those who subscribe to a different calling and will stretch their imagination in fear of Huckabee’s momentum and what his Presidency represents.

Go Huckabee Go!

The many faces of the opposition and the masqueraders

One down seven to go!

With the predictable departure of Tancredo from the race, the field narrows down from nine to eight. I should say seven because Ron Paul will ultimately run as an independent. If truth be told the race remains the same, Huckabee, McCain, Giuliani, Thompson and Romney in order of their likelyhood to win.

While I was hoping Tancredo would immediately endorse Huckabee, he disappointed me by wasting his endorsement on Romney, the flip-flopping tycoon who attacks the Huckster for giving rehabilitated convicts a second chance, but has no problems attending and endorsing abortion clinics, whose primary objective is to terminate life without a second chance. While Tancredo’s endorsement might mean diddly squat given the low numbers he's been polling, it should be pointed out that Tancredo succeeded in achieving his purpose in his failed candidacy.

Tancredo was never in the race to win the presidency, not by a long shot; rather, it was a shrewd political ploy to gunner free media exposure and use campaign funding to promote his early Senatorial campaign slated for next year.

The media report on the Huckster is very encouraging; that Romney has to overcome Mt. Mormon before he crosses the flip-flop river of doubt; that his border security fence begins on his lawn as he continues to struggle with the Bible as the true and only word of God.

I hope Huckabee does not get distracted by indulging Romney in his desperate attacks nor back down from his definition of Christianity. He can leave the dirty work to those of us who have lost all and are clinging to the last we have, our faith, freedom and family values.

Huckabee has earned his way to the top and will be rewarded by the populace. While he is not the GOP poster boy, he reminds us that one can come from humble beginnings and end at the very top. I should imagine the Huckster is a very personable and easy person to talk to, without that sickening feeling in the back of your head that you get everytime you talk to a tycoon; that they own you.

DROPPING LIKE ITS HOT

I always thought Tancredo and Hunter would drop out of the race shortly after IA., that Allen Keyes would go first! Well, I was wrong. With the imminent departure of Tancredo from the race, actually tomorrow, the field will narrow down from nine to eight. I should say seven because Ron Paul will ultimately run as an independent.

Whether Tancredo will immediately endorse Huckabee is unknown, however, his endorsement might not mean diddly squat given the low numbers he's been polling. Nevertheless his endorsement coupled with Hunter's would boost any campaign, even if it's by 3 points.

Huckabee has earned his way to the top and will be rewarded by the populace. While he is not the GOP poster boy, he reminds us that one can come from humble beginnings and end at the very top.

SHOT SELF ON THE FOOT

Politics like long distance running is all about strategy; a look at the best 10,000m runners will indicate that 80-90%, the winner always uses the front runner as a pace-setter only to kick into a sprint on the last lap, mentally overwhelming the pacesetter. Perhaps this was Obama's strategy all along. Perhaps he never had a sluggish summer, perhaps his strategy was to feed-off the front runner, Hillary, without falling back too far behind the pack and when the moment was right, about a month and a half to go, he seized the moment and derailed Hillary.

All along everyone knew that Hillary was feeding off her husband’s popularity and name recognition; that her campaign had no substance, characterized by persistent dodging of questions. As a chess grand master will tell you, the best offense is attained through the best defense. While Clinton was dodging questions with convincing success, Obama was fervently and systematically laying down his foundation, covering his entire basis, visiting and meeting with all the rural caucus goers and making a lasting impression with them. While Hillary was watching the clock tick tock down to victory, Obama with his sleeves rolled up was busy at work, ironing out all the creases in his campaign, doing all the leg work, answering all the questions asked of him, and answering them honestly. Obama has always been on target, and just like Bush, has been very consistent with his rhetoric and spoken from his heart. People see this openness and honesty and associate with it.

Several months ago, I published an article calling for Obama to team up with Edwards to beat Hillary, well; they followed the idea and systematically chipped away her lead. While Hillary was a ticking time bomb, on account of her shallow campaign, it was her husband that these two had to disband and effectively did so with Hillary's help. Once her campaign was exposed, that her strategy was to avoid questions with witty remarks and laughter, every time she has spoken in public, she has shot herself on the foot. Her limp from the multiple self inflicted shots almost has her on a wheel chair. Planting questions in debates or rallies did not help either. That she is the most divisive political figure amongst the candidates has not escaped the Americans who wield the voting power; believe it or not, 911 united Americans and that unity has not yet dissipated despite our legislatures concerted efforts to work along party lines.

Her touting the gender card has almost totally backfired on her because it's the women who see right through her while eying her husband; he is still a handsome and very desirable man; and in most cases very available.

The fact that this is the alternative primary, the official one having been tragically ended with the assassination of JFK Jr. has caught Americans wanting and yearning for the change he would have orchestrated. Business as usual, “experience” according to Hillary, will not work. Whether Obama wins the nomination, and he just might, she will be damaged goods and a walkover for Huckabee, who like Obama, has shot to the top of the GOP by virtue of his stage performance and consistency in his campaign. Like Obama, Huckabee allowed the front runners, Rudy and Mitt, to rile up the masses with their money and fame, while ignoring the core party issues and when the time was right, he seized the moment and distinguished himself as the total package.

If all goes well according to plan, and it should if the evangelicals have their way, Huckabee, once a tier 3 candidate, will emerge as the GOP nominee and walk straight to the Whitehouse. The only real challenge would come from an Obama-Biden candidacy.

Hillary’s nomination will deliver the Whitehouse to the Republicans on a silver platter.

Des Moines Register's Blunder

McCain will make an excellent VP for Huckabee. It's a shame that the register decided to go with Loyalty vs. Integrity.

Whilst McCain is a true conservative who has shown that he can reach across party lines to work for America, his credibility was irreparably derailed by his persistent support for troop surge and amnesty.

Vindication for him came through the continued successes in Iraq, proving his critics wrong. On the amnesty agenda, Rudy created a sanctuary city, Romney had undocumented landscapers, and Huckabee advocated for merit based aid to offspring’s of undocumented immigrants.

The Register screwed up with Billary. She will split the country along party and gender lines.

The fact that there are a lot of questions surrounding the Clinton's blood trail only intensifies the belief that the media helped in covering up the mysterious deaths involving all those who crossed their paths.


Was JFK Jr. a coincidence or convenience?

Des Moines Register Endorses: McCain & Clinton

With the wintry weather kicking into high gear in the Midwest, the candidates are finding it increasingly difficult to meet and greet the crowds. Those who didn't do their foot-work earlier in the campaign are having to increasingly rely on the media to convey their message.

One candidate emerges as a clear winner in this regard for on her side she has the best political mind in modern times, Bill Clinton. Not to say that Oprah's is lacking in star power, no; but she is not a politician and spending her weekends campaigning for Obama is not a profitable use of her time. Her one weekend stint might not be enough to overshadow Bill Clinton's experience and concerted effort at the national level., unless people ask questions!!

A seasoned politician, Bill transcends the impossible and brings out the best out of a bad situation. Clearly Hillary is the least liked of all the candidates, nevertheless, Bill has managed to get the people to look at him while voting for her. He has managed to convince the masses that by voting for Hill, they are getting him back to the white house. Who can forget?

In short, he has decided to carry her on his shoulders. So let's take a look at this family; let’s find out what Bill has that's such a female magnet and hypnotizes us all to immediately forgive him for his follies as we eagerly await the next.



One question I would like these anchors and so called experts to ask the candidates is: If JFK Jr. was alive today, what would their campaigns look like? Would they even have a campaign given that the odds would be very much in his favor? Fortuitous as it is, or perhaps it's just a convenient coincidence, did either of the candidates have anything to do with his Assassination? Would they have vote for him today if he was alive or would they challenge him?


Time has run out to for most candidates. Those who didn't hit the trail early have run out of time because they not only have to battle the wintry storms, they have to hope their electorate are as brave.


Now look out for more ads on the TV, internet and Newspapers. Look for some cool ads and some dull ones too. Des Moinse registers endorsement of Clinton and McCain is a long shot at reviving dying campaigns. These endorsements are more from loyalty to the candidates than from their policies.

When Endorsements Count

Ever since I first heard the Huckster speak 6 months ago, I knew it was him all the way. While others were exploiting their money or name recognition, he was trudging uphill, systematically making believers of all that heard him along the way. Now that he is at the top, no mad slinging will faze him, because in him, the evangelicals, the nucleus of the GOP, have found their long sought after candidate. The dems are still looking.

Clearly Giuliani is done, at least with the evangelicals, the core voting group of the GOP. He has blown all the chances they have given him to get on the right side of the fence.

While Mitt has his own demons to fight, persistently hiring undocumented workers, or flip flopping on “core issues” such as abortion, he too faces the wrath of the evangelicals who view Mormonism as a cult. Whereas he has spent millions of his dollars to sway their vote in his favor, he too has wasted numerous opportunities to redeem himself and convert to the faith of his party. Religion has played and will continue to play a dominant role in the GOP.

McCain will make an excellent running mate, on account that his initial and persistent support for troop surge coupled with his unsuccessful immigration bill dealt his campaign an irreparable blow. Although the polls show that he has vehemently fought back, he has run out of time.

Ron Paul will ultimately run as an independent. Hopefully he will not draw too much of the Republican vote to tip the scales to an Obama-Biden victory.

As Huckabee justly gets much needed airtime from the media that had written him off as a tier 3 candidate, he reaches all the corners of the nation and scandal only propels him further, just like the other famous son of Hope, Arkansas. The Huckster is on a roll and will firmly secure the Oval Office for the GOP if all goes well according to script; if billary wins the nomination:


Huckabee-Hillary Matchup


An Obama-Biden ticket might give him a run for his money. Oprah’s heartfelt endorsement will definitely boost his campaign and just might propel him to the general elections. His campaign of change is hitting home with a lot of Americans on both sides of the aisle. That we have lost a lot in the recent past and stand to loose more in the near future is the untarnished truth and strong leadership is the only way out.

While star power is not lacking in Obama’s campaign, additional endorsements from Al Gore, John Kerry and the Kennedy machine will definitely propel him to the Whitehouse. Obama is a superstar who needs no endorsement from other celebrities; nevertheless, this Oprah endorsement is surely a big boost for him.

God's Choice

After watching the dismal performance Mitt gave at the recent CNN/YouTube debate, I was convinced that he was done. He was not only well prepared for the debate, but he bit the immigration bait that knocked off his radar and never recovered. He had a hard time, just like Giuliani did, answering the Bible question, giving Huckabee a boost on his flawless performance.

Clearly without the money, Mitt wouldn't be where he is on the polls. I'm not blaming the guy for being rich, oh no, one has to be smart to be rich; however, the exposure his money has bought him is not enough to convince the GOP electorate that he is the right man. His Mormon faith is his biggest downfall, bar none. While some people might understand his feeble claims of not knowing who worked his yard, he was born and bred a Mormon and he is damn proud of it. To most of us Christians (I'm Catholic), Mormonism is a cult. There is no other book in the world that can replace the Bible. That is the bottom line and Mitt has to realize that.

Where as the US President represents all Americans, regardless of religious affiliation, one has to understand that this is the GOP and God comes first.

Giuliani is done, and yet he doesn't know that. His stance on the abortion issue (won't sign bill to criminalize abortion) and gay rights (approves civil unions) is contrary to the core values of the GOP.
Perhaps the dems or independents will vote for him!!

McCain has not quite recovered from his earlier support for the troop surge, nor did his support for amnesty help his cause. Nevertheless, he would make an excellent running mate for Huckabee.

Old Freddy is not sure whether he is in the mix or not, however, he wasted the most important tool he had over the other candidates; name recognition. He too can make an excellent running mate for Huckabee; however, he will have wake up and come to life.

Ron Paul will run as an independent thus squashing any possibility of a Gore-Bloomberg ticket. If history is right, he will be another Ross Perot, because this nation only elects from two parties.

Huckabee emerges as the clear cut winner with all the evangelicals and die-hard Republicans rallying behind him. His experience both as a Pastor and Governor, not to mention a stint as a DJ, have elevated his campaign from a tier 3 candidate to the front runner. His firm conservative views resonate very well with potential voters who actually vote. He has risen above the fray and while being on top paints a big bull’s-eye on all sides is taking criticism very well and trudging on to victory lane.

A misinformed attack by a leftwing liberal blog trying to pass itself as a genuine mainstream news media citing his record as Governor, and trying to tie him to Dumond, a convicted rapist who was paroled only to rape again and murder his victim, was easily and honestly rebutted for what it was. In today’s morning shows, Huckabee addressed the subject without giving credibility to the blog by mentioning its name, saying that he was invited by the parole board to discuss the Dumond issue and that he never pressed them to release him. He went on to say that Dumond's sentence had been reduced at the intervention of the then President Clinton and Governor Jim, paving the way for his parole. The aide who was quoted by the blog was to release a press statement to back Huckabee's remarks, that he was not actively involved in the parole.


With all said and done. Huckabee will make an excellent President and perhaps unite the country that is on the verge of splitting along party lines.