A Good Read...

Here is a good read on why the GOP is attacking Huck from a non-supporter...

http://mereorthodoxy.com/?p=1249

Even though this is not a Huck supporter, he makes a very fair point about how the GOP is handling the Huck surge.

Wiping the mud from my eyes: Why I am supporting Mike Huckabee.

When Josh and I started this blog a few months ago, we had just one thing in mind: finding a 2008 Presidential candidate we could get behind and writing about how that candidate fits as our leader. Well, we might have had a few other things in mind, but largely we wanted to in some small way contribute to the ongoing conversation in a blogosphere that is largely void of conservative voices.

Josh and I are unashamed conservatives. I'm so conservative, I actually took an 8x10 glossy photograph of Ronald Regan to my kindergarten class in 1986 for show and tell. No lie. Ask my kindergarten teacher... I promise you she remembers it.

Now, I will give you that Ron Paul says a lot of things that make sense. The only problem is that he has absolutely zero credibility and quite honestly comes of sounding like more of a pip-squeak than a leader.

I was originally a "Fred-Head". I really thought that from what he said before he entered the race he had a fresh outlook on things and probably could take the nomination. I guess I still have some respect for Fred. I think the ideas are still there, I think he could be the right man for the job in some ways, but I have been disappointed with his lack of visibility. He was supposed to cannon-ball into this race, but instead he slowly waded down the steps in the shallow end of the pool.

Guiliani is about as conservative in my view as someone who wears birkenstocks, drives a VW Bug that has a sticker that says "Pro-Choice" and regularly voluntarily eats tofu.

Romney gives me the creeps. I can't really explain it. I guess there are some questions I would want answered about his faith. The LDS church isn't exactly open about their true beliefs, and while I guess he probably wouldn't do a horrible job, I'd be more comfortable with someone who believes in things that we all have open access to. I also hate that everyone wants to make a big issue about people like me wanting answers about someone's faith. No one bats an eye at someone who is a Baptist or a Methodist being questioned about their faith. Why should the LDS church be any different?

I digress.

I met Mike Huckabee a couple of times while he was Governor of Arkansas. When I worked in Little Rock he came through once a month or so and did a live radio show from one of my studios. He's a nice guy. Seems alright to me. From the beginning of the race I didn't really think he had the appeal to take the nomination, much less win the general election but after Fred Thompson fizzled, I think a lot of people did exactly like I did and took a look at Huck.

Gov. Huckabee so far hasn't said anything I passionately disagree with. As with anyone, there are things we don't agree 100% about, but no candidate is perfect. I like his answers on faith issues. So far i'm good with his answers on Immigration. I don't like that he was in favor of the scholorships for children of illegal immigrants, but I can see his point: They are going to be here, they should be able to contribute to our society, not just leech off of it.

I think that ultimately the thing I like most about Huck is that he doesn't sling mud, or hasn't yet at least. Sure, he'll take a jab at someone about something but there have been no multi-million dollar ad campains telling you that "some other candidate does certain things with certain farm animals, but i'm just sayin...."

Huck seems to be keeping it all above board, and I like that. I think that a true sign of a good leader is the ability to accept criticism, but only hand it out when you have a logical and well thought out statement that is factual and above reproach. I think that the quote of undetermined origin that says "It is better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt" is a great way to sum up what I want to hear from a politician who wants my vote. Keep it simple, keep it truthful, don't say things that you will have to apologize for... the media will create enough of those for you.

I'm sure at some point his campaign will say something about someone and at that point i'm sure i'll be left with no other choice but to ignore it or just accept it and move on. The fact that we've made it this far without falling into the pit of mud is amazing.

I guess time will tell, but with Hillary falling further behind, I think a Huckabee - Obama race could turn out greatly in favor of the GOP.

I"ll post more later on why I think the moderate-conservative Democratic base (yes I think they exist) won't vote for Barack Huessein Obama.

I mean... Wow...

So, you know how the libs like to tell us how peace loving they are?

Well, take a look at this...

http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/2007/122407Lindorff.shtml

Looks like someone has hugged a few too many trees in their lifetime...

As much as I hate liberal policy, I don't believe that I have EVER wished for them to be dead and/or lose their homes...

Go figure.

Talk Radio acting like the Drive-Bys

Writing this post hurts me. I have been a fan of talk radio since my undergrad days. Whether it was Glenn Beck shouting "Get off my PHONE" or Rush beaming in on the EIB network, I would find myself hooked every time and soaking up every word. I loved talk radio to the point that after college I got an XM radio just so I could hear the talk machines every where I traveled. Up until this presidential election cycle, I had few reasons to ever criticize or complain about my daily feedings of conservative talk. However, with the recent attacks on Governor Mike Huckabee by Rush and the other talk giants, I have found myself needing to step back and take a real assessment of my love affair with talk radio.

"I'm not a Republican or a Democrat, I'm a CONSERVATIVE." I have heard Glenn Beck say those words many times. However, I'm not so sure that Glenn or Rush or Hannity or Ingram or any of the other national talk show hosts are really that worried about being a conservative. More than that, they are worried about being Republicans. Don't get me wrong, I'm no democrat by any stretch of the imagination. But during this year's election cycle, at least thus far, the Talking Heads have been more worried about supporting a pretty face who is more Republican than Conservative, namely Mitt Romney. Romney is one of those candidates that I can only find to be tolerable. If I have to vote for him come general election time, I will... but it will be done begrudgingly. All I have to do is look at Romney's record to become sick to my stomach. Romney is a former gay rights, pro-choice LIBERAL Republican. Now, Romney claims that he has had a change of heart and is a true blue conservative. Honestly, I don't believe a word of it. All any sane person has to do is go back and watch the former Governor's debates with Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts. Guess what? They both say the same thing. It looked like the same candidate debating himself. Could Romney have had a change of heart? Sure. But he needs to prove it.

On the other hand, the Talking Heads have gone out of their way to beat up on Christian conservative candidate, Governor Mike Huckabee. I personally am an avid supporter of Huckabee and believe him to be the only REAL conservative in the race. Does Huck tow the Republican party line? Not always. Does that make me feel any different? No way. Huck is a Christian who supports our troops, seeks real tax reform, wants to correct the illegal immigration problem and shakeup how we handle foreign relations. That all sounds good to me. Now why do the Talking Heads dislike/fear Huck? The answer is simple... they are afraid he cannot win. I have to respectfully disagree. Governor Huckabee is a strikingly different figure who is seeking real reform in Washington. The Democrats can beat on him day in and day out, but there is no way they can put a dent in his credibility. Why? Look who is talking. Do you find Hillary, Johnny Boy or Saddam... I mean Barack to be trustworthy and credible? I'm listening...

Let me be clear... I am a conservative before anything else. If there is ever a conservative democrat who comes around and takes on the likes of a Rudy Guiliani in a national election, you can be damn sure that I'll vote for them. In the United States, the last thing we need is anyone who is liberal leaning. Whether Democrat or Republican, a liberal will do nothing but hurt us.

Although my old friends on the radio have hurt me, I'll keep listening. But as election time draws ever closer, I hope they take some time to sit back and really look at their base closely. If they don't, they'll get a clear "GET OFF MY RADIO" from me.

Communist takeover of America

If you haven't yet been convinced of the exact level of danger we're in of being completely taken over by some form of Government other than a representative republic, go read this web site that details a 1963 report that was presented to Congress outlining the 45 declared goals of the Communists to take over our country.

http://www.rense.com/general32/americ.htm

This could be a really big deal.. but it's not getting much press thus far

Israel on worldwide alert after disappearance of Iran official

SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COMWednesday, March 7, 2007

JERUSALEM — Israel has placed its foreign installations on alert after a newspaper reported the defection of a senior Iranian official in Turkey.

The alert was issued after Israel was blamed for the disappearance of a former Iranian deputy defense minister in Turkey. An Iranian delegation has been sent to Turkey and demanded the whereabouts of Ali Reza Asqhari, missing from an Istanbul hotel since Feb. 7.

The 63-year-old Asqhari, believed to have been a senior official in Iran's missile and nuclear weapons program, arrived in Istanbul from Damascus and had been registered in the Ceylon Hotel. But it was not clear whether he checked into the hotel.

On Tuesday, the London-based A-Sharq Al Awsat reported that Asqhari defected and was taken to the United States. The United States has not commented on the report. On Wednesday, the Saudi-owned newspaper quoted an Iranian military source as saying that Ashqhari was taken to an unidentified northern European state where he was being interrogated on Iran's nuclear weapons program.

Last week, Western intelligence sources said Asqhari, a former IRGC general, was believed to have defected as part of a CIA campaign to recruit Iranian scientists and defense officials. Asqhari was said to have been the Defense Ministry's liasion with Iran's strategic programs under Ali Shamkhani, who served as defense minister until 2006.

"It is likely that Asqhari has been abducted by the Western intelligence services," Iranian police chief Gen. Esmaeil Ahmadi Moghaddam said.

Israeli officials said the Defense Ministry and Foreign Ministry have increased security on embassies and legations throughout the world. They said the government declared an alert after Teheran accused the Jewish state of abducting a senior Iranian official.

"The prospect of an Iranian retaliation or provocation exists," an Israeli official said.

On Wednesday, Israel's National Security Council warned of the prospect of an imminent attack on Israelis in such countries as Egypt and Jordan. The council's Counter-Terrorism Division urged Israelis to leave all Arab countries immediately.

Israeli officials said Iran could retaliate by seeking to attack Israeli embassies or abducting government representatives. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was said to operate a special unit for such attacks.

At one point, Asqhari was also the IRGC's liasion with Hizbullah and helped develop its military force, the sources said. They said Turkey has determined that Asqhari defected to the United States and possessed information on Iran's intervention in Iraq, Lebanon and Syria.

1/2 Hour News Hour

It's late, but the 1/2 Hour News Hour comes on tonight on Fox News. The premiere episode received the following ratings (from Wikipedia):

"The broadcast of the first episode on February 18, 2007 was watched by 1,478,000 viewers.^[4] The rebroadcast of the same episode on February 25, 2007 was watched by 971,000 people,^[5] the most watched show on cable television that night."

More thoughts

Liberals constantly talk about how they believe firmly in the separation of church and state, yet somehow when they think it will benefit them they run to the altar and make broad speeches about how much they are like the people of this congregation (One quote I heard today started with something like"You know, when I was a little Girl..." I turned the channel before it turned my stomach. People, please realize that Hillary Clinton has nothing in common with people from the civil rights movement!).

I think that the real shame is on the pastors of these churches who allow this circus to take place in their pulpit. Can you show me in scripture where it was considered a good thing to allow or even in some cases encourage politicians to stand in a place of holy honor?

Politicians in the Pulpit

I was just watching Fox News and saw a live shot from a church in Selma Alabama where Hillary Clinton was speaking... from the pulpit.. in the morning service....

...

Does anyone else see that like I do? I mean, what could be the farthest two things from each other?? A politician (doesn't matter who) speaking at a church (any church, any reason other than that they have been members of that church for decades and it is completely unrelated to their political jobs) is just wrong. I think God would not be so happy with that self serving attitude and contrived sincerity.

Just a passing thought.

Will you renew our Contract, Newt?

So if you have read this blog (and i'm sorry that there aren't many posts), we are very unashamed conservatives, and more importantly we are what most people would call "Reagan Conservatives".

We believe that small government + lower taxes = better America.

Newt Gingrich seems to believe the same thing, and thankfully he's putting some thought into our country's current state of affairs. See the article here.

He is still very non-commital on whether or not he'll run for President, though I honestly believe he will.

Just a reminder about what he tried to accomplish while Speaker of the House. Now, keep in mind that of these which passed congress, most were vetoed by our good friend Former President Bill Clinton.

The Contract With America (Source: Wikipedia):

On the first day of their majority, the Republicans promised to hold floor votes on eight reforms of government operations:

• require all laws that apply to the rest of the country also apply to Congress;
• select a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a comprehensive audit of Congress for waste, fraud or abuse;
• cut the number of House committees, and cut committee staff by one-third;
• limit the terms of all committee chairs;
• ban the casting of proxy votes in committee;
• require committee meetings to be open to the public;
• require a three-fifths majority vote to pass a tax increase;
• and implement a zero base-line budgeting process for the annual Federal Budget.

can someone point out one bad thing about any of those items?

Not really, no.

Well, i'm glad that worked out....

Looks like one of those famous campaign promises has already fallen through.

I mean really.. what could possibly be more important to their constituents than the BCS Championship game??

100 hours... right.

Here is the press release.

Yep.. glad we fixed that problem...