Ballots mean nothing
28 October 2010It seems that ballots are now meaningless, at least in Alaska. Every state has barriers to getting on the ballot. The main way one gets on a ballot is to win their party’s primary. Alternatively there is usually a path through petitions to get on the ballot. But the fact is you can’t get on [...]
McCain is NOT a Conservative
26 January 2008I was listening to an interview with Florida governor Charlie Crist following his endorsement of John McCain tonight. Among all the glowing compliments he had for McCain was that McCain is a great conservative. I continue to hear this same thing parroted from all manner of so called conservatives. It makes me wonder whether these [...]
Have You Stopped Beating Your Wife?
24 January 2008While overall I’d say tonight’s Republican debate was probably the best of MSNBS’s efforts, it was still characterized by some pretty slanted questioning. Tim Russert asked each candidate, and I’m paraphrasing here, are you excited about running on the record of the party that has screwed up everything? Mostly the candidates handled the question with [...]
Outlook Through Super Tuesday: More Prognostication, for What It’s Worth.
24 January 2008It seems the race for the Republican nomination is in some disarray. Some pundits are predicting a brokered convention. Some Fred heads are talking write in votes in an attempt to force a brokered convention. What are the likely scenarios through Super Tuesday? Giuliani had a solid lead in Florida before the early primaries. Some [...]
McCain Wins South Carolina
19 January 2008I don’t mind saying I’m disappointed. I’ve had harsh words for John McCain and my opinion has not changed. I really thought South Carolinians would not be fooled by him but I was wrong. Of course, independents are what pushed McCain over the top. If you didn’t know, South Carolina has open primaries, something I’ve [...]
South Carolina Nail Biter
19 January 2008It is truly a dreary day in Charleston and across the state of South Carolina. Not the best day to have a primary. We went to the polls around 10:00 this morning. Our polling place is the Greater Goodwill AME Church. When we pulled into the parking lot it was packed, so much so that [...]
Arkansas Business Leaders Support Huckabee
17 January 2008The following letter was signed by a number of Arkansas business leaders. They are in a position to know what kind of Governor Mike Huckabee was. COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, the following businessmen from Arkansas released a statement in support of former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee: Scott T. Ford, President and CEO, [...]
Romney Finally Wins One
15 January 2008As soon as the polls closed in Michigan FOX News declared Romney the winner in the Republican primary. As the votes continue to be counted Romney’s lead continues to increase. When FOX News called it the lead was six points. As I write this that lead has expanded to nine percent over McCain. The question [...]
Gingrich Writes Reagan Era Obituary, Rush Limbaugh Apoplectic
14 January 2008No one is a bigger fan of Ronald Reagan than I am. Reagan stood for conservatism long before it was fashionable and he is the model of conservatism. But we aren’t facing the Soviet Union, Reagan defeated that. We aren’t facing many of the problems we faced in the eighties. We have a whole new set of problems and we have to face them head on as a party and decided how we’ll deal with them and articulate that to the electorate. We can’t do that if we’re constantly bickering over Reagan.
Looking Toward the South Carolina Primary
13 January 2008The South Carolina primary is a week away and at present Huckabee is projected to win here. Thompson, however, had a very good night in the debate on FOX News Thursday and McCain is pulling out all the stops to prevent a repeat of 2000. What is the likely outcome? Regular readers will recall that [...]
