My New Tumblelog

Just a quick post to introduce my new Huckabee blog: Go Huckabee!

I wanted to have a feed of just posts about Huckabee, rather than having them interpsersed throughout my blog finds. So Go Huckabee!, let’s me easily create such a feed (see it on my sidebar, now), while at the same time setting up a separate blog to help promote Mike Huckabe for president.

I just heard about Tumblelogs this week, and they are a great idea. Particularly for those who aren’t sure they want to commit to a full fledged blog, a tumblelog presents an excellent second option. They are designed to basically just be a steady stream of shared links, pictures, videos, quotes, etc. with little to no editorial comment by the blogger. Check out my new tumblelog, and read up on them at Wikipedia. This post on tumblr.com‘s blog is great on explaining the whole conecpt, as well.

The posting bookmarklet is so absolutely simple and easy. In a few seconds you can create a post for your tumbleblog. So now there’s no excuse to not be blogging! Larry Lawton, I’m talking to you!! 🙂

Romney's 2 Faces: Why I Don't Like Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney looks too good. He’s slick and smooth, almost slippery. He sounds presidential, they say. Well, to me he comes off as very…shall we say…political. Better yet, savvy. He says what people want to hear.

His recent conversion to the pro life positions seems suspicious to a lot of people. When he was vying for the votes of people in left-leaning Massachusetts, he was decidedly agnostic on that question. Now in preparation for winning the Republican nomination, he picks up a convenient position.

Recently Mitt Romney’s flip flopping came into clearer focus [HT: A Buck for Huck].

On August 6th in an interview with George Stephanopoulos, with the straw poll in conservative Iowa approaching, Romney claimed he supports a human life amendment to the Constitution. But this week in liberal Nevada, he declares he is for individual states having the right to keep abortion legal.

Anyone else see the blatant hypocrisy? The conservative face worked in Iowa, so why not bring out its moderate counterpart? Here’s the full quote from two-faced Mitt.

“My view is that the Supreme Court has made an error in saying at the national level one size fits all for the whole nation,” Romney told Nevada political columnist Jon Ralston in a televised interview. “Instead, I would let states make their choices.”

Asked by Ralston if it was “OK” with him that Nevada is a “pro-choice state,” Romney said, “I’d let states make their own decision in this regard. My view, of course, is I’m a pro-life individual. That’s the position I support. But, I’d let states have this choice rather than let the federal government have it.”

Now his campaign has an “explanation” as to why he is for a national amendment and states rights at the same time, but it seems a little hollow to me. What’s interesting in the above quote is his insistence that he is a pro-life individual. Sounds a lot like Guliani’s position.

Scott Klusendorf explains just why this is so troubling to pro-lifers like me [HT: Vitamin Z]:

The moral logic of the pro-life view–apparently missed by Romney–is that elective abortion unjustly robs the unborn of his natural right to life and thus NO state can legitimately allow the practice. From California to Massachusetts, the natural rights of the unborn transcend any laws generated by the states.

I don’t respect a candidate who always agrees with whomever he’s speaking to. I like one with a little bit more backbone. One who cares about doing what’s right enough to stand on his principles. That’s why I support Mike Huckabee.AddThis Social Bookmark Button

So Maybe I'm Rootin' for the Wrong Guy!

I took a detailed survey at politichoice.com which is supposed to match my views to the proper candidate. And it turns out I might be endorsing the wrong guy!!! Then again, I’m pretty close to Huckabee after all, and way closer than to Sam Brownback, hmmm.

You should take the test too! Just click on the button that says “Candidate Match”. (They do require you to register, but you can opt out of receiving any emails from them.) [HT: A Buck for Huck]

Candidate Total Score
Duncan Hunter 84.74 %
Mike Huckabee 83.44 %
Tom Tancredo 82.79 %
Fred Thompson 81.17 %
Mitt Romney 78.25 %
John McCain 76.95 %
Sam Brownback 74.68 %
Ron Paul 68.18 %
Rudy Guiliani 67.21 %

 

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Huckabee Passes McCain in Iowa Zogby Poll

banner_ilikemikered.pngGood news for Huckabee. In the latest Newsmax/Zogby Iowa poll, Huckabee passes McCain for fourth place at 8%. McCain only gets 6%. Romney expands his lead to 33% and Guliani (14%) & Fred Thompson (12%) duke it out for 3rd.

In May, Huckabee only had 2% support. This indicates that Huckabee is becoming more visible and viable as a candidate. Click here to view the results of this month’s poll as well as results from May, March, and January (HT: A Buck for Huck).

If you haven’t seen why Huckabee has across-the-aisle appeal, please view the video in this post.AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Proof Mike Huckabee Has an Across-the-Aisle Appeal

We all know Mike Huckabee is a true conservative, and has a good chance of gaining broad support from the Republican base. But this is one reason why I believe Mike Huckabee can win the general election.
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