“One Little Hour”

This little tidbit from cnn.com furthered a suscipion that I have had for some time now: Mike Huckabee is running for Vice-President. (more…)

It was not my intention to have four of my first five posts focus on politics, but I guess it is the reason for the season. I decided to do some research and write a post on the question of McCain’s conservatism because one of my friends, actually the bestman in my upcoming wedding, wrote, “McCain isn’t a conservative. Save one or two issues, McCain just ain’t no friend of conservatives.” Vernacular aside, the question raised is pertinent. I always thought since 2000 that McCain was a “moderate,” though I hadn’t thoroughly researched McCain’s stance on issues beyond his support of immigration.

My friend’s case was built on a paucity of evidence. My impressions of McCain had been similar to his, but I had no hard data backing up my feelings. So, I just spent the last several hours reading up on his voting record and his public support for a host of issues. My conclusion is simple: McCain is a conservative. (more…)

Recently on the Fox News show Hannity and Colmes Ann Coulter said that she would vote for Hillary Clinton over John McCain in the general election. Apparently she believes that Hillary Clinton is more conservative than John McCain. In typical Coulter fashion she drowned out Hannity when he attempted to compare their opinions on issues like healthcare and Iraq. Here is the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuTqgqhxVMc

Calling Clinton more conservative than McCain is silly on the face of it, so I don’t intend to spend much time on Coulter’s accusation besides a few pertinent observations. (more…)

With his Florida victory McCain likely has won the Republican nomination, that is unless he says or does something shocking like admit he enjoys killing small fuzzy creatures.

If he can beat Romney in a closed primary without the support of his core independents…

I am a fiscal libertarian and social conservative, yet I have supported John McCain’s bid to be President ever since Sam Brownback dropped out last October. Most of my friends supported other candidates in the South Carolina primary. The 29614 (Bob Jones University) vote overwhelmingly split its support among three candidates: Mitt Romney (the BJ establishment choice), Mike Huckabee (relatively apolitical staff and students), and Ron Paul (my libertarian friends…Michael Collins, I am thinking of you). So why did I choose the Republican candidate popularly thought to be the most liberal? (more…)