War on Terror II

One of the things that make the Democrats more favorable in the eyes of voters is the fact that they speak of an immediate withdrawal of American forces in the Middle East. Now this doesn’t mean that America won’t have any sort of presence, it just means an end of the great number of volunteer soldiers stationed over there. Both Senator’s Barack Obama and Hillary agree it’s time America pulls out as to where Republican candidates believe in fighting till this war is won.

On MSNBC’s Democratic debate, Meet the Press moderator Tim Russert asked Sen. Clinton if she would hold the right as president to go back into Iraq if all hell broke loose and Al-Qaeda gained strength. She responded by saying that Tim asked a lot of hypothetical questions, to which he said it was reality, to which she said it wasn’t. Well the definition of “reality” is the quality or state of being real. If Al-Qaeda gains force after America pulls, becoming a threat for not just America but the entire world, does the president hold the right for America to go back in to protect ourselves? Now where did Hillary not understand the question? Was it the fact that Tim Russert used a big word like hypothetical or was that going back into Iraq would mean she’d have to make a decision? From here Hillary, avoiding the question (big shock for a Democrat), spoke instead of how she would bring American troops home. When the question was directed towards Barack, he said that yes he would hold the right as president to go back.




So what do you learn from all of this? Well first off neither Hillary nor Barack has the brains to keep their mouths shut about when and how many troops they’ll pull out of the Middle East. Second, with Republicans we could be in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, etc. for who knows how long fighting for a win, while with Democrats there’s always the chance we could just go back. On the subject of the war, Republicans are trying to keep terrorists from coming through the door, while Democrats will be allowing terrorists to get a foot in, which could lead to them plowing through.

Now I know there are bombings and shootings going on while the Bush administration is in power, but I’m trying to make the point there is the possibility of not getting the miracle you wanted with Obama or Clinton in office. I personally don’t believe the threat of terror can ever be completely taken care of, but there’s always the hope in reducing the threat. But if we must act and think like we can, and if we pull out, this country has to know that there’s always a chance of a War on Terror Part II.

Huckabee on Saturday Night Live

Gov. Mike Huckabee on Saturday Night Live.

Lost

If you're watching the current season of ABC's LOST, then you know that the group of Oceanic Flight 815 survivors have split into two groups. One group has gone with John Locke, and the other with Jack Sheppard. The group of survivors were torn between who to listen to when it came to their survival. Locke says they can't trust those who say they can take them home, while Jack says they should go with them. However, Jack is beginning to question the truth of there so called rescuers.

Now we may not be stranded on a mysterious island, waiting to be rescued, but we are looking to elect a leader who can continue to lead us in the right direction. The Democrats are strong in voice when it comes to being agents of change, especially since so many believe that voting Republican means voting for another George W. Bush administration - it isn't. But hey, what makes you think having Hillary in office will be different then when Bill was in the White House.

Perhaps no candidate is favored more for change than Barack Obama. The youth backing is huge for the Illinois senator, and like every other candidate, Barack says he has the experience to run this country. But being a senator doesn't mean he knows how to run a country, something that's been argued by Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee.

After Tuesday's primaries and announcing Barack's wins in Wisconsin and Hawaii, Chris Matthews of MSNBC- The Place for Politics, asked Sen. Kirk Watson to name accomplishments made by Barack Obama. He couldn't. Hmmmm?

If we're looking for an agent of change (this goes for all candidates), let's not elect one who will get us lost.

Skeletons

Oh what a week it was. First you have Hillary Clinton accusing Barack Obama of plagiarism, then you have John McCain being accused of having an affair with a lobbyist. So this brings the question, did they and do we even care?

Hillary Clinton says her opponent uttered words spoken by a friend of his, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. The words spoken by Barack some time ago, we said by Patrick nearly a year ago. In last night's debate on CNN in Texas, Clinton stated, "If your candidacy is going to be about words then they should be your own words." She went on to add, "...Lifting whole passages from someone else's speeches is not change you can believe in, it's change you can Xerox." This statement was met with booing from the attending audience. If Hillary was trying to get some sort of upper hand by making Obama look bad - poorly done.



Sen. John McCain found himself victim of a story printed by the New York Times, a story saying he became involved with a lobbyist several years ago. Personally I believe the sources for this unproven headline have obviously gotten their facts wrong. Isn't it obvious what probably happened? We should all know that McCain is a bit of twitcher, this could've been mistaken for winking. Who knows what caused this story, and who knows why the New York Times decided to print it now. It is possible that someone is looking to shed a little dirt on the GOP frontrunner.

Do these events mean the tides will change for these two candidates? Probably not. Obama is ahead of Hillary, and all McCain has to worry about is whether the Republican party will embrace him. So here's a word of advice for Hillary and the New York Times, when going through someone's closet, make sure you're not placing fake skeletons.

Prayin for a Miracle

So this past week has certainly been an eventful one. Last weekend Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee were the winners of the weekend primaries and caucuses. However, on the GOP side, it would seem McCain has won Washington by a smige of Huckabee, but that has yet to be made a sure thing. Barack Obama increased his chances of becoming the Democratic nominee but not by much, he is still neck-n-neck with Hillary Clinton.

On Tuesday Barack Obama and John McCain took were the winners of the night. Mike Huckabee gave McCain quite the fight for Virginia before losing the state. While it's supposedly mathmatically impossible for Huckabbe to make any sort of comeback, he remains a popular candidate, who continues to prove somewhat of a challenge for McCain.

Mike Huckabee is said not to have much a chance since he lacks the number of delegates to be any sort of threat to the 800+ of John McCain. However, McCain is not without his own set of challenges. He tries his best to prove that he is a conservative candidate, a challenge met by the popularity of Mike Huckabee who has support in the evangelicals. Just last week Huckabee received the endorsement of Dr. James Dobson founder of the christian based family ministry, Focus on the Family. But did an endoresement like that come to late in the game for the former Arkansas state governor? This week in endorsements for McCain came from former GOP candidate Mitt Romney and former President Bush, Sr. And while McCain may be in the lead, he will have to prove himself, a statement also believed by current President George W. Bush. But while McCain must set out to mend fenses, Mike Huckabee must try to rally what support he can, and hope for a miracle. He'll also have to stop playing More Than a Feeling by Boston- lead singer, who supports Obama, doesn't like.

And being a first time voter, I'm still hoping I'll be able to vote for the right candidate. With so many issues to care about, and for the sake of the country, the next commander-in-chief better be someone who can take on the job and get it done right. I think it's time we all take a page from the book of Mike Huckabee and start prayin for a miracle.

Go Ahead and Endorse McCain

So a week after calling it quits, Mitt Romney returned to the campaign trail to endorse Sen. John McCain. This announcement certainly was shocking but after all their little fights and slams, you still had to wonder if it would come. And hey, this move could help Romney earn a future GOP nominee. But for a result like that, McCain either has to win, or the Democrats have to screw up.

This endorsement is just another statement of how McCain is the only candidate worthy of the Republican nominee, despite the fact that Mike Huckabee continues to hang in there. And after all, do you support the guy who is a veteran and once POW, or do you support a former minister?

Though McCain has recieved yet another hand of support, this does not mean he has won the some 280 delegates of Mitt Romney. Why? Well the delegates may not care to go down that same path of their former candidate that leads to supporting McCain. For some of the delegates, McCain will have to wait and see if he can gain their support at the national convention, since those delegates are from caucus states. The other delegates are free to go and support whoever they please.

Word to the delegates, following the leader doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. Would you jump off a cliff if your leader did? In this long haul of an election year, these now leaderless delegates are going to have to make the right call. And is that call to just go ahead and endorse McCain?

Romney is Out

And in a shocking turn of events, Republican candidate Mitt Romney announced the suspension of his campaign for America's next commander-in-chief. This annoucnement comes just two days after Super Tuesday when he stated he would continue with in the race. The former Massachusetts governor said that he was stepping aside to prevent a Democratic candidate from winning. Romney went on to add that he would not let his campaign help aide in the support of a surrender to terror.

Now keeping his campaign from helping Clinton and Obama can not be the only reason for his withdrawal. Romney has dipped into his own wallet and spent more than any other candidate, leading to the conclusion that finanaces played a part his pulling out. His pulling out now could also lead to a future campaign in 2012.

The question arises as to what this will do for the campaigns of John McCain and Mike Huckabee. John McCain the clear leader for the GOP, could gain the endorsement of his former GOP opponent. Also on Super Tuesday, Mike Huckabee declared that the GOP race was indeed a two man race and that he was in it- after having gained much support from the South. Even though he came in third with the number of delegates, Huckabee said earlier in the week that he would no drop out because Romney said he should.

Mitt Romney certainly had his share of quarrels with his Republican opponents, and he also strove to try and prove himself a true conservative. Personally I found him to be...well I began to become not so fond of his character.

So will Romney supporters now sway to backing McCain or will they turn to Huckabee? Or will they choose to support neither? In his closing speech, Romney stated that if needed his supporters would know where to find him. But for now Mitt Romney is out.

Super Tuesday

There are two major events this week, the Super Bowl has come and gone and now Super Tuesday. In case you don't know what goes it's the day where almost have the United States hold their caucuses and primaries. On the Democratic side you have the historical competiers, Senators' Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. On the GOP side, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee., and that Ron Paul guy. However, Mega Tuesday ended with no nomination on either side. Obama and Clinton are neck-n-neck, and McCain is leading but he did not win enough to earn the full backing of the GOP. And that leaves Huckabee and Romney, while Romney did well, Huckabee was able to steal his thunder. So with the day over with, what does the future hold from the events of Super Tuesday?

States won on and before Super Tuesday

Signed First Time Voter in the Coun-try

Dear Mitt Romney,
I’ll say this calmly
And please don’t whine
But I’m sure you’ll find
That when you whine
The reactions aren’t very kind
So because you’re being rude
And sorry to say this dude
But Huckabee
Has got to be
The nominee
For the GOP
Signed first time voter in the coun-try

Together

As we approach Super Tuesday we think of which Demorcat and Republican will win the people over. And in this year of of the supposedly "much needed" change, the candiates look to steer America in the right direction. That direction can only go one way, but perhaps if the candidates watched the Super Bowl, they could find a way where both parties could travel down that road together.