Democrats Encouraged to Vote for Mitt Romney in Michigan

Hmmmmm.....sounds kind of fishy, but it is true none the less. The popular left-wing blog "Daily KOS" is encouraging Democrats in Michigan to vote for Mitt Romney. Why you may ask? Well, it turns out that the democratic party stripped Michigan of its delegates after it violated party rules. In turn, Hilliary Clinton is the only candidate on the ballot. However, since Michigan is an open primary, anyone can vote for the Republicans who are contending there, even Democrats.

This is the basis for Daily KOS' idea to encourage its Michigan Democratic readers to vote Romney. The rational behind the idea is to help Mitt win Michigan and stay in the race. Why would they want to do this you ask? Well, since many believe that Romney needs to win Michigan to stay in the race, and Huckabee and McCain are lined up in first and second in the national polls, Daily KOS feels that Mitt staying in the race would be the best thing that could happen to the Democrats. This way the Republican vote will continue to be fragmented and the candidates will continue to battle each other fiercely for votes causing the GOP to lose unity.

Sounds like a pretty good idea to me! Although, I only support it because I genuinely feel that Mitt is not only the best candidate on either side, but because he can defeat the Democrats (which would be funny if this blog helped him stay in). They even feel that this plan will hurt Romney too, as his win will look unearned and humourous. They say "How 'legitimate' will the Mittster's victory look if liberals provide the margin of victory? Think of the hilarity that will ensue." A fair enough statement, but it will only put him on the same level as McCain and Huckabee, who were propelled to victory in New Hampshire and Iowa, on the wings of Democrats and Independents. We already know that Mitt would have won New Hampshire if only Republicans picked up the ballot, and would have done so by a margin of 7%. So who really cares if the media spins it that Mitt won because of Democrats voting him. It's a heck of a lot better than him losing because democrats vote Huckabee. Then with Mitt back in the race with more of a shot than ever, the states that actually have a majority of Republicans will vote for the real conservatives and the men will be separated from the boys.

When asked about this blog's strategy to vote for him, Mitt said that his only goal is to convince Republican voters to choose him. When Mike Huckabee was told about it, he said to tell the Democrats to vote for him. Ironically, he could probably actually run for the Democrats considering his liberal record on many issues.

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Independents and Democrats Decide Early GOP Primaries

The funniest, yet disturbing thing about the race for the GOP nomination is that it might be decided by Democrats and Independents. Now I’m not talking about the effect that the liberal Mainstream Media has on the public, propping up the Republican candidates that they want and criticizing the ones they don’t (for their own benefits of course). I’m not talking about influence from these groups, but actually cold hard votes from them in open Republican caucuses. Interestingly, the first few “major” state primaries in the race are actually made up of decisively less Republican voters than most.
Rush Limbaugh said about this very topic, “Now, this is really fascinating, and it also illustrates how the little people actually knew before all these primaries began. All this hype about who has to win where and who has to win what, is meaningless -- except for what I said. You have Iowa, New Hampshire, two states that do not feature conservatives. The caucuses are a weird setup in Iowa, and, of course, New Hampshire anybody can cross the state line and vote, and among conservatives Romney beat McCain by seven points! It was with independents he won. Now, we're Republicans, and theoretically we're out there trying to nominate a conservative to run as president here, as close to one as we can get, and yet the guy who wins New Hampshire is going all over the board, and the guy who wins Iowa getting votes from independents, who by definition are not conservatives! This is why, folks -- this is precisely why -- McCain and Huckabee are feverishly trying to get Romney out now, as soon as they can, and this is why they are being vicious in their attacks on Romney.”

If it wasn’t for independents, Mitt would have actually taken New Hampshire by a comfortable margin. If only Republicans were voting for their Republican candidate, the results would have changed. Now Mitt goes into Michigan where the voting dynamics are completely unique. Here’s what is going on there (again, taken from Rush Limbaugh). “Michigan is the same. Now, the Democrats in Michigan, they got a little bit different problem because Michigan violated party rules and is running ahead of when the party wanted to, so Michigan's getting no delegates. The Republican Party is penalizing Michigan a little but not totally, so there are delegates at stake for the Republicans in Michigan. So Hillary is the only person on the ballot in Michigan. Nobody else is competing there. The Democrat Party in Michigan is urging people on the Democrat side to vote nobody. They don't want them crossing the aisle. They want nobody, because they're trying to get even with the party and make amends at the same time to try to get some delegates that can vote and count at the convention.” Despite this, if democrats see Mitt as a threat, they could go vote as Republicans for Huckabee or McCain, just to stop him. In a way, that’s why it’s good that, at the moment, Huckabee is looking so good in the media’s eyes ( because Michigan voters might perceive Romney as the weaker candidate and vote for him instead, just as they may have done for McCain in New Hampshire).

The key for Mitt Romney is to hold strong and do well until Super Tuesday when actual conservatives get to vote and represent the majority. This is why Limbaugh points out “that the states that allow independents and even Democrats to vote in their Republican primaries are not indicative of the Republican Party, which is why McCain and Huckabee have shots in them. McCain and Huckabee are winning these early states, where Republicans are outnumbered. It's not Republicans; it's not conservatives in majority who were electing Huckabee or McCain, so far, voting for them.”

If you look at Romney’s success with actual Republicans, an interesting trend can be seen. “Rich Lowry posted something interesting yesterday at National Review Online. He entitled it "The McCain Weakness." This is what he wrote: "This is it: Conservatives were 54% of the electorate [in New Hampshire] and McCain lost to Romney among them by seven points. When the race moves south, conservatives will probably be 75-80% of the electorate, and they will presumably dominate in closed primaries. But this is the thing: At the outset, it looked like the way the early states were stacked up would help Romney. But once Romney lost Iowa, they were stacked up to help McCain.”

The media keeps saying that Romney will be out with each in every state that he doesn’t win. It’s an absolutely ludicrous view. They’re saying this about Michigan, but they just finished saying the same thing about New Hampshire. The Mainstream Media might as well just come out and officially endorse one of the Democrats because that is exactly what they do, despite claiming to be “news” or “unbiased”. It is sad, however, that if these early states prove to take Mitt out, that he would go before ever getting to the states where as Limbaugh says, “a majority of Republicans, conservative Republicans are going to vote” and if this turns out to be the case “by Super Tuesday, Republicans might have as their two choices people that are not conservatives, I should say, and have their leads based on votes from Democrats and independents. Can you say "screwed?”

Now I don’t think this will be the case, and neither does Rush, but it is hilarious that the RNC allows the first few states to be ones ruled by independents and democrats. Even though in this race, no candidate currently has true momentum, this setup has the potential to create momentum for non-conservative candidates who don’t represent Republicans and destroy it for those that do! Mitt Romney will truck on, but unfortunately he has a much harder battle than the other less conservative candidates who benefit from these first few unusual, backward primaries. Fortunately, I believe that this battle is one that both Mitt and his supporters are both willing and able to fight.

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A Good Night For Mitt Romney

I was especially excited for tonight’s Fox News South Carolina debate in Myrtle Beach as I was very curious how it would play out. It was evident in the last two debates that McCain, Huckabee and Thompson all ganged up on Mitt, even with personal attacks (which made them huge hypocrites by the way). But with the South Carolina primary approaching and Huckabee and McCain doing well in the pre-polls and Thompson badly needing a victory there, I wondered if their alliance would have to be broken and if they would turn on each other. Would they leave Mitt alone because, in their view, he is no longer a threat, or would they try to finish him off once and for all. Well it turns out that Fred Thompson went hard against both Huckabee and McCain and performed very well. I am glad for this because if he gains popularity, it will really split the vote up, and I have a feeling that it will increase Romney’s chances of a strong showing in South Carolina, an integral primary.

As for a post-debate evaluation, I was thoroughly impressed with Mitt Romney’s performance. Despite getting much less camera time than he usually does, I thought that the answers and comments that he gave were clear, concise, and powerful. Instead of focusing on others weaknesses, he purely convinced voters why he is needed in Washington. He did not deviate from his message that “Washington is broken” and it’s not going to get fixed by putting the same people there, only in different chairs. He made an extremely powerful case for himself in his closing remarks. He talked about how he has been an agent of change his whole life, whether it be in business, in the Olympics, or in government office. He is constantly criticized for the amount of money he has and how much he is spending on his campaign. This is jealousy at its best. Why should we penalize a man for being successful and showing that he has the money to back up his national campaign against the democrats if he is elected the Republican nominee? Isn’t this a good thing? Heck, he didn’t even take a salary as Governor of Massachusetts. I guess anything can be negatively spun by both the liberal media or the other candidates. Clearly he is doing this because he wants to make America stronger for future generations and is a fine example of patriotism. One thing I think Mitt should stress even more is his superiority in both talent and experience in economics over any other candidate both Republican or Democrat. I say this not only because it is a hot topic for Michigan voters (a state he needs to win), but because many other issues hinge upon the economy. For example, many of the candidates, including McCain and Huckabee say that they want to spend more on the military (up to 6% of the GDP in Huck’s case). So where will these magic funds come from? The US already has a 9 trillion dollar debt owned partly by the Chinese. It’s nice to deliver that kind of lip service but if you don’t have the goods to back it up, it’s useless. Tonight Mike Huckabee said in response to a question, that he HAD to raise taxes in his state, but that the fruits of the increases were things like better education. No one will argue that better education is a bad thing, but the fact is that Mitt Romney could have done it without raising taxes. He did it in Massachusetts with health care. How is Huck going to increase the military? I’ll give you a clue. It rhymes with axes and starts with a ‘T’ (oh ya, and true conservatives hate them). The best candidate to fight recession with a strong economy is Mitt. A stronger economy and smarter spending are the only things that can support a bigger military without levying extra taxes. Neither McCain or Huckabee have great skills or ideas to strengthen the economy. With Huck it’s just obvious (no one-liner can hide that blunt truth) and McCain even recently told voters in Michigan that he didn’t know much about the economy when he said “I'm going to be honest: I know a lot less about economics than I do about military and foreign policy issues. I still need to be educated”. Strong military, strong education, and strong families with good jobs are all based on the foundation of a strong and vibrant economy, which only Romney can effectively produce. The further we get into the race, the more we have a chance to examine not only the other candidates, but also what is a stake, and the more apparent it becomes that America NEEDS Mitt Romney at this fragile stage of its history.

To see what some of the pundits said about Mitt’s performance click here.

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A Closer, More Personal Look at Mitt Romney and His Family

Undoubtedly, Mitt Romney is strong on the issues and would be an excellent president. However, it is obvious that many voters in the election don't necessarily care about the issues, but rather about who the funniest candidate is or who gives the most stirring speeches. Frankly, many Americans want to see more in a candidate than just their accomplishments and plans for America. It is unfortunate that many put these trivial things before the issues (as a President's personality and likability fleets in the face of poor decisions and failure) , but none the less it is true. I thought this video that I found on YouTube would help us see more of the man Mitt Romney. He is, evidently, a family man who loves to have fun and deserves it because he works so hard. It portrays Mitt and his family having a blast at their cottage on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Tearing Apart the Conservative Coalition

Ronald Reagan created a conservative coalition that he claimed could beat the democrats in every single election. He realized that conservatives would win united or fall divided. Even though individuals are conservatives for various reasons, Reagan categorized conservatives into three major groups: Social Conservatives (concerned with morality issues such as abortion and gay marriage), Economic Conservatives (desiring prudent and minimal government spending, less taxes, and a thriving free market), and Foreign Policy / Defense Conservatives (concerned with border control, strong military, strong foreign policies to help the US). These groups still exist today and still have the potential to take on the democrats if they can be united under the banner of one candidate. The liberal media is aware of this and will use its power and influence to try and tear apart the coalition and strip it of its strength. But the Mainstream Media is only one of the four horsemen of the proverbial Conservative Coalition Apocalypse. There are three more: Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Rudy Giuliani.

Today, my friend that knows I support for Mitt, said "hey, you're guy Romney is losing pretty bad isn't he?" Wow, that is so far from the truth it's crazy. Now I don't blame her for thinking that. Anyone who turns on CNN without reading the truth first would think the same. It's all doom and gloom reported for any candidate they see as a threat to the democrats. First they said Mitt Romney would be out of the race if he lost New Hampshire. He came second. Now they are saying he's out if he loses Michigan. They are so biased that it's hard to even call it news. The reality is that Mitt Romney is actually winning. He has the most delegates and the most votes. Here is the pure vote count:

Romney - 97,287 (29.8%)

McCain - 94,320 (28.9%)

Huckabee - 64,397 (19.7%)

Paul - 28,014 (8.6%)

Giuliani - 22,383 (6.9%)

Thompson - 18,464 (5.7%)

Hunter - 1,607 (0.5%)

Clearly the media is just trying to discourage Romney voters. But why would they do this to poor old Mitt? Rush Limbaugh (link) had some good insight when he said:

"The Drive-By Media would love to destroy the conservative coalition. They would love to destroy the conservative base to the Republican Party. That's why they are promoting Huckabee; it is why they are promoting McCain.

The Drive-By Media, ladies and gentlemen, will tell us each and every day who the true conservatives in the Republican primary are, and they will tell us by virtue of who they attack and also by virtue of who they prop up. They are propping up McCain; they are propping up Huckabee. The Drive-By Media hate conservatives. They want to destroy conservatism. It is the bulwark standing in their way of power and monopolistic control of all the apparatus of the country, government, media, and everything else. It's one of the best indicators I can offer you. If you're asking who is the genuine conservative out there or who is most conservative, who is most liberal on the Republican side, just take a look at who the Drive-Bys are enamored of and you will be able to answer the question yourself without me having to tell you. Why do you think that Senator McCain is making his big stand in New Hampshire? Because he did well there in 2000 and because he knows he runs really well with independents. He knows that New Hampshire is not a big conservative state.

This is based on truth, and it is in fact truth: the media are out to break up conservatives. I was instant messaging with F. Lee last night, and to me, there is no question. I spent this weekend in intense study of what's going on up there. I watched more political TV this weekend than I have watched probably in the last six months. My instincts were confirmed: Media are out to break up conservatives, dispirit us, destroy us, destroy the Republican coalition of the evangelicals; the social and fiscal conservatives; they're out to destroy that."

The Media would love for Mike Huckabee to win, because he would hand an easy win over the democrats in the general election and the Evangelical voters would finally lose their power. Huckabee breaks up the coalition as he does not represent the fiscal and defense conservatives. McCain and Giuliani don't appeal to social conservatives and McCain is also weak on immigration. These are the ones (especially Huck and McCain) that the democrats can't praise enough. It makes you wonder, why would they praise Republicans? Gee, that's sort of strange, but proves that Rush is on the money with his views.

The problem is that many Americans rely on the news as their sole source of information regarding the election, so unfortunately it has a much greater influence on their decisions than it should. But if Mitt continues to show a strong first or second in each state, through the vote of informed conservatives, he will win the nomination and go on to be the strongest Republican candidate to face the either Obama or Clinton.

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What Can Mitt Do for Michigan?

The next state to hold Republican primaries is Michigan. It is Mitt's home state and the state in which his father, George Romney, was governor. As far as strategy goes, it is an important state for Romney to win, holding 30 Republican delegates. All this being said, these reasons are not in any shape or form valid reasons to vote for Mitt (just as the fact that Huckabee is Evangelical is no reason for other Evangelicals to vote for him, ignoring merit and the issues). But there are plenty of really important reasons for Michigan to support Mitt.

Michigan is in dire need of someone who can turn it around economically. Michigan was largely built on the backs of the "big-three" auto makers and many other companies which manufacture parts for or are directly related to the auto industry. You don't need me to tell you that the "big-three" aren't exactly doing the greatest as of late, and thus the auto industry in Michigan (again, an overwhelming portion of the state's economy) is pretty beaten up. Enter Romney, a shrewd businessman who has turned many a company completely 180 degrees, from being destitute to profitable. Frankly, Michigan needs Mitt Romney. He would be the best candidate to stimulate the economy, among all the other positive effects he will have. Hopefully Michigan voters will stick to the issues, rather than less important things as was done in Iowa and somewhat in New Hampshire.

Jason Bonham of Race 4 2008 wrote a pertinent article on the matter, entitle "Why Romney Speaks to Michigan Voters". I highly recommend taking a look.

Here is the Romney Michigan ad "It's personal to Me"

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Republican Race Update - Mitt Leads On Delegate Scoreboard

John McCain won the New Hampshire Republican primary tonight with 37% of the vote. Mitt Romney came in a strong second with 32%, followed by Huckabee with 11%. Some view Romney's second place as a disappointment, but he is still far from out of the race. Actually, quite the opposite. He has won two silver medals and one gold. No other candidate ranks higher as of yet. Here is the current deligate count (what really matters):

• Romney - 30
• Huckabee - 21
• McCain - 10
• Thompson - 6
• Paul - 2
• Hunter - 1
• Giuliani – 1

The left wing media acts as if Mitt Romney has already lost, but this is only because they fear he can beat the democrats. This is what Rush Limbaugh, political guru, said about the matter (provided by Michiganders for Mitt).

"Conservative talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, addressed a misguided notion coming out of the Beltway/Manhattan Media Elite:

Now they’re saying if Romney finishes second, he’s finished. How can that be? How can coming in second in the first two states finish somebody? If he comes in second, it may disappoint some people, but it also means that in these two states he’s the only Republican to win high spots in both. The idea that anybody’s finished after New Hampshire and Iowa is absurd. It’s Drive-By Media spin designed to dispirit and depress people. They’re out there saying, “Where does Romney go after New Hampshire?” Where do any of them go? It’s wide open! They go on to the next primary! South Carolina and Michigan. That’s where they go. For the Beltway crowd — not just the media, but for people that live and work inside the Beltway — to make conclusive statements about who’s going to win and who won’t based on all this — two states — is nuts, at least as far as the Republicans are concerned. There is no one candidate that has any front-runner momentum right now at all on the Republican side.

It is now onto South Carolina and Michigan, where Mitt will continue to make headway. He has the message, vision, experience, and finances to run a national campaign. For most of Mitt’s colleagues, they have a message that only resonates to a narrow part of selective state voters, and their ideas do not reflect the conservative outside-the-beltway change that Mitt Romney embodies."

Mitt Romney is not only still in this race, but he is winning. Michigan, his home state will be key for him, with 30 delegates at stake, but we here at Canadians for Mitt believe that he will prevail.

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McCain Quit Whining!

(Isn’t that a Canadian Mapleleaf on the sign McCain is holding? Just wondering.)

I was watching CNN and they showed McCain at an appearance yesterday whining that same old tired statement “New Hampshire can’t be bought”. Isn’t it funny how broke campaigns like to use that to garner votes? Like they should punish organized campaigns for raising more money by not voting for them. Also how come McCain and Huckabee spend SO MUCH TIME whining about the “attack ads” but they never really seam too eager to answer as to their record that the ad simply points out. How dare Romney point out where they are different and in his opinion where they are wrong.

McCain like Huckabee talks less about his record and platform and more about the typical politician double talk. You know things like McCain/Feingold, McCain/Kennedy, being against repealing the death tax… are hard things to hide try as he might. Whenever McCain and Huckabee are confronted about things governor Romney has merely pointed out they both say things like Romney is running a desperate and dishonest campaign or that his campaign is in a tailspin. How about responding to the issue. You can’t can you.

Both McCain and Huckabee have limited appeal to the true conservative base. Huckabee relies heavily on social conservative Evangelicals and McCain is being propped up by independents not so much by Republicans. How far with this take either of them remains to be seen but, they are damaging the Republican flavour with their less than conservative records and platforms.

And speaking of whining I just saw the clip of Chuck Norris whining on FOX about that Huckabee gets called minister yet Romney of whom was a bishop doesn’t get called bishop Romney. Well Chuck I might be wrong but, I think Romney was a Stake president as well and that aclually makes him president Romney! I got to admit, I like how that sounds.

Thanks Chuck!

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McCain no... stop it, no John, JOHN... NO MEANS NO!

Sometimes you gotta wonder, what are people thinking. First we face a big contender in a bumbling elmer fudd in Iowa, and now it's ross perot, but angrier and less predictable found in John McCain.

New Hampshire is responding well to McCain, and we must ask why. Why are we seriously considering McCain. Why are we seriously considering a guy who just earlier this year found his anger uncontrollable when questioned by a colleague on the senate floor (please google McCain Cornyn) So when confronted a guy finds his emotions uncontrollable and the absolute best way to address someone with whom he disagrees is to yell and swear. This isn't an isolated incident mind you, look at his campaign trail, the angry McCain, the reacting like a three year old, he's still there (see debates with Romney where McCain thinks he's on a third graders playground instead of a presidential debate.... zing!) What happens when we're talking to Iran and things don't go the way we thought, does our president flip out, jump up and yell F-you! and walk out, or do we prefer petty "yer mom" esque jokes in order to be the wittier one in the room. Anyone who runs from the issues in order to get a cheap barb demands us to look at what is going to happen when the debate or negotiation is for real?

I mean we are talking about a guy who has been on a hunt for the whitehouse since before 2000 and is not getting the hint. He wants to make a difference but has been very obama esque in that everything is done to set himself up for better candidacy. This guy doesn't care about America or its people, he cares about saving face and that's why he won't go away when America says it doesn't want him to be their president. McCain doesn't represent America, McCain doesn't respectably represent Arizona, McCain is an embarrassment over and over again, and to you McCain supporters out there, do we really need another embarrassment leading the free world? How about we go with someone who can handle pressure without cracking, someone who can conduct himself responsibly, and has been in a negotiation that matters before, not to mention have been successful in them.

I can't believe this guy is even here still. McCain, Perot got the hint when America told him no, why can't you? You probably remember this from your dating days, but McCain.... No means no. It's not us, it's you.

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Who is the real conservative?

Elect Romney in 2008 just released an article entitled "Who is the Real Conservative? Here’s an Easy Test." It sums up Rush Limbaugh's recent words on his popular radio show about how Republicans can conduct a simple test to see who the real conservative in the race is. The article:

Human Events just named Rush Limbaugh the “Man of the Year.” They proclaim that

“His voice defined the conservative movement in 2007.”

But on his radio program today, Rush offered all conservatives a simple test anyone can use to determine the best conservative candidate in the 2008 Presidential Race. The test is this: Look at who the Mainstream Media attacks repeatedly and then look at who they “prop up.” The conservatives are the ones who will reap the most attacks. The phony conservatives will be “propped up” by the Mainstream Media in an effort to “break up the conservative coalition.”

Huckabee and McCain are conservative cut-outs that have been propped up by the MSM. There is little or no conservative substance to their messages. Any wins for these two are not definitive of the conservative movement.

Instead, look at who the MSM is trying to bring down. Look at whose doom is consistently prophesied. If one were to believe all the predictions of Romney’s imminent downfall, it would be amazing that he is still enough of a threat that they must still tout his coming destruction.

Even though Rush claims not to endorse any candidate, he sure spells out pretty clearly who he doesn't like and makes it easy to see who he does.

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The Man With a Plan Dominates Team McThompsabee in New Hampshire Debate

It was clear that Mitt Romney dominated the ABC and Fox New Hampshire debates on Saturday and Sunday. He stuck to the issues while team McThompsabee and, to an extent, Giuliani teamed up on him, attacking him at every opportunity (like a pack of ravenous hyenas on a three-legged dog). It's pretty laughable that these guys who are whining about Romney's negative attacks on them, calling them "desperate", are now the ones on the offensive. But as Mitt said in the debate, he is not attacking them personally through his ads, but showing the public FACTS about their records, important for voters to know in order to make wise and informed decisions. At first I found it unfair that everyone (except Ron Paul) was teaming up against Mitt, but soon realized that all the attention puts him in an excellent position. As voters watched that debate, they must have really thought that Mitt was big news as he was the object of so much attention. By all joining against Romney, they made him look totally unique, and gave up key opportunities to show why they differed from each other. For the most part the majority of their comments were fairly generic and relatively unimpressive. Heck, I thought Thompson was going to drop dead half way through one of his comments....that guy could put a kid to bed that just finished drinking a couple cans of Coke (McCain too, but not because he's boring, but just extremely old, bitter and likely suffers from extremely high blood pressure).

What also made Mitt unique, besides the fact that he focused on the issues instead of attacking others' character, was that he is the 'man with a plan'. He is one of the only candidates, Republican or Democrat, who actually says he wants to do something and then talks about HOW he plans to accomplish it. This is where the businessman in him really shines. In contrast, take Huckabee for example. He is notorious for quoting Abraham Lincoln, the Bible, or spouting off some other inspirational words for five minutes, and then talking about what he actually wants to DO for one minute, but almost NEVER tells us how he actually plans to make it happen. Take the ABC debate where he said that he wants America to become totally non-dependent on foreign oil in 10 years ("anything is possible in America", he says), but gives absolutely no strategy on how to do it. That's like saying, "I'd like to have all the children of the world join hands in a spirit of harmony and peace, but don't ask me how to do it, I'd just said it because it looks good." Conversely, when you hear Romney's ideas, he is clear, concise, to-the-point, and wastes less time with a semi-inspiration preamble and more time in Realityville, telling us how it's gonna go down. The last thing Washington needs is another talker. Talk is cheap. Mitt Romney does what he says and does it well.

The other major thing that impressed me about Romney were his words about leadership. Paraphrasing, he said that America doesn't need an expert in a specific field, it needs a leader. For example, John McCain makes about 100 (times pi) references to his military experience every time he opens his mouth. No disrespect to McCain for his service (it's very honourable), but half the time it's not exactly pertinent to the discussion at hand. There is nothing wrong with his experience, but it doesn't necessarily make him the right man to sit in the Oval Office. I mean, maybe with his military expertise he should apply for some national position in the military. What Mitt Romney said is that we need a leader in power, someone who can make executive decisions, listen to others, perform well under pressure, and inspire others. McCain is not that guy (especially with that nasty temper of his and excessive winking). Romney has these traits. He has the skills needed to be a great leader and will be able to gain any experience he lacks quickly.

Romney demonstrated in the New Hampshire debates that he has the goods, and made many of the other candidates look foolish in the process. After the debate was over Fox News showed how voters in New Hampshire reacted to the debate. In a room full of New Hampshire residents the question was asked "how many of you were planning to vote Mitt Romney before the debate?" A few hands went up. Then they were asked (after the debate was over) "how any of you want to vote for him now?" Almost every single hand shot up, and several individuals were interviewed explaining why they thought Mitt was the best choice. At this pace, Mitt is well on his way to victory.

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Video - Glenn Beck of CNN Says About Huckabee What the Liberal Media Won't

Glenn Beck of CNN, who is sick at home, rips on Mike Huckabee after seeing the results in Iowa. He says the things the left-wing media won't. This is the kind of truth that they need to show on the news more often. However, as Rush Limbaugh has said, they choose not to. The liberal media would love to see Huckabee take the Republican nomination as he would be a lamb to the slaughter against a Clinton or Obama. The Democrats are fearful of the Evangelical right and want to take away their political power once and for all by absolutely crushing Huckabee in the nationals. Ed Rollins, Huckabee's campaign manager says that Reagan's coalition of conservatives is a thing of the past. He couldn't be more wrong. The conservative coalition is the only thing that can defeat the democrats time and time again. Huckabee is trying to tear it apart and the Democrats couldn't be happier with him. A vote for Huckabee is a vote for the democrats.

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Huckabee Unstoppable In Iowa with Religious Bigots On His Side

To Mitt Romney supporters, Jan 3^rd was a disappointing day. It was not only obvious, but also deeply saddening that a good portion of Iowans discriminated because of religion (see previous post by Al). On the positive side, whether your support Obama or not, history was made when Iowans helped the first African-American candidate to win such an important state primary. Although it is apparent that to most of America, including Iowa, that race is no longer an issue, it is obvious that there are still a lot of Evangelicals who would rather choose one of their own than someone far more qualified. I don’t want to broad-brush Evangelicals, because there are so many who are politically responsible, including even those who voted Huckabee, not because of his faith, but because they actually liked his policies. However, it sickens me to see that bigotry is still commonplace in some states and the many vote not because their guy is good, but because the other guy is Mormon or _____ (insert any other factor that shouldn’t matter). This quote taken from Mitt Rocks explains what happened in Iowa best:

"As I watched the Iowa caucus results rolling in, I couldn't help but wonder how Pastor Mike pulled this off. How on earth could a guy with the stench of an Amway salesman beat a candidate of Romney's caliber. But then CNN ran a shockingly telling graphic. Here are the numbers:

60% of Iowa caucus voters were evangelicals

82% of evangelicals said religious affiliation was a very important or important qualification

Mike Huckabee is an evangelical pastor

Mitt Romney is a Mormon

DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS"

Now that I’ve gotten that off my chest, onto more positive discourse. Despite the proverbial low-blow that Iowa gave Mitt Romney, he did still finish strongly in second and the race for the republican nomination is FAR from over. In fact it is shaping up to be a real nail-biter, and it may still not even be clear who will win the nomination until Super Tuesday when most of the states have their primaries.

Despite Mitt’s loss to the Huckster in Iowa, he actually has the most delegates so far, and the candidate with the most delegates at the National Republican Convention in the summer will take the nomination. Yesterday, he overwhelmingly won Wyoming (67% of the vote), plus, of the Republican runners, he has the most “super delegates” with six (Huckabee has three). These are the results thus far:

Total Delegate Allocation

• Romney - 26
• Huckabee - 20
• Thompson - 6
• McCain - 3
• Paul - 2
• Hunter - 1
• Giuliani – 1

This is going to be an extremely close race, and I think that it might even stay close right until the last states. Even though Iowa was a blow to Mitt’s campaign, the positive side is that it may wake up Republican pundits, who think Huckabee and McCain are unsuited for the nomination, to step up and be heard.

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Iowa, you cowards.

So no surprise, Iowa caucused on Thursday. What was a surprise was that Romney lost Iowa. It was a close race, why should it have come as much of a surprise? Well I was on the ground in Des Moines for the days leading up to the caucus, and genuinely felt the result would be very different.

You see, Mike Huckabee isn't fooling anyone, even after winning Iowa, no one thinks this guy is gonna be the next president, Mike Huckabee is no one's real candidate of choice, he was an alternative.

In unofficial exit polling after Thursday's caucuses, it was suggested that when asked who would make a better president, voters consented 6-1 that Romney was a better candidate for president than any other. Why the heck didn't they vote their conscience?

If you had the chance to attend any of the precincts caucus events, chances are you got a good taste of religious bigotry. Mike Huckabee and his supporters turned this into a religious popularity race, with many speeches turning into blatant, unveiled anti-mormon rants as opposed to political arguing. Unfortunately, many of the Romney stump speeches were merely pleas to vote according to your conscience and the issues and leave religion out of it. Why didn't Iowans vote their conscience, cause this race wasn't about politics at all, it was about a population who didn't want to think beyond the generalizations and has made midwesterners look like fools because of it.

You take it to the western states and you'll never hear masses exiting the polls saying "well I voted for a douche bag, but at least it wasn't for the mormon" you go to the eastern states, northern states, any states but the midwest, and such an exclamation would be absurd and certainly frowned on. Shame on you Mike Huckabee for incubating such sentiments and shame on you Iowa for being blind enough to run into his open, blubbering arms.

Comments were made from Huckabee supporters, when asked why they voted for him their responses included "because he's like one of us, he doesn't seem shiny and polished" Why, dear Iowa would it ever seem appropriate to want a president in a flannel shirt. I don't want someone like Huck, or in the words of his supporters, 'like me,' running the country, I want someone with experience, a professional who can handle the pressures of the office. Not a buffoon who would make Bush's depth of political understanding look like Lincoln. How's about you rise up from the ignorant guy who hangs out at yer casey's gas station and come into the age of CEO and executive and actually become respectable again.

Of course 6 to 1 think Romney's a better president, it's an elmer fudd vs Clark Kent, but Iowa wouldn't vote what they know they should have.

Iowa, you cowards.

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