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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Iowa, Can We Talk?

Iowa, can we talk?

What happens there on January 3rd has huge ramifications on the Republican party, the nomination, the election. New Hampshire is watching, the country is watching, and the world is watching.

This is WAY too important to vote based on anything less than “Who is the best candidate to do the job, taking into consideration his qualifications, experience, and record”

The choice you make tomorrow could start a chain of events that could lead America (and ultimately the world) down two very different paths; one towards positive change and a promising future and one with very negative implications.

The Republican party has stood for life, traditional marriage and strong families. These are among many important values that hangs in the balance.

If Huckabee cons enough voters and wins, or even pulls off a close second, his victory could seal the deal for a Giuliani nomination, which means that the morality issues that mean so much to Republicans will be forgotten and a pro-choice candidate will represent the GOP!

To the point … Am I the only one who has had just about enough of Huckabee’s crap! (*Note - The following rant is in no particular order and does not include all the points I had wished to make).

I am sick of Huckabee whining about the money Romney has spent in Iowa. MIKE, call it what you want, but the rest of us call it a strategy, spreading the good news, and just plain common sense. This is an election, and a candidate’s ability to raise money shows, in part, how well he will do in the nationals. He was pretty much unknown and needed to get his message out. Just because you can throw out the “Christian leader” image and expect every Evangelical to line up and support you regardless of your actual performance and political ability, doesn’t mean that others have such luxuries. Because of much religious bigotry, Mitt has to work many times harder than the rest and spend more money to help others see past his religion (which should never be an issue in the first place) and view him for the quality leader his is.

I am tired of hearing people say that Huckabee is so likeable. His likeability is in the eye of the beholder. It seems that every single day we are introduced to some other controversy that involved him in his service Arkansas governor. It seems as if there is going to be more skeletons found in his closet than were found in the Cambodian Killing Fields. Questionable state appointments, pardons/clemency based on donations, cover-ups while his son was investigated for brutally murdering an innocent dog, receiving lavish gifts by taking advantage of his title and authority, and destroying hard drives when leaving office that documented his incompetence are just a few of the stunts that Huckabee has pulled.

Governor Huckabee claims to be a unifier but, he is quite the opposite. He states openly that Evangelicals should support him whether or not he is the best candidate. His “Don’t Mormons believe that Jesus and Satan are brothers” stunt with a reporter while claiming to know nothing about Mormonism is pure garbage! What does this say about his character if he expects us to believe that he knows nothing about Mormonism, yet he was the keynote speaker at a Baptist Convention in Salt Lake City back in 1998. Who is he fooling, the American voter now, or all the Baptists that attended the convention then? Was he just making stuff up or did he indeed know? Either way Mike, it doesn’t come off as honest. He claims that he is the victim of negative ad campaigns, which Romney states are accurate (not trying to hide what he’s doing), yet he’s been trying so hard to take negative shots at Romney but still look like he’s the good guy. Was his comment in the ad he decided not to run about Mitt’s dishonesty really just describing himself?! Dividing the party along religious lines is dangerous.

And about that press conference, he must feel that voters severely lack intelligence. I find it insulting that he thinks people are stupid enough not to see that the whole thing was a sad attempt to get the media to do his dirty work, while he looks like the nice guy. If Huck gains the world and loses his soul, he profiteth not voters and the respect of intelligent people everywhere. It’s one thing to pull a stunt like that, but it’s another to do it and then act as God’s political protégé. I bet God is shaking his head at Huck’s desperate antics.

Huck’s apparent grasp of foreign policy is a complete façade. His constant charade demonstrates his mastery of the art that the Iranian government perfected, namely fanning the fire behind the scenes and yet claiming to the world that they are trying to help.

Perhaps next time an opponent states a difference in policy or practice, or Huck is asked a searching question about an important issue, maybe he should actually state his stance and plans for action, instead of a semi-funny one-liners or stupid comments. It might help for people understand his positions, not just that he is capable of evading them through humour. Maybe he should change his name to Duckabee (as in ‘duck’ the issues).

It seems fitting that Huck is going on Jay Leno tonight so he can joke around and have a few laughs. His rise in the polls is anything but laughable though.

I just saw him talking to a crowd in Iowa saying something to the effect “if you will vote for me and I win, it will go down in history as a huge shock”. In other words, vote for him because, well, wouldn’t it be cool to make history. Ironically, his words are, in a way, an ad against him. Why would it be such a shock if Huck won - BECAUSE HE SHOULDN’T EVEN BE CLOSE TO THE TOP! Even he seems shocked. Hello!!! If the candidate is shocked that he won, shouldn’t that tell you something right there.

Iowa, you know who the real conservative is. The candidate who should come away from Iowa with the win is the same and only runner in the race that can take the fight to the Democrats in the general election. He is the only one who can unite all types of conservatives together. Face it, the Mitt fits.

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on the ground, romneying like we do

So we got together and decided that what good was a canadian supporting mitt romney site if we didn't win the Iowa caucus, the proverbial catalyst for the Romney strategy. So we pooled our resources and had enough to buy me hitchhikers pass all the way to Iowa. I sit here in my plush condo (ummm) after a day of working out of Romney HQ Iowa, making phone calls, knocking doors, eating lunch, making more phone calls, etc. Let me tell you, it doesn't get any better than this.

The great thing about being here is the urgency in the air. Working side by side with some of these people who have been here for weeks and knowing that the big dance is in less than 24 hours, it's pretty exciting.

So I phone called and worked the beat, seeking out all republicans worth their american flag patch that should be sewn on a backpack to try and convince them of the joys that are Mitt Romney. His wife Ann came in about midway through the day to buoy up the supporters which had grown about 250 strong.

But then things got good, when we hit the jackpot, a Romney Rally right here in Des Moines. We got the hoopla from all the intro folks, some guy talked about how he changed his life, delivered his baby, and cured cancer, or something along those lines, and then the big boy himself, the genesis of hope this side of the border, the breast milk of politics, Mitt Romney comes out. It was pretty great, I mean politics and speeches mixing normally makes for mediocre fun, or in the case of Huckabee, hilarity ensues, but dang diggity, this guy secured every vote in the room all over again. Made us all proud to be supporting a candidate that we can trust to actually fix some washington blunders and put ole USA back on track.



All was not well however, we found some trouble in the crowd, but he was quickly dealt with.


Can you blame him though, I mean someone had to keep an eye on things while Huckabee was playing hollywood wannabe (see leno?)

Anyway, that's the update for now, 2am, Des Moines, working straight through till the Iowa Caucus tomorrow at 7. Next post will be during the victory party tomorrow night. Ahhh yeah.

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because I'm a big man I won't, but cause you'd wonder, I will, but still won't?

sometimes life throws you fast balls, and then sometimes it throws you a curve ball, but then there are times when you get a nice slow pitch softball lob, a pitch that just hangs there and doesn't seem to go anywhere and begs you to hit it. Enter Mike Huckabee.

So we've bagged on the guy and frankly the horse is dead, so why beat it? Well cause the moment is priceless.

Yesterday Mike calls a press conference to address both an ad he'd made and the general disgust with mud slinging politics. So it begins, Huckabee brings in all the reporters, talks about taking the noble approach to politics with all the inuendo of a banana stand advertising their banana that WON'T poison and kill you, of course implying that their competitors banana will. Huckabee notes that he has taken a hit from Romney's direct attacks in his advertising campaign and lets us all in on the fact that he almost went that route... he EVEN went so far as to make an ad against Romney, but because he is so full of integrity and so full of....it (whatever it may be), he has chosen not to air it. Pausing for cheers and realizing he was being received like the Dixie Chicks in the Bush family home, he quickly proceeds and then tells us that even though he's not going to show it, he will show the press gathered because... well since he told them they would be curious and demand to see it anyway. At which point the room erupts in laughter, laughing at him, loudly at him, and over him as he tried to regain control. He never really does.

So the moral of the story, the high road only works when you stay on it.

You shouldn't be surprised though, it isn't easy to play the two faced with a face like that. I mean, the fox news guy was even making fun of him.

As a professional journalist though, I did do some investigating and you will all be happy to know his mother still loves him. Not only that, his mom thinks he'd be a dandy president, though she wished he had clinton's foreign 'expertise'.

Huckabee, we were hoping for a supernova, but a fizzle of a campaign is equally entertaining. Thanks for the fish big fella.

Video of the event in question after the jump -

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The Calm Before the Storm

With the Iowa primary tomorrow there will be a storm of last minute decisions regarding who to vote for. Voters will come by the thousands to choose their favourite candidates. Many voters will change their minds at the last second and the pre-polls will likely be proven to be 7-10% off on average. Delegates will be sent to conventions and ultimately one candidate will prevail. Unlike the Democrats' complex primary voting system, the Republican primary is very straight forward and performed by a secret ballot. When it comes to Republicans, the winner of the most votes in a state receives all the Republican party's delegates for that state to represent him in the national convention.

The result in Iowa is probably the most important of all the states for Mitt Romney. If he wins, he will almost surely go on to take New Hampshire and possibly South Carolina. If he loses, he will have a much tougher road ahead of him. The bottom line is that Mitt Romney needs every vote possible in Iowa.

Fortunately, Mitt Romney has a disciplined campaign strategy and an efficient and large ground team in Iowa. Even his son Josh and his family visited all 99 Iowa counties (an impressive feat). Still, Mitt needs as much help as he can get. So if you are from Iowa, or know someone to whom your can e-mail or send this link in Iowa, consider this:

Mitt Romney is the ONLY candidate who represents the three types of conservatives, namely social, economic, and defense conservatives. Furthermore, not only does he represent these three groups, but he is the best man for the job in each of these three areas.

Economic - Mitt has turned many companies around including Staples. He saved the Salt Lake Olympics and left them with an impressive surplus. He turned debt-ridden Massachusetts into a state with a multi-billion dollar surplus and provided more social programs without raising taxes. He supported the Bush tax cuts. Furthermore, the US economy is in massive debt and is experiencing its first major rival in years (China). What other candidate out there has even half the economic experience that Mitt does? Not one.

Defense - Mitt Romney wants to spend more on military (around 4% of the GDP). He wants to do this without raising taxes. He wants to finish what was started in Iraq and believes strongly in the war against terror. He wants to make safer borders and beef up security against illegal immigration. He wants to keep a close eye on Iran and other threats to peace in the world.

Social - Mitt is against abortion and gay-marriage. Some say that he flip-flopped on these issues but they need to get their facts straight. For example, Mitt was for gay-rights, but not gay-marriage (two TOTALLY different issues). Mitt is for strong families and is a living example of what he believes. He boasts a large family with a beautiful wife (never divorced), five upstanding sons and daughters-in-law, and a troop of grandchildren. Mitt's family is a shining example of strong families and Mitt wishes the same family ties that he enjoys for all Americans.

Make your vote count. Remember, the Iowa Republican primary is a secret ballot. If you vote for one of the candidates who has little support (Thompson, McCain, Giuliani), you are basically wasting your vote, as the winner of Iowa takes ALL its delegates. If you vote Huckabee, you are only doing one of two things. You are either handing the nomination over to Rudy Giuliani, or you are ensuring a democratic victory (as Huckabee would lose big in the national election). If either of these things happen, the issues that Republicans hold dear will not be represented. Mitt is the only candidate who provides the full-package and who has the broad appeal and funding to beat the Democrats.

Vote Mitt Romney for a better America (and in my case, a better Canada, as we are greatly affected by what goes on south of the border).

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God Loves Romney More than He Does Huckabee

Yes, the title is a pretty bold statement. You might be thinking to yourself "well gee, that's a pretty strong/quasi-sac religious statement....who would be POMPOUS enough to say that?" Well actually, Mike Huckabee would be 'that guy'.

During this election, Huck has eluded many times to the fact that he is God's "chosen" candidate and attributes his recent surge in Iowa and in other states to God's pure love for him and dislike for the other candidates who aren't worthy enough to unloose the latchet of Huck's shoes (Luke 3:16). Here are just a FEW quotes chosen from MANY that Huck has said:

When Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. introduced Republican presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee at Wednesday’s convocation, he said Huckabee told university leaders during a visit here last year that “if this candidacy really took off it would have to be a God thing.”

In a brief question-and-answer period after his talk, one student asked Huckabee what he can attribute the surge in success to. Huckabee replied: “There’s only one explanation for it and it’s not a human one. It’s the same power that felt that … two fish and five loaves could feed a crowd of 5,000 people. … There literally are thousands of people across this country who are praying that little would become much and it has.” Here is the video after the jump:



So now that Romney has vaulted past Huck in the polls, by Huck's own logic, God must love the Mormon Mitt more than him. I wonder what Mikey did to lose all his Luckabee? The point is that Mike Huckabee never gives us a reason to vote for him. The crux of his whole campaign is that he is God's candidate, supported by arguably funny one-liners, meaningless ads with no substance (just jokes), and dodging the discussion of almost any important issue that he's asked about. Mike Huckabee is NOT God's candidate. God does not bow to the will of the Great Huck. If this guy hasn't yet scared off the majority of genuine God fearing and loving people, there is a disturbing level of religious bias and bigotry in America and the constitution and very foundation of why America was created is being completely mocked. The site Red State put it best when they said:

"If God is helping and has chosen Huckabee, does that mean by supporting another candidate I am fighting against God? And what if Huckabee loses to Romney, does that mean God changed his mind and now supports Mormon candidates over Baptist ones? Or does it mean that whoever outperforms Huckabee is actually stronger than God?"

Honestly, I don't believe that God loves any one candidate more than the other. We are all his children and he loves us all. It just never ceases to amaze me that Mike Huckabee will say ANYTHING to get a vote.

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Huckabee, time to pull out the checkbook and pay gramma for the rubdown

Marketwatch did a write up this morning entitled "Romney vaults Huckabee in Iowa polls" which made me chuckle a bit. The reason this is so fantastic is not only because Mitt is finally getting his moment in the sun (well snow if I know Iowa) but it's more Huckabee's reaction that I love.

What would you do if the person you'd been leading all of the sudden is in front of you? Do you step up your campaigning, do you try to highlight the topics that you feel are your strong points and his weak points, do you out smart your opponent with cunning strategies of the likes Iowa ain't nevah seen? Nope, not if your Huckabee, you just call your opponent dumb and tell him he can't read good. Well, so to speak.

Huckabee has blamed his falling on Romney being "dishonest" and "desperate", also popular is the if I was rich as you, then this would be different plea that we all know and love from the days of poor hockey performance being blamed on the rental skates and not the fact that the guy doesn't have a wristshot.

So "Huckabee, who claims Romney is outspending him 20-1 in Iowa, is relying on an informal network of evangelicals, home-schoolers, hunters and economic conservatives who, like him, want to replace the income tax with a national sales tax." Now a few things stand out to me. First, there's an underground network of home-schoolers!? That's amazing in its own right but the idea that they, along with the underground hunter scene will sway the election is something I hadn't anticipated.

Pretty much, if Huckabee's reaction to the poll changes doesn't save him, his only chance is to signal the Chuck Norris..../cue the bat-esque sign Ed, it's time for a roundhouse kick in the 8th dimension. Huckabee's is probably ahead in that dimension.


Quotes from -
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/politics/bal-te.iowa31dec31,0,5847918.story
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/romney-too-rich-for-me-huckabee-wails/2007/12/31/1198949742016.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign31dec31,1,5301685.story?coll=la-politics-campaign

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Mitt Romney - The Comeback Kid

Just a few short weeks ago, Mike Huckabee came out of nowhere and rocketed to the top of the polls in Iowa. He implied on many occasions that the reason for his success is that God wanted him to win. He kept this lead for a while, until now, when the latest polls are showing Mitt Romney with as much as a 9 point lead in Iowa (but an overall average of a 0.6% lead).

Poll	Date	Romney	Huckabee	McCain	Thompson	Giuliani	Paul	Spread
RCP Average	12/26 - 12/29	28.2	27.6	11.4	11.0	6.2	6.2	Romney +0.6
Zogby	12/26 - 12/29	28	29	11	8	8	8	Huckabee +1.0
American Res. Group	12/26 - 12/28	32	23	11	7	6	6	Romney +9.0
Mason-Dixon	12/26 - 12/28	27	23	13	14	5	5	Romney +4.0
Strategic Vision (R)	12/26 - 12/27	27	29	14	15	4	4	Huckabee +2.0
Quad City Times	12/26 - 12/27	27	34	8	11	8	8	Huckabee +7.0

Well Mikey boy, as the Lord giveth He taketh away thy lead (not that God would ever support a religious bigot who has a tainted past full of deceit anyway). Mitt has not only closed up the gap, but has even surpassed Huckabee (I guess by Huckabee's logic that means that God loves Romney more. It's about time that people realized that voting for Huckabee is the surest and fastest way to give Rudolph Giuliani the nomination. Listen to the following quotes from Huck's campaign manager regarding the fact that Huck and his team think that Reagan's conservative coalition is dead (taken from an article written by Elect Romney in 2008) after the jump:


Campaign Chairman Says Reagan Legacy “Doesn’t Mean A Whole Lot” “All along, Mitt Romney has wisely run as the only candidate who represents all three legs of the ‘three legged stool’ that is the Republican coalition. For those of us who believe it is imperative to preserve the Reagan coalition, Rollins’ pronouncement is almost an argument to vote for Mitt Romney.” – Townhall’s Matt Lewis (Matt Lewis, “Rollins: Reagan Coalition Is Done,” Townhall, Posted 12/29/07)

Gov. Huckabee’s Campaign Chairman Declared The Reagan Coalition Dead: Gov. Huckabee’s Campaign Chair Ed Rollins: The Reagan Coalition Of Social, Fiscal, And Defense Conservatives “Doesn’t Mean A Whole Lot To People Anymore.” Huckabee Campaign Chairman Ed Rollins: “The breakup of what was the Reagan coalition — social conservatives, defense conservatives, anti-tax conservatives — it doesn’t mean a whole lot to people anymore.” (David Kirkpatrick, “Shake, Rattle And Roil The Grand Ol’ Coalition,” The New York Times, 12/30/07)

Rollins On The Reagan Coalition: “It’s Gone.” “[Huckabee’s] success is setting off a debate in his party over whether his success marks the fading of the old Reaganite conservative coalition — social conservatives, anti-tax activists and advocates of a muscular defense — or, rather, offers a chance for its rejuvenation. ‘It’s gone,’ said Ed Rollins, who once worked as President Reagan’s political director and recently became Mr. Huckabee’s national campaign chairman.” (David Kirkpatrick, “Shake, Rattle And Roil The Grand Ol’ Coalition,” The New York Times, 12/30/07)

Rollins: Some Parts Of Reagan Coalition May “Go By The Wayside.” “‘It is a time for a whole new coalition — that is the key,’ he said, adding that some part of the original triad might ‘go by the wayside.’” (David Kirkpatrick, “Shake, Rattle And Roil The Grand Ol’ Coalition,” The New York Times, 12/30/07)

Huckabee is trying to destroy the most powerful coalition created by Republicans, which Ronald Reagan himself claimed would win time and time again against the Democrats. Notice the the democrats basically leave Huckabee alone, instead targeting Mitt Romney in their criticism? Hmmmmm....could they be trying to leave themselves low hanging fruit (Huck) to pick during the national election? They know as well as the rest of us that the conservative coalition is the only thing that can beat them and that Mitt Romney not only has the potential to unite it (because of his policies) but also has the desire to do so. The following quotes from the same site mentioned above support the fact that Mitt Romney not only believes in, but is trying to unite the three legged conservative stool together:

Gov. Romney Aims To Keep The Reagan Coalition United:
Townhall’s Matt Lewis: “Rollins’ Pronouncement Is Almost An Argument To Vote For Mitt Romney.” “All along, Mitt Romney has wisely run as the only candidate who represents all three legs of the ‘three legged stool’ that is the Republican coalition. For those of us who believe it is imperative to preserve the Reagan coalition, Rollins’ pronouncement is almost an argument to vote for Mitt Romney.” (Matt Lewis, “Rollins: Reagan Coalition Is Done,” Townhall, Posted 12/29/07)

National Review:
“Romney Is A Full-Spectrum Conservative.” “Our guiding principle has always been to select the most conservative viable candidate. In our judgment, that candidate is Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts. Unlike some other candidates in the race, Romney is a full-spectrum conservative: a supporter of free-market economics and limited government, moral causes such as the right to life and the preservation of marriage, and a foreign policy based on the national interest.” (Editorial, “Romney For President,” National Review, 12/11/07)

Gov. Mitt Romney:
We Need To Unite “Social Conservatives, Economic Conservatives And Defense Conservatives.”

GOV. ROMNEY: “I believe that to win the White House that our candidate has to be somebody who can represent and speak for all three legs of the conservative stool or conservative coalition that Ronald Reagan put together – social conservatives, economic conservatives and defense conservatives.” (Gov. Mitt Romney, Press Availability, Grand Rapids, MI, 10/13/07)

As the Iowa primary rapidly approaches, many are realizing that Mitt is the only man who can win for the Republicans and save us all from higher taxes, inefficiency of government programs, weak border control and military against the war on terror, and an economy slipping into recession. Vote Mitt in 2008!

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