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Monday, May 19, 2008
Lest we forget…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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It’s a blog by an Army lieutenant commanding a front-line platoon in Iraq. I’ve been following the adventures and misadventures of Lt. G and his Gravediggers for about a month now, and the author/lieutenant is as frank as operational security allows about the challenges they face and the human aspect of what they do. Some of it’s hilarious, some of it depressing, all of it interesting. His newest post, “The Happiest Dog in Iraq,” is up now. Scout it out, and report back ….
A shameless Huckster
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mike Huckabee makes it clear he wants to be on the McCain ticket as vice president.
“There’s no one I would rather be on a ticket with than John McCain,” the Huckster said Sunday. ” All during the campaign when I was his rival, not a running mate, there was no one who was more complimentary of him publicly and privately. … I still wanted to win, but if I couldn’t, John McCain was always the guy I would have supported and have now supported.”
That statement — as shameless and blatant a pleading to be picked as you will ever see — does a couple of things. If McCain now fails to choose Huckabee as his running mate, he will appear to be rejecting not just Huckabee but his supporters as well. To that degree, Huckabee has boxed in McCain quite nicely.
On the other hand, no presidential candidate likes to be boxed in like that. If Huckabee pulls a stunt like this now, how controllable and subservient will he be if he’s on the ticket? That’s especially true since Huckabee already has a reputation as a loose cannon. Final analysis: Bad move by Huckabee.
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