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DEL.ICIO.USHuckabee’s blowing it out
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mike Huckabee blew it out in the counties just beyond Metro Atlanta and did extremely well in the areas of the “real Georgia” that have begun to trend Republican.
An example of the latter is Laurens County in Middle Georgia, which goes for Democrats in the Congressional and some state races, but voted for Sonny Perdue and for George W. Bush. With 19 of 20 precincts counted, Huckabee had 2,437 to 1,723 for John McCain and 780 for Mitt Romney.
An example of the former is Bartow County, just up I-75 from Atlanta. With 18 of 19 precincts in, Huckabee had 4,818 votes to 2,996 for McCain and 2,880 for Romney. On the other side of Atlanta about the same distance out, is Barrow County. There with 17 of 18 precincts in, Huckabee had 3,323 votes to 1,947 for McCain and 1,960 for Romney. These are the “real Georgia” — as one of the blog contributors wishes to have them described. That’s the area sominated by life-long Georgians.
The trend was that Romney dominated in Metro Atlanta — though not by margins large enough to offset Huckabee’s support among evangelicals and more conservative Georgians. The counties starting 30-40 miles from the State Capitol were big for Huckabee. And beyond that, Huckabee and McCain split. with Romney usually in third.
It was a big night in the South for Huckabee, who won Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee and for McCain nationally. If both Romney and Huckabee stay in the race, the nomination will go to McCain.
Comments
By OneForTheRoad
February 5, 2008 9:37 PM | Link to this
Well, isn’t that another fine pickle you got us in to, Karl. Or was it the Senator’s recommendations that did it, or the state Legislators. It looks like all those endorsements were for naught.
By michael
February 5, 2008 9:37 PM | Link to this
McCain will win it all.
By getalife
February 5, 2008 9:38 PM | Link to this
Look for willard to stop trying to buy a Presidency and McInsane gets the nomination but will get crushed in the general.
gomer wins GA.
Shazam.
By DHD
February 5, 2008 9:42 PM | Link to this
Romney is taking votes away from Huckabee. He should drop out of the race!! Suck it up, Sean Hannity.
FairTax.org
By Paul
February 5, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this
Most of the conservatives that I know inside the perimeter are voting for Huckabee. McCain is perceived as liberal
By OneForTheRoad
February 5, 2008 9:43 PM | Link to this
Oops! I almost forgot to settle up with Jim. Thanks for giving Ron Paul that honorable mention earlier today.
By jbmlaw
February 5, 2008 9:58 PM | Link to this
Good evening all. Contrary to Paul’s note above, I don’t know anyone voting for Huckabee. My older son cast his vote the way I threatened to, for Fred, but everyone I know is voting Mitt. I had hoped the conservatives would win in Georgia, just not going to happen. California is the only other one of any real interest to me, and it is already past my bedtime. Whoever is the last to leave tonight, give me a call after California is settled.
By getalife
February 5, 2008 10:00 PM | Link to this
Clinton/Obama will keep the WH for a very long time.
Get use to it.
By CEO
February 5, 2008 10:08 PM | Link to this
Go Huck, go! He’s the man!
By RealRep
February 5, 2008 10:11 PM | Link to this
Thank you Georgia!
Mike knew he could count on the real Republicans in the prideful state of Georgia to see Mitt Romney for the imposter he is!
Best wishes to McCain.
Huckabee ‘08
By cons3rvative
February 5, 2008 10:26 PM | Link to this
Hooray! A great man, on a shoestring budget! Huckabee is inspirational. He’s great for our party and our country! He hasn’t floundered on his views. He has had next-to-zero media promoting him and it is exciting to see that the media’s attempted sway towards sneaky Romney isn’t successful! I pray he goes all the way! Go Huckabee! see his stance on the issues at www.mikehuckabee.com
By David
February 5, 2008 10:29 PM | Link to this
Yes, Romney is taking votes away from Huckabee, not the other way around. Sean Hannity, you should be lynched for the trash talking you do. I used to respect Hannity: Not any more.
By David
February 5, 2008 10:31 PM | Link to this
Yes, Romney is taking votes away from Huckabee, not the other way around. Sean Hannity, you should be lynched for the trash talking you do. I used to respect Hannity: Not any more.
By Souldrift
February 5, 2008 10:34 PM | Link to this
Awesome!
Only the metro Atlanta counties seem to be falling for the phony that is Mitt Romney, presumably the only thing important to metro Atlanta Repugs is that they are “conservative enough.”
Romney should bow out to let Huckabee take on McCain. Do I hear the fibers of the Republican Party beginning to sever? Music to my ears!!!
By ctmoore
February 5, 2008 10:35 PM | Link to this
I enjoyed your article about Huckabee “blowing it out”, but please don’t refer to rural GA as “the other GA”. We are thankful to be out of Atlanta; we are the real GA. We are proud to vote like the few conservative voters in the Atlanta area.
By Daytunaguy
February 5, 2008 10:35 PM | Link to this
Sen. Juan McCain,Republicrat from Arizona is having trouble in his own state. Huck is a Republican Conservative who will govern like one.
By save the world
February 5, 2008 10:50 PM | Link to this
Wow, I can’t believe that people are still voting for Huckabee on his single issue of religion. Huckabee would Finnish what George Bush started by destroying progression made since 1990. Huckabee needs to get out of the way so we can move past everything that makes America bad pro life advocates, evangelical voters and global warming deniers. Read more at http://savetheworld3.blogspot.com/
By Andrew Price
February 5, 2008 10:57 PM | Link to this
If you will permit a Brit to comment on your primaries . Thank God that in His mercy the last nail in the Romney coffin has been hammered in by the true conservatives of the South .Despit Romney’s millions he could not buy the election nor cover up his awful views concerning the Lord Jesus Christ , namely he as a Mormon believes that Jesus is the Devil’s brother . A McCain Huckabee ticket will stand every chance of defeating Hilary at the General election . Christians in Britain are praying that Huckabee will do well so that he will be on the ticket .
By Chuck
February 5, 2008 11:09 PM | Link to this
Huckabee took Georgia for 2 words: Boortz and FairTax. Maybe McCain will put him on the ticket now, and see the FairTax light.
By 100PercentLogic
February 5, 2008 11:10 PM | Link to this
is this a surprise? i mean what else do you expect from a state whose governor is so immensely preposterous to hold a prayer vigil on the steps as oppose to trying to work with others on a real solution.
sure, he is a guy who if affable and a ‘good ole boy’… but that will not solve substantive issues that have global consequences. I do not have a problem with Huckabee per se, but I do with a great majority of his supporters who only support him because they think God called him to serve. I would bet any sum of money that no more than 15% of his supporters could name one Pulitzer prize winner, name the capital of Hungary, or solve a system of equations. sad, sad, sad.
By Chuck
February 5, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this
Huckabee took Georgia for 2 words: Boortz and FairTax. Maybe McCain will put him on the ticket and see the FairTax light.
By Chuck
February 5, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this
Huckabee took Georgia for 2 words: Boortz and FairTax. Maybe McCain will put him on the ticket and see the FairTax light.
By Chuck
February 5, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this
Huckabee took Georgia for 2 words: Boortz and FairTax. Maybe McCain will put him on the ticket and see the FairTax light.
By Chuck
February 5, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this
Huckabee took Georgia for 2 words: Boortz and FairTax. Maybe McCain will put him on the ticket and see the FairTax light.
By Chuck
February 5, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this
Huckabee took Georgia for 2 words: Boortz and FairTax. Maybe McCain will put him on the ticket and see the FairTax light.
By Chuck
February 5, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this
Huckabee took Georgia for 2 words: Boortz and FairTax. Maybe McCain will put him on the ticket and see the FairTax light.
By somebody
February 5, 2008 11:14 PM | Link to this
Of course Huckabee is gonna win the South! This is the Bible Belt and he’s a Baptist minister! That’s a no-brainer! There should be separation of church and state.
By Chuck
February 5, 2008 11:14 PM | Link to this
Huckabee took Georgia for 2 words: Boortz and FairTax. Maybe McCain will put him on the ticket and see the FairTax light.
By Fury
February 5, 2008 11:14 PM | Link to this
Now if we can just get rid of Saxby Shameless.
By MUTT_H8R
February 5, 2008 11:20 PM | Link to this
You know, i’m proud to from the South and from Georgia, but you goobers who voted Huckabee just sealed the deal for McCain. If you are too stupid to realize that Huckabee stands NO CHANCE outside the states of the Southeastern Conference, then you deserve Hillary, McCain or Obama. Thanks a lot. Romney was the last shot for real conservatives, and you rednecks and jesus freaks freakin blew it.
By Glenn
February 5, 2008 11:38 PM | Link to this
Mr. Price,
I should think that Mr. Wooten and the denizens of this blog would be delighted to hear your comments at any time.
I happen to disagree with you, however, on your assumption that Mormons defame Our Lord, and that Mr. Huckabee defends Him. Mormons do recognize Jesus Christ as their Savior, though they eschew our Trinitarian doctrine, and do not confess Him as the Second Person of the One True, Triune God. Any earnest study of the sacred texts, and the changing doctrines, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will quickly render a portrait of a polytheistic faith.
As for the heretical contradiction of Scriptural renderings of Jesus as God’s only begotten, please remember that the notions that Yeshua the Nazarene was the incarnation or atavar of the Archangel Michael, while Satan was and is the once favored and now fallen Archangel Lucifer, are nothing new. On the contrary, they’re just as prevalent and just as bizarre as they ever were in the Medieval Church, except that now those notions—-together with a belief in the kinship of Jesus (or of Elijah or of Michael) and Lucifer—-are for Mormons not heretical, to whatever extent Mormons are not in fact Christians. (And actually they cannot be, as Rabbi Yeshua taught monotheism.)
Mr. Huckabee is a “statistical Christian” of Kierkegaardian proportions, one who consistently goes out of his way to assure voters that he believes in nothing threatening precisely because he believes nothing in particular, other than that the essence of the Gospel is…a program for helping the poor. Whether that would be a Labor Party Programme or a Leninist Program or a television one, he does not say.
I’ve formed the opinion that the devout Mormon Romney is de facto closer to a professing Christian than is the Rev. Lowest Common Denominator.
Permit me to presume to recommend a close re-reading of the First Desert Temptation, brother. See exactly who gets picked for sides, and who gets sidelined. It informs Mr. Huckabee’s bid immensely, if you’ve got the sand for it.
By Yehudi
February 5, 2008 11:56 PM | Link to this
Forgive them, MUTT_H8R, for they know not their Kermit from their Elmo.
By MUTT_H8R
February 6, 2008 12:15 AM | Link to this
MUTT_H8R is a the 2nd string libera8tor.
pigs in in slop.
By JR
February 6, 2008 12:25 AM | Link to this
I never thought I would see the day I would vote for Hillary but if the choices are her, McMcain or Huckabee she gets my vote. I just find it hard to believe that people don’t look at those two guys past records!
By JR
February 6, 2008 12:31 AM | Link to this
One other thing, for you SC (so called) Fairtax fanatics, It will NEVER pass. There are a lot of stupid people in the world but not that many!
By Souldrift
February 6, 2008 1:03 AM | Link to this
MUTT, you can feel free to lie with Romney. “you goobers who voted Huckabee just sealed the deal for McCain”? So what?!
Good!!
By Don Won
February 6, 2008 1:05 AM | Link to this
Just like radical Muslims are taught to hate Americans, evangelicals are taught to hate Mormons. The results coming out of the south is no surprise. To all Mormons the republican party does not want you in their party, and they will never vote for a Mormon. Hey the Dems might take you…
Go Huck
By MRC
February 6, 2008 1:09 AM | Link to this
It is interesting that those citizens of Georgia who vote for Mr. Huckabee would be stereotyped as less intellectual than those who vote for Mr. Romney. Maybe… just maybe… we professionals- from professors to pig farmers and ‘jesus-freaks’ to ‘fair-tax nuts’- simply want our voice heard. Maybe we feel that it is not a lost cause or wasted vote to let Mr. McCain know that he is perilously close to losing the base conservative vote. I, for one, do not characterize that as a wasted vote. It is simply the beauty of our democratic process.
By Glenn
February 6, 2008 1:28 AM | Link to this
MRC, you’ve restored my faith in the citizens of Georgia. I just knew that you all couldn’t have throw in with Mike because you were gulled into thinking he was a stalwart Christian. You guys are too perceptive for that!
And Don Won,
That’s not true. It’s only true that evangelicals are most often encouraged to despise Mormons. And Catholics, and Reform Jews, and Mainline Protestants, and Gays, and intellectuals—-pretty much the whole German line-up. Oh, and Biblical scholarship. They’re taught to be suspicious of that, too. Necessarily.
Enter Huckabee.
By Patrick
February 6, 2008 3:43 AM | Link to this
Heres the ticket that will defeat the Dems..Mc Cain and Huckabee
By Jed Merrill, ConservativeRepublicans.com
February 6, 2008 4:44 AM | Link to this
After Super Tuesday, Romney leads Huckabee by at least 90 delegates. I say at least because if the delegates that were taken away are given back, Romney will be leading Huckabee by about double that number.
There is little if any chance for Huckabee to win at this point. His best shot is as VP, but Romney would be the stronger add for McCain, should McCain get the nomination. A McCain/Huckabee ticket is doomed to failure in the face of a Clinton/Obama ticket (or vice versa.)
If it has to be two of the three, my pick would be Romney-Huckabee. That is a real possibility if Mike has the humility to give up his pride and possible bigotry.
CNN had a poll today asking whether character or stand on issues is more important. McCain has neither.
Anyway, congrats to Mike on winning Georgia, Tennessee, and Missouri today! It’s just too little too late. (Second place for the day Romney won seven states.)
By Jed Merrill, ConservativeRepublicans.com
February 6, 2008 5:20 AM | Link to this
After Super Tuesday, Romney leads Huckabee by at least 90 delegates. I say at least because if the delegates that were taken away are given back, Romney will be leading Huckabee by about double that number.
There is little if any chance for Huckabee to win at this point. His best shot is as VP, but Romney would be the stronger add for McCain, should McCain get the nomination. A McCain/Huckabee ticket is doomed to failure in the face of a Clinton/Obama ticket (or vice versa.)
If it has to be two of the three, my pick would be Romney-Huckabee. That is a real possibility if Mike has the humility to give up his pride and possible bigotry.
CNN had a poll today asking whether character or stand on issues is more important. McCain has neither.
Anyway, congrats to Mike on winning Georgia, Tennessee, and Missouri today! It’s just too little too late. (Second place for the day Romney won seven states.)
By ron
February 6, 2008 6:19 AM | Link to this
I predictd Huckabee to win a couple of states,but he outdid my prediction.I didn’t see Georgia or Tennessee.No difference,he still has to be considered for VP.He has negative appeal outside the South.That’s a liability.
By WFC
February 6, 2008 6:48 AM | Link to this
McCain is the only Republican who can attract enough independents (such as myself) to win the general election. I vote for him vs. Mrs. Clinton for sure. McCain vs. Obama is too close to call. I would not vote for Mitt or Mike (like him, though) under any circumstances.
The “Republican Base” needs to recognize that they have at most 25% of thhe electorate and need us marginal type voters who DON’T buy all the conservative mantras.
Mr. Bush left you a “tough row to hoe.”
By ry8209
February 6, 2008 6:50 AM | Link to this
I can’t understand. We’ve had 7 years with a former governor of a southern state with backing from the conservative evangelical community. Look where we are. We need a change. Huckabee is not the answer. He’s not going to unite the country nor will he be successful crossing over party lines and getting support from the dems. The next president needs to be a person to bring our country together again.
By OneForTheRoad
February 6, 2008 6:54 AM | Link to this
SpiderPig
He can get down in the mud and filth with the best of them and he comes equipped with his own pork. Sneaky little oinker, isn’t he.
By KA
February 6, 2008 7:08 AM | Link to this
I voted for Huckabee primarily because of his support for the Fair Tax Bill. I think McCain will take the nomination, and I’d like to see Huckabee on the ticket with him. Hannity and Rush and even the liberal mainstream media think they can define who true Republicans are, but they can’t. Most Republicans are not ultra conservative evangelical isolationists. Rather, the majority of Republicans are much more moderate, and want to see more partisan cooperation in Congress and a moderate conservative President. I’m hoping for McCain & Huckabee ‘08 !!
By RealRep
February 6, 2008 7:15 AM | Link to this
Mike would be remiss not to thank Mitt and his supporters for the free advertising yesterday. Little could they know at the time that all those votes they chased from John McCain would line up for Huckabee. Regardless – thanks for the time and money from the Romney camp that gave me the state of Georgia!
Mike continues to be concerned about John McCain’s physical ability to handle this campaign. He implores John’s handlers to keep a close eye on him.
Huckabee ‘08
By OpinionsMatter
February 6, 2008 7:32 AM | Link to this
Only Wooten would call a 2% overall state difference a “blowout.” How delusional.
By OneForTheRoad
February 6, 2008 7:49 AM | Link to this
Yep. Sure looks as though Huckabee will have his chance to join the Boortz crowd and push through their “baby” — the “fair” tax. It’s just a matter of time before the Democratic Party recognizes the potential for both “revenue” growth and increases in their serfdom. Talk about being beholdin’ to the man. Why, us little dependents will be standing by the mailbox once a month, every month. They just better not miss a monthly payment though because that miss will affect both men and women equally. Yessiree! It’ll give a whole new meaning to that period. Maybe it will even get its own special name — something like “I missed my Huckabee” or “…my Boortz”. Our Mighty Fine Government will say “Jump” and we’ll chime in “HOW HIGH”. Wow. That gets me almost as excited as that new rail gun. I’d like to put that baby into action. Be all that I can be.
By IDIOTS
February 6, 2008 7:52 AM | Link to this
I can’t beleive all the idiots who voted for Hucklberry when he has no chance to win. I mean are you guys freaking morons or what? Now we are probably going to be stuck with the liberal Republican (McCan’t win) who loves Amnesty and loves liberal ideas. There comes a time to face reality, and for those who thought a miracle could happen for Huckleberry now you have screwed us all.
By @@
February 6, 2008 8:00 AM | Link to this
Here’s what I learned on Super Tuesday….
you don’t always get what you Hope for. That’s something that liberals would do well to remember. I thought they wanted Change.
With John Edwards still in the race, the Democrats were offering a woman…an African American…and a white guy—all career politicians and LAWYERS.
On the Republican side we’ve got what equates to:
A war hero turned career politician.
A baptist minister turned politician.
A successful businessman turned politician.
Somebody’s gonna have to define diversity for me.
By TW
February 6, 2008 8:04 AM | Link to this
IDIOTS - lest you forget, no one has screwed the GOP more thoroughly than George W. Bush. Christ Himself would have a hard time running as a Republican in 2008.
By Koz
February 6, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this
I just hope Ron Paul doesn’t enter the race as an independent!
He will ruin it for the Republicans!!!
By Will
February 6, 2008 8:15 AM | Link to this
Mr. Wooten:
Here is a simple quiz - Which states did Senator McCain win that he was thought to lose? Oklahoma, Missouri and California. Huckabee? Georgia,TN, and WV? Romney? None
If my choice in November is Clinton\McCain, I vote for McCain. Obama/McCain? Probably McCain. Any other republican? Clinton or Obama.
One final thought. Of all votes cast last night, more than 60% were cast by democrats. For the first time in 10 presidential election, I may vote republican at a time when republicans may get beat at LBJ-like numbers!
By OneForTheRoad
February 6, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this
I think some of these Really Right Republican politicians got confused at an early age about the meaning of the “three Rs”. You have to keep a close eye on some of these family-valued fellows. They bring a whole new meaning to some old ideas. One good example is the concept of turning the other cheek. When one of these guys say “Turn the other cheek”, they mean for you to turn it right then or else they’ll just keep on slapping the same one. I imagine that can start to hurt after a while. But that’s OK. They know when you’ve had enough. They give you warm handshake and a big hug and remind you of the attributes of the tithe. A tithe here, a tithe there, don’t stop ‘til it hurts. After all, you got ten of them.
By Curious Observer
February 6, 2008 8:24 AM | Link to this
Ha ha ha! The wingnuts/IRS haters have to worry about the wins of a fanatical and fraudulent evangelical and ponder whether the leading candidate can stand up to the strains of campaigning at his age. Meanwhile, these same wingnuts can’t understand why most Republicans aren’t voting for the candidate they’re reduced to accepting, Romney.
Well, here’s a hint: a jobless recession, trillions of dollars of debt, budget deficits as far as the eye can see, an endless and pointless war, 40 million people without access to health coverage, and Republican Congressional refusal to reach across the aisle to get anything done, not to mention the little habit of sticking their private parts in places they shouldn’t go. Way to go, you moral hypocrites.
Enjoy your terrible dilemma as you watch a hated “liberal” take your party’s nomination. Then watch him get cut to pieces by memories of the Keating Five, his horrendous, unstable temper, and his flip-flopping on the Bush tax cuts. I can just see the ad featuring the nuclear button and a raging McCain railing against the country’s enemies, while the sound track of his pronouncement about staying in Iraq for 100 years keeps looping.
And by all means, make sure he names Huckleberry as his running mate. That ought to be good for 10 million lost votes.
Ain’t it just awful that the states McCain won just happen to be the ones that vote Democratic anyway?
By No Way
February 6, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this
It is disconcerting to hear the throngs of people say they’d vote for Billary over McCain if he were to get the Republican nomination. Although McCain is my least favorite of the candidates, he is leaps and bounds more conservative than either Democrat contender. If it comes down to it, I’m willing to take my chances with McCain vs. the I-WILL-raise-taxes-and-institute-universal-health-care Hillary. Yikes!
By Mid-South Philosopher
February 6, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this
BY IDIOTS@7:52
You would rather have that mechanical corporatist, Mitt Romney, who is a bigger “flip-flopper” than John Kerry ever hoped to be!?!
Physican…heal thyself!
By D
February 6, 2008 8:28 AM | Link to this
we don’t need religion in our government! open up your history books, it’s never been a good idea before. people who stood for truth and against BS were burned at the stake. scientists like Galileo were told to shut up about the Earth rotating around the Sun or they were gong to kill him. truth,fairness and science are all important. in a religious state they aren’t. just look at the Muslim world to get a good idea of how a religious state operates. and when are people going to learn that the Republican party only cares about people with all of the 3 qualifications: rich, white and male. I’m 2 of those things but that’s still not enough. to watch a woman or minority or even an average Joe vote is like watching somebody shoot themselves in the foot. and no I’m not a liberal for saying this, but I’m not a Republican either, mainly because I don’t scare easily, #1 I’m not afraid of liberals. I’m not afraid of terrorists, or drug dealers or even gays, they aren’t going to take my freedom away from me. but religious conservatives would. we should all realize that once you have religious freedom, as we do in this country, why do you need anything else. why does everyboy else have to think and worship just like you? the answer to that question is trouble, it’s why religious governments are strict, intolerant and cruel. the sames reasons we left England and other countries to settle here and have a chance to be free, people were tying to get away from the control and the methods of the church. worship all you want, just be tolerant and considerate of others. as an outsider with no political affliation just sitting on the sidelines watching and listening, I have a question for those that would invalidate to manipulate, is a liberal a wimp or the boogeyman? ‘cause I’ve heard both and technically a wimp can’t be a boogeyman. so either they are wimps or you are scared of them, but it can’t be both, ‘cause you wouldn’t run from a wimpy boogeyman, would ya?
By Tireseus
February 6, 2008 8:47 AM | Link to this
D: You’ve got the wrong people burning at the stake. You’ve got religion in government when the founding fathers were worried about government in religion. You’re seriously mistaken about Galileo, whose enemies were fellow scientists. You forgot Copernicus.
And those are just your first 3 sentences.
By jbmlaw
February 6, 2008 8:47 AM | Link to this
Good morning all. Question for WFC @ 6:48, if you are still around: Specifically which “conservative mantras” do you reject? The only conservative mantras I know of are (1) affection for less government regulation and less theft of taxpayer property, especially by the Federal level, (2) preservation of a strong military, coupled with a willingness to project that strength against enemies of American freedom, wherever found. Surely you do not magnify (a) the genius of government regulators, (b) the need for more pork-barrel diversion of private wealth into the pockets of friends of politicians, or (c) gutting the military? I respectfully believe the conservative mantra is shared by fully 60% of the population, although some of the shallower elements of that group are easily deceived by misrepresentations, repeatedly.
Dear ry8209, you are a month younger than my older son, but you offer as a virtue something I deem an abomination: “The next president needs to be a person to bring our country together again.” Why would you silence dissent? The best thing about America is that I don’t have to share the beliefs of the overlords. I would urge you to read Machiavelli, to learn how evil people exert control over others.
Dear KA @ 7:08, you pique my curiosity: on what conservative values do you believe “most” Republicans would compromise?
Dear Curious @ 8:24, I think you err in your assessment, “Republican Congressional refusal to reach across the aisle to get anything done…” The error, of course, is that it is the Democrats who refuse to reach across the aisle. Of course I would also generally prefer to not see more government interference in our lives, as that is the primary cause of the problems you cite.
By Redneck Convert
February 6, 2008 8:56 AM | Link to this
Well, when I seen the first two words of Wootens headline I thought another godly Republican had strayed from the Path of Righteousness to join the 30 or 40 other big Sinners.
Anyhow, I’m awful proud of the Rev. Huckabee. He showed what a godly man he is in the eyes of Right-thinking voters. And smart too, the way he tag-teamed with McCain to beat up Romney in W.Va. The Mormon went down like he was pole-axed by Rick Flair. It was as good as watching a NASCAR race.
Anyhow, I know God will see to it that the Rev. Huckabee will go on to be President.
I been thinking how awful it is that Sister Dusty has strayed from the Path of Righteousness to support this godless librul McCain. All I can think is it must be the strain at looking at all that pee and blood in the lab. She use to be a faithful member down at the Church of Holiness.
Have a good day everybody.
By Timeline
February 6, 2008 9:15 AM | Link to this
couple of famous liberals in history: Jesus Christ and Thomas Jefferson
By Glenn
February 6, 2008 9:22 AM | Link to this
@@,
On the off chance that you don’t already know, the storm is headed your way. You guys are under a Tornado Warning (Watch expected). Be careful today—-esp. with the children, please.
TW @ 8:04,
Which raises the interesting question, “Caught between being a be-otch for Tiny Shiver and joining the Skins for prison yard protection, what would Jesus do?”
Mid-South Philodoxer @ 8:27,
You got that right. Mitt’s such a corporatist that he’s down in Geneva with Rockefeller and up in Davos with Kerry. To say nothing of running buck nekkid through Bohemian Grove…
[Petraeus/Honore ‘12]
By D
February 6, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
invalidate me all you want, muddy the waters of truth all you want, but the fact remains that if you combine religion and government you eliminate freedom. everybody go worship as you like, let’s have fair and common sense laws that are properly enforced and then let God sort everybody out at the end like he said he would. but I won’t force people to believe what I believe and others shouldn’t do that to me either, because that’s not America, that’s much more in line with the terrible things the Catholic Church and Soviet Union did to people. God Bless America and save us from ourselves.
By Glenn
February 6, 2008 9:27 AM | Link to this
Timeline,
Great stats: you’re batting 500!
By Tireseus
February 6, 2008 9:52 AM | Link to this
Couldn’t agree with you more, D, and have no interest whatever in muddying your Big Muddy. You express very succinctly my understanding of the Framers’ idea of the right relationship of government to religion.
As for your good blessing, had I realized that you are ordained I’d have been a mite more respectful.
Where do you see a threat of a religious takeover of government? Or are you referring to government’s increasing predations upon free exercise of religion in this country?
Please bear in mind that the Roman Catholic Church never worked such tyranny on these shores, and when it did so elsewhere it did so as the Christian Church at large.
Your Soviet example is a good one. Moscow was until recently a place of deconsecrated churches and synagogues turned into “museums” of the state religion, “Scientific Materialism”. That’s the real face of civil religion in our times. (See also the People’s Republic of China.)
By jason
February 6, 2008 10:08 AM | Link to this
Woah woah, get heads out of butts people. Mike huckleberry did well in the states we all knew he would, the bible states. Hes done now. Even after his “miraculous showing” he still had 100 plus less delegates than romney. So why would you conclude that romney is stealing from huckabee. Hannity was right. Huckleberry is stealing from Romney. Romney did way better in hardcore liberal states like california and huckleberry didnt even show his face. It will be this way in the rest of the country. Huckleberry claims its a 2 man race now between him and mccain, but he still is in last place with delegates, which is all that counts. Is Huckleberry mentally retarded?
By Artie Sammish
February 6, 2008 10:16 AM | Link to this
Yeah, jason, he is. He’s a Democrat.
By Jenny Owen
February 7, 2008 6:36 AM | Link to this
Mitt needs to drop out now. Huckabee is our only chance of beating McCain and then Hillary/Obama. Mike Huckabee’s experience as a Governor for 10 1/2 years and his tremendous Reagan-like speaking abilities will squelch Obama and Hillary. Be smart choose Huckabee.
By WFC
February 7, 2008 9:26 AM | Link to this
JBMLAW, I reject the following conservative points:
Phony cries “for less govt. intrusion” unless it suits your needs (reproductive rights for women.) I oppose abortion by the way.
Phony cries for less govt. spending until conservatives actually control govt. Then it’s “spend like a drunken sailor” time. Debt, debt, debt… voodoo economics.
The phony notion that the free market can solve ALL problems. Big govt. can’t do it either, though.
Religious freedom as long as its MY religion.
Nominate Huckabee or Romney and watch what happens. And I’m certainly no Clinton fan.