http://fredericiana.com/2007/11/19/chuckabee/

And now, he threatens to choke competing politicians.

http://www.nysun.com/article/68760

I’m sure he’s kidding…. I hope.

Is there a rhyme for Huckabee?

I mean, it’s a bit of an, uh, unusual name.

I thought he drank it.

Tagline.

Which means I can beat up… well, maybe Melody, if she tied one hand behind her back, and she was tired, and I just came out of a faculty meeting full of adrenalin.

No, let’s not return to the professor fight club thread.

I’ll bet Steven Segal will endorse the Democrat candidate.

I wanna see Segal and Norris have it out.

My money’s on Norris.

I think they’re right.

http://www.chucknorrisfacts.com/

“There is no chin under Chuck Norris’ Beard. There is only another fist.”
“Chuck Norris has two speeds. Walk, and Kill.”

http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/80798/chuck-norris-is-a-powerful-man

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2007/12/019193.php

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2007/12/019190.php

http://www.arkansasleader.com/2007/11/editorialswhos-biggest-tax-raiser.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/30/AR2007113001785_pf.html

http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2007/11/dick_morris_needs_to_do_more_r.php

I have attended a Southern Baptist Church for some years now. Given some of the issues on which I agree with him, and his “sorta conservative” positions on some matters, I might have been expected by some to like the idea of Huckabee as president.

I don’t. I am persuaded by the distinction between “moral” (which requires judgment and weighing of arguments, perspectives, and probable outcomes of particular policies) and “moralistic” (entirely too easy… just conflate what you believe to be the correct choices for you, personally, with those you are required to make as a determiner of public policy).

To put it simply: I may have a moral commitment to non-violence, but God help the world if I’m put in charge of the police department. I may believe you should be generous, but I have no business using the power of the law to force you to be.

I may have a moral commitment to telling the truth, but I’d better be willing to lie to my enemies and my friends when protecting people is at stake. Doubt that? Would you have been willing to lie about the escaped slave hiding in your basement, when the Dred Scott decision federal enforcers showed up at your house? Even if one of the folks at your door was your neighbor, whom you normally trust and deal with? Thought so, and good for you. You might make a fine president.

But the century is too young, and the future too uncertain, for another Carteresque “I’ll never tell a lie and I’m gonna make sure everyone plays nice together” kind of president.

I think I would probably like Huckabee if I knew him personally, would find him an interesting person, and he is likely one who would be successful in a ministerial capacity, as manager of a service oriented NGO, maybe a college president, etc.

But I don’t want him to be President of the United States.

Back to the “real politickin’”…. he does not have a prayer of beating either Hillary or Obama nationally, I think. He can’t rid himself of the “evangelical southern governor” odor that will remind the “middle of the roaders who can’t make up their minds about what they believe” of Bush, who is now unpopular with them. Of course no one on “the left” will vote for him, but he also has very little chance of attracting a significant part of “the middle” voters. And he will cause a certain portion of “the right” to simply stay home… not an extremely large part, perhaps, but his position on immigration alone is enough to cause some degree of aloofness there.

Which means a vote for Huckabee is a vote for Hillary or Obama. If that’s what you want, it might be a good idea for you to change your registration long enough to vote in the Republican primary for Huckabee.

I’m thinking of changing my registration just long enough to vote for Bill Richardson in the primaries. According to the Sci-Fi channel, he thinks aliens may have landed in Roswell in 1947. Illegal aliens in New Mexico… imagine that.

My kinda guy.

Tinfoil is always the stylish choice. It’s the new black.

Gee, that sounds original. Can I quote it?

I realize California’s more crucial than Texas, but…

God Bless America

In Mike’s new administration, I want to be Secretary of Music.

I plan to institute a redistributionist scheme to take airplay from hiphop artists and give it to middle of the road bands still struggling for identity. Also, we’re going to take chords from more interesting songs and put them in less interesting songs, so they’ll be better. No group should have any more talent than any other group, that’s the American way.”

If I can’t have that, I might settle for High Commissioner for the preservation of diet soda.”

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The lesson of the last election cycle is that you can vote in several states, if you want. Just go to the DMV and register (that’s why they called it “motor voter”). Many states will let you get a State ID (not a drivers license) without giving up your old one. Some won’t even ask for ID of any kind to issue the new thing.

It works best if you have someone in the state whose address you can use, but it isn’t critical… just give ‘em a residence address (they’ll never check, just be sure zip matches street), and a PO box at some post office or other (usually cheap) as the mailing address. Now go to the post office and put in a more or less permanent forwarding address.

Just vote absentee.

The best states to do this in are the “swing states”, where a small margin can make the difference.

There is no national registry of names to check on duplicate voters….

Wish I was kidding.

Guess which party has fewer people who believe this would be a sin.

Mike, are you too young to run? I think you have to be 35…. Let’s organize a write-in campaign. Even if you’re too young now, it’ll get you some visibility, and then you can try again next time around.

Mike for President! If you win, can I be Secretary of Education? (First, we disband LAUSD….)

Youtube the Candidates@Google video with Ron Paul, it’s probably the best video to understand the guy. If you still can’t get behind him after that, Richardson is definetley the strongest choice for the Dems.

I also love those old-dude jeans he’s wearing…

Unless, far outside, Rudy gets the nomination, and is able to be competitive in California due to his “social liberal” credentials.

But probably not.

Of course, maybe you can organize a groundswell for the candidate of your choice, and it will all start here at AddisonRd! I have a large magic marker and poster board….

Have you read “America Alone” yet?

http://www.amazon.com/America-Alone-End-World-Know/dp/1596985275/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196728798&sr=8-1

Try to read it before the election, if you can. I guarantee an eye opening experience. That way, you’ll know just how bad the election turned out….

sigh