State of the Race: Republican Party
The time is upon us to exercise our God-given right to elect the president of our constitutionally enacted government. What a ride it's been up to this point. Two of my three horses (Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney) are out of the race. And I have to tip my cap to both of them. Upon their exits they exhibited the same class with which they ran their campaigns. Thompson delivered a statement to the media that was typical of his run for the presidency: short, sweet, focused, honorable. Romney put his country and his party above his own person desire to be elected president. Mitt Romney is a true gentleman, and love him or hate him, you cannot question his love of country. I was proud to have been a "Mitt guy".
My third horse is Ron Paul. Those who know me, and have read the in-progress manuscript of my book, will know that I've followed Dr. Paul in the Congress and am a HUGE fan. Unfortunately, Dr. Paul has been marginalized by the mainstream liberal media and therefore has no chance to win the presidency. His views of foreign affairs also don't jive with most of the rest of the Republican party, but nonetheless, if you look back a few posts on this blog you'll see that I believe there to be some possible truth to Dr. Paul's view of blowback. That said, Congressman Paul will not be the next President of these United States.
The two remaining gentlemen in the race are not "my guys". Mike Huckabee is a charming guy. So much so that I believe he's a snake charmer. He has one or two positions I support, but in general I don't trust him. I don't support him. And I cringe at the idea of Governor Huckabee in a position of authority in the United States government. He's a liberal cloaked in his Biblical rhetoric who would use the coercive power of the federal government to do his bidding. This runs completely counter to everything we hold dear. Huckabee must be marginalized as the weak and unsupportable candidate he is.
The last man standing is Senator John McCain. Senator McCain is a war hero, an American patriot, and someone for whom I have the utmost respect. I'm not waving the anti-McCain banner. I think he's been soft (understatement) on many things that we hold dear, but I also believe he's a solid center-right flag carrier for the conservative movement. We should air our grievances, look for McCain to solidify his conservative credentials and then rally behind him, because the alternative of a President Obama or President Clinton (ugh... another one) is abolutely unthinkable.
The conservative movement is undergoing a very healthy debate as we put forth the Republican candidate for the presidency of these United States. Let's continue the dialogue in a healthy and constructive manner, let's make our points, let's focus, let's move forward, and let's defeat the Democratic nominee, whomever he or she happens to be. For there is nothing less at stake than the constitutional future of the Republic.
My third horse is Ron Paul. Those who know me, and have read the in-progress manuscript of my book, will know that I've followed Dr. Paul in the Congress and am a HUGE fan. Unfortunately, Dr. Paul has been marginalized by the mainstream liberal media and therefore has no chance to win the presidency. His views of foreign affairs also don't jive with most of the rest of the Republican party, but nonetheless, if you look back a few posts on this blog you'll see that I believe there to be some possible truth to Dr. Paul's view of blowback. That said, Congressman Paul will not be the next President of these United States.
The two remaining gentlemen in the race are not "my guys". Mike Huckabee is a charming guy. So much so that I believe he's a snake charmer. He has one or two positions I support, but in general I don't trust him. I don't support him. And I cringe at the idea of Governor Huckabee in a position of authority in the United States government. He's a liberal cloaked in his Biblical rhetoric who would use the coercive power of the federal government to do his bidding. This runs completely counter to everything we hold dear. Huckabee must be marginalized as the weak and unsupportable candidate he is.
The last man standing is Senator John McCain. Senator McCain is a war hero, an American patriot, and someone for whom I have the utmost respect. I'm not waving the anti-McCain banner. I think he's been soft (understatement) on many things that we hold dear, but I also believe he's a solid center-right flag carrier for the conservative movement. We should air our grievances, look for McCain to solidify his conservative credentials and then rally behind him, because the alternative of a President Obama or President Clinton (ugh... another one) is abolutely unthinkable.
The conservative movement is undergoing a very healthy debate as we put forth the Republican candidate for the presidency of these United States. Let's continue the dialogue in a healthy and constructive manner, let's make our points, let's focus, let's move forward, and let's defeat the Democratic nominee, whomever he or she happens to be. For there is nothing less at stake than the constitutional future of the Republic.
posted by The Rock | 9:09 PM
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