Its always interesting when someone crosses party lines to side with the enemy. Independent Senator, Joe Lieberman has come out endorsing John McCain as the only one who can “break through the partisanship that is poisoning our politics today and stopping us from getting anything done in Washington.” An interesting twist for one who has seemingly broken almost all the rules of modern politics.

Lieberman has drawn some fire from the Democratic Leadership, however there’s little they can do if they’d like to keep his votes on their side of the aisle (especially since very few votes separate the two parties in the Senate). I do have to admit, I’m a little surprised myself, that the liberal from New England is supporting the Conservative from Arizona. It could almost be a story line in an episode of the “Odd Couple” but I wouldn’t expect to see the two of them out shopping for platform beds any time soon (wouldn’t that be a pretty headline??).

Elsewhere in the GOP, Huckabee is drawing more fire as he continues to rise in the polls, which brings to mind the question of whether or not bad press is better than no press at all and Ron Paul reportedly raises 6 million in contributions over the weekend in an online ron paul lovefest. I seriously hope that Paul realizes what effect he could have on the race if he runs as a third party and decides not to. It would make sense for the GOP nomoniee to have him on the short list of running mates, though Eric seems to think that would be suicide for the ticket.

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One poll at a time apparently. On the side of the Democrats it seems that Hillary Clinton’s lead in New Hampshire is Slowly Slipping Away. This is good news for Obama and other Democrat wanna-bes. It was once thought that Hillary was unstoppable but thats beginning to show not to be the case as the primary season nears (less that a month away now!). NH isn’t the only place Clinton seems to be loosing her grip as her numbers slip elsewhere as well.

On the right side of the aisle, Hopeful Mike Huckabee has surged ahead in key states while Romney and Guliani are battling it out for Third place right now. This is extremely good news for Mike as his campaign picks up steam and forges ahead against all the negative press beginning to make its way out about the Arkansas Gov. I like mike and I was pleased to see that he’s adding some big guns to his campaign team.

I think Huckabee is going to be the country’s best chance of getting away from the Income Tax and moving towards the revolutionary idea of the Fair Tax.

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Its amazing what can happen when you leapfrog in the polls from the bottom of the pack to the top. Just ask Mike. Mike has recently taken off like a little kid in a toy store in several of the early primary states (Iowa, South Carolina…) and he’s been coming under more and more fire lately from the main stream media and GOP rivals alike (where as it used to be a battle between Romney and Guliani…).

Most of it is good for Huckabee, though it has been bringing more of his past record (taxes, comments, pardons) to light. One of the things it helps do though is it gives him a broader platform to speak from. There’s a saying, “There’s no such thing as bad press” and while its true in some cases, its definitely not the case when it comes to politics (anyone remember Howard Dean’s yell?). It looks like mike could potentially pick up the lead in more states if his early showing is strong (which is good, I like his stance on Taxes and Healthcare).

The thing I’m concerned with is that it appears he may be beatable by the right Democrat. Of course, his biggest threat on their side appears to be Edwards, with Obama and Clinton only having narrow leads over the Arkansas Governor. Either way, it looks like Mike better be ready to fight.

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That I wouldn’t want. Ginnfer Flowers, the woman who threw a wrench in to Bill’s 1992 Campaign by admitting to having an affair with Clinton said she would most likely vote for Hillary. Granted, she hasn’t made up her mind yet, but from the CNN story it looks like the only reason she’d be voting for Clinton is because she’s a woman.

“I would love to see a woman president, I just didn’t think it would be her,” Flowers said.

If your reason for voting for someone is simply based on gender, you shouldn’t be voting. Another point that is often over looked is that if I stood up and declared that I’m voting for Jim Bob because he’s a guy, I’d be shouted down and chased out of town for being a misogynist.

In other news, Huckabee is picking up speed and according to a new national poll out today has moved in to the second position in the GOP race nationally. He’s been making a lot of headway lately in several of the early voting states and if he can pull off some first and second place finishes in the early primaries, he might just be able to grab the nomination. Go Mike Go!

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These days it seems the race for the democratic or gop nomination is all about the points. A new poll out (according to CNN) has Clinton leading Obama by only 6 points in New Hampshire. While its good news for Obama, I have to wonder about the effect this constant polling has on the race for the nomination. Obviously numbers are changing every day. One day Huckabee is up in Iowa over Romney, the next its reversed. Same thing in the democratic side. One day clinton is leading by a ginormous amount, the next by not so big.

I believe that for the majority of the population, those who don’t actually pay attention to what the candidates are saying, the poll results are what helps decide who they vote for. I know that if there is a clear GOP leader in the Georgia Primaries, I’ll vote in the Democratic Primaries instead in an effort to slow down the leading candidate (in the last two presidential primaries I’ve voted for Democrats. Alan keyes in 2000 and John Edwards in 2004). Thats one of the nice thing about Georgia’s Open primaries, it doesn’t matter which party you’re aligned with you can vote in either primary (but not both…).

Do you pay more attention to the poll numbers when it comes to giving the country the colon cleanse it truly needs every four years or do you actually listen to what the candidates are spewing?

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“I’m rubber you’re glue” was the old saying we would call back and forth at each other when we were younger. These days, its easier to Launch a website. Obama’s campaign has created a site (a subdomain off their official domain) that covers every one of Hillary’s “attack ads” agains the candidate for president.

I don’t know how good its going to be at fighting the war of words coming from Hillary’s camp, but it definately brings a new spin on the old “I’m rubber you’re glue” and its not too surprising these days (take a look at the number of revenge/secret sharing sites online). Obama’s Hillary Attacks site is already generating some talk online and it goes towards some of the things Karl Rove told the presidential hopeful he should do if he wanted to beat Hillary. Its interesting to note that he’s currently leading in Iowa by 3 points.

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Last night was the CNN/Youtube Republican Debate, and to be honest, I didn’t watch any of it. I find political debates boring and besides, Shrek the Halls and How the Grinch Stole Christmas were on last night as well, so it goes to figure that the TV’s in our house were tuned in to those instead (Shrek the Halls was really cute and the girls like it a lot).

I have however, heard all the scuttle about the debate and I’ve caught a few of the clips on line so far and I think Huckabee came out smelling like roses last night in the debate (an overnight poll in Iowa has him as the current GOP frontrunner by 3 points!!). I think the highlight for him came when he said that the first area to go would be the IRS. Romney and Guliani traded punches most of the night between the two of them and McCaine came out pretty strong as well. Really, from what I can see, only two candidates did poorly in the debate and thats Thompson (who’s been such as disappointment all season long) and Paul (who looks to be gearing up for a third party bid when his GOP nomination falls flat).

I like the idea behind the Youtube debates as I think it brings in more of a national feel to the debates then previously achieved and it helps introduce some questions from outside the box. Its nice and refreshing. I just wish they’d find a better time to broadcast them…

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Jessie is at it again. This time, claiming that the Democratic Candidates are ignoring the african american population, well, everyone except for Edwards that is. Which is kind of surprising when you think about it, he came out and endorsed Obama several months ago (of course that was before Jackson called Obama white). I kind of think that it all comes down to jessie feeling left out of the party.

On another note, the GOP is gearing up for another YouTube debate. I happen to think its more fun to watch the questions that won’t be asked rather than watch the debate itself. But who knows, I might tune in…

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Things are looking better every day for Mike Huckabee. According to a New Poll on cnn, Mike is moving in to second place in Iowa. This could be a very good thing for the Governor from Arkansas as a strong finish in Iowa would help boost him in other early primary states.

Huckabee draws support from 24 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers in a new Des Moines Register poll released Friday. That puts him only 2 percentage points behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Meanwhile, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson are tied in third place with 11 percent. Arizona Sen. John McCain is only slightly behind with 10 percent.

Either way, the GOP is having a fairly good showing in the state.

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Thirteen Reasons I Heart Huckabee!!
In no particular order…

1. He Supports the FairTax – thats right. A candidate who actually supports the fair tax. HOW FREAKING AWESOME IS THAT?? Mike is for removing the IRS and instituting the fairtax. Something that would benefit EVERYONE and not just the super rich or super poor for once.
2. He can rock out on the Bass Guitar. – I’ll let this one speak for itself…

3. His wife has gone 2 for 3 with a grenade launcher, jumped out of an airplane, flown in an F-16 and shot an MP5 submachine gun. What have the other candidate’s spouses done (besides set the US up for one of the greatest terrorist attacks in the history of the country).
4. He wants to make health care better. Not by making it a government program but by fixing what is wrong.
   

   by reforming medical liability; adopting electronic record keeping; making health insurance more portable from one job to another; expanding health savings accounts to everyone, not just those with high deductibles; and making health insurance tax deductible for individuals and families as it now is for businesses. Low income families would get tax credits instead of deductions. We don’t need all the government controls that would inevitably come with universal health care. When I’m President, Americans will have more control of their health care options, not less.

5. He wants to Improve Education not by more government intrusion, but through working with the states to improve the quality and not quantity of education. Mike believes that music and art should play important parts in every education and he wants to base the success of schools on actual academic results and not how much they’re spending per student.
6. He knows what he believes in and he stands for it. He believes “Our nation was birthed in a spirit of faith – not a prescriptive faith telling us how or whether to believe, but acknowledging a providence that pervades our world.”
7. He believes in right to life. While this isn’t a die hard issue for me (I’m much more concerned with taxes, health care and protecting our country) its important for a lot of voters. Thompson might have received the NRTL endorsement this week, but I believe Mike will fight for the right to life the hardest out of any of the candidates.
8. Chuck Norris Supports Huckabee. I could really stop the list here, but if Walker, Texas Ranger and his fists of death support Mike, shouldn’t we all??
9. Securing our Borders. Mike wants to Secure our borders to stem the flow of illegal immigrants to the country. He doesn’t believe in amnesty for those here against the law and he wants to do something about it.
10. He’ll fight to protect our right to Arm Bears. Wait. I mean bare arms. Mike’s a staunch supporter of the Second Ammendment and all it means to America. He’s the only candidate to consistantly fight for the rights of gun owners and protected gun manufacturers from frivolous law suits. Plus he was the FIRST govenor in the country to have a concealed handgun license.
11. He’ll work towards energy Independence – What does that mean? It means no more leaning on foreign oil for our oil. It means being able to take care of ourselves and not having to worry about the nutter in the third world country who supplies oil for our SUVs. It also means finding new viable energy sources and ways to fuel cars, power and other things like Hybrid engines, wind turbines and more power plants. And he plans to have it done by the beginning of his second term in office.
12. He supports the efforts to Protect us from Al Qaeda in Iraq and Around the world – This in itself is one of the biggest things Mike has going and one of the main reasons I haven’t looked at Ron Paul yet. Huckabee is willing to go the distance to secure the Country against threats from hostile forces. Something few of the other candidates are willing to do.
13. He’s picked up in the latest polls in Iowa to move in to second position in the GOP race there behind Romney. Chuck Norris Supports Him. His wife went 2 for 3 with a grenade launcher. The man just rocks.

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