Some Post Iowa Notes on the Republican Side

Was installing a new screen in my Palm Pilot, tonight. While working, I had a chance to mentally break down each candidate with respect to Iowa.

Some notes in no particular Order:

Mike Huckabee;

Huckabee did about as well as

Well, let’s see.

Mike Huckabee spent his day fighting back against Rush Limbaugh, who says Huck isn’t a conservative. He then went on to detail several new government welfare programs.

John McCain battled the age issue, saying at Age

Noted over at Samzidata: Paul Marks makes a point I’ve been making:

 This morning Fox and Friends concentrated on three candidates in relation the Iowa caucuses on Thursday night: the two lead candidates in the polls, Mike Huckabee and Mitt

Mike Huckabee’s campaign is over.  the campaign  has self destructed, video, via Stop the AC:LU.

Much more, Memeorandum.

 If Huckabeee got upset by Mitt Romney going negative, what would he have have done when Mrs. Clititon went negative?

1. Did Marc Ambinder, Atlantic, really mean to write “If Huckabee only had a brain?”

INDIANOLA, IOWA — A string of foreign policy gaffes has made it clear to the national political press corps that Mike Huckabee is manifestly unqualified

Here we go again, with the nonsense about making religion, a public issue incidental to an election this time from John over at Powerline:

I’m getting really tired of the role that religion is playing in this year’s election campaign.

I see Drudge teasing a National Enquirer headline about a supposed lovechild scandal involving “John Edward’s Love child”.

Ummm guys? Let’s remember, first of all, that the National Enquirer is to honest news reporting what the New York Times is

There’s an interesting discussion going on and just now a cross blog discussion about religion and politics.  The interested parties I’ve noticed thus far are Cassandra over at Villainous Company, and Bruce McQuain over at Q&O. In turn, the discussion

Fred08 has issued the following apology:

From Karen Hanretty, Deputy Communications Director:

In light of Mike Huckabee’s heartfelt apology to Mitt Romney for making reference to Romney’s religion in the New York Times Magazine, we at the Thompson Campaign would

It really has been mortifying to watch The National Review going supine for nothing but the value of winning the next election. That they would endorse Mitt Romney is just pathetic, and a glaring sign of the times. Kathryn Jean

Drudge confirms something I’ve suspected for a while, now:

**Exclusive**

Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal.

The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he

We’ve had a bit of Email discussion, more or less centered on my most recent post about Mitt Romney. Specifically, the topic ends up being whether not there is a religious test for high office. As a basis for

For reasons beyond realm of understanding,  Bill Schneider of the Clinton News Network, a.k.a. CNN, attempted to trot out Ted Sorensen to hold former President Jack Kennedy as some sort of gold standard for religion.

Speaking to CNN Senior

Jon Martin at the Politico:

Halperin has the big news: Mitt Romney will take to to the Bush Library in College Station, Texas, on Thursday to give a long-anticipated, much-debated speech about his Mormon faith and the role of

Writing in the Christian Science Monitor, one Mansoor Ijaz, attempts to skewer Mitt Romney for his answer to a question that Ijaz provides no evidence was ever asked:

I asked Mr. Romney whether he would consider including qualified Americans