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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Plea to Huckabee Supporters...
I hear many say that Huckabee is just in this for the VP spot. I don't think so. I think they still believe they have a shot. Maybe I'm naive.
Regardless, phone calls into Virginia are vitally important! If you have never phone-banked for a candidate, it's gotten SO much easier. It all happens right here on your computer, and on your cell or home phone.
The campaign will give you numbers right on a web page and you make the calls.
If you're not already a "Huckabee Ranger" then start here:
Phone calls for Huckabee sign-in
Good luck and have fun!
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Regardless, phone calls into Virginia are vitally important! If you have never phone-banked for a candidate, it's gotten SO much easier. It all happens right here on your computer, and on your cell or home phone.
The campaign will give you numbers right on a web page and you make the calls.
If you're not already a "Huckabee Ranger" then start here:
Phone calls for Huckabee sign-in
Good luck and have fun!
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Wow, what a weekend... and other ramblings...
Doncha just love this political year? It's almost like watching the Superbowl as a Pats fan... nothing is coming out as it's supposed to!
That tickles me for so many reasons. The biggest is, I see people becoming INVOLVED. I see us as a people CARING about the political process. HOPE replaces hopelessness when that happens.
HOPE might be the theme for this political season. And it almost looks like SOME of the candidates can keep that going even for those that vote against them... It almost seems as if there are SOME candidates who will open their arms (at least some) and pull in those who don't agree. Who will listen and not reject out of hand.
Wouldn't it be great if this continues through the general election?
But Washington, my Washington state... HOW in the world could the GOP there STOP counting ballots? Their defense is ... it doesn't matter. That they took essentially a "straw poll".
While that's not the way my memory has it, it might have changed. Even so, what a black eye to simply throw away a bunch of votes. It makes it look like the fix is in.
And does it tickle you like it does me to see this race reshape? Huckabee is finally getting props as a Conservative. Read his speech to the Conservative Political Action Convention in 2007 (CPAC) here (Haven't seen his Saturday speech post yet):
Gov. Huckabee's CPAC 2008 Speech
For those of us who LOVE politics, who follow it like many follow sports, this is like having a year long World Series!
The only way this could get better is if BOTH conventions are brokered.
YES!
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That tickles me for so many reasons. The biggest is, I see people becoming INVOLVED. I see us as a people CARING about the political process. HOPE replaces hopelessness when that happens.
HOPE might be the theme for this political season. And it almost looks like SOME of the candidates can keep that going even for those that vote against them... It almost seems as if there are SOME candidates who will open their arms (at least some) and pull in those who don't agree. Who will listen and not reject out of hand.
Wouldn't it be great if this continues through the general election?
But Washington, my Washington state... HOW in the world could the GOP there STOP counting ballots? Their defense is ... it doesn't matter. That they took essentially a "straw poll".
While that's not the way my memory has it, it might have changed. Even so, what a black eye to simply throw away a bunch of votes. It makes it look like the fix is in.
And does it tickle you like it does me to see this race reshape? Huckabee is finally getting props as a Conservative. Read his speech to the Conservative Political Action Convention in 2007 (CPAC) here (Haven't seen his Saturday speech post yet):
Gov. Huckabee's CPAC 2008 Speech
For those of us who LOVE politics, who follow it like many follow sports, this is like having a year long World Series!
The only way this could get better is if BOTH conventions are brokered.
YES!
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008
View from the trenches ...
How is it that Romney is so desperate to get Huckabee out of the race? He calls Huckabee a "Tax and Spend Liberal." Then says that Huckabee is robbing his rightful votes.
Hmmmmmmm. Let's think about that one for a minute.
Yup. It's muddy out here. The footing is slippery and folks are fallin all over the place, sayin' all sorts of silly things.
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Hmmmmmmm. Let's think about that one for a minute.
Yup. It's muddy out here. The footing is slippery and folks are fallin all over the place, sayin' all sorts of silly things.
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Friday, January 25, 2008
Huckabee is THE Conservative ...
I am a Huck-a-Fan. I've made that clear. I'm still working for the campaign, making phone calls whenever I can.
Huckabee won me over with his fresh application of Conservatism. I've been reviled as a Liberal in my own town because I supported teacher salary increases. I've written in support of tax increases.
And I stand by my tax increase stands. OVERALL taxes need to decrease. But when roads are deteriorating, when schools are falling apart, it takes MONEY to fix those things. SOMETIMES CONSERVATIVES ARE MOST CONSERVATIVE WHEN THEY SUPPORT A TAX INCREASE.
After all, Conservatives are not anarchists. We believe in less intrusion and less government. But most Conservatives SUPPORT good roads and bridges as indispensable to the Free Market Economy. And MOST Conservatives believe ONLY government is in a position to do this kind of building.
I AM a Conservative. The guiding principles in my political world view are self-sufficiency and small government. But as in anything, the Conservatives of the past believe THEIR conservatism is the only way.
Like the Princess and the Pea, the only thing that underlying principle works its way out into real living. Being hidebound to the past, rigid and inflexible, loses elections, stifles economies, locks out good ideas, strips the political discourse of the value of the underlying principles.
This is why I support Huckabee even through the complaints that he is a Liberal in Sheep's Clothing. He isn't, I'm convinced of it, and here's an article from The Conservative Voicethat states it just the same way... Please take a look and see what you think:
Huckabee: The New Face of Conservatism?
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Huckabee won me over with his fresh application of Conservatism. I've been reviled as a Liberal in my own town because I supported teacher salary increases. I've written in support of tax increases.
And I stand by my tax increase stands. OVERALL taxes need to decrease. But when roads are deteriorating, when schools are falling apart, it takes MONEY to fix those things. SOMETIMES CONSERVATIVES ARE MOST CONSERVATIVE WHEN THEY SUPPORT A TAX INCREASE.
After all, Conservatives are not anarchists. We believe in less intrusion and less government. But most Conservatives SUPPORT good roads and bridges as indispensable to the Free Market Economy. And MOST Conservatives believe ONLY government is in a position to do this kind of building.
I AM a Conservative. The guiding principles in my political world view are self-sufficiency and small government. But as in anything, the Conservatives of the past believe THEIR conservatism is the only way.
Like the Princess and the Pea, the only thing that underlying principle works its way out into real living. Being hidebound to the past, rigid and inflexible, loses elections, stifles economies, locks out good ideas, strips the political discourse of the value of the underlying principles.
This is why I support Huckabee even through the complaints that he is a Liberal in Sheep's Clothing. He isn't, I'm convinced of it, and here's an article from The Conservative Voicethat states it just the same way... Please take a look and see what you think:
Huckabee: The New Face of Conservatism?
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This one made me cry...
Followed a link and saw this video on CNN. It's from KOMO TV4... From my hometown, Seattle.
Lyman, WA where this takes place is on the North Cascades Highway, one of the most beautiful roads in America... I don't know if I've ever been through Lyman, I had to look it up on the map.
Homecomings are always sweet, but please, look at this one and remember how much is given by some.
A Homecoming
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Lyman, WA where this takes place is on the North Cascades Highway, one of the most beautiful roads in America... I don't know if I've ever been through Lyman, I had to look it up on the map.
Homecomings are always sweet, but please, look at this one and remember how much is given by some.
A Homecoming
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Comments PLEASE!! ...
Friends, Romans, Countrymen...
Take a look at this video of Jim Wallis on Comedy Central's The Daily Show. Wallis is founder of Sojourners, a left-side Evangelical political and social action group. His viewpoints represent the majority view I came up against daily in my Christian University (Seattle Pacific) days.
Don't dismiss this out of hand, or too readily embrace it either. Chew on it, and then react here, if you would be so kind.
I'm still chewing on this myself, and I'm not ready with my own thoughts... But you can guess I soon will be.
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Take a look at this video of Jim Wallis on Comedy Central's The Daily Show. Wallis is founder of Sojourners, a left-side Evangelical political and social action group. His viewpoints represent the majority view I came up against daily in my Christian University (Seattle Pacific) days.
Don't dismiss this out of hand, or too readily embrace it either. Chew on it, and then react here, if you would be so kind.
I'm still chewing on this myself, and I'm not ready with my own thoughts... But you can guess I soon will be.
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