Mayor Giuliani offers a bold new 9/11 for all of us. Political analyst Gregory Hammond predicts,
Sure, he has no foreign or national policy experience, and both his personal life and political career are riddled with scandal, but in the key area of having been on TV on 9/11, the other candidates simply cannot match him.
Whether or not you like Giuliani, its hard to argue with that.
Tommy Tancredo has officially ended his bid for the Presidency. Tancredo noted the incredibly long odds of winning, and stated that he was pleased with placing illegal immigration on the agenda. I think this was probably a smart decision, he hadn’t been very high in the polls, and he hasn’t been the media’s darling. In the same statement he announced that he endorses Mitt Romney. Now Tommy can either relax for a while, or get behind his candidate. Either way, this is probably good for the GOP.
If you’re keeping up with the race to the Presidency then you’ve no doubt noticed that Mike Huckabee has received some negative press for his record of pardons. Recently it has come out that in 1998, Huckabee’s 18 year old son David mutilated a dog while he was working at a summer camp. No charges were ever filed. After reading this I did some searching on David Huckabee, and it turns out that he’s had some other negative press.
Weapons charges, questionable business dealings, pet mutilation, that’s quite a list. Keep in mind that this is all happening while dad is under public scrutiny. Its hard to imagine that Mike Huckabee didn’t expect this news to come out, which begs the question, why is he not answering? But then, it seems that Mike is digging his own hole with statements of homosexuality.
Mike Huckabee has recently come under scrutiny, and from several different angles. The Arkansas governor has also been rising in the polls. Last week comments about homosexuality and AIDS that he had made over a decade ago surfaced. Huckabee was in favor of sectioning off AIDS victims to protect the public at large. Apparently that’s still his position because since last week he has defended his statement. I certainly applaud his conviction and his willingness to accept responsibility for his words and actions, though its hard to imagine this position advancing his numbers in the polls.
Just this morning his high rate of pardons is coming to light, over 1000 of them in his decade as governor. Huckabee hasn’t addressed this topic yet, that I know of. I’ll be curious to see his reaction though. The AP painted a picture of Huckabee being free with pardons if he had met the person, or if they had some connection with him.
Salon just released the most hilarious cartoon. And, if I may say, its totally on the mark.
DailyKos writer Jake McIntyre released a piece earlier today predicting that Rudy Giuliani’s presidential bid is effectively over because in 2001 he illegally billed several obscure city agencies for expenses related to his affair with Judith Nathan. While Giuliani’s philandering is old news, playing at the expense of the taxpayers is alarming to say the least. Giuliani, of course, has denied allegations, but they’ve been independently confirmed by Fox News. The American people aren’t going to let this go. And they shouldn’t.
Rolling Stone recognized that Paul is the only Republican speaking out against the war in Iraq, and just published an interview with him. In typical Paul fashion, his answers are blunt and honest without being rude. Whether or not you like Paul, you have to admit that he brings a fresh perspective to the presidential race. Its a short interview, just six questions. Here’s a quote…
If someone is unhappy with the Bush policy, they would find Giuliani’s would be even more extreme.
If you like Paul its worth a read.
Ron Paul’s fanatic supporters have made him popular on the web, and he is slowly inching up in the polls, but he’s still an underdog candidate behind Giuliani, Thompson, Romney and others. The mainstream press hasn’t given him much attention, presumably because his politics are unorthodox. The Washington Post just released an article with some thoughts on libertarianism, and why America might be ready for a libertarian candidate.
I’ve read articles about Rudy Giuliani’s shadiness, we now have confirmed evidence. In a radio ad Giuliani makes the point that socialized medicine is less effective than our current free market system with the following statement
I had prostate cancer five, six years ago. My chance of surviving prostate cancer — and, thank God, I was cured of it — in the United States? Eighty-two percent. My chance of surviving prostate cancer in England? Only forty-four percent under socialized medicine.
Several people have questioned Rudy’s statistics and come up with entirely different numbers. When confronted, Giuliani stated that this ad will not be pulled. Is this the behavior that we want from our President?
Continue reading ‘Giuliani Vows to Lie’
Colorado Congressman and Republican hopeful Tom Tancredo has announced that he won’t seek reelection for his congressional seat. When questioned he said that he’s accomplished all that he’s going to in that office, that he’s tired of the commute, and that he wants to spend more time with his grandchildren. “You have to have a fire in your belly to do this, to get on that plane every week.” That’s all fine and good, but why then is he still in the presidential race? Wouldn’t that require a similar fire in the belly?
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