Focusing on guns and politics, here is today's Second Amendment News Roundup:
The War on Guns gives us a glimpse of how gun rights activists are viewed by the other side:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-others-see-us.html
David also asks us what have we done in support of Heller against the D.C. gun ban:
http://waronguns.blogspot.com/2008/02/what-have-you-done-for-heller.html
Nicki at The Liberty Zone comments on the notion of 'the lesser of three evils.' Note her very appropriate assessment of the voting public:
http://libertyzone.blogspot.com/2008/02/lesser-of-three-evils.html
Sebastian has some quotations from a pundit who thinks Huckabee was the big winner yesterday:
http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=2619
Say Uncle comments on Super Tuesday and has a prediction for November:
http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2008/02/06/after_super_tuesday/
Red's has Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson's response to the Second Amendment case:
http://redstradingpost.blogspot.com/2008/02/idaho-congressman-mike-simpson-on.html
The MUST-read of the day is over at Blogstitution, where there is an interview with 'Hilldog' on her healthcare proposal:
http://www.blogstitution.com/2008/02/06/hilldog-on-blogstitutionbc-an-interview/
This is great news. Mike McCarville reports that Senators Coburn, Inhofe, DeMint, Chambliss, and others are going after Berkeley, California for their shameful and reprehensible treatment of the U.S. Marines:
http://wwwtmrcom.blogspot.com/2008/02/semper-fi-coburn-inhofe-go-after.html
Alphecca believes we are headed for disaster in November, and I tend to agree:
http://www.alphecca.com/?p=635
Born Again Redneck calls on McCain to pick Thompson for VP:
http://bornagainredneck.blogspot.com/2008/02/mr-mccain-i-will-not-vote-for-you-if.html
Cap'n Bob and the Damsel have an excellent read on global warming:
http://capnbob.us/blog/2008/02/06/facts-we-dont-need-facts-we-have-consensus/
Syd has an excellent post on the human right of self-defense:
http://www.snubnose.info/wordpress/rkba/the-human-right-of-self-defense/
Michelle Malkin reports that John McCain will address CPAC--the most powerful conservative political action committee in the country--tomorrow. All eyes will be on McCain to see if he can convince us that he can be trusted on the key issues of grave importance to conservatives:
http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/06/whats-cooking-at-cpac/
The Volokh Conspiracy points to an overlooked benefit to the conservative distrust of McCain:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_02_03-2008_02_09.shtml#1202277139
Showing posts with label Super Tuesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Super Tuesday. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Notes on Super Tuesday
Although John McCain received a major boost from his performance on Super Tuesday, the celebrations are a bit premature.
In spite of the fact that he won most of the larger states, including those states with the most delegate counts, McCain faces opposition from an unexpected rival--Mike Huckabee.
Huckabee did much better than expected, winning a number of southern states by a comfortable margin.
If this is truly a '2-man race,' it is clear that now it is between McCain and Huckabee rather than McCain and Romney.
Romney struggled, in spite of his favored status among the GOP's most conservative voters. The explanation can be laid directly at the feet of Huckabee, who showed that his strength among both white and black evangelical Christians is a force with which to contend.
California's prize of mega-delegates could be a silver lining in the dark cloud for Romney, who has been polling very well in the state. If he can win California, he can make a case for continuing in the race.
On the Democratic side it is clear that the Party is divided. Obama and Clinton each won a significant number of primaries and will probably wind up with a divided delegate count.
The suprise of the evening, however, is just how strong Obama proved to be on a day that was once proclaimed by Hillary to be the day she would sweep the lion's share of the primaries and win the nomination.
Hillary is still by no means out of this race, however. She has shown some surprising strength in areas tonight where she was expected to faulter.
One pundit stated that Hillary has begun to turn around her downward slide, and the moment that turn-around began was when husband Bill decided to keep his mouth shut.
It's a good thing he went mum when he did. Obama has shown some surprising strength of his own in areas where he had little support at first, such as white affluent suburbanites.
Perhaps Bill's use of the race card backfired.
But stay tuned. California is still out due to the time differential. Polls in the state will not close until 11 PM EST.
The state is up for grabs in both Parties, with both Obama and Romney in position to pull off an upset. We shall see.
In spite of the fact that he won most of the larger states, including those states with the most delegate counts, McCain faces opposition from an unexpected rival--Mike Huckabee.
Huckabee did much better than expected, winning a number of southern states by a comfortable margin.
If this is truly a '2-man race,' it is clear that now it is between McCain and Huckabee rather than McCain and Romney.
Romney struggled, in spite of his favored status among the GOP's most conservative voters. The explanation can be laid directly at the feet of Huckabee, who showed that his strength among both white and black evangelical Christians is a force with which to contend.
California's prize of mega-delegates could be a silver lining in the dark cloud for Romney, who has been polling very well in the state. If he can win California, he can make a case for continuing in the race.
On the Democratic side it is clear that the Party is divided. Obama and Clinton each won a significant number of primaries and will probably wind up with a divided delegate count.
The suprise of the evening, however, is just how strong Obama proved to be on a day that was once proclaimed by Hillary to be the day she would sweep the lion's share of the primaries and win the nomination.
Hillary is still by no means out of this race, however. She has shown some surprising strength in areas tonight where she was expected to faulter.
One pundit stated that Hillary has begun to turn around her downward slide, and the moment that turn-around began was when husband Bill decided to keep his mouth shut.
It's a good thing he went mum when he did. Obama has shown some surprising strength of his own in areas where he had little support at first, such as white affluent suburbanites.
Perhaps Bill's use of the race card backfired.
But stay tuned. California is still out due to the time differential. Polls in the state will not close until 11 PM EST.
The state is up for grabs in both Parties, with both Obama and Romney in position to pull off an upset. We shall see.
Monday, February 04, 2008
On the Eve of Super Tuesday
As we stand on the brink of the most significant day in politics, outside of the general election in November, several trends have become clear.
First, John McCain appears to be sailing to the GOP nomination. If the state by state polls are correct, McCain will win big. If he doesn't wrap up the nomination tomorrow, he will certainly be more than well on his way toward winning the required number of delegates to secure the nomination.
Thus, the GOP is in the process of flipping the bird at Reagan conservatives, gun owners, gun dealers and manufacturers, First Amendment stalwarts, and those who believe in the rule of law when it comes to illegal aliens...ALL of the law.
On the Democratic side the picture is murky, but we know that Obama is surging, which could spell big trouble for the Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign. At this point it appears that there will be no clear winner on Super Tuesday, which means that it may be the Democrats rather than the Republicans who head to a brokered convention in the summer.
All of this, needless to say, holds ominous implications for November. The Republican base, i.e., the conservatives, are disheartened and anything but enthused about the prospects of a McCain ticket. Democrats are as fired up as I have seen them in many, many years.
Thus, my friends, peering into my crystal ball over the next four years I see very dark clouds on the horizon for the United States of America and its liberties. I am not fool-proof in my predictions as most of you know by now. But at present, I simply do not see much to be happy about.
First, John McCain appears to be sailing to the GOP nomination. If the state by state polls are correct, McCain will win big. If he doesn't wrap up the nomination tomorrow, he will certainly be more than well on his way toward winning the required number of delegates to secure the nomination.
Thus, the GOP is in the process of flipping the bird at Reagan conservatives, gun owners, gun dealers and manufacturers, First Amendment stalwarts, and those who believe in the rule of law when it comes to illegal aliens...ALL of the law.
On the Democratic side the picture is murky, but we know that Obama is surging, which could spell big trouble for the Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign. At this point it appears that there will be no clear winner on Super Tuesday, which means that it may be the Democrats rather than the Republicans who head to a brokered convention in the summer.
All of this, needless to say, holds ominous implications for November. The Republican base, i.e., the conservatives, are disheartened and anything but enthused about the prospects of a McCain ticket. Democrats are as fired up as I have seen them in many, many years.
Thus, my friends, peering into my crystal ball over the next four years I see very dark clouds on the horizon for the United States of America and its liberties. I am not fool-proof in my predictions as most of you know by now. But at present, I simply do not see much to be happy about.
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