Huckabee's edge among evangelicals is tested in Iowa.
Comment: HUCKABOOM - From Iowa and on to the presidency. Romney spent how much in Iowa? And Huckabee spent what? Christianity, you say, is a hoax, but it won the Iowa Caucus.
Comment: Keeping the Faith? Please try keeping it to yourself, not everyone has a 'faith' by choice. Christainity is the biggest hoax ever purperated on mankind.
Comment: Ron Paul has some good ideas, I respect the man for his independence. However any changes that a candidate wants to take place has to go through Congress. Get rid of Congress, bring in new people, then Ron Paul might have a fighting chance. Yet, if you look at Ron Paul's specific plan to, for instance, address the issues of Health Care for the 50 million people in this country without coverage, he shucks and jives with the best of them. He states he'll make it more competitive for the doctors buying insurance, so their cost will go down, which will supposedly lower the cost for the average family. Costs don't go down. Get that into your head. Costs don't go down. The objectives in this capitalist society is for costs to go up, so the MAN can make more. The issue here is simple, you choose life or you choose money.
Candidates "say" whatever you want to hear. All of them. Look not at what they say, without the periscope on them, what do they really do? I'm not so concerned with a candidate grabbing for himself, we all do that. We're all looking for freebees, we all want to feel equal to the next guy. We're driven to get stuff. That's why capitalism works........greed. Induced greed. We are not born with it. We get it along the way. What I look for in a candidate is realism, have they shown something to us that tells us they are real, not plastic. You are not going to find that on the campaign trail. I look for compassion, true empathy for their fellow man. Humble, not in a political way, in a way that encompasses all of humanity. Huckabee has shown that, deep down in his soul he could not pull the plug on anyone that he had not personally investigated and searched his heart for the truth. Was he wrong at times. Probably. He's human. But he's also real, as real as it gets. You try pulling that switch. If you're pulling the switch on Mike Huckabee.........you choose death over life.
Comment: Mike Huckabee is just as dishonest and sleezy as Mitt Romney.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/13/huckabee/
Stealing, hiding behind bibles and crosses, freeing murders/rapists, accepting unethical gifts etc
The only honest and American choice is RON PAUL 2008!!!! www.ronpaul2008.com
Comment: http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/13/huckabee/
Even Arkansans don't like the former governor Huckabee.
Comment: If they didn't like him, why did they reelect him?
Comment: tEST
Comment: two things you can''t trust:...a cop with a taser on his hip...
a republican with a bible in his hand...ha,ha,ha.
Comment: mormons...baptist...evangelist...snake charmers...bible thumpers...
christians in the white house are like foxes in the chicken house...
watch out , america!
ha,ha,ha.
Comment: Let the Iowa mudslinging begin in this not at all uncommon election year when many candidates vie for the attention of voters in their race for the WH. It's come down to the point where people running against another will look long and hard for any "skeleton in the closet" of their opponent to discredit him or her in any way possible. It's also sad the way our nation has gone in this arena of our freedom.
Comment: And let the political mudslinging in Iowa take off as it apparently has, like any political election in this nation. Mudslinging has become like a political national past time.
Comment: just what america needs...a redneck bible thumping republican southerner to replace bush...ha,ha,ha...
you'd think that america has learned their lesson.
Comment: test
Comment: Wow. I can't believe he's trying to campaign on honesty. If he's at all honest, I am the pope, which I am so not the pope. Romney is ok and I could care less that he is a Mormon. Heck, he could be Russian orthodox and i wouldn't care. Religion has no place in this. Honesty though, Ron Paul beats them all hands down, KO.
Comment: You don't find it troubling that Mitt Romney's national security advisor is Cofer Black co founder of Blackwater USA? I do. If Cofer advises Mitt to do anything but wage war and police the American people, Cofer loses money.
Comment: Wow. I can't believe he's trying to campaign on honesty. If he's at all honest, I am the pope, which I am so not the pope. Romney is ok and I could care less that he is a Mormon. Heck, he could be Russian orthodox and i wouldn't care. Religion has no place in this. Honesty though, Ron Paul beats them all hands down, KO.
Comment: Another reply from the Crowebar other half to Midnightto5. Defication on the constitution, Midnight? Is that a new Christian generated sport I failed to hear about. For any kind of meaningful exchange, we need specific facts, not broad accusations. Which Christians are you speaking of, Mr. Midnight? Precisely which articles of the constitution are they attempting to desecrete? Not every one with a multimillion dollar church, a microphone in his hand and a camera in his face professing to know Gods word is a Christian. Christians can be distinguished by actions and attitudes. I believe Mr. Huckabee is a true Christain, not because he says it, not because he was a practicing Pastor, but through his deeds (all of which can be researched on the internet) in organising food and clothing drives for the needy, in his condemnation of republican spending cuts that hurt the poorest of the poor, espechially children. By the way, although I am leaning toward Mr. Huckabee I am and always have been a liberal democrat and have broken from a party vote only once in my life, but I truly like and believe in this guy. I would have to classify the current president among those who claim but do not practice Christianity. For those who would have this guy drawn and quartered on his pardons record, it is so easy to point the finger after a mistake has been made, but have you ever held a mans life in your hand and known that BY YOUR WORD he will die? Even jurors don't bear this burden alone, but share it with 11 others. As Govenor, he could have left the decision to some minion, but as a Christian he agonized over each one, took the paper work home and studied it before each decision was made. . Were some mistakes? Yes, OH No! He's human, surely a disqualification for our highest office. As to the writer who is tired of having Christians 'ram' their views down his throat- I have read some childish and truly outrageous comments here, but you didn't accuse any of those writers of 'ramming' anything down your throat. Why is that when Christians express their opinion it is perceived to be over bearing? I love God my father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. From their teachings I have learned love my fellowman, to help those who are helpless, to serve without expectation of reward and to share all that I have with those who are without. What's so scary?
Comment: I Mike Huckabee has not been good on immigration. Blue collar jobs matter just as much as white collar jobs. This is where Democrats are total hypocrites when they claim they want to help the poor people of the US while giving all the illegals amnesty. Based on Huckabee's voting record, he's not going to be good on immigration.
People keep saying the US bates illegals, so lets stop bating them by providing incentives to come to the US.
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200712/POL20071204b.html
If we want to help the poor of Mexico, and the US, we need to get rid of NAFTA, which Huckabee supports. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/12/magazine/16huckabee.html?pagewanted=11
Bernie Sanders explains how NAFTA has devastated the poor of Mexico. Bill Clinton Pushed it through, but it is a not a free trade bill it's special trade bill, written by lobbyists for corporations.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=286851
Ron Paul wants to stop illegal immigration, and get rid of NAFTA.
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/american-independence-and-sovereignty
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/border-security-and-immigration-reform
Ron Paul has a thorough understanding of economics and is on the banking committee.
Check out http://inflationtax.blogspot.com
I don't think Huckabee can win because of the reasons listed about, and because he scares the crap out of anyone who isn't a neocon.
Ron Paul attracts Christians, as well as people from all faiths and belief systems. Ron Paul attracts traditional conservatives, as well as people from all other parties who are concerned about the legitimacy of the war in Iraq, the inflation tax, and restoring the Constitution.
Hillary has received the more donations from the weapons industry than any other candidate http://www.alternet.org/story/65869/ supported the Patriot Act and all Obama has actually done is talk about opposing the war and the Patriot Act. Lets see him actually do something.
Even with these short comings, I believe Ron Paul, is the only Republican who could beat a Democrat right now.
Comment: WOW, I missed the point again. I just hate it when I miss the point. Non-christians, please do not read this, I don't want any of it to get on you, midnight05's defecation thing. Did you know all of the founding fathers were christians?? Did you know most of the early Presidents were christians? WOW, like that's why they started the whole thing, so they could be religious the way they wanted to be and still run the country. That's why people moved to America, to get away from religious persecution by governments.
Comment: I'm not sure Hukabee can separate religion from politics. Do we really want to vote in an evangical leader for our president? All he does is mock other religious beliefs and I'm already offended. For a person who thinks he's very Christian, he certainly doesn't act Christian by attacking other faiths. He doesn't get my vote.
Comment: I wonder where his son learned it was ok to beat, torture and slit the throat of a stray dog in Boy Scouts? Family values perhaps? How about Huckabee having Huckabee protesters arrested in Iowa? Is this what we have to look forward to w/ a Huckabee administration?
Comment: In my opnion I think we can't shake political with religion. I agree with batista's protestantes, 'causa I'm too. But, I think on really, thay have many things of our religion, we can use on political,but we can't do both togeter.
Comment: In my opnion I think we can't shake political with religion. I agree with batista's protestantes, 'causa I'm too. But, I think on really, thay have many things of our religion, we can use on political,but we can't do both togeter.
Comment: In my opnion I think we can't shake political with religion. I agree with batista's protestantes, 'causa I'm too. But, I think on really, thay have many things of our religion, we can use on political,but we can't do both togeter.
Comment: Amazing, utterly amazing that the Republican politicians running for political office put on the cloak of religion and immediately discard it after being elected or defeated. Who do they think they are fooling?? Just look at the Bush/Cheney mis-administration record and the manipulation of some religious people just for their vote. Please Google "the 14 points of Fascism". or "right wing control of religion".
Comment: Heidi and Crowebar, you miss the point. We are not electing God, Jesus or a pastor, we are electing a President and, unless the candidate is competent to do that, we need to send him packing back to the pulpit where he can only affect his own parishioners. I don't want a religious presidency. We already have one and it has screwed the nation up royally. I want a President true to his ideals -- wherever they were formed -- and also profoundly attached to the Constitution. The Christian Dominionists have defecated on that document time and time again during the last eight years. May God protect us against God's spokesmen.
Comment: I, too, am extremely disappointed in the current leadership in the White House. Many Christians voted again for the Republican format based on a few valid issues such as pro-life, but nothing really having anything to do with our nation being pulled into a debt hole for what purpose? It just bugs me when people attack Christians just for the sake of attacking Christians. As for as deciding who to vote for based solely on pro-life, correct me if I'm wrong, but don't we have a supreme court panel of judges that already is a majority on that issue, so do we need to vote any more Republicans in as representatives or Senators or a President?
Comment: Romney needs to be held accountable for his record of extreme liberalism while governor in Mass. Why does Romney get to run from his liberal track record just because he had a new revelation to shed his formal official track record as a liberal? Would anyone accept this tactic from Hillary or Al Gore? How about McCain or Huckabee? Just because the rich man now says he is now a conservative doesn't fly. Just tell this to all of those unborned babies killed because Romney was championing abortion rights. They know Romney is a PHONY! Why don???t his supporters know Romney is a PHONY? The Presidency is just too important to entrust it to a man of questionable character and a proven flip-flopper. Ronald Reagan proved that his conversion to being a conservative over years of supporting other conservative candidates. He would have disavowed any connection to Romney as Romney has never campaigned or raised money for other conservative candidates. Instead, Romney just sat back and planned his false conversion to conservatism. Romney is NOT to be trusted to tell the truth! Support anyone but Romney, based on his official track record and proven record of flip-flops and lies. Beside, does anyone ignores that the Democrats are drooling and ready to jump on Romney???s pattern of Kerry-ish record of flip-flops?
Comment: I am shocked at the low way Huckabee is campaining against Romney. If I were voting in Iowa I would vote for Romney. I could never vote for a man like Huckabee who is more like Pilate who does the dirty deed but wants to look like his is washing his hands.
Comment: I am shocked at the low way Huckabee is campaining against Romney. If I were voting in Iowa I would vote for Romney. I could never vote for a man like Huckabee who is more like Pilate who does the dirty deed but wants to look like his is washing his hands.
Comment: I agree with you to some degree. We need to elect the person who is most qualified to be the President, but if that person who wants to be President is a minister as well, does that mean he or she cannot be a great leader?
Comment: I just need the man who is most qualified to be a President who can lead the nation and stand firm in the face of an enemy. There is a minister on every corner. We need to elect the man who is most qualiified to be the President, not a minister.
Comment: Absolutely amazing that Huckabee is accusing others of being dishonest.
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1107/476059.html http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/287527.aspx http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071226/NATION/712809668/1001 http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/203/
Comment: We are not electing a pope. I think it's clear that one who speaks to Jesus doesn't belong inThe White House. Get back to preaching in a church Mr. Huckabee - that's where you belong.
He will lose his edge when he enters the actual country and not just the religious nuts in the middle of the country. Huckabee for POPE!!!
Comment: Every person has a mentor(s), most mentors have a mentor, and so on, all the way back to.........the beginning. We all look for the truth........truth is clarity, pristine if you will, innocent, undebateable.
We all seek the ONE with clarity and when we find that ONE with clarity, we dwell there. We bath in that clarity, and when we come out of the water and feel the warmth of the light now on us, there is a security there that we never travel far from again. GOD is awesome.
Comment: I think whoever attempts to run for President gets put through the wringer by the very people they would work for before they even get to the White House. Humans will always disagree with each other on faith issues. They always have. It is very difficult to be a Christian. When trying to keep the faith, one does need to be narrow-minded. One needs to focus on what would Jesus want them to do from day to day? The harder a Christian tries to keep to their faith, the more Satan tries to stop them. One day we will all find out what and how God intended for us to believe. But until then, a little more respect, a little less assumption on all sides, and be kind to your neighbor please.
Comment: GOOD STUFF Heidi..........GOD is awesome. For the rest of you, stretch a little..........it'll make room for new ideas.........and maybe GOD.
Comment: I am truley sorry for everyone in this country as no leader is emerging from any party, You cant say Obama is any beter than the REv. Al Sharpten nor are Huckabee and Romney any better than Dr. Ron Paul and as for Clinton she has no platform except to say she has plans for one? If we are free to choose a leader then you must report oa all twenty seven presidential canditates not some multi millionare who went inside a church for he certenly did not pray for us. As a thealogian holding a Doctorate in Theology myself I can assure you it does not in any way make you a leader nor does it confer any more trust or faith than any one else who is running as for the evangelicals and other religious zelots in Iowa grow up and read about the rest of the runners. And I beseech you to reconsider the truth about Obama and clinton prior to your vote.
Comment: If this is all the better it gets we are truley in deep kimchee, as I can see no leader emerging from any party except for the faint glimmer of the none reported Dr. Ron Paul Who at least makes some sense and is steadfast in his record and beliefe in Constitutional Government.
Comment: The term "religious extremists" can refer equally to Christians and Moslems. I am sick of people of all faiths evoking God to support their narrow minded views.
Comment: Sometimes, when the infrastructure has been ignored to the point of failure, taxes must be raised to do the repairs that were needed years ago. Allowing schools, hospitals, roads, services to decline so a tax cut may be enacted is not intelligent design. I am not a Huckabee fan, but that is a really stupid point. How do you think we and our kids are going to clean up the Iraq debacle? Taxes, boy, taxes.
Comment: When the conservative Christian base that supports Huckabee realizes that he would have no chance of winning the General Election it (their support) will crumble. Romney is the only GOP candidate who can take on the Dems.
Comment: Huckabee's attacks on Romney's religion are what's happening. No one can attack anothers religion and come out smelling like a rose.
Comment: KIMDA LIKE WHEN THE GOP GUYS HERE DID THE SAME TO OBAMA AND OLD LADY CLINTON I GUESS IT'S OK TO DO THAT AND SMELL LIKE A ROSE. AS I SAID HOW COME THE GOP DOES NOT NEED RELIGIOUS TEST BUT THE DEMS DO. TYPICAL DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO
Comment: Huckabee's attacks on Romney's religion are what's happening. No one can attack anothers religion and come out smelling like a rose.
Comment: I'm glad you all have these phenomenal opinions about Gov. Huckabee, but if you stop calling him all the names in your vocabulary, you might see that he is actually genuine and authentic.. Do some research yourselves, and you'll find that he's NOT liberal on any of the issues, but he's also not mean and angry, the way you seem to be angry at him. Stop believing all the MSM, and look into his record yourself. You will find that he did a whole lot more for Arkansas than Romney ever did for Massachusetts. His vertical politics and his integrity show him to be apart from the rascals of politics.
Comment: I ASKED YOU A QUESTION WHICH I HERD AND AWAIT YOUR COMMENTS AS TO ITS VALIDITY DI HE OR DID HE NOT RUMORS ARE DANGEROUS SO I AWAIT THE TRUTH. IF YOU KNOW IT, IF YOU DAON'T JUST SAY SO, ITS KOOL. JUST WANT TO KNOW
Comment: IN EARNST IE. HONESTLY DID HE OR DID HE NOT STATE THAT ALL GAYS AND LESBIANS BELONG ON AN ISLAND SO NOT TO INTICE THE REGULAR PEOPLE? I ASK WITH NO ASSULT INTENDED OK
Comment: In The world of politics I see Many use any thing they can to get in power...But to use what has been given to a man to lead .as his position of what he will do when he gets in power makes more sense to me...Victory , love and A sound Mind...Sounds like A good candidate to me...
Comment: ALWAYS NICE TO KNOW A RELIGIOUS TEST IS NOT REQUIRED! UNLESS YOUR NAME IS OBAMA OR YOUR DEM RIGHT? THEN IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, AS SEEN IN THE PAST ATTITUDES OF PEOPLE IN THE GOP?
Comment: IF I WANTED A RELIGIOUS LEADER I WOULD VOTE FOR THE POPE. AT LEAST HE DID TELL BUSH NOT TO INVADE IRAQ, BUT BUSH STATED"I'VE SPOKEN TO A HIGHER POWER AND HE SAYS TO DO IT" ANDREY YATES LISTEND TO GOD AND DROWNED HER 4 OR 5 KIDS-GO FIGURE? ONE IS CRAZY, AND THE OTHER WAS RE-ELECTED? ONLY CAUSE BIN-LAUDEN VOTED FOR HIM TO!
Comment: Your comment is totally rediculous! Let me tell you something, I fought in WW11, Korea, and Vietnam and saw my fellow men die for ONE CAUSE, and that was for this grand country, AMERICA! Yes, Iraq is a war, and many are dying, but would you rather we as Americans be overthere, or have them be here in our country fighting? Apparently, you have never been in the military, stand beside a vet and make your statement, believe me sir, you would have to pick yourself up. We need a leader that is a God fearing man, that loves this country, loves God, and is will to do the best he can. Mitt Romney is my choice!
Comment: I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SERVING THIS GREAT COUNTRY,AND I AGREE WITH EVERY WORD YOU SAID.MITT ROMNEY HAS MY VOTE TO.
Comment: I sympathise with your point of view and yes, I was in the navy during Vietnam, but no combat. One of the freedoms we defend is the right to demand that our leaders sacrifice our lives only when there is no other option. We were in no danger of being invaded by Iraq. This is an offensive war, in several ways. If it were really to defend ourselves, Bush would not have pulled critical units out of Aghanistan until Ben Laden was destroyed. He still plots and I can't help but feel that any future deaths by his group should be laid at Bush's feet.
Comment: Shouldn't the title of this article be: USING THE FAITH? That is what he is doing. Without the evangelicals the Huckster would have been done a long time ago. He has been playing them like a piano. To bad for him that his record is finally surfacing......The people are comming out of their coma......."You can fool some of the people some of the time....and you can fool some of the people all of the time......but you can't fool all of the people all of the time". (You may quote me). My name is Al Gore.
Comment: I'm really tired of the excuses being made for Huckabee. He doesn't have enough money to compete, people have attacked him so harshly (the attacks are on simmer - if he can't take the heat maybe he'd better get out of the kitchen). If he can't afford to run or isn't prepared to run, then why is he running?
Comment: Huckabee Schmuckabee....he needs to go on back to his double-wide in Arkansas. It's frightening to think that he is running for the most powerful position in the world!!! Jeeeeez!!!! Lord help us all.
Comment: Why is it frightening? Look at the fool we elected last time around. We may survive him.
Comment: comment: I wish Huckabee would have released a counter ad to Romney's negative ad. I do think Romney will be hurt by the negative campaigning. However, it would have been nice to see Huckabee defend himself against the exaggerated claims against him. Huckabee needs to relize it's gonna get tough and he's got to respond like a strong leader not like a preacher.
Comment: YOUR LAST SENTENCE IS SO VERY TRUE BUT CAN HE DO IT AS A LEADER AND NOT A PREACHER
Comment: Huckabee hasn't shown anything except how to attack Mormons. He need to focus on Romney's record, but the problem is Romney's record is much stronger on conservative issues than is Huckabees record. He spends like a liberal, or Bush. Romney is a businessman first and foremost. He made is 100's of millions by turning around failing companies. Man, does the US of A need that.
Comment: Huckabee is over, an unelectable loser.
A mudslinging, money grubbing liar.
An immoral person trying to use G-D
to get elected. Huck is an embarrassment to
Christianity. Bseides, he's creepy.
Comment: I was a Huckabee supporter, but I have lost respect since he has resorted to denigrating Mitt Romneys religion. He tries to be subtle, but his comments and the push polling of his team are as subtle as a brick through a plate glass window. His actions are not American or Christian. I am from Iowa, but live in florida now. I believe a lot of Iowans are starting to see him as I do.
John K Ormond Beach, Florida
Comment: I was a Huckabee supporter until he showed his religious bigotry against Mitt Romney. His comments and push polling by his supporters is about a subtle as a brick through a plate glass window. His willingness to denigrate another candidate using religion as a weapon is neither American or Christian. I lost my respect for him. PS. I was born in Iowa and live in Florida. I think a lot of Iowans are agreeing with me latery.
John K Ormond Bch,Florida
Comment: IS IT JUST ME....I really enjoy reading the "comments" section as much or more than the original article. American's truly are a different species. We think.
Comment: Some of the criticism of Huckabee is valid (the pardons) and some isn't (the taxes). Equally disgraceful is Romney's politicized policy of pardoning nobody at all -- even a guy who shot somebody with a bb gun as a minor without breaking the skin (without a pardon, he couldn't attend the police academy). I don't like Huckabee one bit, but nobody should be happy that Romney, a billionaire, can completely control the discussion with paid media that Huckabee is unable to answer. If both men had an equal voice, Iowa Republicans could make a more informed choice, but Huckabee isn't being drowned out by the truth (even when the charges are right) so much as by money. That's frightening.
Comment: Of course Romney could not pardon that person; it was categorized as a weapons violation and is a sacred liberal tenet never to be violated. Romney is a Liberal, but changed to sell himself as a conservative since the Democrats would never adopt him. Ronald Reagan proved his true conversion to being a conservative by years of promoting the conservative agenda; something Romney has never done and avoided doing by not helping other conservative candidates in raising money and getting out votes. The only person he has worked to help over the past few years was himself. Yes, Romney is a complete PHONY and we insult all American Patriots by even considering him to be a presidential candidate.
Comment: 2008 republican convention transit options can be found here.
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Comment: In short, religion has NO place in politics and all those who run on a "Christian" ticket should LOSE BIG TIME because they are all LOSERS!!!!!
Comment: This is from the distaff side of Crowebar and is not directed at any particular comment but to everyone in general, although Dave does cry out for personal attention: There is no point in electing any candidate. We should just vote for a party ticket. Everyone knows that all democrats are just alike, as are all rebublicans. They care only about personal power and have no interest or empathy for those they supposedly 'represent' They vote strictly along party lines-the only goal being to get their party in control. It is big business and oil interests that control this country and dictate who our international 'friends' and 'enemies' are. Am I hearing murmuring from the peanut gallery? Of course that's absurd! While my comment may be partially true, there are people that care deeply about this country and try to do what's right. Everyone makes mistakes and wrong decisions, but in this country we scewer them to a wall if they turn out not to perfect. A lot of good people fall by the way side or never enter the game because of our treatment of public figures, leaving behind too many of the tough skinned screw you politians. Just as all democrats and all rebuplicans are not 'just alike' all Christians are not alike. We pray and worship in different ways, we interpret the bible in different ways and our personal relationships with God differ. Some of us believe in creationism, some of us believe in evolution and some of us believe in intelligent design. Some of us are liberals and some of us are conservatives. Sometimes all of these differences coexist in the same church. Instead of blanketing all Christians as nut cases, ask yourself this basic question. As this country has moved away from the Chistian principles of our fore fathers, has life gotten better? Are you happier? Do you feel like there is a promising future ahead for you and your children? Are you confident that your children and grandchildren will have a good marriage? A good job? Are you worried about drugs? Drive by shootings? Mall shootings? Rape and murder? Do you enjoy reading news that is more about immoral out of control celebrities than the economy or global warming? There is no one politian that can solve these dilemma, no one party, no one church. But God is the answer. Even if you aren't a Christain, ask him and listen for his answer. He is your father, whether you choose him or not, and he is eager to guide mankind becasue he loves us. In this forlorn and hopeless world that we have created for ourselves, you are never alone, never hopeless. Just reach out.
Comment: It is not possible for christians to lose; in having GOD, they have already won. And you can't exclude religion from politics anymore than you can exclude politics from religion. They go hand in hand.
Comment: Crowebar, you seem to be one of the only one's on this blog that actually has any sense. It is sad that everyone has forgotten how our country was founded...luckily that is one thing that can't be changed or taken away from us. I will keep praying for our country AND our new age citizens so they too may realize what a difference Christ can make.
Comment: Taking into consideration the choices offered by the Republicans, Mike Huckabee is by far the most likeable, and as Bill Clinton proved that wins elections without having the experience. Following the embarrassment of 8 years of George Bush, the Republican party will require a leader that the people of this country will not just like, but also support. The Democrats are riding the edge by offering candidates of differences. A woman, a black, a neutral, and soon to be announced a Jewish mayor from New York. The people need to get behind the candidates that can win. Right now that's Huckabee or McCain. Candidates` for the people, not just the party.
Comment: The differences between Huckabee and"Clinton are many and varied, but the main thing is that Mike Huckabee is an embarrassment to all Republicans everywhere. He's such a schmaltzy sleaze...he makes my skin crawl. REminds me of Jim Nabors....."Gomer says hey".....
Comment: I agree. It is a pity the Republican party is now defined as the conservative religious evangelical (read holy roller) party. However, this is the brand recognition the candidates chose embrace. I was a Rockefeller Reagan republican. I can no longer relate or associate with a party that is marketing politics and religion in a very hypocritical way.
Comment: It seems strange to me that Mr. Huckabee would decelerate instead of accelerate on the eve of the primary's. It sends these two messages: either he knows he can't win or that he thinks he's invincible and will will easily. It seems to disrespect the faithful efforts of his caucus people's efforts. I am surprised by the polls and pleased that people are starting to realize that just because a person says he's a "christian" which I am sure he is in some way, that that doesn't automatically get you "elected" . A candidate also needs knowledge of global affairs, their own honesty and integrity , fair mindedness, and an all inclusive sense of what is happening in our world and at home, I don't believe that he has these, at best he has a regional sense of issues and @ worst he has a "concrete" sense of issues which has been formed by a very limited theological view. I would rather have someone in office not of the traditional "christian" ideology that has all the above characteristics then someone with such a narrow world view, Fundamental evangelicals scare me much more than "global thinkers" who are not so narrow in their definition of their faith view and they should scare the rest of you also, they are not far from a "fanatical" point of view that would eliminate anyone who doesn't share their "narrow" view of issues as we have seen modeled by our current President. Please use your "God" given intelligence to THINK for Yourself! question everything and settle for nothing but the "truth" from those who want "the highest office in the land ". Remember that people can and do change their views...it's called maturing, but if someone never or rarely changes their views then it's suspect and their thinking is "set in stone" unable to be changed even with further "facts" and will cause our country and it's citizens serious problems.
Comment: I ENJOY YOUR DEFINITION OF THE WORD "FANATICAL" AS IT NO DIFFERENT THAN THE TERM "EXTREMIST" UNLES A GREEN CARD MAKES FANATICS EXEMPT FROM HOMELAND SECURITY?
Comment: Thank you north country thinker. You are absolutely right!
Comment: dave, dave, dave, the Presidency is not the Highest office in the land. He who made the land comes first, the planets, suns, moons, where they sit in relation to each other, and you know, who puts that spark of life in you. Isn't it great how he gives you the freedom to choose your own conclusions. Being an "I" is absolutely it, isn't it. We christians say, "you can choose your sin, you just can't choose your ending!!" Personally I like Mike's ties.
Comment: Harsh........, you question whether he is a christian, in "some" way. Whether he is honest, has integrity, is fair minded, can perceive what is happening in this world and at home, and has a knowledge of global affairs. Has anybody ever asked any candidate those same questions? and received an answer to all of them? WOW, color, intensity, contrast, focus. I like his ties myself. I don't mean to demean your comments, however, it does not appear to me that you follow and/or research the candidates very well. Perhaps you should start there and get the real facts on any candidate before you start sling the mud, if your intent is integrity, fair mindedness, honesty, a sense of the world, christianity.
Comment: This is a diverse land and and not all of us are Evangaelical Christians, Crowebar Keep your faith, sure, but don't shove it down my throat. There are lots of moderate Christians, Jews, Muslims and Buddhists who finid your brand of aggressive, even phallic religioun chilling.
Comment: You are obviously a foreigner that has moved into our country and demand rights. Read your money..."In God We Trust" Sorry, Bud, but that's where our country's roots are and regardless of the party you belong to, it can't be taken away.
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