Approx 400,000 Republican Voters turn out in South Carolina, of which John McCain & Mike Huckabee each get approx 30% of the votes cast and, in a primary or caucus 30% looks & sounds good, even great to some. Though when one takes into account that ONLY 20% (approx.) of the entire Voting population take part in the various Primaries, 30% starts looking like the very paltry number it actually is!

Have any of the media outlets or even a single 'expert analyst' broken down the actual numbers for any of these (few so far) Primary Events? Have they so much as even once attempted to inform the non-politcally-astute among us just how the Delegate system, the heart and soul of the Primary Process, actually works? If they have I certainly haven't heard it!

Consider this...in a General Election barely 50% of the registered voters across the country actually turn out to cast a vote. That's FIFTY PERCENT!! Voter apathy is perhaps the biggest reason for the NON-Participation of the great number of the American Voting Public during any election year. The feeling that no matter what we do, how we vote or who we vote for things will not change, is a common affliction among supporters of both parties. But a reason for this, some actual analysis of the phenomenon has never been relayed to the American People. Have you ever asked yourself why that is?

Might it be that Special Interest is the 800 pound gorilla in the room and, the Main Stream Media is only too happy to promote the bogeyman of Big Business as Public Enemy #1? That We The People fall for the MSM's supposed 'objective analysis' every time is understandable, after all, news agencies are supposed to report the news in an unbiased manner and, we would like to believe it is the case. But ask yourself this - Is there a larger, more dangerous Special Interest Group than the Media itself?

And don't for a minute think that the media mavens are looking out for YOUR best interest. They are not!! This is why the MSM breathlessly announces the demise of one candidate after another immediately following the closure of the polls in one primary or caucus after another. It is in THEIR best interest to not only create controversy but to prove themselves correct about said controversy. It furthers their agenda and, cements their position in the minds of Americans that they ARE the geniuses the portray themselves to be! And because of it the American Citizen is losing, even ceding their Right to Choose their own leaders as the Main Stream Media declares a winner, a candidate with momentum and, the also-rans who in THEIR opinion have no business staying in the race and, muddying the waters! Then they get right to work writing the obituaries of the remainder of the field following each & every Primary or Caucus. It is insidious!!

Exhibit A - Mitt Romney's decision to not fully participate in SC, to instead focus on the larger number of delegates available in Nevada and WINNING there has delayed the MSM's pronouncement that he too should fold up his tent, drop out of the race and, allow the talking-heads, analysts or pollsters to choose the next President as is their want. Even though the media hasn't yet made the "Mitt Romney Cant Win" announcement, we can be sure the piece has already been written!

Exhibit B - The fact that Mike Huckabee is getting 30% (or so) of the vote is touted as "fantastic" by the MSM. That Huckabee's entire (for the most part) support comes from the young, activist Evangelical Christian voters and, nowhere else yet this isn't being 'anaylized' or reported on in any depth at all speaks volumes! Why are there no reports detailing the Ministers plight of not being able to "Break through The Stained-Glass Ceiling"?

Exhibit C - The story of John McCain, whose supporters also number around 30% BUT are mainly Democrats and Crossover Independent Voters in state primaries that so far have all allowed cross-over voting is being completely ignored by the "experts"! Wouldn't it make sense for the 'unbiased' media to report that McCain has yet to persuade OVER 2/3s of the republican Voters to vote for him?

From the very beginning the Media has been telling Us who has the right or wrong strategy and basing their 'opinion' on whether or not that strategy fits their model for a successful campaign. We were informed 'waiting too long' wasn't acceptable, instructed that five or six states were plenty of Primaries for the rest of us to be able to figure it all out. We have been inundated with the media's constant harping about 'front-runners & favorites' while only 1/10th of the states have spoken!

These are just a few of the issues the MSM should be discussing. Not to mention their total disregard/disrespect for ANY of the actual Conservatives in the race...

Tom Tancredo - Marginalized & drummed out.

Duncan Hunter - Ignored until he dropped out.

Fred Thompson - Minimalized & being told to find his way out.

Ron Paul - Ridiculed & never considered in by the MSM.

A final question - Since when have we Allowed anyone, any group or Sub-Group to decide who it is We can so much as consider for the most important job in the world?

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Change the Constitution! Yeah, That's The Ticket!

Mike Huckabee's 'List of Thing To Do' grows longer and, more frightening with every campaign stop! There was a time when I thought the Huckster was pretty savvy, parlaying the Concerns of Millions of Evangelical Christians into the Office of VP. Nice plan.
Then the Liberal-leaning Minister/Politician began acting and, sounding like your average, run-of-the-mill, despotic, megalomaniacal, religious zealot. 'So much for savvy.' Wasn't my first thought but it was up there in the top five. Maybe. Any doubt that the Governor from Arkansas is in 'over his head' should be effectively erased now. Likeable Mike isn't exactly the Leader of the Free World /Presidential material we might have at one time thought he was.

From the start or can/should I say in the beginning, The Governors support emanated from the Religious Right and, the Evangelical Christian Community in Iowa put the certainly affable though mostly unknown Preacher/Presidential-Wannabee over the top. What could be known were the raw numbers, 60% of a specific clique within a much larger group...what could not be known is the effect the little things that, when woven together, reveal an unmistakeable theme to the Huckabee campaign, the 'Holier Than Thou' strategy, would have on the race for the White house.

Always Claim the Highest Ground

Whenever one of Huck's self-created controversies (great advertising gimmick BTW - cheap money too) got the attention of the New York Chattering Classes, Likeable Mike would go front & center to claim he was just a 'Novice' politician and, proceed to play to the stereotype of those NY / DC Elitists who think the Huckster is just a Bible Thumpin' Bumpkin. Then with the media-types feeling smug in their superiority Mikey switched to Offense, in a heartbeat he had the upper hand. The 'controversial' "Christian Leader" a perfect example of PC ju-jitsu (for which I commend Smiling Mike & his minions) as Huckabee became 'righteously' offended that anyone was offended...Brilliant!

The Huckmeister has also skillfully played the role of 'inquiring hayseed Holy man' following the once again, deliberately Self-inflicted, 'Jesus / Satan' controversy and, once again boatloads of Free Advertising came with it. Too bad that it was at this point some Average Joe Voters started to think Huck & the Huckables were on a Crusade to Purge the country of Cultism! And at first they focussed on one objective, one adversary.

Then Pious Mike portraying the 'average Joe' (as if 'average Joe' has a glowing cross, floating svengali-like in the background of his living room) only to later claim average Joe is stupid! Remember Huck's answer to the 'Was It Intentional' question?...The window the talking heads had called a cross, quickly became a bookcase and, that was the end of the discussion. Huck used verbal ju-jitsu this time, insinuating anyone who thought a "bookcase" was a "window" was just plain dumb. The MSM Elite Inquisitors didn't want to look 'plain dumb', so they allowed the 'smarter-than-they-thought' Gomer, the Other Guy From Hope (does Huck look on that as a sign that he is the second coming?) to once more skirt the issue. Pay No Attention to the Cross Floating in Front of the Curtain! Or is the curtain just a backdrop and, I'm plain dumb for thinking otherwise?

Lately, it looks as if the onetime chubby and affable, Likeable Mike seems to be enjoying the Leaner-Meaner persona a little too much. Push-polling accusations have taken the bloom of the Huckabee rose as does the pandering & Flip-Flopping on issues linked to his own long-held Christian value system - specifically, what would Mike do with illegal immigrants today? An apparent laundry of 'suspect' Constitutional Amendments awaits should this charlatan somehow end up in the Oval Office.

Wake-Up America!

** Full Disclosure - I have never been a fan, Follower or Crusader of the Huckster BUT I held firm in the belief that everyone has the Right to run, anyone can aspire to be President of The United States.

For A Frank Discussion About How Conservatism CAN Win Big This November? Despite The Media Predictions Of This Being A Democratic Year, A Republican Landslide Remains A Possibility Today. Though The Window Of Opportunity Is Shrinking Fast And Will Soon Be Closed - Quite Possibly Forever If The Conservatives Of The Republican Party Don't Start Pulling In The Same Direction.

1 - Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain !

2 - And Keep Your Eye On The Ball !!

This Election Is All About Security, The Security We Should Already Have At Our Own Borders! National Security & Domestic Security Are Born, Live & Die At The Nation's Borders. We Should Never Forget Nor Decline To Protect Our Sovereignty Because Without It We Are Not A Nation Of Laws. Without Our Sovereignty, We Are Nothing!

Yet Every Candidate From Both Parties, With The Exception Of Two Men (one was on stage for the latest Republican debate, the other was not), Will Allow Some Form Of Amnesty For The Estimated 12 To 20 Million Illegal Immigrants Already Here. Another 12 Million, On The Day Amnesty Is Announced, Will Begin Preparing For Their Trip Across Our Southern Border In The Near Future. Amnesty For Law Breakers Is An Invitation For More Law Breakers To Visit The Scenic Deserts Of Our Southwest United States.

Doing The Christian Thing For The Less Fortunate Is Commendable Though There Comes A Time When The Christian Thing To Do Is Protect The Community From Destruction. Admitting That The Influx Of Another 12 Million People, Law Breakers All, Will Break The System Is Not A Sin... Doing Nothing To Help Secure The Communities Future, IS.

Listen carefully to the Discussion when it is Border Security and the Illegal Immigrant issue being talked about. Everyone has an idea about the Border Fence, some good, most not but a funny thing is that all but one insists they will deport the "two million criminals" that are here yet won't call the greater number of Illegal Immigrants, Criminals!! There should be Absolutely No Reward for committing criminal acts in a Nation of Laws.

So Far, the Primary Contests have generally been held in several states with Iffy rules about who can caucus, who can vote, and crossover voting. The True Test for the Republican Conservative Base is fast approaching with the upcoming Super Tuesday Primaries BUT a No Less Important Bellwether is South Carolina. With a Chance to have Their Voices heard will the Conservatives Vote for a man who shares their principles or one who shares only their religion.

A Solid Win for a Staunch Conservative would put Conservatism back on the maps of all those NewsRooms. Currently, the talking heads inside those newsrooms have three of the four most liberal, least trustworthy to address Our Conservative concerns, candidates leading their vaunted and, infallible polls!

Now, does anyone really trust John McCain to name Constructionist Justices to the Supreme Court?
Can Likeable Mike Trust Angry John to offer him the VP office after Huck and his followers have done the deed McCain bargained for? Will John even remember he has/had a "genuine admiration" for the Huckster at one time before Mike drove a stake through the hear of the Conservative Movement and The Reagan Revolution?

Oh Well, at least Huckabee will be safe in the knowledge he kept Mitt 'the Cult' Romney from becoming POTUS. Why didn't Huck trust his flock to make the Right Choice in the end, of their own free will and, without Ministers across the land preaching Mike's message to them every Sunday, is a mystery.

To Combat the insanity of the Liberals on both sides of the aisle Conservatives Must Go to the polls in their State Primaries in great numbers! We MUST get the candidate we are sure is Conservative Elected in November. And with a large turnout in November we can possibly pick up, rather than lose seats in Congress. Nothing is out of the question just yet. But time is running out.
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Various states, small states for the most part, have recently begun a trend of trying to move their citizen-voters away from the tried and proven method of the Electoral College when electing the president. To this point in our collective history the Electoral College has been employed to guarantee that no one large state, with a large population (or a coalition of several states) can 'control' who the eventual president will be in any given election year. The Electoral College was and, is meant to give the much larger states like New York or California equal representation in relation to even the smallest states like a Rhode Island or Alaska.

If as an example of a small state my use of Alaska confused you, then you are exactly the type of voter the opponents of the Electoral College are seeking the support of. Alaska of course is the nations largest stae but because the number of Electoral Delegates a state is assigned are based upon the official census figures, the great state of Alaska actually gets one fewer delegate to the EC than the great state of Rhode Island. The discrepency was just another reason to use Rhode Island as a comparitive example even though there were many other states that receive the same three delegates as Alaska.

To just be an opponent of the EC isn't good enough however, there must be an alternative plan and, this group is a proponent of something New & Different. The new system would of course be that of the Popular Vote/ Majority Rules avenue for 'selecting' our president but to impose this alternative system the backers of the plan must first convince folks living in smaller states that they are under-represented and their votes "don't really count". Nothing could be farther from the truth and these hucksters know it. They know to implement a Popular Vote of the Majority as a means for selecting the president will in truth dis-enfranchise the voters they are in the process of convincing otherwise. But that is their dirty little secret.

A concerted effort in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and, California will pretty much seal any deal for the Democrat Liberal/Socialist candaidate. The rest of the country, the farm belt, bible belt, sun belt will all just have to get used to the new system as they get belted time after time with whatever candidate the new one party system decides to hold a coronation for. It will surely be a system that any reasonable person can see will lead to a totalarian style government. A dictatorship of party, if not of and by an individual.

 The difference between winning or losing in Florida, especially in Miami which is by all accounts Republican-dominated, could very well rest on the former first lady's ability to keep the $1.8 billion man on her side. Perez is of Cuban descent which makes him a very important friend to have in Miami, a city that is after all, heavily populated with Jorge's people. It is critical that Mrs Clinton carry Miami if she has any hope at all of winning Florida, and thus moving back into the house at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. So you see, an ambassadorship for such a loyal friend of the Clinton's seems a small price to pay for her dream, and America's nightmare to come to fruition.

 Perez has been very generous to politicians over the years but the biggest benefactors of his largesse over the last decade by far has been the tag team of Hill-Billary and, this time Mr Perez obviously wants something a bit more prestigious than The National Council on the Arts appointment and to a man of his stature, with his wealth, prestige is everything. The days of the small potato public acknowledgement of who he is during Cuban Independence Day celebrations to a group of people he needs absolutely no introduction to in his town are gone! And it doesn't take much imagination for one to draw the conclusion that if she gets what she wants, he'll get what he wants, and we'll get what we deserve for letting it happen!

 Neither of the Democrat front-runners (Mrs Clinton nor Obama) are commenting on their "alleged" links to Alinski and for good reason. Take a sampling of Alinski's words and one can see that he is describing perfectly Today's Liberals and many of the 'Leaders' of the Democrat Party itself when he writes:

"Liberals in their meetings utter bold words; they strut, grimace belligerently, and then issue a weasel-worded statement which has tremendous implications, if read between the lines. They sit calmly, dispassionately, studying the issue; judging both sides; they sit and still sit."

 One is left to ponder whether either Obama or Mrs Clinton harbor these sentiments about their colleagues in the Senate. But at the same time, one can reach the reasonable conclusion that the very idea they 'might' is cause enough to not address their link with Alinski the radical.

 There is another plausible reason for the silence of the Libs, and because it is even more true about the Democrats currently occupying Congress, (to be fair a Republican or two as well, Sen Chuck Hagel leaps to mind as well)  silence is most definately the best option for the presidential hopefuls. It is the definition of a 'Liberal' as offered by Alinski when he says:

"There is a saying that the Liberal is one who walks out of the room when the argument turns into a fight."

So it may just be that the two candidates simply DO NOT want the American voter to be contemplating the words of their favorite 60's radical in relation to these days of Troop Withdrawal Time-lines with the Pork appetizers being served up on Capitol Hill, as we enter the polls in November 2008. Would you?

 The question for the former Governor's campaign is just how many of these summertime student-workers will meet or exceed the standards of the dedicated full-time staffers already on hand? At first blush it may seem like a good idea but the idea is fraught with peril for the candidate's campaign operations. One that could become an embarrassment to Romney in the short run and, a disaster in the long term. We can only speculate what the outcome of employing such a strategy might be but even the casual observer can see it is hoped that the unique offer will entice students to stay on at The Committee to Elect Mitt Romney in large enough numbers not to cause any significant disruption to the operation.

 Although it does solve a problem for Mitt that every candidate will face when schools let out for summer - how to keep the current college age staffers from packing it in when the weather turns hot - and everyone is thinking vacation. The Romney people are pinning their hopes on the prospect of earning a 10% commission will bring replacement workers into the campaign in droves who will be utilized as fill-ins for those who decide to go off and, enjoy their days of fun in the sun. The tactic exposes the campaign to the possibility of sharp criticisms and, steep pratfalls.

 Beyond the obvious drawback of having to train the inexperienced newcomers in how to professionally solicit donations, there is going to be the constant worry within Romney's inner-circle that a percentage (and it is hoped only a small percentage) of these 10%-ers will be unable to see the subtle difference between securing a legitimate contribution through accepted methods and, strongarming those who are either reluctant, unwilling or unable to donate to the cause.

 Some of Mitt's backers must also be harboring thoughts that this move is a harbinger of a much larger, darker problem lurking in the camp. As the numbers have shown, all of the candidates are reporting dollar figures below what each campaign is said to have expected in their war chests at this first financial marker. But when Romney decided it was in his best interest to offer a 'reward' of sorts to summer workers the move left some wondering how dire the situation actually is for Romney. Being as his campaign finance committee just released figures that were short of expectations, it is a given the candidate is not so flush with cash that he has decided to spread the wealth out if the goodness of his heart. That leaves only the "other" alternative. An objective observer or even a possible donor might ask themselves; How bad are things financially for the campaign, really?

 Will the 10%-irs remember that donors are giving to the candidate and, not specifically to them? Can they at all times, keep in mind that "the cause" is the campaign, and not their own wallets or bank accounts? And if they are rebuffed will they take it professionally, or personally? These things matter because it will come across clear as a bell to the person being beseeched to give till it hurts which way it truly is. And if it turns out that too many times donors feel 'put-upon' by Rumness solicitors, well, bad publicity seems to travel faster and, farther than ever before in subrace..

 Then there must be the fear that paying someone 10% of a donors 'investment in the candidate' won't go over well with the targeted donor list of the Romney people. Potential donors might shy away from giving $5,000.00 while knowing that $400.00 of it is going into the pocket of the person soliciting them on the other end of the phone. If that happens the smaller donations from the general public that every campaign counts on will dry up and, spell the end for Romney & Co.

 In one mans humble opinion, mine, Mitt Romney has risked it all very early in the process. And only time will tell if this innovative plan helps or hurts his quest for the presidency though no one can deny the third place candidate (4th place if the non-candidates are counted) isn't willing to try new things, to pull out all the stops in his effort to reach that goal. But if the 10% plan doesn't go as envisioned, it could crush Mitt's chances of fulfilling his dream in November 2008 just as easily.

 The Democrat playbook's two year gameplan is in full swing and, We the People are going to be subjected to the Liberal-Left's idea of how best to bring the business of government to a screeching halt. We are about to be forced to bear witness to hearing upon hearing as the New Democrat leadership in Congress seeks to extract their pound of flesh from the Bush administration for either real or imagined wrongs visited upon them since the last time they had control of both the Senate and the House.

 It matters not that the hearings will produce little or absolutely no credible evidence of wrongdoing. Especially intentional wrongdoing on the part of those unfortunate enough to receive a subpoena from any of the various committees now being formulated on Capitol Hill. What does matter is that the Democrats keep Republicans in front of these committees, in front of the cameras, and on the front pages because the real objective is to convince the American public that the "culture of corruption" theme-song they sang endlessly leading up to the mid-term elections does indeed exist.
 
Headlines, televised hearings, wild accusations and, innuendo will accomplish the desired effect with the Democrat base, especially the younger, more vulnerable minds of the current college age voter. Those who have been indoctrinated into the "Republicans are bad, Democrats are virtuous" culture of todays campus willingly fall into line when the party bosses crack the whip and, let them know what is or is not important enough for them to pay attention to.

 The newly minted "oversight" committee that Democrat Congressman Henry Waxman is chairing, runs these "show-trials" and, Waxman will do his utmost to guarantee the desired results his bosses are looking for. This is a given because for Waxman and his co-horts to achieve success they need do little more than show up and, grouse for the cameras. Thus it is imperative that the entire exercise be successful and, for that to happen the Dems will need, and will no doubt get the help of the Main Stream Media, their allies in everything Anti-Bush.

 The MSM for it's part will climb on board willingly, if for no other reason than they have already helped perpetuate the myth of government corruption, and cover-up by the administration. And it wouldn't look good in the eyes of even the most uninformed among us if the media suddenly denied the very existence of the Republican culture of corruption. If that were to somehow miraculously occur, there might be some who would think 2006 was a VAST LEFT WING Conspiracy or something.

 The overarching plan it seems, from Rep.Waxman to Sen.Schumer is to keep hearings in the public consciousness at least until the 2008 elections have passed. That no significant wrongdoing will be uncovered isn't the important part. Convincing the voting public that they are on the verge of uncovering something serves their purpose just as well. Take the recent challenge to the Justice Dept. and, the President's constitutional powers by the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee (Senators Leahey, Schumer et.al.). The President offered a compromise that would have put the issue, the firing of US Attorneys, to rest.

 The Democrats naturally refused, choosing instead the path that ensures a long, drawn out court battle that will go all the way to the Supreme Court. Even when Republican Arlen Spector assured the Dem. committee members that the case would indeed end up at SCOTUS, but not until the Bush administration would be out of office already, the Democrats couldn't have cared less. I believe when the offer was made, Senator Patrick Leahey D-VT, voiced his disapproval and, his disdain for the Bush administration when he growled "Nothing! Nothing! Nothing!" would be accomplished by accepting the offer.

 That it is a court battle the Democrats almost certainly know they will lose on the constitutional grounds of separation of powers, which spell out the President has the right to do exactly what it was he did - terminate the Attorneys - doesn't faze the Democrats because as stated previously, the game plan is all about keeping the "idea of wrongdoing" in the public consciousness. First it was the war in Iraq that the Democrat party wanted to equate with Viet Nam and, to a degree it worked with the easily manipulated minds of their own constituency. Now the task is to resurrect the ghosts of Watergate in those verysame minds.

 This is why I believe it is all about blowing smoke in the eyes of public. It's not about what you will see, as much as it is about what you will hear, over and over again until you believe what it is they are telling you. Another scam perpetrated on the American public by a group so hungry for power they will do anything to get as much of it as possible.

 Unfortunately, we have seen too much evidence of late that Republican leadership, especially at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, doesn't have the backbone to stand up against the Democrat onslaught. Until a willing champion stands in the center of the ring for the Republican cause, these hearings and, court challenges will continue with devastating consequences for anyone they touch and, will spell disaster for the party at the polls in the 2008 election. Because in the public's eyes, lack of a STRONG denial and, a counter-attack, is the same as a confession of guilt even where there is NO CRIME.

 We're still waiting on the Democrat plans for a host of things they promised to deliver in the last election. Has anybody heard anything yet? Has everybody forgotten the promises? How about the promise to "reach across the aisle" and "create a bipartisan cooperative government." Where have all the empty promises gone?
 
What everyone should be asking themselves now is why having "unchallengeable" power is so important to the Dems? What is their plan for the future once they have ALL the power they desire?

 This is one of those instances that the Dem leadership knows is ultimately important to their future job security. They have gambled everything on the idea that they will make the voters forget the 2006 promises that were made but they know that if the tactic doesn't work, those same voters will be at the polls in 2008 asking themselves; "What have the Democrats actually done for me these past two years?"

 Now, there is one final question every American should be asking themselves. But more than just the asking, be honest with yourself on what you believe might be the answer. The question is related to the basis of everything it means to be an American from the basic freedoms we enjoy to the quality of life we are afforded through our efforts. So ask yourself this;

 If the Democrat Party achieves it's goal and, gets total control of all the power. What is their plan for you?

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