Posted by
flagwaver on Sunday, December 16, 2007 5:00:55 PM
I took the opportunity to travel around the web a little today, since there weren’t any good football games being played until the late games, and visited a couple of conservative websites that I haven’t gotten to in a while. I visited National Review Online and The American Spectator to see what they have been up to, and I found a number of interesting political articles posted.
At NRO I found about what I expected…the editors have finally given their official endorsement to Mitt Romney, (D…uh, R…yeah, R) Massachusetts as their choice for the Republican nomination for President. It was expected because they have been shilling harder for Romney than Hugh Hewitt has here at Town Hall…and for a lot longer. According to them, Romney is the only GOP candidate that is hitting on all of the right conservative notes, and their article tries to offer a convincing argument for that proposition. Personally, I’m not buying it, but I offer the link for all to read it and make their own decisions.
At the American Spectator site I found some very juicy articles that were far from advocating the nomination of one of the “frontrunners” for the presidency. The writers touched on a lot of topics that I thought were interesting, so I have decided to mention them here at the Spade.
First, there is an article that is the antithesis of the attitudes held by the editors at NRO and by Town Hall’s own Hugh Hewitt that takes a long look at how Romney is presenting himself and his candidacy. While author Jeffrey Lord states that he would vote for Mitt over any Democratic candidate, he has qualms about Mitt’s stated belief in analyzing data and coming to a decision in that manner. Mr. Lord takes us on a quick trip back in time to see what would have happened had Lincoln and Reagan used that type of strategy to govern. A truly interesting read, if you’re interested.
There was also an excellent article by Quinn Hillyer on why Fred Thompson’s campaign may not be buried just yet. It seems that old Fred is steadily gaining in several polls and that while Huckabee may be the big story right now, that very media attention may be his ultimate undoing as people look into his days as Arkansas governor. In the case of Fred Thompson, slow and steady may yet win this race.
Speaking of Huckabee, there are a couple of interesting articles about him that I found at TAS. One, by Liz Main relates how Mitt Romney is stepping into a dangerous place when it comes to his criticisms of Mike Huckabee, and how their records may not be so indistinguishable to voters. The other, written by Phillip Klein, is a pretty scathing look at Gov. Huckabee’s clemency record in Arkansas and how bad the record really is, beyond just the Dumond case that has garnered so much publicity recently. This article should give some Huckabee supporters pause in their support for the right reverend Huck.
Finally, there’s an article that hits home for me since it is taking place in my beloved North Carolina. There is a heck of a battle shaping up in the district that includes Camp Lejune, NC and is currently represented in the House of Representatives by Republican Walter Jones. Mr. Jones has recently abandoned his support for the war in Iraq and has started to drift left on a raft of issues, and now faces a stiff challenge from Joe McLaughlin for the GOP nomination from that district. Mr. Jones has tried the “I support the troops and funding, but not the mission” line to explain his position switch, now we’ll see if his military constituents are going to buy that…or if they’re going to turn him into a former Congressman. That is one race that bears watching.
I hope that all of these articles are as interesting to you as they were to me, and stay tuned for an actual original posting soon!