Ron Paul is not as scary as Mike Huckabee
As the hopeless but energetic presidential campaign of Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, builds momentum in name recognition, fundraising and cross-ideology appeal, some conservatives are beginning to attack him in earnest. A GOP consultant condemns Paul's "increasingly leftish" positions. Syndicated columnist Mona Charen calls Paul "too cozy with kooks and conspiracy theorists." Film critic and talk-radio host Michael Medved looks over Paul's supporters and finds "an imposing collection of neo-Nazis, white supremacists, Holocaust deniers, 9/11 'truthers' and other paranoid and discredited conspiracists."
For the most part, these allegations strike me as overblown and unfair. But, for argument's sake, let's say they're not. Let's even say that Paul has the passionate support of the Legion of Doom, that his campaign lunchroom looks like the "Star Wars" cantina, and that his top advisers have hooves instead of feet.
Well, I would still find him less scary than Mike Huckabee.
Jonah Goldberg
Goldberg is one of the regulars at NRO who writes less negative stories about Ron Paul. This is definitely one of those damning with faint praise examples. In the end, though, Golberg is still a hypocrite, since he seems to favor the GOP front-runners, all of whom are rank statists.
Huckabee has been called a "socialist with a bible." I think that's pretty accurate. He appears to be another Bill Clinton who just happened to register as a Republican. I have to agree with Goldberg on one point: nothing is scarier than a totalitarian who believes that God is on his side.
For the most part, these allegations strike me as overblown and unfair. But, for argument's sake, let's say they're not. Let's even say that Paul has the passionate support of the Legion of Doom, that his campaign lunchroom looks like the "Star Wars" cantina, and that his top advisers have hooves instead of feet.
Well, I would still find him less scary than Mike Huckabee.
Jonah Goldberg
Goldberg is one of the regulars at NRO who writes less negative stories about Ron Paul. This is definitely one of those damning with faint praise examples. In the end, though, Golberg is still a hypocrite, since he seems to favor the GOP front-runners, all of whom are rank statists.
Huckabee has been called a "socialist with a bible." I think that's pretty accurate. He appears to be another Bill Clinton who just happened to register as a Republican. I have to agree with Goldberg on one point: nothing is scarier than a totalitarian who believes that God is on his side.
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Huckabee has been called a "socialist with a bible."
...which could make him a winner.
Thompson's flame continues to fade, and voters will be reminded of Guiliani's many skeletons in his closet — COUNT ON IT. (For example, remember Bernie Kerik? I do ... and you better believe that the press will remind everyone else after the primaries.)
Anyway, average Republicans, at least the ones I know, largely support socialism (w/o realizing it), and love political types who regularly reference the Bible. Steve's right here — Huckabee could be the Clinton for Republicans in '08. And, I guess, it could be worse.
...nothing is scarier than a totalitarian who believes that God is on his side.
...which is why millions of Americans are scared stiff by our current administration.
An aside: at Thanksgiving dinner, I heard only two names mentioned as intriguing presidential candidates: Kucinich and Paul. My theory? If the the political spectrum is a circle, these two are so far opposite from each other that they come around and meet on the other side.
If the the political spectrum is a circle, these two are so far opposite from each other that they come around and meet on the other side.
I've heard that theory as well. Paul and Kucinich only really agree on one issue, and even at that it is for very different reasons. Paul is a Madison-style constitutionist and Kucinich is a pacifist. On a similar issue, militarization of our Southern border, Paul and Kucinich are worlds apart. As far as economic and social issues go, their differences are on a level that wars have been fought over in the past.
One other important difference, to me anyway, is that while Dr. Paul seems to attract kooks, Kucinich seems to be a bona fide kook himself.
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