Everybody knows the results of the Iowa Caucus by now. Obama and Huckster took home the gold. But what is amazing is what an amazing rebuke this was for George W. Bush. What a rebuke it was for the Iraq War. Things are going better in Iraq yet still the candidates that were able to realize that even given that Americans still haven't forgiven George W. Bush for the war. They haven't forgiven the Republicans for being so cavalier in their treatment of our national security and our troops.
I get frequently assailed over at Ankle Biting Pundits for making the claim that Republicans don't really care about our troops, but you can't possibly be for the troops and be so callous to the plight of the troops and our returning veterans. If you care for the troops then you care about giving them the proper equipment, a proper strategy for victory and the proper medical care when they get home.
The campaign of Mike Huckabee scares the Republican party. The conventional wisdom is that Mike Huckabee scares the Republican party because he can't win. He can't win because he is a religious nut. There is something bigger though that is running as an undercurrent here. Mike Huckabee is threatening to bring the evangelical vote back to the center.
I honestly wouldn't want someone in the charge of our government who has religious views as conservative as Mike Huckabee, be we should be rejoice in his victory, because if the further Mike Huckabee goes the more likely that this represents the shattering of the Reagan coalition and the resurrection of the FDR coalition. And American will Progress once again.
So congrats to Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee!!!!
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Perzactly. The GOP is freaking out today over Huckabee's large margin of victory. Identity politics in the Republican party? I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you! Maybe we shouldn't badmouth Karl Rove anymore? Yes, he gave us Bush, but he may have destroyed the GOP for generations to come.
The voter turnout was something like 2 or 3:1 in favor of the Dems. This election could be an even bigger landslide than '06.
The only bad news from yesterday is that Biden and Dodd dropped out of the race. I like them both, especially Dodd for standing up to the R's (and the lap dog D's) on the amnesty for telecoms in the new FISA bill.
You're right they sure are freaking out. Huckabee isn't as vulnerable as some people seem to think The Repubs have spent decades cultivating the religious right for years and it's biting them in the ass hard now. Juan Cole is right and it is funny as hell.
I did like Biden and Dodd, too bad they're out of it. I guess in retrospect it should be expected, in a 'change' election, they represented the best the old guard had to offer.
Nah, guys, not all of us are freaking out. You're talking about two primaries, and neither one is as important as they are made out to be.
I'll start worry if Giuliani doesn't take Florida.
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