Great call on Laura as compared to Rush, or anyone compared to Rush. He’s the one, and has been for 20 years. He’s the one who understands what’s really going on. Laura exposed herself as the Ivy League court clerk who comments on conservative politics during the silliness about Harriet Miers.

Voting for a Dem just because you don’t like Huckabee is foolish. It would be better for you to just not vote at all.

I won’t vote for jimmycarterII. I’ll vote the other races and leave my presidential vote blank or write in someone. If huckster and barry are the nominees it is almost 100% certain to be a third party candidate and maybe even a fourth. Then true conservatives can all write in Rush. He might have a shot.

No Huck did not go after Rush first. Some guy on his campaign did and it brused Rush’s big ego. With Rush it’s personal.

bnelson44 on January 4, 2008 at 11:21 AM

You’re a nitwit, and I’m guessing that you’re unfamiliar with Limbaugh’s show if you think his ego is bruised because of Schmuckabee. And learn how to spell bruised.

No Huck did not go after Rush first. Some guy on his campaign did and it brused Rush’s big ego. With Rush it’s personal.

bnelson44 on January 4, 2008 at 11:21 AM

Yes, Huck went after Rush first. Unless, of course, you are claiming Huck isn’t his campaign. Kind of like Huck didn’t write the words, or maybe he did, he can’t remember, about Bush.

He lets Tobey McGuire climb on top of him and whip his flanks?

James on January 4, 2008 at 12:43 PM

LoL. I’m telling you. The whole time he was on I sat here watching,shaking my head, just saying how?

…As for Obama, I agree with Rush that this is huge news, and a major blow for Hillary Clinton. She was the obvious, anointed frontrunner that the GOP’s already been campaigning against for years. And now, in her first real political trial nationally, she blew it. Obama is a fresh voice with fresh ideas — ideas I may personally find horrendous for the most part, but nevertheless he’s a true progressive idealist like the grand orators of old. Clinton represents the old guard power base in Washington, and people are fed up with it. They’ve had enough.
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Jared White on January 4, 2008 at 12:39 PM

If I recall, Bill took third place in Iowa in 1992.

Indeed. It’ll turn especially interesting next November when Obama crushes Huck by 15 points.

Allahpundit on January 4, 2008 at 12:41 PM

Wow Allah, this is the first time I’ve ever seen you be so optimistic. Congeatulations.

I’m serious, I would have put the over/under on Obama v. Huck at Obama 65 Huck 35.

gekkobear on January 4, 2008 at 12:05 PM

If The Huckster, Giuliani, or McCain wins the GOP nomination, Moderate Democrats will sit out this election and NOT vote for a New Direction Democrat. And we’ll sit back and watch the continued free-fall of the Republican Party.

In another part of the interview he said he was Seabiscuit.

He lets Tobey McGuire climb on top of him and whip his flanks?

We live in interesting times!

Indeed. It’ll turn especially interesting next November when Obama crushes Huck by 15 points.

I hope Huck and Rush can have some good debates with each other. Let ‘em duke it out. If Rush and his audience disagrees with Huckabee, let them do so based a real discussion of political philosophy, not this half-baked pseudo-fact crap that has been lobbed at Mike.

We live in interesting times!

A couple of points:

1) Voting for a Dem just because you don’t like Huckabee is foolish. It would be better for you to just not vote at all.

So, we should vote for a higher tax, higher spending big Government (R) instead of a (D). Which is more honest? Which is more in keeping with the party division we’d expect?

And which sends a clearer message to the GOP? Not voting at all takes one vote from Huck. Voting for his opponent takes one from Huck, and gives one to his opponent… twice as effective.

If we wanted Huck to won, we’d vote for Huck. If we don’t want Huck to win, the best plan is to vote for the Dem and vote against him. Sitting it out is only half as effective.

Why do you think it’d be better to use a plan that is only half as effective? This makes me suspicious of your motives.

2) Supreme Court…need I say more here.

Please do. Explain how Huck’s previous ventures into Jurisprudence (Pardons and Commuted sentences) give you hope. How you think a man who “listens to his heart” and sets murderers and rapists free for following the correct religion cannot be tricked or misled into a choice as bad or worse than what the Democrats would give.

After seeing Huck’s record at deciding who to pardon, who to commute the sentence of, and the reasoning behind these; his Judicial decision making skills aren’t exactly comforting.

3) Huckabee won’t be the nominee. Unless one of the Republican candidates really breakout, the idea of a brokered convention would not be far fetched.

I can certainly hope you’re right, but up until now we’ve been talking about what to do if Huckabee wins the Nomination. Claiming this isn’t likely doesn’t give any idea on what to do if it should happen.

4) New Hampshire. It is the last NE state somewhat conservative. John McCain has been climbing the pools there consistently. Given McCain’s strong military support, a McCain win in NH will carry him well into South Carolina. His amnesty support quite frankly stinks, but could the old guy make a comeback? Who knows. (PS…I am not formally supporting anyone yet, so I am not shilling for anyone in particular)

reppac122

Again, hoping Huck isn’t the nominee, and the “I’ll vote for a Dem if he wins it” never comes down to pulling the lever is nice. But it doesn’t have any relevance to what people will do if Huckabee actually wins it.

Rush has the ear of millions of conservatives, and the fear of liberals.
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tickleddragon on January 4, 2008 at 11:48 AM

I thought the fear of liberals was a Christian, according to the Susan Estrogen comment.

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=Mjk0MmJlOWE3YTNhZTM1Mzk0ZDkzYjA2MmE5ZmZhZDQ=

tickleddragon on January 4, 2008 at 11:48 AM

Well said tickles

Huck is not my guy, but I don’t assume that his supporters are all dupes. I assume that he is appealing to a serious set of concerns that I don’t quite understand yet.

Anton on January 4, 2008 at 11:35 AM

I think their concerns are in part driven by a fear that a man they consider part of a cult will be elected. I think they’d prefer one of their own both in religion and in geography. I think the circumstances that propelled his victory in Iowa don’t exist in much of the rest of the country. We’ll soon see.