Posted by
Michael A. Minton on Thursday, January 03, 2008 9:56:21 AM
T.G.I.O….Thank God it’s OVER! I like the holidays and all that, but I am so glad that today is a post-holiday day. If it weren’t Caucus Day, one could even say that it’s “just another day.” No more gifts to purchase, no more kids fighting each other all day long (they went back to school today), no more showing how much you can tolerate your brother-in-law. No sir, no more of that stuff. It’s finally over, and it’s time to get down to business!
I do hope that each of you had a great Christmas, Hanukah, or whatever you celebrate. And I hope that you each rang in the New Year safely and merrily, and I wish you the greatest of God’s blessings in 2008. Which brings me to today’s topic…the Iowa Caucuses.
Well, I personally think the stage is pretty well set. While I am not a huge fan of Barack Obama, I am glad to predict that he will take out Hillary today. Another four (and potentially eight) years of Hill and Slick Willy sharing the Oval Office is just too much for me to even seriously consider. Whenever I do, the thought must be quickly smashed with valium…vodka just takes too long--I am kidding, of course. Vodka works perfectly.
But in all seriousness, it is my prediction that Obama will take the gold today. I don’t think that most people in Iowa, Republican or Democrat, want another shared Clinton co-presidency. And I don’t think they want Hillary’s Christmas “gifts” of Universal Healthcare and welfare for all--trading in our Democracy for a pseudo-communist state.
To be honest, I even see John Edwards beating out the carpet-bagging Senator from New York. At least he had enough sense to say, yes I got a four-hundred dollar haircut…and it cost me a lot more than $400.00. Not to mention he said he learned from that mistake, and he will be getting haircuts at White Castle while he sucks down a few Slyders and a free cup of water.
OK, maybe he didn’t say quite that, but he did promise to get cheap haircuts from now on. By the way, what is cheap to a sub-prime mortgage tycoon anyway?
And then we have the Republicans…the party I used to love, and the party whose memory I am still enamored with. Longing for the days of Reagan and “Bring down that wall!” The party which helped me decide to join the military. The party that cut taxes, while still building up the military to the point that the Soviet Union self-imploded. The party that reformed Congress in the nineties, and the party that made the U.N. keep its word on Iraq in spite of itself.
I am predicting a win for Mitt Romney today in Iowa. All I can really say about Mitt and Reagan is that I hope he slows down a bit on comparing himself to the Gipper. I can see some “Reaganesque qualities” in Romney, but I would rather see them than hear the words Ronald Reagan come out of his mouth every five minutes. None-the-less, I don’t think anybody in Iowa is going to be fooled by the Pastor-turned-rock star Mike Huckabee.
Huckabee’s record speaks volumes, and his history of letting violent criminals out on the street, coupled with his soft stance on illegals and his so-called touchback immigration policy will not let him win Iowa, regardless of the polls.
What does surprise me on the Republican side of this is Fred Thompson. The latest I’ve seen actually shows him gaining momentum in Iowa. Now, like they used to say on Batman, “Riddle me this…” When does a presidential candidate not deserve to be the president? How about when he says, “I’m not really interested in politics and don’t really care to be president. I just know I would make a good one.” What kind of crapola is that? I want my president to at least WANT to be there. And then to actually gain ground after making such a statement…how backwards are we as a nation anyway?
And then, of course, there is Sen. McCain. I deeply respect the man for both his military and political service to our country, but I just don’t want him as my president. And, quite truthfully, I don’t think many Iowans do either.
Here is a man who lives in the border state most affected by illegal immigration, and he is one of the most pro-amnesty candidates out there. If you can’t see trouble when it’s in your own back yard, how will you see it coming down the pipe?
Also, as I mentioned in my “Profile: John McCain” article, even though the recent skin cell technology may make embryonic stem cell research a moot point, the senator wanted federal funding for it, which tells us something about where he places the value of an unborn life.
Yessir, at the end of this day, Iowa Caucus Day, January 3rd, 2008, it will be Mitt Romney and Barack Obama who will come out the winners.
God Bless America!