I’ll freely admit I’ve let this blog slip into a quasi-hybernative state since late February when Mitt basically cleared the field for John McCain’s presumptive nomination. In retrospect, Mitt did McCain the biggest favor one candidate can do for a rival. If you doubt that, take a look at the hammer and tong fest going on over at the Democratic side.
Yes, I do have to admit that spectacle is rather entertaining.
Much has been made in the past month or so about the possibility of Mitt taking the #2 slot on a McCain ticket. Last week’s joint visits to Salt Lake City and Denver reinforced this possibility. McCain has made a list of about 20 people, but its anybody’s guess (educated and not) as to who is on it. Never the less, Mitt keeps popping up in the Veep Conversation.
Well, evidently this has irritated some very sore Huckabee supporting losers. They have managed to delude themselves into believing that, but for Mitt, Huck would now be the Republican nominee. You may think my appraisal a bit rough, but I had just about all I could take from these jokers back in January and I’m simply unable to let their vitriol pass by unchallenged. Mike Huckabee had and has no support outside of his very deep by narrow demographic sliver of evangelical “Christian” voters south of the Mason-Dixon line. He had about as much chance of winning the Republican primary as Rosie O’Donnell has of capturing the Miss America title. He had about as good a chance at winning the general election as he has of winning a prima ballerina spot in the New York City Ballet.
Those, dear reader, are facts. They are not arguable. No matter how thick the rose-colored glasses may be the glaring light of day is the same.
I have looked over the list of people claiming Mitt to be “utterly unacceptable” (MyManMitt’s Jason has the list and details about each one) and even though I’ve read almost everything written about Mitt over the past two years, I wouldn’t be able to pick these jokers out of a lineup – virtual or otherwise. At first glance it seems this group of anti-Mormon thugs hiding behind a very thin political veil.
Maybe I’m a bit naïve, but I’m hoping McCain will choose the best qualified man or woman to be his VP. He’s made no illusions about his lack of economic gravitas. Of the people being mentioned in the Veepstakes, there is no one better qualified to take on heavy duty economic challenges than Mitt Romney. For this group of obscure theologically challenged whiners to dredge up half-truths and media spin to demand he be disqualified is simply dishonorable and selfish.
You may view my comments as overly biased given my unwavering support for Mitt’s candidacy and the fact that I share his religion. Well, I’m not alone in my reaction to the actions of this group of “Christian right” leaders. Feel free to feel that way, but I am not, in fact, alone.
I point you to Evangelicals for Mitt’s Nancy French. Read the whole thing and you might understand I have but one comment to add to her final analysis:
The “religious leaders” meeting at the Ritz Carlton and concluding that Huckabee should’ve been their man is the clearest picture of the need for a serious reformation of our movement. Instead of lamenting that they didn’t support the guy most qualified, they lamented not getting behind a high-taxing Governor who played identity politics and lost… a guy who’s soft on the border and softer on the criminals in his own Arkansas system… a guy whose two plans for foreign policy are “everybody, be nice,” and secondly, “be nice, everybody.”
In the south, there’s a saying about people who “run around like chickens with their heads cut off.” I would use this comparison for our religious leaders, except that chickens don’t voluntarily enter into a suicide pact based on flawed information.
We have, as a movement, lost our heads. (Emphasis Added)
Amen, Nancy. Well said.
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