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Jonathan Martin at the Politico pointed out tonight that former Arkansas Governor, Mike Huckabee was never even vetted for VP. 

From the Mike Huckabee’s blog via the Politico: 

I have never been contacted by the McCain campaign at any point about the VP slot. I have never been asked for any information, background, etc., so as I have said repeatedly in interviews, I didn’t consider myself to be under any consideration. I think people thought I was being coy and just not talking, but I have built my political life on trying to shoot straight and tell it as it is and as I see it. I have been honest in telling you that I had no reason to believe I was ever seriously considered or “vetted” for the ticket.

Even though I am not thrilled that John McCain is the Republican nominee, at least we can see that he has enough savvy to leave Mike Huckabee out of the picture when it comes to VP shortlists. 

In the event that McCain decided that he would only be a one-term president and Huck were his VP, that would be the equivalent of a President Pyle ascending to the presidency. That’s just something we don’t need. Thanks for sparing us, Senator McCain and good luck announcing the real VP nominee tomorrow!

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Elizabeth Edwards

Today CNN reported that some are speaking out about Elizabeth Edwards and the fact that she kept her husband’s extramarital affair secret. Those who are speaking out against her are Democrats and former supporters of her husband’s political campaigns. 

CNN brought up a good point: 

“It seems an odd way to treat a woman with incurable cancer wronged by a cheating husband, the latest in a series of deep hardships in life that includes the death of a teenage son.”

I couldn’t agree more. I never supported John Edwards for political office and never would. I also don’t think that this kind of criticism is just something you one could say is “typical Democrat” behavior. It’s just tasteless to tweak a woman who has already been hurt publicly by her husband’s actions. Give her a break!

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I absolutely do not agree with most of Barack Obama’s politics. A liberal, relatively inexperienced US Senator is not the type of individual I want leading our country. He is wrong on taxes, health care and social issues like abortion. As much as I heart Europe, I also cannot stomach the US moving in the direction of a Europe-esque welfare state. That must not happen and therefore I will not vote for Barack Obama.

At the same time, Obama seems to be a nice guy and if he were a conservative, he would be someone I would consider voting for.

A story in the Washington Times came out today that troubles me though. The article from Christina Bellatoni  tells how rumors about Obama’s patriotism and his religion are keeping him on the defensive. His patriotism is not as much an issue as are the rumors about his religion. Can’t we get beyond questions about his faith? He said he is a Christian. Let’s just take it at face value and leave him alone. Even if he were a Muslim…so what, as long as he weren’t radical. Muslims share many of the same values that those from the Judaeo-Christian tradition share. But that’s not really the point, since he says he’s Christian.

Let’s move beyond being afraid of Obama’s religious views and start being afraid of his liberal political philosophy.

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The prolonged fight for the Democratic nomination for president has hurt Barack Obama. The ABC debate the other night, hosted by Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos further damaged the Senator from Illinois.

Newsweek’s Michael Hirsh put it well:

Between the questions about Obama’s meager association with William Ayers, a former Weatherman, and the suspicions raised by his lack of a flag lapel pin, the likely nominee is slowly being turned into John Kerry. He is becoming, in other words, a candidate who may be mostly right about national security but who will lack the Red State street cred to carry his point—and the election.

For more on this, read Michael’s article on Newsweek.com.

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Why is it so difficult to go green?

No matter how inconvenient the truth about the environment, it seems that Britain just can’t seem to bring itself to develop a domestic renewable energy program to meet EU targets by 2020.

Lady Vadera, the business minister said in the Guardian:

In a speech that astonished European renewable energy companies, environment groups and other EU energy ministers, she said: “It is imperative that cost-efficiency is at the heart of our approach … Demand for renewable energy projects outside the EU should be considered [part of the renewable target].”

That Britain would try and backpedal on their commitments to increase domestic renewable energy production, is not much of a surprise. This is yet another example of Britain trying to have it both ways. By asking that foreign renewable projects be counted toward EU targets, Gordon Brown’s government is playing the same, essentially Euro-skeptic game the UK has played since the inception of the European Union. The British want to be full members of the club, partake of the benefits but remain distant from truly deep integration.

Without wholehearted commitment from the UK, the EU will continue to stumble along a path to nowhere.

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