U.S. Troops Not Important On Obama Itinerary

Obama has finally finished up his Middle East and European Tour De Farce and now is under scrutiny for snubbing our U.S troops. Apparently, Obama was scheduled to make a stop to meet and greet with our American troops but instead he opted to spend his time at the gym pumping iron. Turns out the Pentagon did not want camera's rolling when Obama visited the troops, so the trip was scrapped by the Obama campaign. It is obvious that Obama was just using our troops for a photo op, shame on him. How can any sane person consider Barack Obama to be Presidential material, after passing over our troops and not visiting them, I am not sure if Obama is even American material...

Governor Mike Huckabee was on Hannity and Colmes on July 28th, he made a few good points about Obama and his latest blunder:

Happy Easter!

I thought I would share with you this wonderful Easter message that was posted on MikeHuckabee.com:

An Easter Message

by Mike Huckabee

The story of Jesus' death, burial and resurrection has deep meaning to Christians for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, it is the defining moment of the Christian faith. But for the resurrection, Christianity would be nothing more than a legend, not unlike the stories from Greek or Roman mythology. As the Apostle Paul notes in I Corinthians 15:17-18, "And if Christ be not raised, your faith is in vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished." Indeed, our very hope of eternal life depends upon the resurrection of Christ!

Beyond this, however, the resurrection is the supreme reminder that the biggest victories can come from the greatest defeats.

When Jesus walked the land of Palestine, the Jews held fast to God's promise of deliverance. Oppressed by the Romans, the children of Israel eagerly awaited the coming of the Messiah—the Savior who would overthrow their tormenters and restore the Throne of David. Many of the Jews who followed Jesus believed that He would do just that. However, when He died by the most humiliating way—death on a Roman cross—their hopes were dashed. Even as Jesus' blood poured down the tall, wooden cross into the parched ground below, their hope of salvation slipped away—or so it seemed.

We know the rest of the story. Jesus rose again. He overcame the grips of Death and Hades. Caesar did his worst, but it was not enough to keep Jesus down. As a result, salvation from sin and reconciliation with God became available to all who choose to come to Christ in faith. What was meant for evil, God turned to good. Jesus' humiliating defeat became the vehicle for the greatest victory in all of human history.

Today, our nation is going through a difficult time. The ever burgeoning number of home foreclosures have created an economic crisis not unlike the Great Depression itself. And with gas prices at record highs, the dollars in our pockets have been stretched to their limits. If this weren't bad enough, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—although necessary to preserve our national security—have taxed the patience of our people to their limits. To borrow from Thomas Paine, "these are the times that try men's souls."

As difficult as these times may be, though, we may look to the story of Easter for hope. Just as God used the greatest evil (the death of Jesus on the cross) to birth the greatest good (salvation for mankind), so will God use the problems we now face as a springboard for our greatest victories.

You may be going through a difficult time right now. Maybe you have lost your home, or perhaps your loved one is serving our country proudly in a war zone. You may not be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. If so, just remember that God knows right where you are. If you will only trust Him, He will lead you through this time of testing and deliver you from evil. Like a woman in childbirth, the heartache and pain you experience today will precede the greatest happiness you will ever know. Just believe.

If McCain Wants Support From Social Conservatives, He Needs To Pick a VP Soon

I am a Huckabee supporter and coming to the realization that I need to support John McCain has not been easy. Sure, I will check the box in November for McCain but I will be voting with my head not my heart. In my heart Mike Huckabee is and always will be the perfect choice for President. That being said, McCain needs to choose a running mate quickly if he wants people like me to even attempt to emotionally take a step onto the straight talk express. McCain needs a VP choice who can gather up some enthusiasm for his candidacy. I would say at least 60% (unscientific, of course) of Republicans are supporting McCain because they have to not because they want to, so this VP choice has to be someone really special. Of course I would like that special someone to be Mike Huckabee but the chances of that are slim to none so we need to look at other options.

Here are some other names being mentioned for VP: Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Sam Brownback, Michael Steele, J.C. Watts, Mark Sanford, Jeb Bush, Condi Rice, Sarah Palin, Charlie Crist, Haley Barbour, Lindsey Graham.

What the commentators say:
From The Week Daily

McCain’s age “inevitably invites questions about whether his running mate would be a suitable president,” said Gerald Seib in The Wall Street Journal, so youth and experience will be crucial in picking the perfect VP. McCain’s “vice-presidential sidekick” will have to be “a younger politician who is viewed as a potential president, and also can help win the South, woo social conservatives, and shore up Sen. McCain's weaknesses on economic policy. Oh, and being a woman would be nice, too.”

The pick should also make front-page news, said Star Parker in the Boston Herald, because it will be tough for McCain to get free publicity while the Democrats brawl. Selecting former Arkansas governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee as his running mate would do the trick. And the choice would also “shore up the large evangelical base and give positive content to a campaign defined primarily by fighting terrorism.”

No, Huckabee would only magnify McCain’s trouble with conservatives, said Fred Barnes in The Weekly Standard. The list of “plausible presidents” is short, and includes just Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Tom Ridge, and Joe Lieberman. And Romney -- a former Massachusetts governor who is acceptable to conservatives -- has the “best ratio of virtues to drawbacks. But there's just one problem: McCain doesn't like him.”

There are plenty of other names out there for him to consider, said Hendrick Hertzberg in The New Yorker. At the top of the list: Governors Tim Pawlenty, of Minnesota; Charlie Crist, of Florida; Jon Huntsman, Jr., of Utah; and Mark Sanford, of South Carolina. “What shines through this list of names is the banality of the calculations behind it.” If McCain really wants to “refurbish his maverick image,” “galvanize the attention of the press, the nation, and the world,” and “make a bold play for the center without seriously alienating ‘the base’” — he might choose Condoleezza Rice.

McCain will have to be “bold,” said William Kristol in The New York Times (free registration), but that doesn’t mean he’ll face a shortage of options. “He could pick a hawkish and principled Democrat like Joe Lieberman,” or “he could reach beyond the usual bevy of elected officials by tapping either David Petraeus or Raymond Odierno — the two generals who turned around the Iraq war. Or “he could persuade the most impressive conservative in American public life, Clarence Thomas, to join the ticket.” That would make headlines.

“Clarence Thomas? As Vice President?” said Steve Benen in The Carpetbagger Report blog. “I suppose it’s possible that Kristol is thinking about the racial dynamic — if Obama is on the Democratic ticket, Republicans might want “balance” for their ticket — but if Clarence Thomas is “the most impressive conservative in American public life,” the right is in much deeper trouble than I’d realized.”