Today's News...

All American Blogger talks about National Ammo Day, which is November 19th; which reminds me, I need to stock up on shells for my 12 ga Remington...

Conservative Outpost examines McCain's new-found immigration policy...

The other One Mom had a personal visit with Mike Huckabee, it's a great story...

Now they will have oil to go with their cheap ethanol, Brazil discovers huge oil reserves...

Even rank-and-file Democrats are taking a stand against driver's licenses for illegal aliens...

Surprise! Robertson Abandons Values, Endorses Giuliani

A lot of people were taken aback when Pat Robertson, the founder of the 700 Club and former presidential candidate, enthusiastically endorsed Rudy Giuliani for the republican presidential nomination.

Most people were surprised, some mortified, that a conservative evangelical like Robertson would support a liberal, pro-choice Republican such as Giuliani instead of a true conservative and former pastor like Mike Huckabee, or a supposedly conservative pro-life candidate like John McCain.

As a former pastor and one who has had close contact with dozens of pastors and ministers, I am not surprised at all, which is unfortunate.

As ministers like Robertson get older, especially in their last years, they tend to become a lot more liberal in their thinking and more willing to abandon their strict ideology and theology. What causes this is open to a lot of debate, but the trend for older pastors and ministers to adopt a more lenient view of important matters in their latter years is undeniable.

Robertson's endorsement of Giuliani so early is a huge disappointment to the conservative religious right, who feel that Robertson sold himself and the evangelical movement out. I agree with Robertson that in national security issues, Giuliani is a strong candidate, but can he really count on a pro-choice candidate to pick Supreme Court nominees like Scalia, Thomas, and Roberts?

The likelihood of Giuliani being able to nominate constitutional originalists to the Supreme Court is unlikely if he feels he has to bargain with a Democrat controlled Congress over other issues like the "war on terror", NSA matters, torture, and expansion of government entitlements. The Supreme Court will shift radically to the left during a Giuliani presidency, guaranteed.

I would prefer Giuliani as president over any of the Democrat candidates, but at this early stage, conservatives have few opportunities to keep the Republican party steering to the right, and Robertson just threw up a huge roadblock to that effort.

Wednesday's Hero: Lance Cpl. Nicholas Anderson

Lance Cpl. Nicholas Anderson lost his life after the Humvee he was riding in rolled over as a group of Marines pursued a suspicious vehicle near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. He suffered head injuries in the crash and died as he was being transported to a hospital.

Nicholas Anderson joined the Marines in January 2005 and began a six-month tour of Afghanistan two months ago with the 3rd Marines Weapons Platoon, his father, James Anderson said.

"I just know that he died fighting for what he believed in," he said. "He wanted to be a Marine and even though it was a major risk he just wanted to go."

James Anderson said his son, a 2003 Sauk Prairie High School graduate, enjoyed riding his motorcycle, lifting weights, going fishing and hanging out with friends.

He joined the Wisconsin Army National Guard when he was 18, but an injured shoulder forced him to drop out. He then enlisted in the Marines.

"I was very nervous when he first joined the Marines because two words jumped into my head: Afghanistan and Iraq," his father said. "I just supported him and prayed that it would end before he had to go over."

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Yahoo News: Huckabee & Social Gospel

Yahoo News posted a great article about Mike Huckabee's passion for the Gospel and politics.

The author, Gail Russell Chaddock, goes into great detail how the young Baptist student eventually became the "dark-horse" presidential candidate that he is today.

The buzz surrounding Mike's campaign is especially note-worthy considering the hype surrounding Ron Paul's recent fund-raising record. Despite Ron Paul's daunting internet campaign, his campaign could best be described as a mile wide and an inch deep.

While Ron Paul's candidacy is only as sound as his supporters mental health, Huckabee is the genuine article in the grass-roots scene. The heightened interest of the main-stream media in this preacher-turned-governor is proof of the growing momentum in his message and campaign.

Dick Morris: Huckabee Can Win Iowa

Dick Morris' new column paints a rosy scenario for Mike Huckabee in the upcoming Iowa caucus.

He points out that Mike is trailing only Mitt Romney in Iowa while the rest of the "first-tier" candidates are losing ground. Of course, Romney is pouring millions into his Iowa campaign, while the Huckster is barely raising a million a month.

Huckabee is a consistent conservative and not a Johnny come-lately as Mitt is. Huckabee has great appeal and lacks the "plastic" quality that Romney exudes, and his truly grass-roots campaign is gaining momentum going into the most crucial period of the campaign.

While Mitt and Guiliani are getting some strong endorsements from the political and religious right, Huckabee continues to be the "dark-horse" that keeps surprising the experts.

Fred Thompson Ad: "Rights come from God"

Although I give Fred a 10% chance of winning the nomination, I think he would be a fine president if he got the nod. I think Huckabee has stronger credentials as a executive leader and that definitely gives him an edge over any senator or congressman.

Here's the ad that Fred is running, and we should hear more of this from all the conservative nominees:

Today's News...

All American blogger has a great article on a city trying to ban Christmas light...

Cao's Blog has an in-depth analysis of the Memorial being built for Flight 93, which is shaped like a Muslim crescent...

One Mom explains that "free health care is never free"..

The Daily Conservative is back with his take on Rosie & MSNBC....

Attorney General nominee Mukasey appears headed for confirmation, handing liberal Dems a stinging defeat..

Crazy Dennis Kucinich tries to impeach VP Cheney but is outmaneuvered by Republicans...

Pakistan's Musharraf Suspends Constitution

Military dictator "President" Musharraf showed his true colors by suspending the country's constitution and declaring martial law.

His pretense for this move is the threat from Islamic militants, but his military-style crackdown is primarily targeting the judiciary and lawyers, independent television stations and opposition activists.

Since 9/11, Musharraf has been playing both sides of the "War on Terror", cozying up to the USA for favors and billions in foreign aid, while basically ignoring the Taliban and Islamic militants who are growing in number near the Afghanistan border, where Osama bin Laden is rumored to be in hiding.

The Bush administration has made a deal with the devil in this arrangement, accepting Musharraf with all his short-comings hoping that this would prevent Islamic insurgents in his country from possibly getting control of the government and it's nuclear weapons.

The return of Benazir Bhutto to Pakistan has put more pressure on an already unstable situation. To think that the Islamic radicals acted without help from the Musharraf government in trying to kill her in a spectacular suicide attack is for the naive.




Don't be surprised if Musharraf is out by the end of November and Bhutto is back in power. Bhutto will have her hands full with the trying to restore Pakistan's tattered democracy and simultaneously fending off an aggressive Taliban element.

The Bush administration should do what it can to reduce the potency and ascendancy of the Taliban and other Islamic militants in Pakistan but let Musharraf fall from power. Pakistan's military should remain intact as the Bhutto government takes control.

The people of Pakistan who are demonstrating against Musharraf over the constitution will have to stand together in support of the new Bhutto government for the sake of their country and for the safety of the world.

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