An Open Letter to The Blogosphere

I am very sorry that I have to write this because most of you are not in violation. In this instance it is a few rotten apples spooling the whole bunch.

To Who It May Concern:

I have one request and one request only. If you have a view that opposes my own by all means please comment on this blog. However I ask that you be civil and reasonable. I don't troll the sites of bloggers with political views other than my own so I can pile on and try to persuade them to be on my side or support my candidate. That's what my posts are for on my own blog. The same should be true on your end. By all means you can make a valid argument and get your comments posted. However trolling will not be tolerated. I've had about enough!

Thank you!

This Comment Nails It!

I've had a few comments to my "Huckabee Republican" post from the other day. I could leave this one as just a comment but it screams to be shared in a post of its own because Larry hits the nail right on the head!

BDBopper

Listen carefully to what I'm saying. I have been by your blog from time to time and was myself a Huckabee blogger since March or April, 07. Before I go into it, understand that I feel strongly that the list you have given is the important core to forging a new coalition. I think it helps to keep the focus limited, though other elaborations will flow from application of the same principles.But, here is the important part: I arrived at a place consistent with yours VIA AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PATH. And, that illustrates how a new core coalition can be forged that can override the traditional bases of The Republican parties. I don't care what name that coalition grows under, even if it's Democrat or Republican.What I care about is that this positive approach is widely embraced and that the traditional bases feel displaced from power. Now, let me tell you of my path. I already see that a commenter has referred to your "move to the dark side," apparently because you dared to embrace the word, "Republican" in any measure or context. That is the "negative" disposition that it is imperative is overridden in a new movement. And, believe me, it describes an activist element of the base of both mahor parties. The exact same phrase could be equally applied to a Democrat by a Republican. That's what needs to be defeated and discarded.I can go into detail on my agreement with your numerous points, including your dissent with the call for a marriage amendment to the US Constitution, and the fact that I believe some of these points are even more urgent than Huckabee presented them as, like The Fair Tax. And, I may do so. But for now, I'll keep this from becoming an extended distraction from the point that you and I come from different provinces of the population that must be united in this coalition.I am a lifelong conservative and a doctrinaire one, but of philosophy not of sentiment. I have in fact, voted 3rd party in the past because Republican candidates were too ambiguous. A few years ago, I slowly acknowledged the fact that people on both sides vote for what they believe is "good." And, the establishment of both sides usually puts power above the objective of good. I decided I would rather discuss what is good with someone who disagrees than grasp for power with someone who checks my boxes for power's sake. I decided that we must discuss ideals and reach to people in both parties, rather than focusing on vanquishing the villains on the other side and standing victorious over them with arms raised and a foot on their neck after we have emulated them enough to win a bare majority or plurality.This is true idealism, not mere animosity. But, who will embody and lead such an effort? When I saw that Huckabee had announced in early 2007 and read his history and agenda, I thought, "My God, HERE HE IS!" How can we pull together this coalition of positive idealists? Huckabee may have set a foundation.

Larry,

That is exactly why I joined Huckabee's team last August! You've nailed it! I was looking for a candidate with a better vision for our nation with new ideas to make positive change. I was looking for someone who would go beyond party lines to do so. I found that man in Governor Huckabee. Not only did he stress the importance of the issue that was and still is the most important issue to me (the FairTax) but his stance on all the issues came from his heart and was not justified by his wanting of political power. Even though I disagreed with him on social issues (as I lean somewhat Libertarian on those) these were his same stances 15 years ago and he will hold the same 15 years from now. That was exactly the person I was looking for in our next President. Great comment!

Note - you can read Larry's blog, Stranger In a Foreign Land, HERE

Before I Go - A Response To Evangelicals For Mitt (Romney)

Good evening. Before I go I would like to respond to a comment made by Evangelicals For Mitt. I rejected it because I would like to come out in the open and respond to it. For the record this is exactly what was written:

A VOTE FOR HUCKABEE IS A VOTE FOR HILLARY! Let me explain:

Huckabee cannot win the election. Everyone should know this. What good is his Evangelical background going to do for us Evangelicals when he loses to Hillary in November?

Outside of the Christian Right Huckabee is viewed as yet another Christian from the South with nothing else behind him. I like huckabee but Americans view him as Bush 2.0 and there is NO way Americans are about to put another Bush into office right now.

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU VOTE FOR HUCKABEE AND SEND HILLARY INTO THE WHITE HOUSE:

http://www.evangelicalsformitt.org/why.php

Thank you for posting your comments. However I respectively disagree with them. Please do note that you have created a dialog. Any other comments from you will be approved and I will respond in kind.

Let me explain where I am coming from. I am not a social conservative however I do think Roe vs Wade should be overturned because the Supreme Court was wrong in taking the case in the first place. They ignored the 10th Amendment.

No matter what my opinions are I can see your point of view quite clearly. I don't trust Mitt Romney at all. He's a big-money opportunist who has more flip-flops than the International House of Pancakes on key issues, especially Abortion! Speaking of the Clintons, Mitt reminds me of Bill Clinton saying anything that got him elected. I don't trust Mitt at all for the same reason. With Mitt's flip-flopping how can you count on him to appoint Judges that will overturn RVW?

Mike Huckabee on the other hand was pro-life 15 years ago, he is pro-life now and he will be pro-life 15 years from now. His stance on the issue is built on a foundation that is solid as the hardest rock ever created! While Mitt was flip-flopping on Abortion, Governor Mike Huckabee was participating in Pro-life demonstrations in front of his own Capitol in Little Rock! He will be participating in a similar demonstration on January 22nd here in Georgia. Governor Mike Huckabee has a 100% Pro-life record. Any questions about Mike Huckabee and what type of justices he would appoint to the Supreme Court?

Now to electability. You realize that Mike Huckabee is the only person that can say that he ran against the Clinton political machine multiple times and lived to tell the tale at the end of the day? He is definitely the only person in the field to do such a thing and is therefore the only hope for the GOP in 2008. There are many states that shows that Mike would not only beat Hillary but also Obama. Could Mitt Romney beat the Democratic nominee? Possibly but it will be very difficult for people to vote for someone who appears to be a different person on the outside than he is on the inside. On the other hand Mike Huckabee as the nominee will not only unite the base and the party but bring along independents (like me) and conservative Democrats that would otherwise just stay home next November. How would a election night map of Red like Regan's maps were colored suit you?

Mitt Romney is a big spending candidate that throws stones at targets that did not provoke him. He would continue the further polarization of this nation which is setting up our defeat on the International stage. Mike Huckabee, on the other hand, will unite us once again, as Regan did, to face the challenges of our world and generation with a positive message of Hope that our best days are ahead of us, not in our rear-view mirror. We will again be that shining light on a hill!

THAT is why I support Mike Huckabee over Mitt Romney and why everyone else should!

With that I leave y'all and wish everyone, even supporters of rival campaigns a very Merry Christmas!