St. Huck -- UPDATE
The Washington state Republican chairman did all he could to make a martyr of Mike Huckabee by shutting down voting in a close caucus Saturday with 13 percent of the votes not counted. Under intense pressure -- including a phone call from Huckabee lawyer/paid staffer/daughter-in-law Lauren -- the state party resumed counting ballots today. With about half of the uncounted votes done, it looks like John McCain will retain his lead.
UPDATE: The Huckster is riding this for all it's worth, comparing Washington to the Soviet Union. He's got a point, of course. But there's a deeper point here, too. Caucuses are crazy. They are lightly attended -- fewer than 20,000 will decide the state of Washington. I think about 400 decided the Democratic caucus in Alaska.. Caucuses take a long time, which discourages attendance by working people, particularly when they conflict with shifts. They are tailor-made for highly devoted groups of super-partisans, but not so great on democracy. I prefer primaries.
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Like others have said, this is about as poetic as it gets: Republicans screwing with Republicans' votes ha! Of course it's outrageous...us libs are still screaming about our stolen elections. But Huck was born a martyr when he picked up his Evangelical credentials...why blacks/women have nothing on the downtrodden, persecuted pooor white Evangelicals...sheesh.
But imagine how sweet it'll be when Hillary (or Obama) start wielding all those post-9/11 powers that Monkeyboy was granted...or stole. Can you imagine the right-wing screams if Hillary/Obama used signing statements to retain un-Constitutional. King-like powers...they'd pop what veins were left from the Inaugural popping. SWEET! (Of course, I expect and demand that our candidate NEVER use that horrid Congressional bypass like President Shit for Brains...EVEN against Republicans)
Go Hillary!
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February 11, 2008 09:48 AM
Well I guess this does Huck in and real good. Looks like McCain will keep his FIVE HUNDRED DELEGATE lead.
Glad you're back Miss Z. How did you enjoy our hill country?
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February 11, 2008 03:29 PM
I've come to love Fayetteville, eLwood...mainly because of its Courthouse market and the people's love of dogs (I even overlook the Razorbacks, ha). But I'd have fun anywhere my child/family were. We're still looking for some good non-Dickson street restaurants, though.
I'm keep hoping Huck whoops McCain....then hubby reminds me that we thought there was no way in hell that Monkeyboy would be President.
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February 11, 2008 05:25 PM