Friday, February 08, 2008

And The Field Narrows..... Just A Little

The "Super Tuesday" primaries earlier this week did nothing to clear up the Democratic race. Barack Obama won more states; Hillary Clinton won more delegates.

On the Republican side, however, it did have the effect of making John McCain the clear frontrunner. Then yesterday the Arizona Senator's nomination became his for taken when his chief rival, Mitt Romney, dropped out of the race.

Technically, Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee remain in the race. Paul, despite the fervent ardor of his supporters, has proven to be a none-factor. And while he had some interesting ideas, some serious questions about past statements and positions were also raised.

That leaves Mike Huckabee, who continues to talk of his candidacy as though it were some sort of religious quest to save the souls of all Americans. Most sensible Republicans were scared off by his recent humdinger:
"I believe it is a lot easier to change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God. And that's what we need to do -- to amend the Constitution so it's in God's standards rather than try to change God's standards so it lines up with some contemporary view."
And if, as a freedom-loving American, that wasn't enough to make you shit your pants, you need to seriously get your hands on some Metamucil ®.

Still, Huckabee did manage to win several southern states on Tuesday. Among them were Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas, which also happened to be three of the states hit the hardest by tornadoes the very same day.

Obvious, isn't it? God was punishing them for supporting Huckabee.

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