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Before the forum even started, the moderator and M.C. criticized John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Guiliani and Fred Thompson for not coming to the event. They even went so far as to provide empty podiums for those candidates decided not to attend. This was a silent, yet strong, testament to the priorities of those who were missing.
In tonights democratic debate, the question was asked about what Bible verse was the candidates’ favorite. The sad thing is, not a single one could name an exact verse. At one point, Representative Kucinich quoted a prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi as his “favorite Bible verse.” Even Hillary and Obama, who are running on a more faith based platform, couldn’t name an exact Bible verse. Hillary got the closest by stating the Golden Rule (Do unto others as you would have them do to you) but that isn’t even an exact verse; that is a summary of Luke 6:27-36. Overall, it is sad to see that these “faith based” candidates don’t even have a favorite Bible verse.
Hopefully they will ask this same question tomorrow in the Republicans’ Debate. However, I hope that their answers won’t be as disappointing.
Today, the senate voted on whether to consider Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization.
The Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution urging the State Department to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization, a move aimed at bringing additional economic pressure on Iran.
The measure passed 76-22.
The proposal by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., attracted overwhelming bipartisan support. But a small group of Democrats said they feared that labeling the state-sponsored organization a terrorist group could be interpreted as a congressional authorization of military force in Iran.
To find out exactly who voted for what, go here.
Today, Mike Huckabee visited the campus of the University of South Carolina to speak to students about why we should support him in his presidential bid. He began by giving a brief bio about what happened in his life and then went on to answer students’ questions. In his planned speech, his listed off three things that a country needs to be able to do to qualify as free: feed itself, fuel itself, and fight for itself.
Basically, Huckabee believes that a country should be able to be self sufficient if worst came to worst. We shouldn’t have to worry about late food shipments or crop failures from other countries. We shouldn’t have to have a reliance on foreign oil; We should be energy self-sufficient. And we shouldn’t be buying our weapons from countries that could potentially turn on us. To achieve all this, our government needs to establish policies that promote business here in the United States so we won’t have to outsource all our needs to foreign countries. Huckabee asserted that if elected president, he will support such economic reforms, like the Fair Tax, that would eliminate the need for our country to outsource jobs.
When the Q&A section started, one question asked about Huckabee’s view on global warming. His basic view is that everyone has the responsibility to take care of the environment and that true conservative need to remember that we are the ones who came up with environmental conservation. One thing Mr. Huckabee can’t stand are those who don’t practice what they preach. For example, since USC is playing LSU this weekend, Huckabee made the analogy that he can’t stand those environmentalist who have “jets that suck up fuel like LSU fans suck up alcohol.” Even if you didn’t agree with his particular viewpoint, that poke at LSU still made the room erupt with laughter and earned him points with everyone in the crowd.
Mr. Huckabee also made it a point to promote his own ideas without attacking his opponents. When asked about his views on Hillary’s universal health care plan, some people in the audience chuckled. In response, Huckabee went on the say that it is easy for Republicans to hate Hillary, but hating people doesn’t advance your beliefs, it just disables your opponents. I found this very honorable and a refreshing difference from the 2004 Democratic campaigns that were mainly fueled by the people’s hate of President Bush.
Overall, Huckabee seemed like a straight shooter that didn’t dodge any of the questions he was asked. He was very personable and did pepper his speech with personal stories that were tailor-made to fit the crowd (ie he referred to a past experience he had at LSU since USC is playing them this weekend). His morals are excellent and will satisfy most, if not all, of the Christian conservatives that are out there. The only thing that Huckabee is missing is money and a broader support base. Lets hope in the coming months he will receive both.
Yep, Sprint is offering its customers a 10.5 million dollar cell phone package. Why so expensive? Well they decided to be kind enough to throw in a free tropical island on the side.
Today Vladimir Putin dissolved the Russia government at the request of the prime minister.
A cancer researcher recently discovered that salt water will burn when exposed to certain radio frequencies. This, ladies and gentlemen, could be big, very big.
(h/t DrudgeReport)
Update: Check out this YouTube.com video of how the researcher stumbled upon this discovery.
I just finished reading Hugh Hewitt’s book “In, But Not Of” which outlines how aspiring Christians can achieve positions of power while still holding true to their morals. For those who don’t know, Hugh Hewitt is a lawyer/professor/radio host/writer/blogger who talks about a lot of different subjects ranging from politics to religion. In this particular book, he takes the knowledge he has gathered from all his experiences to create a step by step plan, starting in your college years and ending with retirement, of how you can become successful in today’s society. And the best part is, the advice he gives you is from a Christian standpoint. I know as a Christian aspiring to be a leader one day, it was encouraging to read a book and see that some of the steps that I had taken were mentioned in his book.
As Mr. Hewitt mentions in his book, this book will have the most impact on those who are still in college or just entering graduate school. However, even those who are in the middle of a career can still gain insight from this book. All you need is to be ready to change some of your habits.
Overall, this is a book that all aspiring leaders should read because everyone would appreciate a leader that embodies the morals taught in this book.
With Fred Thompson enter the fray of presidential hopefuls and Tipper Gore stating that she would like to see her husband run in 2008, the odds of having a presidential race between Tennesseans increased.
Australia’s Prime Minister announced yesterday to keep their troops in Iraq.
Prime Minister John Howard pledged forcefully today not to reduce the number of Australian troops serving in Iraq despite growing calls in his country to withdraw.
“Australian soldiers will remain in Iraq . . . not based on any calendar but based on conditions on the ground,” Howard said during a joint news conference with President Bush. “We believe that progress is being made in Iraq, and we do not believe this is any time to signal a scaling down of Australian forces.
