 ouyangwulong says: Frank Rich, in an op-ed I don't feel like clipping (too glib), declared the GOP Platform to be Dead on Arrival. I beg to differ. Although McCain had a dark period of pandering, he seems to be back to saying what he thinks, and playing clean. He's the Boy Scout of Electoral Politics, and he's got my respect. (Not something I give out often to candidates.) But the really interesting thing is that Huckabee, who was always a nice guy, seems to have become more insightful and philosophical as the campaign goes on. His observations on political process I thought were exactly what America should be. We'll put him on my "provisional respect" list. Although his last bizarre bit about the Confederate flag will probably cost him the Hootie and the Blowfish vote, I'd bet they were already going to vote for Hillary anyway. Now if only the losers like Thompson and Giuliani will take a hint: sharpen up, start thinking, or drop out. I should add that, although I certainly disagree with Huckabee on the role religion should play in the government, and actually, on most of his other positions, I think he acts out of the goodness of his heart and tries to do what he thinks is best. That's more than I can say for most people who have run for President. And although I raise my eyebrows and scratch my head at most of his policy proposals (like a flat tax) I have to admit, with an equal dose of respect, that the guy is genuinely thinking very hard about the problems this nation faces, and trying to come up with new solutions. Although Frank Rich may be right to say that the GOP generally doesn't have any new ideas, (generally,... Just to clarify, I when I said I respect the heck out of him, I mean that what I really respect is his... "comblike attachment on a loom, for guiding the warp threads as they are dressed for the warp beam."And I'm also sorry if that offends any weavers out there!  |
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