A Repudiation of Bush/Cheney

A voter revolt in both parties turned Iowa’s presidential nominating caucuses on Thursday into a stunning repudiation of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

Even within their own party, the president and vice president seem to have provoked such yearning for change that a Republican insurgent, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, stormed the gates and now has party elders in a panic. And it should not be overlooked that a libertarian anti-war maverick, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, outpolled the GOP’s supposed frontrunner, Rudy Giuliani.

McCain’s Flip-Flopping…

Thanks to Daily Kos.

John McCain, January 3, 2008:

Q: President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for 50 years –” (cut off by McCain)

McCain: “Make it a hundred.”

Q: “Is that …” (cut off)

McCain: “We’ve been in South Korea … we’ve been in Japan for 60 years. We’ve been in South Korea 50 years or so.  That would be fine with me. As long as Americans …”

Q: [tries to say something]

McCain: “As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed. That’s fine with me, I hope that would be fine with you, if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where Al Qaeda is training and equipping and recruiting and motivating people every single day.

Now compare with what he said on November 27, 2007. 

 

LA Times: Ron Paul Revenge over Rudy Giuliani

An easily overlooked aspect of the Iowa caucuses — Ron Paul not only besting Rudy Giuliani, but doing so by more than 2-to-1 — sparked a trip down memory lane for us.

Occupationalist John McCain: US Troops in Iraq for a hundred years

I have just coined a new term: occupationalist. This is one who desires to occupy every country in the world for the sake of establishing a presence or an empire overseas indeterminably.

David Corn reports:

After the event ended, I asked McCain about his “hundred years” comment, and he reaffirmed the remark, excitedly declaring that U.S. troops could be in Iraq for “a thousand years” or “a million years,” as far as he was concerned. The key matter, he explained, was whether they were being killed or not: “It’s not American presence; it’s American casualties.” U.S. troops, he continued, are stationed in South Korea, Japan, Europe, Bosnia, and elsewhere as part of a “generally accepted policy of America’s multilateralism.” There’s nothing wrong with Iraq being part of that policy, providing the government in Baghdad does not object.

What is coming ahead at Ad Majorem…

I will be in Monroe, LA on the 7th-9th of January. In light of my absence I have posted two posts on Calvin’s exposition of I John 1:9 and I John 2:2. These two posts will appear on the website on the 7th and the 8th of January.

Two more drop out…

Chris Dodd and Joe Biden drop out of the race. They will be sorely missed by…

Paul’s 10% and other thoughts

Paul’s 10% was not the glorious ending enthusiasts like myself expected, but on the other hand he reached the double digit number Fox said he would not reach. Will they still exclude him from the debate?

Another interesting dimension of the Iowa Caucus is that the independent vote went indisputably to Ron Paul with 29% in the Republican side and Barack won unanimously on the Democratic side. This may have severe ramifications for the New Hampshire primary where independent voters generally play a significant role.

Paul’s campaign needs to use all its energy and the millions in hand to invest in New Hampshire. If Ron Paul secures a third place in New Hampshire he will continue strong until February 5th. However, if he ends in 4th or 5th it will be difficult to carry on the enthusiasm. Here comes the Revolution to the Live Free or Die state!