I am by no means a political analyst. In fact, I’m fairly new to the political process, having only recently discovered that I actually agree with the core Republican tenets that have remained virtually unmentioned for so long. (Well, that’s not entirely true. Republicans still talk about things like lower taxes and smaller government. The ones in power just don’t follow through in action.)

That being said, it was Ron Paul’s constitutional record and message that finally inspired and activated me. However, I have recently come to a revelation: While Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee have thus far been considered rivals…it now seems that we find ourselves in the same boat.  That is why I chose to write an open letter to Huckabee supporters.

Last night’s “debate” on CNN must have been an eye opener for the Huckabee camp. This is the first time that the media has included a candidate besides Ron Paul in their recent blackout, but rest assured…it’s not over. Everything we read these days is designed to create the illusion that Mitt Romney and John McCain are the only existing candidates. While they used to include Huckabee in this little boys club, those times appear to be over. To his supporters, I can only say, “Welcome to our world. It’s a lonely, frustrating place…and it’s only going to get worse.”

What must be considered now, however, is the future. What is now likely to happen?

As long as both Paul and Huckabee stay in the race, each soaking up 8 to 15 percent of the vote in each state, we might be doomed. The media will use those “low” showings as an excuse to continue their shenanigans; the blackout will continue.

If it were possible for one camp to compromise, though, we could form a rather strong union. We could all rally behind and endorse a single candidate, thereby bringing him back from the political dead. The only question is, “Who to rally behind?”

Obviously, being a Paul supporter, I have my own opinions as to who it should be, but hear me out.

First off, Paul has such principled beliefs, and has been running on the same platforms for so long, that it would be a bit hard to believe that he had suddenly changed his mind about the issues and endorsed another candidate. Also, while Huckabee’s movement is fueled by grassroots support, Ron Paul’s movement has an arguably more passionate following. It would be very difficult to attempt to sway his supporters into backing another candidate now.

Secondly, Ron Paul is prepared and willing to fight against media bias. While Mike Huckabee did recently claim that he would “[play] all nine innings,” one must remember that he still thought he was a media darling at the time. This is no longer true. Now that he’s had a taste of what Ron Paul has been facing, many have doubts that he can stay in until the last pitch is thrown.

The question remains, though…why now? Why reach out to the Huckabee campaign now?

As I said, we’re at a crossroads. While I initially had some problems with Huckabee’s insistence on seemingly using his religion to his advantage, in each debate he sounds more and more like Ron Paul.

The two issues that seem to separate them the most these days, are the war and taxes (fair vs. none). Huckabee’s views here seem to stem mostly from his lack of knowledge about foreign policy and economics, though. I wonder if a good session of actually listening to Paul might open his eyes?

Getting to the point, what I propose is this: If Huckabee and his supporters truly want to do something good for the country their best bet might be to drop out of the race and fully endorse Ron Paul. This is not a sarcastic comment aimed at a competing candidate. It is what I believe to be a reasonable way to avoid what might otherwise be inevitable. This very well could be the only way for either of our candidates to end up in the White House, and if Huckabee can come around to Paul’s message, I don’t see why a Paul/Huckabee ticket would even be out of the question…

So…if you feel that this may be our last hope, like I do, please forward this message around. If not, at least think about it for awhile and see if it starts making sense.

Otherwise, if we do nothing, the Republican nominee this year may actually end up being one of these neoconservatives that is being forced down our throats…and our president next year will be a Democrat.

Lost returned tonight with the long-awaited premiere of Season 4.  In recognition, I’ve decided to begin using this space each week to indulge in the grand original purpose of “blogging.”  That is, of course:  Telling the world what some nobody thinks of their favorite TV show.

As for the episode itself, I must say…it didn’t really have any of those “Holy crap!” moments that I’ve come to know and love.  It was still quite enjoyable, but hell…I’m just happy it’s back.

Thoughts:

1) The guy sitting in Jacob’s chair, just might be Jack’s dad.
2) Hurley is a classic tragic character, worthy of Shakespeare (who was really a bit of a hack in my opinion).
3) The chalkboard in the background of the mental institute appears to contain a drawing of a tropical island…which is a nice touch.

Now, I just can’t wait until next week.

Jesus…for once I agree with Huckabee, who threw up his arms at the debate tonight as if to say, “What the fucking hell?!?!?!”  This was in response to the horribly blatant bias that CNN displayed throughout the debate, focusing all of their questions towards McCain and Romney, while all but ignoring the other candidates.

I still hate him, but the more I hear him stealing ideas from Ron Paul, the more I would at least prefer him over the other two assholes.  Here me now:  John McCain and Mitt Romney are some of the biggest douchebags since George W. Bush himself.

…to Ron Paul.  If only we had more people in the media out there who were willing to point out what complete douchebags most of these people are.

This crap is still getting ever more ridiculous.  There have only been 5 candidates in the Republican race since the 22nd, but for some reason CNN’s political market decided to run this poll:

Even though Ron Paul is the only “other” candidate, they decided to give the fifth option to “OTHER” instead of going through the pain of actually typing his name for once.

The best part is that “Paul” is the only name that would have actually fit within the 5 character limit.

Paul just totally destroyed everyone on the issue of Iraq.

Also…WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH GIULIANI’S FACE?!?!?

I hope Dick Cheney’s little black heart explodes.  The link contains all the information needed to know why:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080123/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cheney_terrorist_surveillance

I spent a few hours tonight placing signs around my precinct, as well as in some nearby heavy traffic areas.  I didn’t want any of them to be easily taken down by the supporters of rival candidates, so I went far out of my way to make sure they were a good walk from any parking spaces.  While this doesn’t stop someone from just parking on the side of the road with some hazard lights on…it will certainly cut down on casual theft.

In any case, one simply cannot leave or enter my precinct now without encountering my handiwork.  I had a hell of a time getting those damned things into the frozen rocky dirt, though.

My toes paid dearly for the adventure, and are finally warming up an hour later.

Apparently Google has some new technology to search blogs instantly.  Either that, or I just happened to post something while Google was crawling my site last night.

See, I wrote an entry about the new movie Cloverfield, and just happened to include a paragraph about the amount of Google search results for the phrase “Cloverfield Sucks.”  It was less than 2 minutes before I received my first hit from someone doing a Google search for “Cloverfield Sucks.”

Now, either Google just loves the phrase “Cloverfield Sucks” or it just likes hearing about it’s own search results.  Either way, Google’s gonna fucking love this entry!

Why is it that every time some chick in an office building needs a tire changed, they go running straight to the warehouse?  Let me explain something to you…just because someone works in a warehouse, does not mean that they’re interested in helping you with your car problems.  Change the fucking tire yourself…it’s not that hard.

And before anyone decides that I’m simply not a chivalrous fellow because of this post, allow me to pre-tort:

I have no problems changing a tire for a woman in trouble, or even one whom I simply know and like.  Hell…I’d change a tire for a male friend if he didn’t know how!  What I do have a problem with, though, is the fact that every other man in an office building is considered too fucking important to bother with tire-changing, while the warehouse folk are barely respected at all until those unfortunate times.

So, yeah…fuck you and the cars you rode in on.