Sarah Palin Started Tweeting Again

Sarah Palin just started Tweeting again. I'm following.

She has not peeped since she resigned. I got a Tweet from her old official account letting us know that she set just up this private account.

http://twitter.com/SarahPalinUSA

I Tweet @gettingelected.

Lest We Forget

This morning after reading the article titled "The Victory of the Cross by " Newt Gingrich, Callista Gingrich, and Vince Haley, the words "Lest We Forget" crossed my mind. Read the article here.

I'll have to admit that I was not thinking of Veterans' Day at the time. I googled those words and found the following beautiful poem.

LEST WE FORGET

God to-day
Shield with Thy wings the many, far
away;
Soothe those who watch and wait
and do each task
With brave hands working, while
their brave lips pray.

LILLIAN CARD

Later in the day, a good friend reminded me that it was Veterans' Day tomorrow (November 11). Then I searched further on the Internet and found the following You Tube, titled "In Flanders Fields - Lest We Forget". It is very appropriate for Veteran's Day.





The same friend invited me to attend a Veteran’s Day ceremony tomorrow. I decided to attend with him, and another vet, in honor of the men and women who serve and have served our country in the armed services. I'm embarrassed to say that I've never gone to such a ceremony before.

“Lest we forget” may you and I NEVER FORGET again. God willing, I will attend next year too.

Let Freedom Ring

It troubles me that so many today seem to hate the United States and the things it stands for. It's sad that so many young people know so little about history. I wish schools would show the following video. It's simple, but powerful.

Please watch it and pass it on.

Charlie Gibson Clueless on New Acorn Problems

Remember when Sarah Palin was "looked down on" by Charlie Gibson of ABC in an interview before the election?

Today Rush Limbaugh played a clip of the "Don and Roma" show on WLS of Don's question to Charlie Gibson about the recent Acorn revelations. Charlie said he was unaware of them. Huh???

Roma also made reference to a blog post by Jake Tapper, ABC News Senior White House Correspondent. Read it here.

Clueless Gibson complemented the WLS duo for keeping up one "the website".

Think we'll see a story about Acorn anytime soon on ABC World News?

Obama - Partner with God on Healthcare?

Stories are all over the Internet, Twitter and the news that Obama made the following statement in a conference call Wednesday, 8/19/2009 to 1000 rabbis from across the USA while pitching his health care reform package.

"We are God's partners in matters of life and death."

Read about it here (The Politico is now reporting that Obama's statement made by Obama is "confirmed" by "Gibbs".

It's interesting that the original source of this, Rabbi Jack Moline's Twitter feeds, have been "accidentally" deleted. Click here to view Moline's Twitter home page.

"My lack of tech literacy results in a huge mistake -- apologies to all for my tweets this afternoon. They have been deleted." (Thought I'd post this before it was deleted.)

Click here for info on Rabbi Jack Moline.

This will surely ignite a controversy - especially among believers and those opposed to "Obama Care."

Stay tuned on this one. I will update as I find out more.


My thoughts: Obama a partner with God? How about Psalm 103:19?

"The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all." (NASB)

I don't see anything in there about Obama.

Does Obama Unfairly Blame the Elderly for Rising Health Care Costs?

In an April 14 interview, President Obama made the following statement:

“The chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80 percent of the total health care bill out here.”

He said this right after speaking about his grandmother's hip replacement and whether or not it was appropriate since she was terminally ill. He concluded “that’s where I think you just get into some very difficult moral issues...”. Read an article about that here.

One could infer from Obama's remarks and the context of his grandmother's end-of-life care, that heath care for the elderly is the major cause of rising heath care costs. The way Obama framed this is very misleading. The facts show a much different picture.

A Kaiser Family Foundation background brief on 2007 health care statistics found that most of the blame for rising health care costs falls on "chronic diseases" rather than health care for the elderly.

"...it is estimated that health care costs for chronic disease treatment account for over 75% of national health expenditures."

"experts agree that aging of the population contributes minimally to the high growth rate of health care spending."

Read the full background brief here.

Why is Obama unfairly focusing on health care costs of the elderly? It is no wonder that seniors worry that health care reform cuts will fall most heavily on them. They see reform and potential rationing as a rush to "kill grandma".

Obama, Terri Schiavo and National Health Care

Two views on Terri Schiavo and euthanasia shed light on why seniors and others fear Obama's proposed national health care plan.


Senator Joe Lieberman





Barack Obama




It is interesting that Obama saw his "inaction" on a federal bill to save Terri Schiavo as a mistake on his part because his inaction allowed her another chance at life.

In stark contrast, Joe Lieberman saw the bill as the right thing because it did give Terri Schiavo anther chance at life.


For a refresher on euthanasia and the Terri Schiavo case click here to read my previous post titled "Is The Camel's Nose In The Tent?".

OBAMA TO THE ELDERLY: TAKE A PILL

The Democratic House Bill 3200 on national health care should be defeated. Following are some reasons why. I pray you will take the time to review and consider.




Read an article here about the end-of-life provisions titled “Deadly Doctors”. It includes disturbing quotes from Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, the brother of Obama's Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

Obama recently appointed him to two important health policy positions.

In context, the above information is why the Town Hall "mobs"are greatly concerned about "end of life" counseling in House Bill 3200

The following is from House Bill 3200, Section 1233 about "Advance Care Planning" for the elderly or terminally ill. Medical practitioners shall provide:

"an explanation by the practitioner of the continuum of end-of-life services and supports available, including palliative care and hospice..."

The bill allows Medicare to pay for such consultations every five years or more often if the personal is terminally ill.

The White House has clarified that these sessions are not “mandated” in a technical sense. However, the bill would allow practitioners to initiate the counseling. The incentive is that the government will pay for it. The government also would provide end-of-life counseling training to these practitioners. Read an article about this here.

This article on FoxNews.com reports on the current debate. Read about it here.

You can read the full text of the 1000+ page bill here.


I admit that this is personal with me. My Mom was in a nursing home. She was weak and confused. She was not eating enough and was becoming weaker. I felt she was depressed. I can only imagine her "choice" if a government trained "end-of-life" counselor spoke to her.

I would have wanted a counselor or minister to come to her and urge her to eat - and live, as I did.

House Bill 3200 promotes nothing less than “passive euthanasia” and should be defeated for this and numerous other reasons not expressed here.

I welcome your comments.

National Health Care: Obama on Your Shoulder

In President Obama's press conference last night, he called out some imaginary doctor for taking out tonsils because he could make more money doing that than treating a sore throat.

"Right now, doctors a lot of times are forced to make decisions based on the fee payment schedule that's out there. So if they're looking and you come in and you've got a bad sore throat or your child has a bad sore throat or has repeated sore throats, the doctor may look at the reimbursement system and say to himself, 'You know what? I make a lot more money if I take this kid's tonsils out.'"

Read the full transcript of the press conference here.

Obama makes an outrageous argument and is intellectually dishonest. He makes up an imaginary "straw man" that doesn't exist and can't defend himself. Obama would get an automatic "F" on a 7th grade paper for providing no evidence for his argument. That being said, who would you rather make a decision about taking out tonsils: a computer programmed by a government bureaucrat in Washington or your doctor looking at your throat?

The bottom line is that Obama and other ultra-liberals have trust issues. They do not trust "the rich", pharmaceutical companies, energy companies, insurance companies, car companies, bankers, the American people, Christians or Walmart - and the list goes on. They assume that only "government" can make wise decisions.

If you want Obama "on your shoulder", you deserve the so called "medical care" you will get.

Watch the hilarious video titled "Obama on Your Shoulder" on HamNation: here.

Obama: Tilting at Green Windmills

Obama and the Dems want to wreck the domestic oil, gas and coal industries with cap and trade. (See my previous post) Windmills are popping up all over America and Obama promises "green jobs". He promises that we can "blow" our way to energy independence.

If you believe that windmills are the answer, please read George Will's article titled "Tilting at Green Windmills" here. See how well Spain is doing going green.

But better still, wake up, get off the couch and do some independent research yourself. The future of our wonderful country depends on it.

Sarah Palin on Cap and Trade

Sarah Palin is speaking out on "cap and trade". Read her Op Ed in the Washington Post here. She makes sense.

Unfortunately, many have been fooled about cap and trade.

Honest Abe's famous quote offers some hope for the 2010 election.

"You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.”

The Fed: Where Oh Where Did the Trillions Go?

Today on the Glenn Beck radio show, he was talking about Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) grilling the Inspector General of the Federal Reserve Elizabeth A. Coleman about auditing at the Fed.





It seems like Coleman's teleprompter fell over. It would be nice to blame Obama about this, but she was appointed in 2007.

God help us.

Is "Mark-to-Market" The Cause of our Current Financial Crisis?

Many believe that the "Mark-to-Market" accounting rule is the cause of much of our current economic woes. Read about it here. This change was made in the fall of 2007 - about a year before the 2008 Presidential election, but after the Democrats took control of Congress in 2006.

"Banks may be on the hook for untold billions because the new rule makes it harder to avoid mark-to-market pricing of securities." – cfo.com, November 7, 2007

Read the following article titled "FAS 157 Could Cause Huge Write-offs" here and draw your own conclusions. (see quote above)

Why is Obama Spreading Panic?

To understand our current economic crisis, people only need to look back to the 2006 election. That's when Dems took back control of Congress. Before then, the economy was in pretty good shape.

The Dem negative drumbeat, that started after the 2000 election when George Bush was elected President, increased and finally resonated with voters. The Dem trashing of the economy and George Bush increased after their victory in 2006 with the goal of taking complete control of the government.

Prior to October 2008, thanks to John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin, it looked like the Republicans might hold the White House. Then, the October surprise hit with a banking crisis that was arguably created by the Dems. (Read my previous post on this here) First-term Senator Barack Obama rode a wave of fear to the White House.

The crowds cried: "Obama will save us!"

But things only have gotten worse in the economy day-by-day as Obama rams through one stimulus bill after another - worth trillions - through the Dem-controlled Congress.

Obama, who campaigned on "hope" is now preaching "doom and gloom" and many are asking: Why?

Dick Morris, former advisor to Bill Clinton, answers that question in his article titled "It’s Obama Spreading Panic." According to Morris, Barack Obama is:

"A global Paul Revere, he has not only aroused us, but incited fear and trepidation in his wake."

It's must reading. Click here.

Never Again: The Slippery Slope to Eugenics

Many believe that abortion, euthanasia, withholding medical care, creating designer babies and cloning are leading us on a slippery slope towards eugenics.

The extreme of eugenics happened in Nazi Germany where the "so called" weak and inferior were eliminated. The horror was not limited to the Jews.

"Beginning in 1940, thousands of Germans taken from old age homes, mental institutions and other custodial facilities were systematically gassed. Between 50,000 and 100,000 were eventually killed."

(The above quote was taken from an article about the history of eugenics by Edwin Black. You can read it here on George Mason University’s History News Network. Warning - this article is disturbing.)

Some fear that the new "stimulus" law pushes the United States further down the slippery slope towards eugenics. Betsy McCaughey wrote an excellent article on the stimulus bill that would lead one to believe that their fears are warranted. One quote has chilling overtones.

"The Federal Council [created by the stimulus law] is modeled after a U.K. board discussed in Daschle’s book. This board approves or rejects treatments using a formula that divides the cost of the treatment by the number of years the patient is likely to benefit. Treatments for younger patients are more often approved than treatments for diseases that affect the elderly, such as osteoporosis."

(You can read the full article on Bloomberg.com here.)

There is an excellent movie by Ben Stein titled "Expelled" that relates to all this. Click here for information on the movie.

Many Jews, Christians and others have been ringing alarm bells for years about this. Is anyone listening?


Update - The state of Washington joined Oregon by legalizing euthanasia that starts March 5. Read about it here.

Pin the Tail on the Donkey

If you have any doubts about who is responsible for the financial meltdown. Check out this article in the New York Times about the start of accelerated sub-prime lending under Bill Clinton.

The Bible says that you reap what you sow. Dem leaders have been been moaning about the economy for months as a chief part of their campaign mantra. Then the "runs" on banks began.

Next, the bottom falls out of the mortgage banking system which leads to a steep stock market decline.

Watch this O'Reilly vs. Barney Frank "shoot out". Bill really "pins the tail on the donkey".






(A tip of the hat to a friend, Lance, for putting me on to the New York Times article.)

Report: SC Dem Chair: Palin's Main Qualification - No Abortions

There is a charge that the main qualification of Sarah Palin is that she hadn't had an abortion. Read the story about it on FoxNews.com here.

Interesting. Let's look at some truths.

• Sarah Palin is the Governor of Alaska. She has had five children. Five beautiful children.
• She hasn't had an abortion.
• She has become a role model for woman and young girls.
• She can work. She can succeed.
• She loves her husband and her children.
• She loves God and believes the Bible.
• Because of her example, millions and million of babies, including those that are challenged, will be born and loved rather than ending up as medical waste or in someones test tube.

Ironically, the latest charge against Sarah Palin may be true. The lone qualification that she didn't have an abortion may be enough to make her the first woman Vice Presdent of the United States.

In the future, Sarah may even have paved the way for a future pro-life woman President. At least the candidate will have plenty of grateful voters that were given a new lease on life when their Moms decided to birth them rather than abort them - because of Sarah.


UPDATE AND BUMP - Check out this story from Canadian Doctor about the consequences of Gov. Palin having a Down baby. Read about it here on Powerline.

Barack Obama's Gaffe on Life at Saddleback Civil Forum

In last night's forum at the Saddleback Civil Forum, Barack Obama made a huge gaffe is his response to Pastor Rick Warren's question about abortion.

Pastor Warren asked:

"AT WHAT POINT DOES A 'BABY' (emphasis added) GET HUMAN RIGHTS IN YOUR VIEW?"

Obama stumbled around and answered in part:

"IT FROM A THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OR A SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE, ANSWERING THAT QUESTION WITH SPECIFICITY, YOU KNOW, IS ABOVE MY PAY GRADE."

Incredulously, Obama did not challenge Warren's use of the word "baby" in his question. Obama bought into the assumption that a "baby" was being talked about. He then said he was in favor of "choice" (aka abortion).

Thus, according to Obama, a "baby" by "choice" can be aborted.

It is key in the abortion debate, as far as the pro-abortion people are concerned, that a "fetus", not a "baby", can be aborted.

Warren "loaded" the question and Obama took the bait.

You can read the full transcript of the forum here.

Not Enough Wind

Polls tell us that this November the Dems will win the White House and hold Congress. There are many reasons why this would be very bad for the USA. My first post was about national defense. This one is about oil.

The country runs on energy. Oil has been and will be the way we power our vehicles. Most experts agree on this. Gas prices are way up and the Dems, in the same old rut, say that George Bush and the big bad oil companies are to blame. Really?

The truth: worldwide, more gas is demanded than is available. Econ 101: Prices go up. Econ 201: Increase supply and prices go down.

But guess what? At every turn, the Dems block our attempts to increase supply. As a result, we can't drill off most of our coasts and in Anwar, Alaska; and we can't build any more refineries.

The Dems have bowed to environmentalists who worry more about toads and moose than humans.

To make matters worse, we have to buy around 70% of the oil we use overseas. Billions of dollars flow out of our country. If we bought our oil here, American would make the profit while prices would come down.

Sen. Obama is in lockstep with the Dems on oil policy: "No, No. No". He wants us to develop alternative sources of energy, but he is short on specifics on how to do this.

Sen. Obama talks a lot about windmills. (So did Don Quixote.) I can imagine a windmill on top of our cars - sailing along the highways until the wind stops; then sitting along the side of the road like the sailing ships of old when the trade winds died.

John McCain and most Republicans are realistic. They recognize that our economy will be ruined unless we find more oil and find it quick to save our economy. That's another good reason to vote Republican in the fall.

New Election, Same Old Dems

Doom and gloom. Whine, whine, whine. Here we go again, ala Jimmy Carter.

The Dems hated it when George Bush was elected in 2000 and the Republicans took over Congress. Since then, they have done everything they could to regain power - even if it meant trashing the USA in the process.

The question is: Will the voters recognize this truth and restore sanity in the political system?

There is so much on this, that I hardly know where to start. But here goes. Future post will be related to this topic.

First and foremost is 9-11. This one is simple. Bill Clinton dropped the ball and ignored terrorism against the USA. As a result, George Bush was left with a plot hatched under Clinton's watch that exploded into a day where 3000 died in New York, DC and Pennsylvania.

The truth: No more attacks since 9-11-2001 when everyone thought there would be more - thanks to George Bush. The lie: Barak cries that Bush failed protecting the country against terrorism. Huh? And he says that we should not vote for John McCain because he would bring more of the same of Bush's policies. I say, let's keep this Bush policy in force. (No pun intended.)

For me, that is the end of the question who to vote for. There are many more reasons, but I will save them for future posts.

God Bless America - and God help us if we continue turning our backs on Him.

Posting Vacation

I will be taking an extended vacation from posting.

Candidates Beware - Bush Numbers Up

George Bush's poll numbers are moving up. Read the story about that here. Republican candidates should be cautious when distancing themselves from the President. Public opinion shifts often - sometimes rapidly.

That being said, Democrat candidates who "Bush" bash should be aware of this too. Hillary Clinton stands out of the crowd as one who is very careful when answering questions about Bush.

Opinion: Bush and Truman as Great Leaders - Unpopular But Right

I respect people who do what they think is right, even if it's not popular - and even if I don't agree with them. One example is Ralph Nader.

People can fault George W. Bush for what he does, but they can not fault him for doing - and saying what he thinks is right. In my case, I respect him both for doing what he believes is right and for doing what I believe is right.

That said, many believe that the President's stand on Iraq is the main reason he is so unpopular. He ranks right up - I mean right down there with past unpopular presidents Richard Nixon and Harry Truman. Read about it here.

Harry Truman's favorite saying was "the buck stops here". He ordered dropping the "A" bombs and thousands died - but World War Two ended quickly without a USA invasion of Japan which most probably would have cost even more lives and damage than the bombs. That was a hard decision. I doubt that few in history could have made that decision.

But Harry Truman was a leader. That's what countries need - those men or women who will do what is right regardless of popular opinion at the time. The voters recognized this and Truman was elected to a full second term to the shock of the press.

George Bush is a leader too. In spite of the polls and the MSM and his unpopular stand on Iraq, the voters gave him another term also.

I trust the voters. They seek and are drawn to leaders that are best for the country in the long term. The man or women who gains the voter's trust will be elected the next president. Look for the one who does and says what he or she thinks is right regardless of whether it is popular.


Dan England’s posts also can be found at Blogger News Network and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World.

Bush Numbers Up

According to the latest Rasmussen poll, the President's approval rating has moved up 4 points since the June rating to 39%.

Read about it here.

Dem Congess Job Approval Sinking

The Democrats may have taken over Congress, but they haven't won the hearts and minds of voters. In fact, their rating has fallen to 24 percent according to a recent AP-Ipsos poll. That's much lower than President Bush's 33 percent rating.

Read the story about is titled "AP Poll: Public Gives Congress Low Marks" here.

If I was a Dem political strategist, I would be worried.

Fairness Doctrine - Talk Radio Needs to Balance MSM Liberal Bias

The Dems want to muzzle talk radio, while leaving the MSM unscathed.

The title of an AP story today reads "White House criticizes Clintons on Libby". The title should tell the whole story: "The Clintons Slam Bush on Libby and The White House Fires Back". The difference is subtle, but demonstrates how the truth can be twisted because of a liberal bias.

This is just one example of why the liberal MSM needs to be balanced by talk radio.

And This Be Our Motto: "In God Is Our Trust."

This 4th of July week, the last stanza of The Star Spangled Banner deserves repeating - and reflecting on.

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand

Between their loved home and the war's desolation!

Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land

Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.

Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

How true these words ring "O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!"

Major American Wind Farm Player Taken Over by Foreign Firm

Wind farms are all the rage now. Local pols are falling all over themselves to sign up. Environmentalists and Dems applaud saving ANWR in Alaska for the moose and polar bears and from the "big bad" American oil companies. But, countryside that was once beautiful is becoming transformed into, what I believe, a sci-fi nightmare. (see below)

McLean County Illinois Countryside

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Farmers are paid to host these modern-day windmills. They signed up with American companies and pols eagerly anticipated the extra tax revenue to fuel their favorite projects.

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But wait - Horizon Wind Energy, a major USA wind farm company has been gobbled up by a foreign firm. Energias de Portugal, S.A. (“EDP”). What looked like a way for the USA to gain "energy independence" from other countries seems to have back-fired.

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Read about it here in a story titled "Energias de Portugal Completes US Horizon Wind Energy Buy".

Opps - I wonder if local pols and land owners would have signed up so fast for a wind farm if they knew that eventually the wind farm would one day be owned by a foreign company? More important, where are the liberal MSM, environmentalists and most important, the Feds on this one?


Dan England’s posts also can be found at Blogger News Network and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World.

Barack Obama's Attack on Christian Right Leaders May Backfire

Barack Obama says that Christianity has been"hijacked" by "so-called leaders of the Christian Right". Read the story about this here.

The truth is that many liberal churches and their leaders have crafted their own brand of Christianity based on popular "feel good" values, not on the Bible.

The "so-called leaders of the Christian Right", as Obama calls them, are being maligned for being faithful to the Bible and traditional Christian values.

Liberal, "so-called leaders of the Christian Left" (and Dems) are generally pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-destroying living embryos for research, pro-euthanasia and against teaching intelligent design and praying in public schools.

Before I started reading and believing the Bible, I might have agreed with many of these liberal "values". But now that I actually have read and believe the Bible, I disagree with all of the same values. The Christian Right leaders didn't tell me what to believe, I merely came to agree with these leaders.

It is more accurate to say that liberal, "so-called leaders of the Christian Left", not Christian Right leaders, are trying to hijack Christianity.

If Barak Obama would look carefully at the polls, he will find that most Americans agree with the traditional values of the Christian Right. If he continues demonizing these same leaders and the voters they represent, he will soon find in the polls that his chances of becoming President are diminishing.

My bet is that Hillary Clinton is too politically savvy to make the same mistake.


Dan England’s posts also can be found at Blogger News Network and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World.

Hillary Clinton - Will Rush Be Right?

Rush Limbaugh says that Hillary Clinton has an 80% chance of becoming the next President. Read about it here.

Hillary must listen to Rush because she is acting like she has already won the Dem nomination. She is taking positions and making statements that can only help her win in the general election.

For example, in a recent Dem debate, the candidates were asked if America is "safe" after 9-11. Mrs. Clinton's carefully worded answer set her apart from John Edwards and the other candidates:

"I believe we are safer than we were...We are not yet safe enough, and I have proposed over the last year a number of policies that I think we should be following." Read about it here.

Then, in a speech to the Take Back America conference today, Mrs. Clinton was booed by the ultra liberal group Code Pink as she declared:

"We're going to end the war in Iraq and finally bring home the troops...The American military has done its job...The American military has succeeded...It is the Iraqi government that has failed to make the tough decisions." Read about it here.

Hillary is obviously using the Bill Clinton play book by making cleverly worded statements that will please most everyone, but those on the far right and far left. Remember Bill's stand on abortion: "... abortion should not only be safe and legal, it should be rare." Read about it here.

Unless the Republicans can unite around a strong candidate, like Fred Thompson, Rush may be right.


Dan England’s posts also can be found at Blogger News Network and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World.

Who Will Get the GOP Nod - Fred or Rudy?

Fred Thompson and Rudy Giuliani are the front runners for the Republican Presidential nomination.

Thompson isn't even a candidate for the nomination, yet he just moved ahead of Rudy and the rest of the pack according to a recent Rasmussen poll.

In my view, Thompson is ahead and will stay ahead because he looks and acts the most presidential. See my previous post about this titled Fred Thompson Wasn't There, But He Won The Debate.

However, in a Real Clear Politics head-to-head general election poll, Rudy Giuliani does the best against Hillary and the other Dem candidates. While Rudy's liberal social views hurt him with GOP faithful, they have cross-over appeal and will draw many Dem moderates and independents to his side.

This presents a dilemma for the Republicans. Do they want to be "right" or do they want to win?


Dan England’s posts also can be found at Blogger News Network and Townhall. Dan’s website is GettingElected.com and he is the author of So You Want to Run for Political Office and Welcome to the Real Corporate World.