Super Tuesday's First Winner: Huckabee??

In one of the one notable sissy fights in recent political memory, Mike Huckabee wins the West Virginia primary caucus GOP meeting of the minds due to a positional war between camps from John McCain and Mitt Romney.

Romney led after the first round of voting, but he didn't have enough support to win the state's 18 delegates. After the first ballot, Romney had 41 percent, Huckabee had 33 percent, McCain had 15.5 percent, and Ron Paul had 10 percent, according to the Gazette.

Under convention rules, a candidate must get at least 50 percent to win the delegates. Also under the rules, Paul was taken off the second ballot.

A McCain representative urged his supporters to back Huckabee on the second ballot. "The best scenario for the McCain campaign was to not have a Romney victory here today," Gary Abernathy, a McCain supporter and former state GOP director, told the Gazette.

This....means...WAR

And the anti-McCain people have come back fighting with both guns blazin', the most notable of these foot soldiers is Dr. James Dobson, the found of Focus on the Family, who says he'd never vote for the lovable straight-talkin' Arizona Senator and former Vietnam War Hero.

Not all the GOP talk is anti-McCain, however, as former presidential "candidate" and the original GOP grandfather, Bob Dole, spoke on behalf of his fellow Senator and War Hero in a letter where he told conservative "pundit" Rush Limbaugh to...shut up.

"I worked closely with Senator McCain when he came to the Senate in 1987 until I departed," Dole, the former Senate Republican leader, wrote. McCain's campaign released a copy yesterday.

"I cannot recall a single instance when he did not support the party on critical votes. (At my age, I cannot be entirely certain but here are a few key conservative examples)," wrote the 84-year-old Dole.

Limbaugh, of course, ran to the closest available microphone and replied...so did his new BFF Mitt Romney, who said that Bob Dole is "probably the last person I would have wanted to have write a letter for me."

A day later Romney backpeddled like a little bitch and showed proper respect to his GOP superior.

"Let me make it very clear. Senator Dole is an American hero, a war hero, a fine man and a great leader for our party," Romney said in Charleston, W.Va., where GOP voters were a holding a state convention Tuesday.

Yeah...you better make that clear pal!

GOP Agrees...Romney Is An Asshole..

...at least the ones who talked to the New York Times

According to the old grey lady Romney is the most disliked by his GOP Rivals. John McCain called the Mormon android "a pig" but that was tamed compared to what Mike Huckabee's campaign manager, Ed Rollins, said.

“What I have to do is make sure that my anger with a guy like Romney, whose teeth I want to knock out, doesn’t get in the way of my thought process,” Mr. Rollins said.

Why such anger towards the clean-cut former governor from Massachusetts? Who knows. But there is on member of the party that supports the modern-day Ward Clever and it's someone who you'd least expect.

Michigan Sez: Mitt's the Shit!

Don't call him the comeback kid but Mitt Romney becomes the third Republican in as many events to win a primary/caucus.

Romney proclaimed his triumph as a "victory of optimism". And he spent over $2 million in Michigan to promote such optimism.

Meanwhile John McCain finished second and Mike Huckabee finished what might be considered a disappointing third. Ron Paul finished fourth again ahead of Rudy Guiliani, who continued his push to prove he can run a 50-state election by skipping out of another state.

On the Democratic side it was a dog & pony show as Obama and Edwards took their names off the ballot when Michigan's 158 delegates were yanked by the DNC after the state chose to move its primary over to the January 15 day. Hillary stayed on the ballot and cruised to an easy victory over "uncommitted".

Al Sharpton does it again...

I was always curious at why Al Sharpton is referred to as a Reverend. A probable 2008 candidate who is supposed to love Jesus and treat everyone as equals now hates mormans.

"As for the one Mormon running for office, those that really believe in God will defeat him anyway, so don't worry about that. That's a temporary situation."

Not only is Sharpton the spokesperson for every African-American in America, he is now the spokesperson for anyone who believes in God. Personally, I haven't received this memo from the Sharpton scare group saying Jesus will strike me down if I don't send him money.

Amazingly enough, Mitt has just ignored this remark and moved on. Perhaps this so called man representing God can learn to forgive Don Imus for a slip of the tongue. We know that wont happen since the hypocrite wont make money by continuing to preach his hate.

It looks like the six million Mormans, probably wont be voting for you anytime soon. I'm sure if Al said something about Muslums he'd be fearing his life.

The Rundown...

• Bob Novak keeps it real on Fred Thompson – “[people believe that Thompson] did such a good job as the district attorney of New York City that he deserves a chance to be president.” [Y & N]
• Rudy enjoys George Steinbrenner’s [Village Voice] but rips American farm workers for not being millionaires. [Talking Points]
• Romney solidifies ever-changing stance on abortions. [Chippewa Valley]
• Ron Paul scores one for the B-Team [Conservative Voice]
• McCain makes final push for NASCAR fans [AP] and blames Bush for lack of appeal. [AP]