Originally posted by Chairboy
Sig220, when you say it's underhanded, are you talking about Mr. Huckabee raising his hand? Or was it the impoliteness of the cameraman who recorded him stating that he doesn't believe in evolution? A note, I just used Google to find the clip when you mentioned you hadn't seen it, I figured you'd want the available facts.
Either way, I've already stated here that I don't think it's important if a candidate subscribes to evolution or not, it's a scientific issue, not a political one. My requirement is that a candidate use scientists for scientific issues, economists for economic issues, etc. A preacher wouldn't care for me telling him how to interpret the bible, I would expect that a non-scientist president would return the favor likewise to a scientist.
But thank you for your thorough reply.
Yes, it is very underhanded, for it tells a most incomplete story. You cannot address such a complex subject with a simple show of hands.
Judging from your elaboration here, I would say that you have nothing to fear about Huckabee. He sounds far more reasonable than any of the other candidates. I especially distrust both McCain and Romney, as they have made major flip-flops on far too many big issues.
But if you are Democrat, I'm sure that you would like to see one of them be the Republican candidate this year. That would just about insure a Democratic landslide.
Either way, it is all pretty academic. It would truly take a miracle for any Republican to win the Presidency next year, after the disaster the Bush Administration has visited upon our country.
He has done more to harm the Republican Party than the last 3 Democratic Presidents combined.
SIG 220
