No, no, no. It's your turn to say why what Huckabee said about evolution is not a fatal black mark either because 1) what he said was a good thing; 2) it doesn't matter what the president believes about evolution; 3) he was simply pandering and doesn't believe it any more than Reagan and Bush Sr. believed what they said about abortion; or 4) some other reason.

And . . . there's the bell.

Huckabee defends his position quite articulatly in this clip

All he was saying was that if you believe in evolution then you are godless.

I'm glad we cleared that one up.

Yeah, I had seen that clip. It is quite nonsensical.

Someone who says they have a bomb is taking hostages at a Clinton campaign office.
New Hampshire.
Yikes.

I should say it is nonsensical in relation to the question he was asked.

I got to see several minutes of Giuliani speaking last night on C-Span. Granted, I was already somewhat pulling for him, but I was VERY encouraged by what he had to say, and at this point I'd say I probably WILL give him my vote. He seems to "get it". Very articulate, very good at demonstrating that he understands the grey areas of issues.

For example, one reporter, hoping to trap him in an inconsistency asked him about his stance on illegal immigration, asked him if he thought his statement that we need to stop illegal immigration was inconsistent with his policies as mayor of NYC when he supported giving access to education and medical care to illegals. Rather than try to backpedal his way out, he took it head on and said no, he didn't think it was inconsistent at all, because as mayor of NYC he had a job to do - protect the best interests of the city. He talked a bit about how he reduced crime by 70% (blah blah blah) and then said, you have hundreds of thousands of illegals in the city, and they have kids. What are you going to do, leave them home? No, sending them to school keeps them out of trouble and decreases the chance that they'll turn to crime in the future as well. And with medical care, what is the alternative - turn them away at the hospital door to die in the streets or infect a citizen? Excellent points. He really defended his position well. In other words: dude's got brains.

GC: omg... I thought you were joking about the hostage thing :eek:

Forwarded to me by my mother:

There will be no Nativity Scene in the United States Congress this year!



The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a Nativity Scene in the United States capitol building this Christmas season.



This isn't for any religious reason; they simply have not been able to find three wise men and a virgin in the Nation's capital.



There was no problem, however, finding enough asses to fill the stable.

That was pretty good, actually. :snap:

No shortage of Marys, however.