Hottest (and not so hottest) Women in Politics - Re-post from 2009

I wouldn't exactly compare the ladies of American politics to Miss Universe contestants, but there are a few lookers in the bunch...and many more that you couldn't pay me to get off to. Without further adieu...

THE HOTTEST WOMEN IN POLITICS:
1. Monica Crowley - This blondie political analyst is the only person I pay attention to on the McLaughlin Group. She's a real BBC (no, not that wacko leftist Brit TV network)...bright, beautiful and confident.
2. Sarah Palin - Newsweek had some nerve to zoom in on her face and accentuate her facial blemishes. In spite of that smear tactic, Sarah's effervescent personality and love for exercise give this pretty brunette points in my book. Her only stupid move was agreeing to be interviewed by the liberal media.
3. Laura Ingraham - Her battle with breast cancer left her with a bald head three years ago. She has now won the battle and grew back her flowing blonde hair.
4. Ann Coulter - While she may be a Jew-hater, her hot bod is not to be ignored.

THE FEMALES IN POLITICS THAT MAKE ME HURL:
1. Janet Reno - DUUUUDE!....enough said.
2. Christina Romer - Age is a number, and many mature women still maintain an elegant look. There is absolutely nothing elegant--or remotely attractive--about Obama's pick for Chair of the Council of Economic Affairs.
3. Hillary Clinton - I don't blame Willie for cheating on you. Sorry sir.
4. Helen Thomas - This aged member of the White House Press Corps looked just as, ahem, good in 1976.

Liberal Hypocrisy

This past week, President Obama signed the bill he--along with his fellow Democrats--hopes will change the economic outlook from bleak to manageable. Whether or not the bill gives us the essential shot in the arm, it is clear that he and his party have become the party of hypocrites. How so?

The bill was rushed to be approved. As evidenced on Mike Huckabee's show on February 14, the 1,000-page document was not readable at a normal pace in the time allotted to the Senate and House members. Hence, it leads me to believe that not one Congressperson read the document in full. Even if they had time to peruse the entire bill, I highly doubt anyone stopped to make a note of any misappropriated funds. Instead, like liberals complained about regarding the Iraq war, this country has rushed into a large-scale response to a conflict. Former President Bush was chastised incessantly by the Left after his haste decision to go to war; Obama will surely get a free pass.

On top of that, Leftists complained that the Bush administration left us in the largest budget deficit in history. Obama's plan for change? Let's spend another trillion bucks we can't afford to pay back. Looks like the only hint of bipartisanship out there is that both the Bush and Obama administrations favored deficit spending. When Bush spends, the Libs complain; when Obama spends--you guessed it--he gets a free pass.

Liberal = Hypocrite.

Campaign 2008

Welcome to the father and son team of Jon and Adam. We are closely following the 2008 campaign and would like to offer you our insights into what is really going on in both primary races. We are both right of center independents and generally vote Republican. But we are fascinated with politics, generally, and we are off to a captivating race in 2008 on both sides of the aisle.

I would like to christen this blog with some thoughts on the Republican race. It is abundantly clear that the Republican nominee will be one of the top four candidates, namely McCain, Huckabee, Romney and Giuliani. But it is becoming even clearer that no candidtae is likely to secure enough delegates to get the nomination on the first ballot.

While Giuliani had the best chance to steamroll through the primaries, his strategic blunder of skipping the early states will haunt him. He is likely to win a lot of delegates on Super Tuesday, but so will his opponents.

Romney likely faces the biggest uphill battle. He is running well in a number of states, but he is not winning. He faces a must win situation in Michigan. He has plenty of staying power (his ebbing personal fortune), but money alone will not win him the nomination.

In true form, Senator McCain's performance has been the most erratic. His campaign was in tatters in the summer and he now must maintain some discipline in his campaign and continue to capitalize on his victory in New Hampshire. He continues to be the biggest beneficiary of Giuliani's strategic blunder and could beat Giuliani in some of the "Blue" states on Super Tuesday.

Mike Huckabee has been the biggest surprise on the Republican side. He is consistently winning debates and is winning the hearts and minds of social conservatives. The "stigma" of his previous incarnation as a baptist preacher may put a glass ceiling on his campaign, yet if he wins 2 out of the next 3 states (Michigan, South Carolina and Florida) he will have a lot of momentum going into Super Tuesday and could end up winning the lion's share of delegates.

So you can put me on the record as predicting no nominee before the convention. But there could very well be some serious horse trading between the top candidates. Can anyone say "McCain/Huckabee 2008?"

I'll comment on the Democratic side in my next post.

Jon