NN's early projection is that Mike "The Huckster" Huckabee comes out on top in the Iowa caucus. If that holds out, then congratulations Huck - and there was much rejoicing. Before anyone gets too excited though, let me point you to political blogger Zach Wendling and his pertinent reminder of what a caucus is, and why the system of caucuses are flawed and rather undemocratic.

Yes, I am supporting Mike Huckabee, though I am not thrilled with the choice. Yet in a field of the kinda good (Huckabee), the bad (Giuliani), and the scary (Paul), Huckabee has more positives and less negatives than the rest of the field - and the fact that he appears the most overt Christian is a distinguished plus. Concerned about his sometimes somewhat liberal voting tendencies while governor of Arkansas? Read this for a little perspective. Not excuses, just perspective. I would like to like Fred Thompson more, but he seems to be half-hearted about running, and has stated that he is no longer a practicing Christian, both of which things point to me of an alarming lack of commitment.

Since most of the people who are likely to read my blog are among those who like Googling Ron Paul (the Ron Paul supporting mob I affectionately dub The Great Googley Moogly), I feel like I should explain why I don't like him (why he's "scary"). First of all, I am glad that he is in the race: he has some good things to say, particularly about states' rights and, to a point, economics. But (leaving his conspiracy theories and my doubts of his diplomatic ability aside) the deal-breaker for me is his foreign policy: a policy that both ignores history and at the same time does not seem future-oriented. He's saying a lot of the right things (right as in effective) to polarize people from the way things currently are, but I do not think he is the man to lead this nation to a better state.

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