Conservative Donnybrook

Enough is enough. Mike Huckabee says energy independence is crucial. Ron Paul makes more sense to me. Especially in light of the points David Henderson makes in the article “The Myth Of The Oil Weapon” in the latest American Conservative magazine (I hope it will be available in the online archive next week, but you should be subscribing to the thing anyway. Go get it and read it, already.) about their dependence on us. I am convinced the unfortunate and backward price-controls of the Nixon and Carter administrations are the root cause of so much of the oil problems we still face, not any “OPEC embargo.” We’re still being led to believe we’re captives. We’re not.

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Here are some interesting numbers.

Rasmussen has conducted a recent poll that shows that, in a theoretical Clinton v. Huckabee race, Huck would actually be a closer loss (46%-43%) than Giuliani or Thompson (both polling at 48% – 42%) or Romney (47%-42%). So much for the idea that only Rudy can beat Hillary. Or that Romney is the alternative to the Rudy juggernaut. The message here should be that you don’t have to hold your nose, take one for the Party, and vote for Rudy (or Mitt).

Full disclosure: McCain defeats Clinton is hypothetical head-to-head matchup (47%-45%).

In a story related to my latest post, Dick Morris is starting to see possibilities in Huckabee’s campaign too.