As a political junkie I am already consumed by the primary election process however I have not yet determined which candidate to support for President in the ‘08 election. I am struck by how cynicism continues to overshadow the truth in coverage of the various candidates’ campaigns.
Take Mike Huckabee for example. In a recent editorial David Sanders ruminates as to why the former Arkansas Governor’s campaign is stuck in the second tier of the numerous Republican hopefuls. Sanders feels that Huckabee is offending his so-called base. Huckabee has made statements in effect challenging Christian evangelicals to “walk the talk” and pointing out from personal observation several of Hillary Clinton’s personality traits that make her a formidable candidate. As I read it, Huckabee is simply speaking clear, unvarnished, spin-free truth that, in my opinion, is exactly what we need more of rather than the molly-coddling and disingenuous bovine fecal matter that the cynical and lazy among us seem to prefer.
I, for one, am hopeful that more such truth will be spoken by all the candidates and we will examine each candidate’s statements with critical rather than cynical thinking.
