Monday, October 22, 2007

Integrity on the right

I suggested a week or two ago that there were a few running for the Republican nomination for Resident of the White House who I think have some integrity. Some small integrity. One such is Mike Huckabee.

The following is an example --- I really believe he believes what he says is true. It is also incorrect. He says of the signers of the Declaration of Independence,
"most of whom, by the way were clergymen". I'm sure he believes it. And the fact that he believes it is exactly why someone like him shouldn't become President. He is willing to subvert facts to his beliefs.

The truth: perhaps as many as several were or had been clergymen. Nowhere near a majority. Probably not as many as 10 percent.

Yes, I think that he has integrity, and to Republican voters, especially those who want to believe the founders were ministers, it will probably serve him well. But his beliefs on so many issues are so far from reality that he is a really scary prospect.


Yours, getting ready for Hallowe'en,
N.

2 comments:

kenju said...

I don't know anything about him, but this doesn't sound good....LOL

Cornish Dreamer said...

The problem is, some people would be too easily persuaded to believe him. He should probably check his history though.

RT