About that “glass jaw”

I’m sure that you read the story about Democrats wanting the GOP to nominate Mike Huckabee. Supposedly, they have so much on him that they’ll destroy him in the general election. So says the story Matt Drudge reports.

To be honest with you, I think that this is a (bluntly) stupid story that doesn’t deserve to be discussed.

However, I keep hearing about it in person, on the radio, and all over the place. So, I’ll tell you my thoughts on it.

They are, to be honest with you, many and varied. They all center on the theme that this isn’t worth the time it takes to discuss it. (Which means that you might be better off not reading the rest of this post.)

Who is this alleged source, and why release this information to Matt Drudge? If this person is really a highly-placed source in the DNC, then one would think that s/he has some interest in helping the Democrats. Why give away a secret strategy to DRUDGE? This story, frankly, doesn’t pass the sniff-test. I can think of a few reasons to put this story out, but none of them are as plain as presented.

Prospect #1: This story is a lie. Mitt Romney or Fred Thompson, not gaining ground with the social conservatives that they had hoped, want to bring Mike Huckabee down. If he’s the candidate that the Democrats want, that is certainly not a great endorsement. There is nothing in this story to give it more credibility than any other rumor.

Prospect #2: Democrats want you to think that they want Mike Huckabee nominated, because they have nothing on him that you haven’t already seen. However, this kind of rumor might be all that they have left. If the Democrats can make enough Republicans think that they have something on him, then they might be able to derail the Huckabee campaign.

Bear in mind, Gov. Huckabee has run for re-election in Arkansas. The Clintons have come to Arkansas to run against him. Knowing their methods, and knowing that they don’t like to lose … do you really believe that they have anything on him that they haven’t pulled out?

That hardly seems likely.

Another note … the Democrats wanted to run against George W. Bush in 2000. The sort-of-goofy governor of Texas couldn’t speak well and looked like an easy target. Eight years later, I suspect that they regret that wish.

In 1992, many Republicans were hoping for Bill Clinton to get the nomination. He certainly looked like an easy target. With that kind of character and record, how could he not be destroyed in the general election.

Strategists aren’t always right. If you believe that this story really came from a Democratic party operative, and if you believe that the story is true … who’s to say that they aren’t simply misguided in their belief?

This, frankly, is one of the least relevant issues in the campaign (and THAT’s really saying something). Are we really going to allow Democratic strategists to dictate a Republican nominee? Especially when the information comes from a report that might well have come out for strategic reasons?

I suspect that this massive amount of information to pull out against Mike Huckabee is as dangerous as a finger in a jacket pocket. Just because I point it at you and say it’s a 9mm doesn’t mean it can really hurt you. But it might get you to do what I want …

Let’s get back to discussing issues, records, character, and plans for the future. Enough of this asinine psychoanalysis of the other team’s strategists.

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