the reason that EVERY candidates stand on the CSA flag is IMPORTANT is that the dixie flag is a LOCAL/state/regional issue that is IMPORTANT to dixie AND how one answers the question about "how do you feel about the Confederate flag??" tells us MUCH about:
1. whether the candidate is sensitive to local/regional issues (every locality/state/region has "issues of local importance".) AND
2. whether the candidate thinks that he/she should "have a stance on" those local issues.
as for me, it tells me that "mr mqueeg" is a person who would use FEDERAL power either for/against local groups,issues,etc., which is a MISUSE of power. i wouldn't vote for such a person, period. end of story.
free dixie,sw
I agree that Huckabee said the right thing—that something like the display of a Confederate flag is a state or local issue. Problem is, I don’t think he would apply that same reasoning to every, or even most, state or local issue.
McQueeg was pandering to the anti-flaggers in 2004 and again now. Huckabee is pandering to pro-Southern-heritage folks like me and you right now, and unfortunately, far too many are buying what he’s selling and not looking at the entire picture. I don’t even believe, at this point, what he says about the flag in particular.
Agreed 100% on McCain, btw. And I’ll take half-wrong...just ask my wife, that’s a pretty good batting average for me. :)
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