James Dobson – A Day Late & A Dollar Short
Former Governor Mitt Romney announced he is dropping out of the race for the presidential nomination from the Republican party. It’s been a hotly contested race, across the board, as both the Republican and Democrat races have been very close. However, this latest development in the GOP arena is very interesting.
Former Governor Mike Huckabee has been making great strides, and garnering a number of votes, while working on a shoe string budget. While it’s true Huckabee trails in the result category, we must remember both Romney and Senator McCain have spent millions of dollars. While many on the conservative side say they’re looking for the common-man candidate, I can’t figure out why they ignore Mike Huckabee. He’s not a professional politician, he’s moving forward with a grassroots campaign, working with limited money. The same people who held Romney up as the candidate to vote for, are the same ones who say there’s too much money behind the rich politicians who buy all their votes. Hello, lets take a look at what’s going on here. Romney spent $40 million dollars, of his own money, for his unsuccessful bid. Does that sound like the common-man candidate?
But, I digress here. The title of this blog entry is James Dobson – A Day Late & A Dollar Short, and I’m sure some are wondering what that means. A few days ago I wrote a blog entry entitled When A Non-Endorsement, Is An Endorsement. In that entry I pointed out the political double-speak Dr. Dobson seems to have discovered. While he says he’s not endorsing anyone, he did say he would vote for Mitt Romney. While it’s a non-endorsement, it is an endorsement. But, Dobson does the non-endorsement two-step dance because he’s protecting the 501c3 status of Focus on the Family. When he did that two-step, I pointed out the fact that it was interesting to hear Dobson throwing his support behind a mormon.
Now, in light of Romney pulling out, Dobson is back at it again. This time he says he’s throwing his support behind Mike Huckabee. What’s up with that? Reality is, this is where his support should have been in the first place. Especially in light of the fact that Dr. Dobson is an influencial leader in the evangelical movement. Now he decides to back the evanglical preacher who’s running for President?
Sorry Dr. Dobson but this is like showing up for a party a day late and a dollar short without a present. You’re attempting to save face here. Reality is, if you really don’t want to be involved in politics, then you should keep your opinions to yourself.
Just my two cents,
Dr. Rus
