It started out pretty boring but things got interesting toward the end.

Mike Huckabee made some good points and Ron Paul was exactly as I expected him to be. Romney did very well, but if you didn’t watch the debate you probably won’t hear much of what he said. McCain spent most of the debate attacking Mitt Romney, while comdemning Romney’s “attack” ads.

Romney and McCain were asked about McCain’s dirty little trick last weekend. Romney really put him in his place. We’ll have to wait and see if it gets any air time whatsoever. They’ll probably show McCain’s response when he lied again with a great big smile on his face. Am I the only one out here who thinks John McCain is a hypocrite?

I read in the paper today that the National Organization of Women has called Ted Kennedy’s endorsement of Barack Obama the “ultimate betrayal” of women.

Did none of these women ever hear the name Mary Jo Kopechne? Does Chappaquiddik ring any bells for anyone? If you ask me, that was the ultimate betrayal! Did they really think of Ted Kennedy as some sort of champion of women?

Note to NOW - get a clue.

President Bush delivered his final S.O.T.U. speech this evening. I thought it was okay. I have to apologize, one of my little fellas got out of bed during the part of the speech regarding the economy. So I can’t give you much information about that, but I did find out from Frank Luntz on Fox News that his focus group liked it.

Isn’t it funny is seeing Nancy Pelosi sitting next to Dick Cheney? They both looked sort of sleepy, at least until the camera found Ted Kennedy, Charles Grassly (R-Iowa) and John Dingell (D-Michigan) who were all sound asleep!

The most ironic part of the evening was how all of the pork barrel, bacon sucking politicians in that room cheered for reforms in the earmarking process.

Senator Barack Obama looked offended when President Bush mentioned consumer choice being part of the health care debate. Heaven forbid the individual should have any say in their own well being. Hillary just looked smug the whole time.

San Fran Nancy Pelosi didn’t seem to like the idea of children getting out of failing public schools, helping people find jobs (then they won’t depend on the government), nuclear power or following the Constitution. She looked downright ill when the President talked about charitable giving and faith based charities. And of course the thought of saving Social Security is quite offensive to her. So is the Millenium Challenge. Really, who wants accountability for the billions of dollars we spread around the world? Geez. She really looked uncomfortable when the President talked about the preamble to the Constitution. I guess the preamble isn’t a “living and breathing document” like the Constitution.

I can’t leave out how the Democrats all clapped when asked to thank those that have protected us from a terrorist attack since 911. Unfortunately for us, they forgot to applaud when the President asked them to make sure we continue to be protected. “Mr. President! We can’t stomp on the rights of Americans talking to terrorists!”

All the talk about the surge in Iraq bringing success seemed a bit tedious to them. They all liked it when President Bush talked about reducing green house gasses. But why did he have to go and say that other countries also need to be held accountable. “Dude-you just killed my buzz!”

Thankfully, there was unanimous support for supporting our troops. They just don’t want to fund the troops. Oh well, you can’t win them all.

People believe that John McCain is the only one who can beat Hillary. He ran an ad to that effect over the weekend in Florida and maybe he’s right. He’s a war hero and has 20 years of experience in Washington. He’s also proven himself to be really good at playing dirty, just like the Clintons. He told a flat out lie over the weekend about Mitt Romney, his lie was exposed and he repeated the lie again today on Fox News. Talk about Chutzpah! I guess if you’re a politician that tell’s a lie enough times it somehow becomes the truth. The Clinton’s know all about that kind of thing. There are so many Republicans that despise Hillary, if it ends up being McCain vs. Clinton in the general election, Repubicans will do just what McCain’s mother said and hold their noses and vote for McCain. I know I’d prefer McCain over Clinton (or Obama, for that matter).

But what happens if Hillary doesn’t get nominated? Then we’re going up against Barack Obama. The media loves Barack Obama, way more than they like John McCain. They only like McCain because to them he’s more in line with their ideology than any of those other icky Republicans. But once the primaries are over they’ll turn on him. Especially if Obama is the Democrat’s candidate. People think Obama is a nice guy, has a nice family, and is someone they can trust. He gives speeches that make people feel hopeful and inspired. He certainly isn’t going to rile up the Republican base to get out and vote against him the way Hillary will.

If you have McCain as the nominee, a person who is disliked by half your party, running against Barack Obama, what happens then? A lot of Republicans might think “Why go out and vote for McCain? Obama seems like a decent guy. I don’t really need to vote.” I won’t do that, but a lot of people will.

When it comes to Mitt Romney, if the NY Times and the rest of the MSM dislikes him he must be doing something right. He’s a Republican who was elected governor in a very liberal state, so you can’t say he isn’t electable. He’s spent a great deal of his own money on his campaign, so nobody can accuse him of owing anything to anyone. You also have to admit that he has a certain presidential look about him that Americans respond to in the voting booth. He’s taking some flak for changing positions on some issues, but at least he hasn’t gone around sticking his finger in the eyes of the very people he’s trying to win over in the primary.

Barack Obama recently talked about Ronald Reagan. He expressed admiration for the way Ronald Reagan was able to turn most of the country Republican after the misery of the Carter years. In his usual fashion, John Edwards blasted Obama for praising Ronald Reagan. I don’t think John Edwards gets Senator Obama’s strategy here.

First, he hopes that his praise of Ronald Reagan will convince Republicans and Independents that they could actually vote for a Democrat. You know, if he admires Ronald Reagan he’s got to be okay. What conservative couldn’t vote for a guy that admires President Reagan?

Here’s the thing-Barack Obama wasn’t praising Ronald Reagan’s policies, he was praising his politics. There is a huge difference. He hopes to be the next Reagan, the Democratic Party’s version of Reagan that is. He’s banking on there being such a wide spread feeling of angst in this country that the overwhelming majority of voters will hear his lofty speeches and feel-good rhetoric and take those feelings with them into the voting booth. I have no doubt that he will get an enormous amount of free support from the media. If he’s lucky his complete lack of experience will be overlooked and nobody will ask him what he is actualy hoping for. If he’s lucky his promises of hope, unity and change will be enough to get him elected with a huge mandate.

Once elected he will feel free to move our country as far to the left as he desires. It could be the socialist utopia he’s always dreamed of.

Let’s just hope the voters don’t fall for it.

You must have a sense of humor to be conservative in a blue state. Trust me, I know. Most of us are normal people who don’t choose our friends based on political affiliation. I know I don’t, but when I find out one of my friends or colleagues is conservative it’s such a hoot! You usually find this out after they’ve paid a large tax bill or they say something like “Spitzer’s an idiot.” If something like that happens feel free to talk politics all you want with your new-found conservative ally.

But normally, we avoid talking politics in social situations, that is, when sober. I just want to stress to please, take my advice here. If you are at a party and you start hearing things like “Halliburton” and “War for oil” DO NOT TRY TO DEBATE! I repeat DO NOT DEBATE! I know, it will be very hard, but you’re lonely, right? Do you want to be lonelier? If these are people that you like then just walk away. Sure, you can throw in an innocent question if you like, but that could lead to debate. Nobody that’s been drinking and repeats slogans wants to hear your reasoned analysis of the issues, no matter how loud or slurred they may be. The thing to do in this situation is to go home, turn on your computer and go to http://www.thelonelyconservative.blogspot.com/ and tell us all about what happened.