Luke, the son of Allen at The Right Christians blog, attended last night’s South Carolina Democratic debate; his insights are here. I liked his summary of the fellas on their issues:
The Issues
1. Wesley Clark-Very good on foreign policy, except for a deal about what could have been done by the Clinton administration to stop Al Qaeda; Otherwise pretty straightforward.
2. Joe Lieberman-Very moderate and very hard to listen to; seems like he dances in the middle to try and please everybody; weakest Democrat up there.
3. Dennis Kucinich-Very strong in what he says; he knows what he believes in and sticks by it; doesnt like NAFTA.
4. Howard Dean-Very weak, only real position was that he stood against the war in Iraq; only one to attack anybody (attacked Kerry two times); Seemed beaten.
5. John Kerry-Nothing particularly different; defending attacks made by Dean; had the same old usual politician answers it seemed; horrible smile.
6. Al Sharpton-Not much on policy; just gets the short-liners across, but they are good ones and brings the crowd to applause; definitely the coolest up there; believes in single-payer coverage in health care, along with Kucinich.
7. John Edwards-Said some stuff on the how the legal system needs to be improved; doesn’t stand for gay marriage.
Luke seems to be leaning towards the good general from Arkansas; 32 days from the California primary, Kucinich still has my vote.
The Right Christians is also trying to organize a “meetup” for Left-Leaning Christians, to be held on Febraury 19. Check it out here.
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