Huckleberry's in, too

And then there were nine....

A couple of interesting factoids about Lindsey Graham, who yesterday became the ninth republican to hop on the Bozo Bus that is the republican race for the Presidency:

• He's the only republican in the race who believes climate change is real and caused by humans--and that will pretty much tell you his chances of getting the party's nomination:  zero.
• He has a compelling personal narrative:  orphaned at 21, he raised his then 12 year old sister and still managed to get through college and law school, as well as serve in the Air Force.  Also unlike many republicans, Graham does not claim to be a self-made man--he actually acknowledges that he had a lot of help getting to where he is today.
• I have no idea why he's called "Huckleberry" by his detractors--after about a ten minute google search I gave up.  I can only assume it's because he bears a striking resemblance to the old cartoon character Huckleberry Hound....

And the interesting parts pretty much end there.  Graham belongs to the republican triumvirate with John McCain and Kelly Ayotte who think the average American actually gives a shit about foreign policy and thinks it's a good idea to send in American troops anytime there's a crisis so they can get killed for a whole hell of a lot of nothing (his campaign will pretty much be McCain in 2008, Part II, and we know how well the original one worked out).  He's pretty much in line with the love old rich white men and hate the gays camp in the republican party.

Outside of seeing how much crazy he drag out of his competitors when it comes to foreign policy over the next few months (pretty much the sole reason for his run), the Graham campaign will be done by the end of the Iowa caucus.

And to think we still have eight to ten more republicans to go....

Peace,
emaycee