Weekend Pick the President Trackbacks IV

Welcome to the one Trackback Party that not only allows you to promote your work, but also to pick the next president.

The 2008 Republican Primary Poll is in the middle of its 2nd week with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the lead. However, with 1 1/2 weeks of voting left, your vote matters in this poll (especially with only 35 votes cast so far). If you haven’t voted, please vote now.

I should note that you’ll notice a few differences between this and other polls.

1) This poll has no Condi Rice, no Jeb Bush, and no Marc Sanford. The reason for this is that these candidates have already declared themselves not in the running and I see no point having a poll with candidates who’ve said no in the strongest possible terms.

2) This poll is set up using Single Transferable Vote. While of debatable merit in real life elections, in this pre-presidential poll, it answers some important questions. My poll lists 15 candidates for President, the odds of all running are quite thin. With STV, if a Candidate finishes in last place their votes are transferred to their second preference which means that we can see who may have a chance of garnering a majority of Republican votes. This is important because a lot of candidates start only to drop out before the first primary or even after some of those pre-primary events like the Iowa Strawpoll.

3) For Reference you can read my Picking the President series where I endorse Mark Pence, but I discuss all 15 Candidates in this poll.

Today’s poll is brought to you by:

Remember, get your Christmas posts ready for The Carnival of Christmas which is three weeks away.

Now, welcome to today’s open post/open trackbacks thread. There’s two things you can do today, Saturday, or Sunday (trackbacks received after Midnight, Monday morning will not be linked to) to get your link on this page:

1) Post about anything that’s in good taste. No porn, no spam, no profanity.

2) Send me a trackback of any tasteful post you want and as soon as I check my blog, I’ll update this post with your link provided you link back to this thread.

For your convenience, here’s the URL for our thread:
http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/index.php/a/2005/12/02/weekend_pick_the_president_trackbacks_iv

And here’s the Trackback:
http://www.adamsweb.us/blog/htsrv/trackback.php/1257
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Linking In:

All Things Beautiful with:

The Jihad Apocalypse
There is much confusion in the West today over where and how non-statal Jihad groups first arose, what ideology motivates them, and what relationship these phenomena bear to the classical Islamic tradition.

Naperville Cultural Center with:

Not Just Another Pretty Snowflake
From a distance, it looks like just another pretty snowflake, but if you take a closer look, it’s actually six angels rising from the center. Les Barker’s work is often like that. It’s ideal for a lobby or waiting room….
Clark Mountain Musings with

The Uncooperative Blogger with:

Salvation Army Fundraising Drive
Well, we have 70.00 in the kettle so far folks! I know we can do better than that number. Come on folks, help out the Salvation Army with a tax free donation. All you have to do is click on the Little Red Kettle in the left sidebar. It is quick, easy …

Don Surber with

Global Earthquaking
Yesterday, the Guardian of London told us Global warming is causing an Ice Age! IF the Gulf Stream became a Gulf Trickle, in 20 years, Europe would be 4C or 6C colder, which translates into normal temperatures as 10 degrees or so. Nice in the summer, n…

and:

Prosecuting the Culture of Corruption
President Bush’s legacy will be forged in the sandbox of Iraq. His vision of a democratic oasis in the cradle of civilization overshadows the other accomplishments of his administration.
If Sept. 11 had never happened, Bush would leave a legacy of cle…

Stuck on Stupid with:

Grandma Hoists Baby Jesus
Grandma got run down by a carriage driver as she was absconding with the local nativity scene’s Baby Jesus: Virginia Voiers thought she was taking part in a rambunctious holiday custom, but a carriage driver thought differently and called police when …

and:

WW2 Vet Awarded Medals 60 Years Later
An 84 year old WW2 veteran received the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal after almost 60 years. From the St. Pete Times: War tactics have come a long way since a 20-year-old James Ray Scrivener joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1942.The use of s…

Freedom Folks with

Hawaii Crosses Dangerous Line
The Hawaii Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a woman whose drug abuse led to the death of her 2-day-old son.

and:

Arabs: We (heart) France
Oh no, they don’t like us. I’m crushed, really

also

Conservative Songmeisters Unite!
The Right Brothers are trying to get their video on MTV.

as well as

Shut Up and Sing
We made a new friend in the blogosphere!

Open Trackbacks, Open Post

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