It isn't the economy, stupid.

There is a lot of talk in the Republican primary race, and the media, about the "electability" of a certain candidate. You know who. He's the guy the voters in his party don't really believe in and can't really connect with. He's the guy who says he can work with people from both parties; he will give the Democrats what they want and the Republicans what they want, even though their goals are mutually exclusive. He is for gay marriage if he is leading a liberal state like Massachusetts; he's not for gay marriage if he is campaigning for conservative votes. He is pro-abortion, but not personally. His moral values, as such, simply follow the polls like a weathervane the wind.

However, the inside-the-beltway establishment pundits, tell us to rest assured that he can fix the economy. The media assures us that he is the one the liberals are scared of, that the possibility of his winning the nomination has Obama shaking in his Wall Street shoes, because he can fix the economy.

Bill Clinton, when he was campaigning, is said to have kept a sign on the wall to remind him, "It's the economy, stupid." It was never the economy, though; that was a reminder to redirect reporters who asked tough questions to economic issues. And it serves the same purpose here. After all, this candidate wrote the healthcare bill on which Obamacare was modeled; Obama even used the same people to write it. It really takes the whole Obamacare question out of the campaign. Does this candidate's economic performance in Massachusetts show him to be such a clear choice over the incumbent? Maybe, but as of 2009, Massachusetts was the most debt-ridden state in the Union. Not a good sign, and Obama will know it.

Elections are never about the economy, anyway; both parties promise to "fix" the economy.

Elections, campaigns and politics are actually all about worldview. Democrats are always intransigent about social issues and political correctness. They don't reach across the aisle if it means giving up a social or politically correct position; they always craft legislation to forward their social concerns. Remember, when Obama ran, his theme was "hope and change." It wasn't "Dollars and Cents." And while some politicians use crony capitalism and self-dealing to enrich themselves, that is a reflection of the fact that they believe they are entitled to by virtue of their position; they do not have in their worldview the moral constraints to recognize that their position is one of trust.

And if you still think it's about the economy, ask yourself when you last saw the Democratic Party run a candidate like this: "I am Anti-Gay and Pro-Life, but I can fix the economy." You haven't seen it, and you won't, because despite what Bill said, it isn't the economy, stupid.