[WalterSkinner]

..what true colors would that be?

Even the most honorable and decent individuals can occasionally buy a wagon load of manure offered by a slick salesman.

Huck and DH share a common faith tradition, but not a whole lot else. I believe Hunter felt the need to try to derail McCain somehow. Unfortunately Huck only sounded like a conservative.

One final observation--If I read things correctly, DH's energies are channeled toward helping congressional candidates for 2010. I don't sense the fire of '07--but of course that could change...

[counterpunch]

..what true colors would that be?
[...]
Huck and DH share a common faith tradition, but not a whole lot else.

You pretty much nailed it yourself, without even realizing it.
When it came down to it, Hunter endorsed the fellow evangelical, simply because of his religion.
Hunter let religion trump principles, and revealed his real priorities in doing so.
Hunter gets sold as a patriotic America-first national defense conservative a lot around here.
But when it comes down to brass tacks, he's really just another Huckabee-style religious conservative, nothing more.
 

[pissant]

There were 4 things, above and beyond Huck being a Baptist that won Hunter’s endoresment.

1) Huck came out with a strict ‘no amnesty’ plan. And fully (and conveniently) supported Hunter’s Border Fence bill.

2) Huck was a fellow promoter of the FairTax

3) Huck bought into Hunter’s call to re-industrialize America.

4) Huck was nearly Hunter’s equal in opposing abortion and supporting the 2A.

The problem, as you and I recognize, is that much like Flip Romney, Huck’s new found positions on some of these issues was directly in contradiction to his mealy mouthed record as guv. And unlike Hunter, we don’t trust Huck not to blow with the prevailing winds.

Hunter was stuck choosing between Amnesty Juan, snake oil Huck, China apologist Flip “ewww -evil assault weapons” Romney, abortionist Rudy, and the Stalking Horse. He should have refrained from any endorsement, frankly. But it is what it is.

Right now I don’t see ANYONE else out there doing what Hunter is doing for the 2010 race.