Posted on 12/13/2010 4:37:17 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Supporters of Sarah Palin seem to view her as the second coming of Christ, and given her self-appointed code name of "North Star," it seems that she agrees with them. Speculation on a 2012 presidential run by Palin almost sounds as if her candidacy is divinely ordained.
Next thing we know, she'll tell us she was born in a barn because all the hospital beds were occupied.
Not so fast, cautions Politics Daily. Mike Huckabee could pose fierce competition for Sarah Palin, even among those Republicans who, inexplicably, think she's a well-qualified candidate.
Ever play that game on long road trips where you have to choose between two seemingly equally horrible scenarios, like giving a 20-minute speech in front of your high school graduating class while naked or subsisting entirely on bugs for a month? That's how I view a choice between Palin and Huckabee. I'll take what's behind door number three, thanks.
No, really? I have to choose? Then it's got to be Huckabee. (How's that for a campaign slogan? It's got to be Huckabee. Copyrighting that now.)
He's as socially conservative as she is, or perhaps even more so given his ministry. He's a FOX News commentator like she is. He drops his g's occasionally, though less often than she does. But who's more qualified? Hands down, Mike Huckabee. Furthermore, who would I rather have representing our country in the world? Huckabee.
I'm admittedly impressed by Politics Daily's recap of how, as Arkansas governor, "Huckabee faced a legislature with 89 Democrats out of 100 legislators in the House and only four Republicans in the 35-seat Senate. Yet, Huckabee found a way to govern." Palin knows how to govern people who agree with her. Governing those who may not march in lockstep requires more finesse.
With the advent of the Tea Party, plus the ostracizing and name-calling within the Republican party, a successful GOP candidate will have to bridge those gaps, as well as work with Democrats. Huckabee demonstrated he could do that at the state level. Palin isn't interested in working with anyone who doesn't agree with her, and her governing style at a national level would appear to be more dictatorial than consensus-building.
Huckabee's personable and has the same sort of beer-drinking, pretzel-munching, football-watching appeal that George W. Bush did, but he's far more well-spoken than the former president. Palin attempts to cultivate that ability to connect with people, but hers is a caricature of Huckabee's, and it arouses suspicion. Those who love her are convinced they know her, but the rest of us aren't so sure.
Play along with me (Democrats, Independents, Libertarians, Socialists, even you commie pinkos -- everyone's welcome): Naked speech, or bugs for lunch? Huckabee or Palin?
I voted for McCain last time and got Obama, I’m done with Rinos.
Also, as I’ve read someone else’s comment today, “If McCain/Palin had won the 2008 election, Sarah would have had to resign the governorship of Alaska”
Did not Obama resign his 2-year senate seat of a 6 year term, when he “stole” the presidency in ‘08?
Mitt Romney:"One issue I want to clarify concerns President Clinton’s “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue” military policy. I believe that the Clinton compromise was a step in the right direction. I am also convinced that it is the first of a number of steps that will ultimately lead to gays and lesbians being able to serve openly and honestly in our nation’s military. That goal will only be reached when preventing discrimination against gays and lesbians is a mainstream concern, which is a goal we share."
Sarah Palin WILL be the next President of the United States of America!
Carry on.
There fixed it.
This brings up an interesting point. If Palin isn't the nominee, if we pushed for her as a write in, what do you think might be a realistic number of votes she would get. Just curious.
More then enough.
Kirkpatrick? Or something like that?
She would be up to the fight unlike the rino bush in his second term.You want a fighter or a pansey?She is the one,if you are a conservative.
As much as I like Jim Demint I am in total agreement.Execs or forget it.
As much as I like Jim Demint I am in total agreement.Execs or forget it.
No way.Couldnt possibly happen that way.Could it?/s
Well that’s cute. She takes the Messianic complex the media had for Obama in ‘08 that has largely been exposed as a fraud and then they try to pin that label on Palin.
The baggage is in your head.She is the real deal or cant you see that?Or can you see it and it scares the hell out of you?
You read my mind. I feel the same way.
LOL
Ah bullshit! They said the same thing about RR(The rinos like you and the dems) He still won the nomination and the presidency.
Does anyone have any real numbers on how many tea party voters there are? That would give us a minimal base. I’m just trying to think what we can do in the event that the GOP forces another RINO down our throats. I’d like to be able to do an end run around them.
BINGO!Funny how we have to keep educating the trolls on these threads about the history.
It doesn't matter. A better question is: How many voters will still be dissatisfied with the situation in early November 2012?
With the damage the dems have done to our Republic in the last 4 years, it will be huge by then.
Wait and see...
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