Posted on 12/26/2007 11:31:44 PM PST by FocusNexus
But as Huckabee now mounts his closing argument for the Iowa caucuses, he has moved full bore into the rhetoric of economic populism. "I am out to change the Republican Party. It needs changing. It needs to be inclusive of all those people across America for whom this party should stand," he said Sunday, on CBS's Face The Nation. On the trail, he speaks regularly of challenging the "Washington to Wall Street power axis."
At some of these events, if you close your eyes, you would think a Democrat was speaking — Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton turned southern Baptist.
The GOP does not need "changing." It needs reminding and it needs energy in its new leader. It needs to recommit to its traditional stand against excessive spending and the growth of government. It needs to affirm its belief in victory in the war and to the nomination and confirmation of originalist judges. It needs to endorse extension of President Bush's tax cuts and elimination of the death tax. It needs to argue for the rights of the unborn and the protection of those least able to protect themselves.
What the GOP definitely does not need is neopopulism, class warfare, and identity politics of the sort Mike Huckabee has been selling the last four weeks. Huckabee's lunge left may not have been premeditated, but it clearly displayed a candidate with no anchor in the GOP's tradition of fiscal restraint, free trade and low taxes and a very limited understanding of the world's most dangerous forces.
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Why doesn’t this guy just run as a Dem and be done with it?
Because the idea is to destroy the Republican Party by exploiting Christian fundamentalists. The Clintons are (perhaps) funding him. Bill and Mike are chums.
What is amazing is the number of Republicans and conservatives who seem to be taken in by his religious rethoric, overlooking the fact that Huckabee is left of Castro — “the government will take care of you, because it knows better” — just ask the Cubans.
“Because the idea is to destroy the Republican Party by exploiting Christian fundamentalists. The Clintons are (perhaps) funding him.”
I am afraid you may have hit the nail on the head.
Back a year or two ago, I read about how Soros was using groups to fund other groups, to fund other groups to try to influence and divide Republicans.
Huckabee’s sudden rise is more than suspicious.
You may be on to something there. Some on FR would say that Rudy (or Mitt, or McCain) would destroy the Republican party if any of them end up as the candidate...and that’s certainly arguable...but this guy seems to be the worst of the worst.
If Huckabee’s lips are moving, he’s lying.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1944628/posts
Go to this post for more information on Huck’s possible connections to the Democrats.
Couldn't agree more - since I put true conservative principles of limited government, individual rights & strict adherence to the constitution far above "social conservatism".
The Huckster is a dangerous RINO lib - far worse (IMHO) than Romney or Guliani. I can only hope that some sense will come to the run-of-the-mill Repub voters and they'll drop this nanny-stater, or at least coalesce around a more-conservative alternative instead of splitting the true conservative primary vote so many ways.
Lots and lots of people were taken in by Elmer Gantry as well.
Elmer was also a preacher type who had a great gift of gab.
I do know that by reading about his record and listening to all not part of his ideals tells me this guy is not going to be a candidate that can be supported by those right of center.
With that said there is a great number of folks that are just fed up with government in Washington me included.
It seems that both parties have few little differences when it comes to the good of the people their supposed to represent.
Immigration would not be where it is today had the people in power in Washington represented the wishes of the majority.
McClain thought he could piss on his base and the ignorant chattering classes would soon forget his treachery.
Romney like a trollop danced with every one who he thought would advance his career.
Now The Huckster comes along and screams loud that it’s Washington's fault.
I think that is the same campaign rhetoric that Nancy used in 06.
As I’ve said here many times, “Huckabee is running against his own party.”
Of course it's premeditated. He is taking a lesson from McLeft. You need media attention to be a contender. Republican's starting at the bottom of a campaign need air time, face time, inches. Veer left and it is guaranteed.
Huckabuck was a nothing in the Republican Party as a RINO and the polls showed it. As a lefty, he gets attention.
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Recall that imposter Rep.Huffington (R-CA) and his wife Ariana had successfully penetrated the party. He, a homosexual and she a Greek communist.
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Ok let us examine Hucka-speak...
Get rid of Personal Income tax, corporate tax, death tax.
You add up all those taxes and that is TRILLIONS of dollars.
Now do some Hucka-math and come up with a sales tax to cover
all those Trillions of dollars. I have heard as high as 40%.
So everything you buy now will cost 30 to 40% more.
Next commute all those convicted criminals who have repented
their crimes. That will save a huge amount on prisons. But
you will have to deal with all these felons walking the streets. But that is what a good christian preacher would do.
Next allow illegals to acquire tax funded education. That is
what a good christian country should do! Except Huck will spend
your money not his.
Next healthcare for illegals. We are a better country than preventing
taxpayer funded healthcare for all human beings. That is what
a good christian would do. EXCEPT it is again your money not his.
I think you get my drift....we have been huckstered!!
As I’ve said here many times, “Huckabee is running against his own party.”
Truly — the problem isn’t really Huckabee, but all the gullible conservatives rushing to vote for him, because he is a preacher. Huckabee is a perfect illustration of the dangers of what can happen, when people vote on single issue — especially when that is the issue the president can do the least about, while ignoring the dangerous socialist tendencies and weakness on terror of the “Christian candidate”. Jimmy Carter was very religious too and look what he did to this country.
I'd take any of them over the Huckster, even the terrible Republican(McCain). Even Ron Paul, who is probably mad as a hatter, at least has convictions. Huckabee is probably the greatest con-artist we've seen in politics since Bill Clinton.
America (and the GOP) really do need to stop pandering to multi-national and globalizt economic manipulators.
We are not a "capitalist" nation, per se. We are a free nation. Domination of Americans by those who use economic power in order to create artificially manipulated economies slanted in their favor is akin to fascism -- and when that is supportted by government, it actually is the economic definition of fascism.
Our "originalist" America is a healthily nationalist nation, where government governs taxing and tariffs, and trade, to assure that it is in America's interest.
Wholistic benefits of globalism are a lie. Just look at the economic bring-down we've been suffering for transplanting manufacturing to other nations and to flooding America with illegal aliens.
Or, do you just call that "employee productivity" along with the crooks?
As bad as some of Rudy’s positions are/were, he’s flippin’ Barry Goldwater compared to Huck.
I respect the religious right. I don’t fear religion like many of the “fiscal/security” cons do. But if Huck offers a Santa Claus version of Christianity, count me out.
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