[Caramelgal]

For starters, it was remarkably short on policy. Oh, he touched on issues like energy and health care and immigration and he talked about gridlock in Washington and the corruption of big money in politics. But all of these points seemed incidental to the broader message of the speech.

Huckabee's speech was long on values.

Great. Just what we need; a president who is short on policy but long on “values”. A president who doesn’t have the slightest idea what the Constitution is about but wants to make us all “feel” good. I lived through that once before – his name was Jimmy Carter.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

You’re absolutely right... It brings to mind Jimmah Carter’s acceptance speech at Madison Square Garden: “I’ll never lie to ya! I gauranteeeee it! You can count on me!!!” And that stuff “sold” in 1976, heaven help us.

Republicans who are buying this stuff — and ignoring the Huckster’s “apology” to the terrorists and for the asassination in Pakistan and our “arrogance” in our foreign policy — they are doing this country a grave disservice supporting this Huckster. This is worse than “I feel your pain” and much worse than “Compassionate Conservatism” — this is national self-destruction.

You know that the WaPo hopes the Huckster wins the GOP nomination — what a field day they will have with him this coming fall.