news flash.
Huckabee IS NOT a conservative.
never was.
That was obvious from day one.
He may have conservative positions, but he is dead wrong on most all others.
He raised taxes.
He advocates a new government entitlement program. (prebate check to every family the government approves)
He advocates anti-fat person laws. (no fun food for you)
The measure of a conservative is more than just the abortion issue or thumping on a bible.
Huckabee is not a conservative, learn to live with it.
thank you- thank you
BTW — Carter is an evangelical Christian.
Jimmy Carter — an honest Bill Clinton
Huckabee — Carter with an (R) after his name
He’ll have to take my cheeseburger from my cold dead hands.
“Huckabee IS NOT a conservative.”
NEWSFLASH
Huckabee is the MOST conservative on MORAL issues.
To a GREAT many that register as Republican, that is the MOST important thing. So, to call him a liberal, ticks the BASE of the party off, because on how WE define conservative, he is one.
LIVE WITH IT, or risk having the GOP become insignificant when moral conservatives leave because you Goldwater types don’t want to share power. WE MORAL CONSERVATIVES brought all GOP victories since Ronald Reagan. The party must have us to WIN. So, either live with us and die without us. But, stop this damnable name calling because someone isn’t big business and can see the necessity to raise taxes to fix infrastructure in a rural state dependent on it.
Besides, even if Mike Huckabee wins in Iowa and gets some momentum into South Carolina, etc. He will not win in the big vote states during Super Tuesday. That will probably be McCain. IMO, the best Mike can achieve is to knock Romney out of the race and secure the VP slot. I think the final GOP ticket will be McCain/Huckabee.
Now, all that being said. I fully agree that of all the candidates on the GOP ticket that Fred Thompson is the most balanced conventual conservative (the three legs). I also agree he would make the best candidate to run in a general election. On national security I would feel best with him at the helm. BUT, Fred - unless a near miracle occurs - just isn’t going anywhere. It surprizes me, because I really thought he would. However, don’t blame Huckabee for Fred or anyone else’s demise.