Posted on 01/07/2008 12:14:34 PM PST by Laissez-faire capitalist
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won the first Republican primary of the 2008 election last week, but many top conservatives are not happy, with some calling him a "christian socialist" and others a "Republican Jimmy Carter."
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Both are too liberal for my tastes, but were elected in liberal areas where restraining the liberals from diving over the cliff would've been an accomplishment. And both managed to do that and more. Rudi brought crime down in NYC. Mitt restored temporary fiscal santity to Massachusetts.
The Huckster, on the other hand, was elected from a fairly conservative state and managed to drag it further to the left. He embraced illegal alien colonization of America. His record in this issue alone makes him at least as bad as Rudi and far worse than Mitt.
He will also drain scarce campaign dollars needed to defend seats in the Senate and the House. Mitt and Rudi can raise their own money.
Last night I heard a pundit tell me that if Romney comes in second place in NH, it’s all but over for him. I thought it odd that it would be all but over for someone actually leading in the delegate count. That is how the nominee is selected, isn’t it - by counting the delegates?
Huckabee has no chance. John Edwards could beat him in a general election. If electability is your criteria, I’d suggest you pick someone else.
Then I'll make my choice based on the choices I have available at that point.
However, Huckabee is not our only choice right now, and isn't anywhere close to our best choice.
We can't afford to elect someone that clueless about foreign policy while we are in the middle of the War on Terror.
Huckabee is likable and a slick politician. So was Bill Clinton. It's apparently a requirement to be governor of Arkansas. However, he is very lacking in substance.
I like his anti-abortion stance. I like his openness about religion. However, that's about all I like about him.
Rudy in bad in many ways, but he probably has more strong points than Huckabee overall.
McCain is a genuine war hero, but he's also a horrible choice for President.
Ron Paul wants smaller government, but that's about the only thing good about him.
Romney tailored his stance on issues to get elected in liberal MA and is not shifting more to the right to be attractive on a national level. He does appear to have flip-flopped on a lot of issues, but at least he has done a pretty good job of presenting a good conservative message since he started running for President in earnest, which is better than you can say for most on his opponents. It's hard to tell if he will stick by those relatively new stances, but at least he isn't as clueless as Huckabee, and has the skills necessary to lead.
Fred Thompson is my favorite. He has experience. He has well formed, conservative positions on the issues. He's presenting a consistent message. He's the more credible conservative candidate. However, the liberal media hates him and is doing their best to either ignore him, or discredit him.
If I have to pick the best of bad choices, I will do so, but Huckabee isn't even in my top three.
Forget it. I won’t vote for Huckabee.
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Then again McCain was pro-amnesty bill, now he is against it.
Huckster was for tuition to progeny of illegals and now is against it. Those are not Flips?
Thompson is the only consistent with no flips and no flops.
But Romney is better OVERALL. Better looking, better speaker, younger looking, only one with successful business experience, good governor record considering he was in Massachusetts, right positions on abortion, jihadists, economy, taxes, border etc.
Fred Thompson has absolutely NO governing experience whatsoever.
You’r just repeating junk that you have heard or read someone else say.
Arkansas has always been pretty a one party state.
I agree with you 100% that Huckabee represents the best opportunity for November victory. He is not the ideal candidate, but he does possess the greatest number of assets to be a competitive candidate against a democrat in a country that is primed to elect someone promising some kind of new direction. Conservatism needs to put its best, most youthful, most polished, most politically intelligent face on, and it needs someone capable of inspiring and garnering the support of the biggest contingency of the republican party; i.e. the religious conservatives, both Protestants and Catholics who can actually work to stop the liberal tide that is ever mounting in this beloved land of ours. And conservatism needs to have its best tactician, and its most fearless and tireless campaigner who is willing to do the little things and the hard things to win. Like it or not, Huckabee is the guy.
I have plenty of ammo, water, and food and live in a rural area, I’ll make it.
“Ron Paul — Most Repu8blicans probably wouldn’t show up to vote for him”
What makes you think most republicans would show up to vote for a pro-life John Edwards like Huckafraud? Indeed the fact that you are writing this post tells me you are not convinced of that.
I cant stand Huckabee or Paul, but why should we hold our nose and vote for Huckabee and not for Paul?
Indeed I’ll say this for Paul, he may be a kook, but at least he is intellectually honest and consistent. With Paul what you see is what you get.
Huckabee, is a political shyster, a snake oil salesman, and...well...a Huckster.
“Ron Paul — Most Repu8blicans probably wouldn’t show up to vote for him”
What makes you think most republicans would show up to vote for a pro-life John Edwards like Huckafraud? Indeed the fact that you are writing this post tells me you are not convinced of that.
I cant stand Huckabee or Paul, but why should we hold our nose and vote for Huckabee and not for Paul?
Indeed I’ll say this for Paul, he may be a kook, but at least he is intellectually honest and consistent. With Paul what you see is what you get.
Huckabee, is a political shyster, a snake oil salesman, and...well...a Huckster.
We do it with virtually every presidential election. Wasn't it Bush who flubbed up the answers about Pakistani leadership in 2000? Citing foreign policy experience is a red herring.
Face it: Huckabee is the GOP’s second-best shot at getting a Democrat into the White House; their BEST is Ron Paul.
Huckabee is as close to being a recyclable plastic candidate as you can get, on the GOP side; he’s the protestant/evangelical equivalent of the quitessential dashboard saint. His packaging says all the right things, and his image represents some really good stuff, but — just like that polystyrene St. Christopher on the dashboard — you’ll be disappointed if you actually bank on him for anything substantive. If you want results, you’d better make your plea to somebody who has more than just a nicely-painted, shiny veneer.
Rush just knows he wont get invited to White House parties if Huckabee wins, his county clubbers wont be running the joint
Shun the RINOs. Go with the most reliable and viable conservative in the race, FRed Thompson.
FRed is pro life, family, gun, constitution, originalist judges, federalism, individual freedom, strong national defense, security, sovereignty, borders, small government, low taxes, free economy. Not a nanny state RINO. He stands head and shoulders over all others in the field. You might say he is the adult in the room. The conservative adult in the room.
GO, FRed, GO!!
What say you?
Well if Chuckleberry couldn’t even get past Mitts first question, admitting that he authorized tax increases while governor, then he doesn’t pass the sniff test.
He attacked Mitts religion (one I don’t agree with, his choice not mine). Not a class act from a professed minister.
He said he would not air negative attack ad’s and then allowed the network to play the ad?????
He said it was wrong to attack a sitting president during a war then called Mr. Bush’s plan bunker mentality???
He is easy pickings for the Republicans, the Democrats will chew him up. We really need to focus on someone who might have a chance to win this November. One dope from Hope was enough.
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