Posted on 01/23/2008 6:19:25 PM PST by ExcellenceInAmericacom
“The way I figure it, Dunc figured he had to endorse *somebody*. The four remaining being equally horrible, he put the names in a hat and Huckabee’s what came up.”
That may not be too far from the truth. All these people castigating Hunter should ask themselves, just who did they expect him to endorse? Is there a candidate still in the race that I haven’t heard of yet?
From Reagan’s memoir, he certainly did attempt an initial run against Goldwater, but ceded and supported him and faithfully bided his time.
My point is that if Reagan himself were to run today, I suspect that the blogosphere, indeed even FR would beat the hell out of him for this single-issue or that single-issue, and he’d never be able to put together a “Reagan Coalition.”
Nader
Well, I guess that settles it General.
We all gettin' behind Huckabee now?
FReepers?
Pump don’t work cuz the vandals took the handle
Thanks!!!
Looks like you’re the fool
““The way I figure it, Dunc figured he had to endorse *somebody*. The four remaining being equally horrible, he put the names in a hat and Huckabee’s what came up.”
That may not be too far from the truth. All these people castigating Hunter should ask themselves, just who did they expect him to endorse? Is there a candidate still in the race that I haven’t heard of yet?”
You’re more than likely correct. I just wish we had known he respected Huckabee before this. I think that would have been helpful information for several reasons. A lot of freepers have met Huckabee, I’d like to hear what they say. “liking’ someone is just not how I usually pick a candidate. I prefer relying on a record.
But they’re all about the same there, except for McCain.
No way, no how.
Yeah, sorry about that. I thought you were talking about the pres. elections.
That coalition started with the first run in 75 and had the moderate democrats looking. After the Dems took the hit for taking back the wealth of America, they didn’t have a chance.
“That was when I seriously questioned Hunter’s “integrity” and this endorsement only adds to my suspicion of his anti-Romney attitude.”
Well pardon this biased & bigoted Southern Baptist, but having an anti-Romney attitude is just plain common sense to me - on many levels.
I don't know the details, but there was probably less talk about 'purity' than one tends to read on the threads around here.
From a 'development of social movements' point of view, I understand totally what's going on. 2nd generation followers often want to 'purge' the movements from undersirable elements they believe have prevented the 'full establishment' of the original intent.
History is repleat with examples - Martin Luther never wanted to start a 'new church,' he only wanted to reform the exsisting church.
But after his death, the reformers saw no way to go forward without breaking away from the 'Mother Church.'
In a similar way, I understand MANY of the concerns conservatives have in 'compromises' other conservatives have had to make. They see it as the proverbial 'Camel under the tent' in many cases, and fear the LIBs will use minor changes in policy/laws to push forward with they're agenda.
I tend to be a little less fearful, and willing to compromise - guess that makes me a liberal ...
Are you kidding??? There was no bigger Duncan Hunter supporter than I was. He could not have endorsed a candidate farther from his core beliefs than he did. Can you honestly say that Huckabee and Hunter were politically compatible??? This is FREAKIN' NUTS!!!
I’m not ashamed I believed in him, but this endorsement is really illogical.
One thing I finally learned in politics is to never become too attached to any politician because he’ll eventually disappoint you. Just accept the fact, if you support ANY politician long enough he WILL disappoint you, perhaps greatly, sooner or later.
Remove that freedom and you lose that power.
Exactly. I didnt’t even get behind Fred until two months ago, aghast as I was at the sorry bunch presented us in our most perilous time in our nation’s history!
They call the hold-outs wishy-washy? Just the opposite. We knew all there was for us was this process of elimination.
Mitt has my vote, but I ain’t wearin’ his bumper sticker.
Well, rather than tell us how probably it was an informed decision on Hunter’s part, why don’t you educate us and post Hunter’s reasons for this decision?
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