Seven good reasons to support Mike Huckabee [be sure to read reason number seven]

The dark and jumbled recesses of my aging feeble brain | January 31, 2008 | Jim Robinson

[mnehring]

#8- Mike Huckabee is a Freeper.. your bass playing comment jolted my memory..

[TheThirdRuffian]

Abraham Lincoln, no?

[DoughtyOne]

Dan, I’ve said I wouldn’t vote for Mike, and in the fall I would stand by that.

The reason is that by supporting in state tuition and a free Mexican embasssy in Arkansas, he telegraphed to me that he is a real threat when it comes to our southern border, and by extension border security in general. When it comes to taxes, I will never get that video out of my head where the begged for them. Then he cut short the sentences of far too many people. I can’t support that.

The people of Arkansas that I respect have been just about anything but pro Huckabee.

Now, that being said, there is actually something to be said for a brokered convention.

My choice right now rests with a write-in in November. That being the case, what do I have to lose by forcing a brokered convention where the rank and file might actually by some odd chance remember that conservatism is what used to drive our party under Ronald Reagan.

I think Jim provides an excellent alternative to not voting in the fall, if by supporting Huckabee we can force a brokered convention.

While I can’t support a Huckabee vote in the fall, I can certainly support a vote for Huckabee to force a brokered convention.

Count me in. I’ll try to help force a brokered convention. It’s better than what our prospects are now.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Florida numbers may reflect “identity politics”, the blue-hair vote.

[Truthsearcher]

A contested convention will allow the party elites to pick McCain anyway.

The only way to stop McCain is to give the nomination to Romney out.

Right now the choice is between McCain and Romney. One of these 2 will be the Republican nominee. To pretend otherwise is just wishful thinking.

I say this as a disappointed Thompson supporter.

[restornu]

I have been debating in my heart since yesterday over something I was going to do thank you for helping me to come to my senses!

[TChris]

Voting for Huckabee is voting for McCain.

Your hopes and dreams notwithstanding, that's a fact.

[GoMonster]

Hey Jim...you didn’t jump over to the dark side? did ya:)..Huckabee loves McCain..he would give his delegates up in a second not giving to bits about us or Reagan Revelution..Huckabee thinks McCain is part of it..

[Resolute Conservative]

Yeah we are pro-life while we all go broke with government entitled program raising our taxes to the 40% mark and bilking us for billions supporting illegal immigrants all the while we are getting our butts handed to us overseas both trade wise and policy wise.

Like I told my wife if we are broke as a country due to spending and taxing; speaking Spanish, Chinese, or Arabic; or having our malls and school blown up by ragheads all your social programs and pro-life mantra mean bupkus. Get it.

[kabar]

Huckabee’s continued presence in the race will ensure that McCain is the nominee.

[mewzilla]

Number seven, if we can keep Huckabee in the race all the way through, thus preventing McCain or Romney from gaining enough delegates to win the nomination, then maybe, just maybe a deadlocked convention might seek out another candidate. One who can re-unite the Reagan Coalition, save the GOP, and put us back on the conservative track. Of course, my personal favorite to be that man would be FRed Thompson.

Dang. That's a good one....

[DoughtyOne]

If at least one of them can’t get the required delegates, there will be a brokered convention no matter what.

That may not go our way either, but it’s certainly more of a chance than we have right now.

[BubbaBasher]

With all due respect, the Huckster’s views on immigration show that he is NOT pro-America.

[Cedric]

Money is not enough

I never got that memo!

[Tex Pete]

Survey says?! Sorry, Jim.

[rintense]

Agreed. I don’t think a brokered convention will produce a Fred nomination.

[CottonBall]

You forgot Huck’s: (1) Jesus-tells-me-to-let-in-illegal-aliens

That's my #1 issue, being here in Mexifornia. I like the guy and I think he has a down-home charisma during the debates that's missing from everyone else (almost like Reagan had). BUT, he and McCain are clones on this issue and amnesty would be around the corner with either of them. IMHO.

[tired1]

don’t blame me, i voted for Frick.

[Domandred]

I’ll give you 6 and 7 but raise you a Nanny State, Clemency offering, Tax raising, GOP version of Jimmah Carter.

[SF Republican]

I saw this by Debra Sanders today and thought of FR -

While conservative talk show hosts and a slice of the GOP base demand all-or-nothing from GOP candidates, Republican voters in general clearly understand that, in a democracy, the all-or-nothing equation has only one sure outcome: You get nothing.