Posted on 02/07/2008 3:42:31 PM PST by pissant
I wouldnt vote for Huck if he was the only candidate running.
Huck will pick up two more southern states. That’s it.
Given the proportional delegates, Huck has been mathematically eliminated. He just doesn’t have enough brains to figure it out.
Must have gone through the Arkansas public school system.
“I disagree with Senator McCain on a number of issues, as you know. But I agree with him on doing whatever it takes to be successful in Iraq, on finding and executing Osama bin Laden, and on eliminating Al Qaeda and terror. If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.
This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends and our supporters... many of you right here in this room... have given a great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming President. If this were only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America, I feel I must now stand aside, for our party and for our country.” Mitt Romney
I wonder how the Huckster will answer that.
Must you?
Translation:
My kids are pissed I’m frittering away their inheritance.
Actually Mitt came from having no national name recognition, fighting the MSM, religious bigots, and the open borders lobby, and nearly won. I think he did well.
“Translation: My kids are pissed I’m frittering away their inheritance.”
Stop the presses. Best huskster comeback is Huckabee should attack wealthy people but should stay in the fight even though it may help the dems elect one of there own and get us a defeat in Iraq.
Maybe he thinks people deserve to have a chance between McCain, and somebody better than McCain.
Of the original field of candidates, I thought Duncan Hunter was probably the best pick, if he could get national traction, because of his military service and strength on immigration issues. The more I learned about him, the more highly I regarded him.
But Huckabee was my second choice. I have been a big fan of his since he was still governor of Arkansas, when he started the “Tax me more Fund,” for people who didn’t think they were paying enough taxes.
It was a great jab at the Dems - creative, innovative, bold, and humorous, but most of all, EFFECTIVE at stopping them.
I think Rush even complimented him for it at the time.
The Fair Tax is the most ‘CONSERVATIVE’ idea anyone has talked about in this whole election, because the IRS, that administers the income tax / withholding, is the most invasive, oppressive, socialist institution in our country.
He is an ardent, articulate supporter of the Fair Tax, and I believe he really “gets it”. It is the best hope on the horizon for giving power back to the people, and waking people up to the stranglehold the current tax system has on the people and the economy.
Duncan Hunter also supports the Fair Tax and is one of the cosigners on the bill, but didn’t seem to promote it as effectively as Huckabee.
Reliably pro-life. Reliable supporter of the 2nd amendment, not just as a hunter but for self defense and to guard against tyranny.
I admire Huckabee for the weight he lost, and his desire to promote a healthy lifestyle as one approach to get a handle on healthcare.
I actually drove on the roads in Arkansas - a real nightmare before he was governor, some of the best after that.
I was VERY disappointed to hear that he had criticized Bush’s foreign policy and conduct of the war, but I took the time to actually READ the article for myself.
His criticism was that Bush was not doing enough to make the American people (and the world) really understand the enemy we face, people so savagely fanatical they are willing to blow up themselves, and their own children, and slaughter innocents, in the name of their religion. He is dedicated to trying to build up the intelligence and military even faster that Bush’s current plan call for - the kind of commander in chief I’m looking for.
A lot of politicians got a rude awakening when the American people protested amnesty.
If DUNCAN HUNTER believes Huckabee can be trusted on border/immigration and WOT issues, I would trust Duncan Hunter’s informed, educated judgment after he spent a year getting to know the candidates, more than I would trust the opinion of any of the haters on here.
I absolutely believe Huckabee would be better than McCain on border security, and a whole list of grievances many conservatives have against McCain.
There are a lot of reasons I want to vote FOR Huckabee, but I also want to vote against McCain, as not acceptable for so many reasons.
HUCKABEE / HUNTER ‘08
Maybe he thinks people deserve to have a chance between McCain, and somebody better than McCain.
oops - should be have a CHOICE between McCain, and somebody better than McCain.
““WE” couldn’t even get united when we had a good conservative candidate”
So we should just do nothing? Read about it in the paper?
Re#34 Agreed as to Huck. As to McCain, the alternative is far too dangerous—WOT and SCOTUS being the 2 reasons to take a couple shots, pinch your nose, vote and take a couple more shots. ;^)
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