Posted on 01/31/2008 2:09:25 PM PST by Jim Robinson
My friends, I have to admit that I've been in a bit of a quandary since the Real Conservatives ® Thompson and Hunter dropped out of the race leaving us to to place our bets on one the four headless horsemen. But after having a day or three to sort it all out, I'm beginning to see a ray of hope.
Number one, my worst fear that the pro-abortion, pro-gay, anti-gun social liberal Rudy Giuliani might be nominated, and thereby bring an abrupt and unholy end to the pro-life conservative movement within the GOP has been allayed. His evil culture of death platform has been soundly rejected by the Republican voters. Thank God! If nothing else is gained, that alone is a huge victory for us!
And that leaves us with the unwelcome slippery task of having to determine and select the least evil of the three remaining RINOs. But wait! When choosing between evils, why not choose the good?
McCain is insane and there are many good reasons not to choose him, but I'll list just five: McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy, McCain-Lieberman, the Keating 5, and the Gang of 14. No thanks. McCain is out!
Romney ran on a pro-abortion platform, is pro gay rights, is prone to BIG government solutions, promises anything to anyone for a vote, and flip-flops on important issues. Can't trust him.
Now Governor Huckabee. Could this be the good vs evil? He's a Baptist minister. A genuine 100% pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-gun, Southron Christian social conservative!
And that would be my reason no. 1 to support Huckabee. He has the trust and backing of the Christian evangelicals and the support of the Bible Belt. You cannot win the presidency without the South, and I believe the pro-God, pro-life, pro-family, pro-gun, pro-America Mike Huckabee is the most likely of the three GOP hopefuls to carry the South. And that's a pretty darn good reason!
My number two reason is that he is NOT McCain (and that's a pretty darn good reason too).
Number three (and this will be a tough one for a lot of my FReeper Friends) is that he is NOT Romney.
Numbers four and five are he's NOT Hillary and NOT Obama. Oohrah!
Number six, he plays a mean bass and he's a traditional favorite at Free Republic's infamous quadrennial Inaugural Balls in Washington, DC. Perhaps we could persuade President Huckabee to drop by our ball and perform his rocking rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama!" Now, wouldn't that be a hoot!
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.
Woo hoo!!
Let it ring out through grassroots America and on to the convention! Support life! Support the GOP! Support Huckabee! And re-draft FRed Thompson!!
Never give in, never give up, and never lose hope.
Long live the Reagan Revolution!
Do you have any data to back up your speculation?
You are great. :)
On to the brokered convention!!
Rush says that a vote for Huckabee is a vote for McCain.
Jim, I’ve been vilified by McCaniacs on this forum for saying this but McCain’s POW service is far from exemplary. There have been allegations of collaboration, receiving special treatment made by other POWs who were at the Hanoi Hilton with him. It’s true other POWs have backed him but there are eye witnesses who will come forward and “Swift Boat” McCain.
I agree with your logic and will continue to support Huckabee until someone better emerges.
Thank you for Free Republic.
Sorry, but no.
Voting for Huckabee means McCain would get the nomination. Besides that obvious point, Huckabee wants to close Gitmo and I don’t think he has the intellectual capacity to be POTUS.
I think a brokered convention would be great. I would hope to see such a convention select Pete DuPont, or Virginia Postrel, or maybe P.J. O'Rourke. All of whom are about as likely to be selected as is Fred.
If everyone hasn’t gone mad already, they will after the disorganized repubs manage to engineer a McLame victory.
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Yea I'm actually having a hard time refuting that one...but would a brokered convention bring back Fred or would the choices still be limited to McCain, Romney, and Huck.
If the choices are still limited a brokered I think puts McCain in as he as the 25 insider years to call in and make favors.
Unfortunately, none of our options have good immigration records.
I think that here is where this idea falls apart- I think Huck is too broke to continue. I sort of had the same idea, using Ron Paul as "None of the Above" just to get a brokered convention. Paul is apparently running on Soro's money, so he's in till the end. We just have to make sure he dosen't win anything.
Congratulations...you have just endorsed the McCain/Huckabee ticket, because that is exactly what is going to happen if people follow your lead. Sorry, Jim ...I won’t follow you over that cliff, dear. I’m holding out for a Romney/Thompson ticket.
I agree about a vote for Huckabee is a vote FOR McCain. I used to be a Huckabee supporter, but now I woke up and smelled the coffee. The Wed. debate proved what a small man McCain is. Romney isn’t perfect, but he is our only chance to beat McGuiliani. Please don’t waste a vote on Paul and Huckabee. A brokered convention is doubtful because you have all the RINO’s dominating everything.
You can not compare Florida exit poll voters to the rest of the country.
Sad thing is i wanted mitt to take if for no other reason he was a bulwark against the inevitable, but we are going to be in the wilderness for a while.
You do give good reasons for pushing Huckabee.
I just do not trust any of these people!
At this point, a brokered convention does seem to be the most desirable outcome - a chance for the GOP to put forward a winning candidate - a governor, perhaps.
Unfortunately, the tactic of supporting Huck may simply throw the nomination to McCain.
This is one tough call - as a Canadian FReeper, I sincerely hope you Americans make the right decision!
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