Posted on 08/14/2008 12:22:36 PM PDT by pissant
Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee thinks having former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as the vice presidential nominee is a bad idea, but not because Romney is a Mormon.
"I think a lot of people, not just social conservatives, but a lot of the Republicans I know are not necessarily comfortable with Romney," he told CBS. "But it has nothing to do with religion. It has everything to do with inconsistencies in positions he's held, and that's it."
Huckabee, a former Baptist minister whose long-shot presidential campaign was kept alive mainly by support from Evangelicals, was commenting on organized efforts by some of his backers in Michigan and Ohio to urge Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) not to choose Romney as running mate.
McCain told the Weekly Standard on Wednesday that he was open to choosing a vice presidential nominee who supports abortion.
Several current and former Republican officials have been reported to be in the running as McCain's vice president, including Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) and former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge.
Romney, a former CEO of Bain and Co. who ended his bid for the Republican nomination in February, is reportedly on top of the shortlist. Pundits regard him as a good match for McCain, who has struggled to change perceptions that he is less adept on economic issues than Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL).
But many critics have also cited Romney's being a Mormon as a huge obstacle to his political aspirations. He has also been repeatedly criticized for changing his views on abortion and gay marriages; he initially supported abortion and same-sex unions but is now opposed to both. His home state of Massachusetts was the first state to legalize gay marriages.
A conservative political action committee, Government Is Not God, said as early as March that Romney "utterly unacceptable"as a vice presidential nominee.
Huckabee ended his bid for the Republican nomination in March after losing considerable support among Evangelical voters to former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, who is known for his opposition to abortion. He surprised everyone by winning the first contest of the primary season in Iowa, but failed to follow up with any other victories.
Christianity Throwdown!
Tonight: Southern Baptist vs. Mormon
Of course he does because he believes Mitt worships the devil.
Meanwhile CBS early am news reported that McCain’s camp was thinking about nominating a pro-abortion candidate for VP. How’s them apples?
How about Mitt and Huck in the octagon!
Evangelicals against Mormons; The Huckster, Pres. and CEO
Just give him some squirrel meat and maybe he’ll go away.
Sore loser.
Sounds great! Do you know how much we could raise on the Pay-per-view on that? We wouldn’t have to do another Freepathon ever again!!
Step away from your soapbox, Huck.
The last sentence of the article is incorrect. It states that Huckabee, “surprised everyone by winning the first contest of the primary season in Iowa, but failed to follow up with any other victories.” Huckabee also won the primaries in Arkansas, Tenn., Alabama, and Georgia.
With all the conservatives and Republicans that plan to stay home, it would appear that a story like this is just a waste of bandwidth. President Hussein Obama is on the way.
Whatsammata Huckster?
Nobody paying attention to you?
.....and I don’t doubt for a nanosecond that you’re a religious bigot.
Conservatives sitting this one out has littel to do with the VP selection. It’s the head of the ticket.
What a small and vile man. Every other day he shows why he lost.
They all said "MYTH ROMNEY" and talked about how conservative he was and how knowledgeable about business.
I bet OBAMA HUSSEIN would love to run against a McInsane /MYTH ticket.
This used car salesmen from Utah made his money putting people out of work, and he is about as conservative as Ted Kennedy.
If Huck helps keep Flipper out of the VP slot, he should get a medal. Romney is NOT a conservative. He only plays one on TV.
I’m not sure we’re on the same page on this story. I say that in that the election of Hussein Obama is an almost certainty, why bother with speculation on who McCain picks for his vp?
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