Report: Huckabee not running for President in 2012?

Politicons ^ | February 9, 2011 | Henry D'Andrea

[OrangeHoof]

McCain’s 2008 campaign was showing very poor attendance, finances in the red, and was showing every sign of being on the ropes right up until everybody quit and threw him the nomination. I’d like to know what powers were at work there. That was the biggest joke I’ve ever seen in my life.

I still believe that the deck was stacked for McCain in 2008 as his price for not running against Bush in 2004. If you'll recall, McCain had a long ponderous time deciding not to run with the media egging him on until he decided not to and gave George that famous onstage hug.

I believe a deal was struck by the Bush camp in 2004 that they would stand clear of the 2008 race. Almost never does a two-term president not set the stage for his successor (usually his VP). Reagan did it. Clinton did it. Eisenhauer did it. For some strange reason, Bush didn't. That makes me think a deal was struck to clear the path for McCain and that's how we were stuck with him.

[advance_copy]

Yes, it would.

[newzjunkey]

PLEASE! Let it be SO!

[newzjunkey]

If he does not win, he will run as an independent on his own dime. The man wants to be POTUS so bad he will stop at nothing.

What evidence is there? He didn't do it in 2008 when McCain "won" the nomination.

[Forty-Niner]

“If Governor Bush gets the GOP nomination, at this point, he will be the third member of his family to be President.”

Correction.....Forth...... Barbara Bush is the Grandaughter of Franklin Pierce......

[GunRunner]

So Huck is out. Who left in the Republican field believes the Earth is 6,000 years old?

Hopefully none.

[eak3]

Besides Palin and Bachman, none of these repubs, Rinos or whatnot generate any electricity at all. That 2008 line up was a snooze fest, and looks like its going to be more of the same. Obama wins re-election hands down if its Romney or the Huckster. He probably still wins anyway regardless of who it is.

[takenoprisoner]

Huck’s likeable fellow alright, but not what we need now. We need someone with some mojo, and the guts to put a choke hold on these socialists. Someone willing to stare them in the eye, and tell them to go ...themselves. Not on my watch!

[Gondring]

I’ll be very surprised if Huckabee doesn’t run. He sees himself at the top of lots of GOP polls and he has an ego. He did very well last time, winning several states.

Exactly right.

And he's a big-time big-government lib who believes that the government exists as a tool for others to run our lives.

[conservativebuckeye]

Huck bothers me even more than Romney, but why should anyone care how old a presidential candidate thinks the Earth is?

[screaminsunshine]

The powers that be in the Republican establishment are getting ready to Push Jeb Bush on us. In case anyone has not noticed.

[Caipirabob]

Now for Willard.

YES!!! Happy retirement from politics to mittcare....

[AvOrdVet]

The powers that be in the Republican establishment are getting ready to Push Jeb Bush on us. In case anyone has not noticed.

Been watching that, if the GOP does it, they WILL lose... Again!

[Caipirabob]

I can hope...

[Bringbackthedraft]

Do we really need another Prez from Arkansas? rhet.

[Friendofgeorge]

Your mother wears army boots :)

[Friendofgeorge]

In 2008 Huck refused to drop out even when all hope was lost. Others in his same situation had dropped out, he said he was staying to the bitter end.

Now if he had not done this, Romney would have probably won the nod, and we would never have had Sarah Palin? Unless Romney picked her, but probably unlikely, so we probably have Huck to thank for Sarah Palin.

Thanks atleast for that Huck

[RipSawyer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msqfQpoFTYk

Willard the movie is also the source of this, the only known love song to a rat.

[TexasFreeper2009]

woot!

see ya huckster, stick to TV!

[GunRunner]

but why should anyone care how old a presidential candidate thinks the Earth is?

Because it embarrasses the party to have ignoramuses representing it. It was brought up in the debates last time and will likewise be brought up this time.