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Thanks to all of you who defended Gov. Huckabee. He has done a very admirable job while in office, especially dealing with an incompetent and ineffective legislature. Governor Huckabee was the one leader willing to compromise when trying to get his agenda through.

When the issue of school consolidation was facing the state, he compromised, but the Democratic leadership refused to budge. We had such profound statements like this one from Bill Stovall, the Speaker-elect: "I ain't never done that, and I ain't gonna start. I got principles." This was printed in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette mind you. He has lost his temper a time or two in his couple of terms in 8 years in office, but how can he be expected to capitulate when he knows he speaks for the good of Arkansas. Compromise is good, but it's a two way street and the small-town Democrats refused to do the right thing.

I for one will be supporting Governor Huckabee in any future political endeavor. I don't know about President in '08, but a Vice Presidential pick I believe is quite possible and he's young enough and passionate enough to stick it out and run for President after that. If the state leg had passed the things Governor Huckabee had hoped for, our state would be much better off, but alas, the Democrats continue their streak of obstructionist and harmful politics