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On this issue, here are the comments of Mike Huckabee himself;

I was very disturbed by a column by Robert Novak that quoted some “anonymous source” in saying that while I strongly supported Senator McCain, I thought that maybe America “deserves Obama,” as if to say that I secretly hoped he won.

Where do people dream up this stuff? Forget the “anonymous” sources—there’s nothing anonymous about my stand and here it is. We don’t “deserve” Obama—we DESERVE a President with the character, convictions, experience, and wisdom to see the problems we face and try to lead us to solve them. We deserve a President who truly loves this country and from whom there is no doubt as to his respect for Faith, Family, and the kind of Freedom that those before us have given their lives to pass on to us. John McCain meets that criteria and that’s why I am campaigning for him and not hoping for Obama. The nonsense that I want Obama to win this year so I can run in 2012 is absurd. I love my country more than my own ambition. So let the record and truth be clear. And let the “anonymous” sources either show the courage to stand up and be accountable for their comments or shut up and leave commentary to people who aren’t afraid of their own shadow.

Excerpts taken from; http://www.huckpac.com/?FuseAction=Blogs.View&Blog_id=1638

With Mike Huckabee as VP, John McCain should have a winning ticket...

When you vote for a candidate, do you pinch your nose and vote, or do you vote according to your good conscience?

Because the Fair Tax plan is not a tax on income, but a Sales Tax, retired people are not taxed on what they get but on what they spend. Thus, those who get a good income when they retire will get it tax free. Also, a prebate check will be received to reimburse the sales taxes on basic purchases (i.e. groceries, etc.). Thus, retired people (and others) will receive an extra check to repay the taxes that they already pay when they buy products of necessity (today taxes paid by corporations are included in the costs of the products we buy, and these taxes are not reimbursed).

It is obvious that Mike Huckabee is a strong Social-Conservative. However, a number of people who are rather "Fiscal Conservatives" should appreciate his Fair Tax proposals.

This article is a good analysis of the situation. Without Duncan Hunter and Fred Thompson in the picture, Mike Huckabee seems to be the best choice that is left.

Mike Huckabee can beat Hillary!

A recent poll by Zogby shows that Mike Huckabee would beat out Hillary by a solid margin of 44.3 percent to 38.5 percent.

This national Zogby poll of nearly 10,000 people — about equally divided between Democrats and Republicans, with about one-quarter independents — is more bad news for longtime front-runner Clinton. It shows that she’s slipping not only in Iowa and several other early caucus or primary states, but across the country as well.

Asked whom they would choose in a race between Giuliani and Clinton, 43 percent of respondents said Giuliani and 39.4 percent chose Clinton, with 14.6 percent opting for “someone else” and 3 percent selecting “will not vote/not sure.”

Romney outpolled Clinton by a margin of 43.1 percent to 39.9 percent; Thompson beat out Hillary by a similar margin, 43.2 percent to 39.6 percent; and Mike Huckabee bested Clinton by a solid margin of 44.3 percent to 38.5 percent.

McCain, who trailed Clinton 45 percent to 43 percent in a July Zogby poll, has pulled ahead of the Democrat in the new poll, winning 42.1 of the vote compared to Clinton’s 37.6 percent.

Read the whole article here:
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Zogby:_Hillary_Defeatable/2007/11/26/52216.html

First of all, Mike Huckabee is not the “inventor” of the FAIR TAX. Many other people have studied the Fair Tax possibility, and it is one of the best solutions that is available today. For more information about the Fair Tax, visit this site here: http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer.

About immigration, Mike Huckabee wants a fence to be built between Mexico and the USA. Many people believe that this is one of the best ideas. Would you have a better suggestion? Would “not building a fence” be more effective to decrease illegal immigration?

Yes, a number of churches in Arkansas have decided to perform Covenant Marriages. However, under the Constitution, churches are free to practice whatever they may choose to. And as long as people can get married elsewhere, without using the Covenant Marriage procedure, why this issue should bother anyone?

Just this week, Mike Huckabee got 63% of support after the Presidential Debate organized by the Value Voters (see: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898176/posts). This means that a large number of people think that what Mike Huckabee offers is better than what some other people propose.

On MikeHuckabee.com, this is what Mike Huckabee himself says about his position concerning IMMIGRATION:

* My number one priority is to secure America’s border.
* We have to know who is coming into our country, where they are going, and why they are here. We need a fence along our border with Mexico, electronic in some places, and more highly-trained border agents.
* Those who are caught trying to enter illegally must be detained, processed, and deported.
* Illegal immigrants already living among us who commit crimes must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and incarcerated or deported.

I opposed the amnesty bill that was defeated by the Senate in June. I support the $3 billion that Congress recently appropriated for border security. These funds will be used to train and deploy 23,000 more agents, add four drone airplanes, build 700 miles of fence and 300 miles of vehicle barriers, and erect 105 radar and camera towers. They will be used to end “catch and release” by providing money to “catch and detain” those caught entering illegally and to crack down on those who enter legally, but overstay their visas. These border security provisions will stem the tide of illegals, which is what we must do before we can turn the tide and deal with those who are already here. Before you fix the damage in your house caused by a leaking roof, you stop the leak, which is what this legislation will do.

My number one priority is to have a secure border. Right now, we have too many people entering the country illegally, and this must stop. We can’t turn the tide until we stem the tide. We need to know who is coming into our country, where they are going, and why they are here. We need to create a process to allow people to come here to do the jobs - plucking chickens, tarring roofs, picking fruits - that are going unfilled by our citizens. They must have a tamper-proof, scannable I. D. with a finger or retinal scan, so that their employers know they belong here.

Besides stopping terrorists, we must weed out those with a criminal background or a communicable disease. We have to build a fence along our border with Mexico, parts of which will be electronic. We need more well-trained border agents and cooperation agreements with local and state law enforcement officials, so that we have a clear and consistent approach by all jurisdictions.

Those who are caught trying to enter illegally must be detained, processed, and deported. Illegal immigrants who are already living among us and commit crimes must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and incarcerated or deported.

Taken from: http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=4

My comments: To understand Huckabee, we must realize that he is not in favor of open borders and illegal immigration, but he is in favor of treating everybody fairly and respectfully. It is very difficult to do so with people who have broken the law (illegal immigrants), but that does not mean that we should be against LEGAL immigrants.

Huckabee Wins Values Debate Straw Poll with 63%

Here are the official results of the straw poll conducted before and then immediately after the Values Voter debate. The poll included 340 delegates hand-selected by 40 of America’s social conservative activists and opinion makers. Pre-debate numbers are located in the parenthesis and the post debate numbers immediately follow the colon.

Mike Huckabee: 219 (119) Clear Winner with 63%
Ron Paul: 44 (53)
Alan Keyes: 24 (30)
Sam Brownback: 18 (26)
Fred Thompson: 15 (52)
Duncan Hunter: 13 (8)
Tom Tancredo: 7 (8)
Rudy Guiliani: 4 (16)
John Cox: 2 (1)
John McCain: 2 (13)
Mitt Romney: 0 (14)

Mike Huckabee says that these are his views on immigration:

* My number one priority is to secure America’s border.
* We have to know who is coming into our country, where they are going, and why they are here. We need a fence along our border with Mexico, electronic in some places, and more highly-trained border agents.
* Those who are caught trying to enter illegally must be detained, processed, and deported.
* Illegal immigrants already living among us who commit crimes must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and incarcerated or deported.

I opposed the amnesty bill that was defeated by the Senate in June. I support the $3 billion that Congress recently appropriated for border security. These funds will be used to train and deploy 23,000 more agents, add four drone airplanes, build 700 miles of fence and 300 miles of vehicle barriers, and erect 105 radar and camera towers. They will be used to end “catch and release” by providing money to “catch and detain” those caught entering illegally and to crack down on those who enter legally, but overstay their visas. These border security provisions will stem the tide of illegals, which is what we must do before we can turn the tide and deal with those who are already here. Before you fix the damage in your house caused by a leaking roof, you stop the leak, which is what this legislation will do.

My number one priority is to have a secure border. Right now, we have too many people entering the country illegally, and this must stop. We can’t turn the tide until we stem the tide. We need to know who is coming into our country, where they are going, and why they are here. We need to create a process to allow people to come here to do the jobs - plucking chickens, tarring roofs, picking fruits - that are going unfilled by our citizens. They must have a tamper-proof, scannable I. D. with a finger or retinal scan, so that their employers know they belong here.

Besides stopping terrorists, we must weed out those with a criminal background or a communicable disease. We have to build a fence along our border with Mexico, parts of which will be electronic. We need more well-trained border agents and cooperation agreements with local and state law enforcement officials, so that we have a clear and consistent approach by all jurisdictions.

Those who are caught trying to enter illegally must be detained, processed, and deported. Illegal immigrants who are already living among us and commit crimes must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and incarcerated or deported.

From:
http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=4

This is what Mike Huckabee says about his views about immigration:

* My number one priority is to secure America’s border.
* We have to know who is coming into our country, where they are going, and why they are here. We need a fence along our border with Mexico, electronic in some places, and more highly-trained border agents.
* Those who are caught trying to enter illegally must be detained, processed, and deported.
* Illegal immigrants already living among us who commit crimes must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and incarcerated or deported.

I opposed the amnesty bill that was defeated by the Senate in June. I support the $3 billion that Congress recently appropriated for border security. These funds will be used to train and deploy 23,000 more agents, add four drone airplanes, build 700 miles of fence and 300 miles of vehicle barriers, and erect 105 radar and camera towers. They will be used to end “catch and release” by providing money to “catch and detain” those caught entering illegally and to crack down on those who enter legally, but overstay their visas. These border security provisions will stem the tide of illegals, which is what we must do before we can turn the tide and deal with those who are already here. Before you fix the damage in your house caused by a leaking roof, you stop the leak, which is what this legislation will do.

My number one priority is to have a secure border. Right now, we have too many people entering the country illegally, and this must stop. We can’t turn the tide until we stem the tide. We need to know who is coming into our country, where they are going, and why they are here. We need to create a process to allow people to come here to do the jobs - plucking chickens, tarring roofs, picking fruits - that are going unfilled by our citizens. They must have a tamper-proof, scannable I. D. with a finger or retinal scan, so that their employers know they belong here.

Besides stopping terrorists, we must weed out those with a criminal background or a communicable disease. We have to build a fence along our border with Mexico, parts of which will be electronic. We need more well-trained border agents and cooperation agreements with local and state law enforcement officials, so that we have a clear and consistent approach by all jurisdictions.

Those who are caught trying to enter illegally must be detained, processed, and deported. Illegal immigrants who are already living among us and commit crimes must be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and incarcerated or deported.

From: http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.View&Issue_id=4

After reading this article about Mike Huckabee, it seems more and more likely that Mike Huckabee has a good chance to become our next president. For those who are still in doubt, make some research about Mike Huckabee. Visit his web site (http://www.mikehuckabee.com/), and try to better determine if what he stands for is close to what you stand for. To learn more on Mike Huckabee's positions on the issues, visit: http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.Home, and http://www.issues2000.org/Mike_Huckabee.htm.

You are certainly right: if Mike Huckabee was personally bragging about his accomplishments concerning the improvement of the roads and bridges while he was Governor in Arkansas, in order to capitalize on the tragedy of the collapse of the bridge in Minnesota, that would not speak very highly about Mike Huckabee’s character. However, this post on Free Republic is not connected in any way with Mike Huckabee himself or anyone working for him. As a matter of fact, I (BplusK/Andre) have never met Mike Huckabee in person: I am just a concerned citizen who appreciates a good governor and who can see that Mike Huckabee would also be a good president.

Bill Clinton was the Governor of Arkansas when the roads were deteriorating !!!

“Gun Owners of America” have investigated the positions of each presidential candidate on the Second Amendment (for more details click here: http://gunowners.org/pres08/index.html)

On that same web site, John Welleco wrote an excellent article about Mike Huckabee: “Standing Tall For The Second Amendment” (to read the article click here: http://gunowners.org/pres08/huckabee.htm).

You ended your posting by saying:
“Based on my litmus test of supporting the Second Amendment, being pro-gun, and consistency, I rank the ‘A’ candidates, Huckabee, Paul, Hunter, Brownback, and Tancredo. Now let’s see what their positions are on other issues…”

I noticed that afterwards, you talked a lot about Duncan Hunter, but you did not say much about Mike Huckabee. If anyone is interested about what is Mike Huckabee’s position about the Second Amendment and other issues, you can go to these sites:
http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.Home and http://www.issues2000.org/Mike_Huckabee.htm

I have no doubt that Duncan Hunter is on the right side of every issue, but so is also Mike Huckabee, but I believe that Mike Huckabee’s personality make him more electable.

You are right: Mike Huckabee needs to get the nomination through the primaries to be able to beat Hillary in the general elections.
However, if you look at the other candidates, who else is a better conservative? Rudy Guiliani? (a better conservative? let me laugh!)... John McCain? (he is a moderate on the decline) ... Mitt Romney (he is a flip-flopper and a Mormon) ... Fred Thompson? (is he really going to run?) ... after that, there is Mike Huckabee! Who else can be worthy of consideration? No one from the rest of the candidates has much chance to win the nomination.

On August 11, a Straw Poll will take place in Ames, Iowa. We should be able to better see then, who are at the top of the list. In 1999, the two top candidates in that Ames Straw Poll got 70% of the votes in the following Iowa primaries. This Ames Straw Poll should be a good indication about the intentions of the voters and about who may get the nomination.

I believe that what Neal Boortz proposes is the same thing that Mike Huckabee proposes: both are talking about The FairTax plan (for more details visit this site: http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer).