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Huckabee demonstrated his superiority with an extremely measured, calm response, citing his experience as a real decider and his success as a proven WINNER, which is the big key here.

I hope republicans are wise enough to recognize that adhering to some set of principles that may have been applicable in the eighties for success will not prevail against the demoncrats in this era. Enough about Reagan, because that is a long time ago, and it is pure horse hockey to say that his principles were the fundamental key to his electoral success. He had extremely good timing after Carter's disastrous first term and Mondale, like all senate candidates was a joke. Plus Reagan had super charisma, and did many things that conservatives find offensive today. They'd label Reagan a cut and runner for goodness sake.

I think that Thompson's calling Huckabee a demoncrat ( in essence ), he is exposing not only the flaw in our two party system, but the reason we are such a polarized country. There is nowhere for someone that doesn't adhere to the two parties PC laws to go. Huckabee's pro-life values, 2nd amendment support, immigration and tax plans are way too radical for the democrats to accept him. Now we are being told that the pubbies think he is too liberal because he has had to make some tough decisions as an actual, real decider, and that he actually has a compasionate side and wants to help people if possible.

But Huckabee already recognizes that when he talks about verticality vs. a horizontal mindset. I think the American voter will see that as being the gosh awful closest version of the truth coming from anyone, and will reward him for it.

Thompson's attack might amuse Rush, but it did nothing to hurt Huckabee with the American public.

Lord, helping people by forcing others to fork over the help is not a conservative plan. And it’s not exactly compassionate. It’s not even Godly. Huckabee is on the par of Jimmy Carter.

President Reagan’s principles are timeless. And as apropos today as when I was a child. Less government is better. Ever heard of John Locke? Thomas Paine? Reagan was old, but he wasn’t that old. His principles came from the philosophies of folks several centuries ago. Maybe they were ahead of their time. Or maybe Reagan was a throwback. I’d rather think that the philosophies are as applicable today as they were 200+ years ago. Fred gets it. But what do Americans know of freedom anymore?????

Huckabee demonstrated his superiority with an extremely measured, calm response, citing his experience as a real decider and his success as a proven WINNER, which is the big key here. I hope republicans are wise enough to recognize that adhering to some set of principles that may have been applicable in the eighties for success will not prevail against the demoncrats in this era. Enough about Reagan, because that is a long time ago, and it is pure horse hockey to say that his principles were the fundamental key to his electoral success. He had extremely good timing after Carter's disastrous first term and Mondale, like all senate candidates was a joke. Plus Reagan had super charisma, and did many things that conservatives find offensive today. They'd label Reagan a cut and runner for goodness sake.
I think that Thompson's calling Huckabee a demoncrat ( in essence ), he is exposing not only the flaw in our two party system, but the reason we are such a polarized country. There is nowhere for someone that doesn't adhere to the two parties PC laws to go. Huckabee's pro-life values, 2nd amendment support, immigration and tax plans are way too radical for the democrats to accept him. Now we are being told that the pubbies think he is too liberal because he has had to make some tough decisions as an actual, real decider, and that he actually has a compasionate side and wants to help people if possible.
But Huckabee already recognizes that when he talks about verticality vs. a horizontal mindset. I think the American voter will see that as being the gosh awful closest version of the truth coming from anyone, and will reward him for it.
Thompson's attack might amuse Rush, but it did nothing to hurt Huckabee with the American public

You are right on. Very well said.