Posted on 11/14/2014 12:48:14 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The Republican sweep of November 2014 is now fully in the rearview mirror. And the focus in D.C. is squarely on the 2016 presidential election.
Who will win the biggest prize of all and finally replace Barack Obama?
With Hillary Clinton perched high atop the Democratic Party polls, it appears as though she’ll sail to her party’s nomination almost unimpeded.
On the Republican side, the race is as divided and contentious as ever…
Of the prospects, though, one particular man stands out from the crowd. And for this reason, I followed him all the way to Poland so I could share this information with you…
A few duos seem like they may join the race for presidency: Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz, Governors Rick Perry and Scott Walker, former Governors Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee… They’re all likely.
Even many lesser-known names such as Governors Bobby Jindal and Mike Pence might also join the race.
In the weeks ahead, I plan to take a close look at each candidate. But this week, my eyes will focus on Governor Mike Huckabee. To give you a front-row seat, I’ve climbed aboard a plane for Krakow, Poland.
A Prestigious Start
You see, Governor Huckabee is starting the first leg of a 10,000-mile political journey in Krakow.
He has traveled to Poland with a group of 100 political and faith leaders for the purpose of studying one of the 20th century’s most important figures: former Pope John Paul II. Before he was elected as Pope, he was shepherd to the Catholic faithful behind the Iron Curtain.
Once he became Pope, he joined with Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan to challenge the legitimacy of the Communist dictatorship in his homeland. As a result, a small democracy movement (which started in the Gdansk shipyards) grew until it toppled the Communist regime.
Soon after success in Poland, the democratic revolution spread across Eastern Europe until the Berlin Wall finally came down 25 years ago this month. The story of this historic effort really begins in the ashes of World War II. The Soviets had filled the power vacuum left over from when the butchers of Nazi Germany fled.
Next on Huckabee’s hit list are the relics of Hitler’s regime. He’s taking the group to Oskar Schindler’s factory and nearby Nazi concentration camps.
In addition to seeing and hearing Huckabee up close and personal, I’ll be interacting with leaders from the key early primary and caucus states: New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina, and Nevada. The GOP nominee will likely be picked by the time these four races are over. So, I’ll be reporting those details back to you, as well.
From Poland to the White House
As a whole, it’s not an accident that Governor Huckabee picked Poland. Poland stands at the center of U.S. post-Cold War strategic policy. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, it became U.S. policy for NATO to fill the void left by the retreating Soviets.
Poland (along with the Baltic States) was given membership in the alliance. The wording of the treaty is clear: We have a treaty obligation to go to war with the Russian Federation, should Vladimir Putin decide to try to take over territory historically part of the Russian Empire.
Catherine the Great made Poland central to Russian strategic policy. And since that time, where it was ruled by a Czar or a Soviet, Poland has been traditionally a vassal buffer state. It’s only been for the last 25 years that Poland has truly experienced self-governance as a democracy.
With the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has Poles, Lithuanians, Hungarians, and others very nervous about the future. These former Soviet Bloc countries all understand that the United States has guaranteed the territorial integrity of Ukraine when they unilaterally gave up nuclear weapons in the ‘90s.
These nations watched as Barack Obama failed to live up to America’s commitment to Ukraine. And they’re acutely aware he hasn’t even lifted a finger to help them in their heroic struggle to stay free.
It’s likely that Governor Mike Huckabee would have done much better with a similar challenge.
Your eyes on the Hill,
Floyd Brown
Effabee!
Huckabee would be a lot closer to my last choice for the position than my first choice. He’d be better than Hillary or Warren but then again almost everyone else is too.
Not this $#^+ again:
Is Ted Cruz a natural-born citizen eligible to serve as president? [Yes! And I support him! JimRob]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3084490/posts
So will anyone else who is serious.
There is about 30% of the Iowa Caucus electorate those always goes for the biggest social conservative charlatan they can find, regardless of that person’s other views. Pat Robertson 1988; Mike Huckabee 2008; Rick Santorum 2012.
“Mike Fukster” Megan Kelly
At this point, I think I have as good a chance as Mike Huckabee of being elected president of the United States in 2016.
Pat Robertson surprised everyone by rallying the evangelical and charismatic churches, especially people that normally didn’t vote. No one will get surprised by that again.
Wow. Them are some big boys.
Which one tortured the puppy to death?
Will Mike Huckabee Win Presidency in 2016?
No
Not if my vote is the deciding factor.
Heck, I might not even vote at all if Suckabee is at the top of ballot.
Absolutely...when pigs fly...thru Times Square...at midnight...without radar...upside down. Only then.
Our answer to progs and trolls that ask this should be: "Well, Broncobama was elected! ANYONE is eligible, even if they aren't a citizen! Why do you hate the undocumented!?"
Huckabee won’t win.
Next.
Huckabee give up his cu$hy $aturday night Fox News $how?
Nope.
Didn’t he have some murderer and/or rapist released when he was governor of Arkansas?
The Huckster! NO! and HELL NO! Jesus said you need to shut the F-— Up and go away.
I sincerely doubt Jesus said that.
Will Huckabee ever be president? No way.
Are there genuine conservatives who like Huckabee's genial approach, and social conservative stance as well as his pro-Israel and pro-national defense policies, among others? Yes.
Will some conservatives vote for him in the primaries if he runs? Absolutely.
Posters on Free Republic will just have to accept that not all conservatives think the exact same way they do, yet they are conservatives nevertheless. There will be a lot of infighting and bloodbaths among Republicans this primary season, just as always.
“March on Washington to protest everything and support Ted Cruz.”
Thank you! Hope he never “goes McConnel” on us, though. NO MORE SISSY BOYS WHO WILL ALLOW THE BULLIES TO TAKE ONLY HALF OUR LUNCH MONEY! It’s down to it. Time for actual bare knuckes.
No.
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