Posted on 06/28/2010 3:24:44 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
After weeks of keeping himself in the headlines and growing more explicit about his intentions to run for president in 2012, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee touted himself as the Republican front-runner, The Hill reports. Speaking on "Fox News Sunday," Huckabee attempted to remain elusive about his presidential ambitions, but showed he is closely watching his poll numbers.
"I end up leading a lot of the polls," Huckabee said. "I'm the Republican that clearly at this point does better against Obama than any other Republican." About his presidential run, Huckabee added: "I haven't closed the door. I think that would be foolish on my part, especially when poll after poll shows that there is strong sentiment out there."
The 2012 Republican presidential field could also include Mitt Romney, who led early polling until Huckabee overtook him in April, and Sarah Palin. Huckabee said Sunday that he has "no doubt" Romney will be running, and praised both of his potential opponents. He said Romney has money and organization on his side, while Palin has "fire and energy" and fervent support from the Republican base.
Huckabee, who hosts a weekend show on the Fox News Channel, has kept up a steady stream of political pronouncements since he lost the 2008 primary to John McCain. Earlier this month, he received extensive coverage after a profile in The New Yorker quoted him cracking jokes about sex with former White House correspondent Helen Thomas and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and calling gay sex "icky."
"The only thing worse than a torrid affair with sweet, sweet Nancy would be a torrid affair with Helen Thomas," Huckabee joked in an e-mail to the magazine's reporter, Ariel Levy. "If those were my only options, I'd probably be for same-sex marriage!"
In April, Huckabee faced what was seen as a setback to his presidential hopes when a man he had pardoned in Arkansas killed four police officers in Washington state. Politics Daily's Jill Lawrence wrote that it was "almost inconceivable" that Republican voters would unite behind Huckabee after the slayings.
She joined with democrats to savage a republican over ethics. She repeatedly cited ethics and drove REPUBLICANS from office. When she became Governor, she was targeted for ethics violations and HER popularity started down. I think she quit before she got what she gave to others and lost reelection.
Are you serious ? Huckabee is a big government liberal who is socially conservative. Sarah Palin would be much better.
I looked, and he hasn’t been zotted.
She did what she needed to do. And it was the right thing.
The right thing for her family and the right thing for our country.
If you are talking about the transcript of what the “reporters” said who gives a s**t I don’t.
As for a transcript of Sarah’s speech there isn’t one as far as I know. If there is where is the link.
Wouldn’t DU, Kos, Huff&Blow or MoveOn be more your speed?
As I said.
Huckabee is what they used to call a Dixiecrat.. A Southern Liberals with socially conservative views.
He is a big government guy that just happens to talk about Jesus.
The only less exciting duo would be one that included Duncan Hunter.
You are a sick puppy. You have passed the point of being mentally healthy.
get some help.
People will always disagree with you. Fact of life.
This is an internet forum that espouses free speech.
Don’t take things personally unless you ask for it.
My, my, my...aren't we feeling elite today? Whatever would we barbaric, uneducated, simplistic rubes out here in "flyover country" do without you erudite, enlightened, oh-so-civilized New Yorkers to tell us what's important and for whom to vote? I mean, Golly Gee Willikers, we might vote for RINO pieces of crap like Pataki, Giuliani and Bloominidiotberg...oh, that's right. You "enlightened" New Yorkers, the arbiters of all that's important to our Republic, put them in office. Hmmmmmmmm...
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
No. I simply will not tolerate fake conservatives on a conservative forums using DNC talking points in an attempt to destroy another conservative who is the best person we have got in the party right now as far as leadership.
I will put my first down at any attack.
Liberals attacking Palin personally can be expected. Conservatives attacking her personally while using liberal talking points is just simply a disgrace and 100% unforgivable
Most of us guys stopped believing girls had cooties when we were about ten. Guess nobody ever told you. You missed out on a lot of fun. Sorry about that.
“I like Inhofe/ Barbour”
They will go a long way./sarc.
Keep you “first” to yourself dipweed.
You are damn near as mentally deranged as an Obamabot.
I could give a damn less what you can tolerate. Thats too bad. They have suits and special places for whackjobs.
geesh
You betcha!. You nailed it!
Yes, anyone who supports anyone but Palin is a progressive. Try showing that I have said something factually incorrect about Palin.
Maybe you'll have more luck than VR and I did this morning...LMAO.
I meant to say fist.
Sarah Palin simply doesn’t deserve the comments and attacks on her that are in this thread. Go back and look. They imply that she is a shallow primadonna idiot. And she is not.
If you want to see mental illness, read their posts.
You sing it sister! (or brother).
Nailed it again.
In the near future we are going to have people declare they are running for Prez in 2012.
They will campaign, spar, debate and all try to win the GOP nomination. There will be supporters for each candidate here and on other forums. They may not like each other but they have a right to run and their supporters have the right to speak.
Everyone here will be duking it out. Get used to it.
Thats just the way it is. That is what primaries are for. That is where we work it out.
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