Personally, I tend to put a lot of weight on my impression of a person's personality - not so much whether I can stand them or not, but whether they impress me as being upright and reliable people.
As far as Huckabee goes, he obviously isn't the perfect conservative candidate, but some people think he might be the best choice right now from among the top five GOP candidates. Of course it depends on what one thinks are the important criteria and what one thinks about each candidate.
The Union is endorsing both candidates. Isn't that special?
Choices
"Our Conversation with the Candidates proved enlightening. For forty-five minutes, each presidential candidate was grilled by CBS correspondent Erin Moriarty.
Gone was the 30-second sound bite. Gone was the Cliff Notes version of their stump speech. Instead, these leaders defended their policies and explained their thinking.
This IAM JOURNAL captures what Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Mike Huckabee and Dennis Kucinich said. You can see how they handled themselves on www.goiam.org.
Too bad you cannot see how each candidate related to our members after those Conversations ended. But I did. I watched Mike Huckabee crack jokes and make each member feel special. And I saw Hillary Clinton chat with some pretty hard-nosedguys and pose for photographs until the entire room emptied.
Both candidates felt completely at home with us. And our brothers and sisters felt totally comfortable approaching them. There was a special chemistry - a level of mutual respect - that impressed me greatly.
Our choices - Senator Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination and Governor Mike Huckabee for the Republican nomination - will be our partners in the months and years ahead. We can take pride in this historic, dual endorsement.
But now, it's time to roll up our sleeves and help them secure their party's nomination."
R. Thomas Buffenbarger, International President.