[Callahan]

I think the anti-Huck types are getting a little hysterical. This guy is basically GWB without the blue blood and marble mouth right down to the faith-based decision making. Not perfect. Not great on taxes and immigration, but still preferrable to Shrillary or Oprahbama. He may be a snake oil salesman (newsflash: all politicians are), but he’s a damn good one. He’s a very effective communicator and comes across as the most authentic candidate — not to us, but to people who don’t sit around burning up political chat websites . In other words, the average voter. If the immigration hardliners were as influential as they like to think they are Tancredo would be more than just a footnote. I think alot of this doomsday talk is self-fulfilling prophecy and hate to see all this energy expended on Huckabee when Miss Sauron awaits. All that matters is can he beat a shrill, super-lib in the purple states after we dish on her bozo husbands constant humiliating affairs. Flame away.

[iowamark]

The problem is that liberal Huckabee cannot defeat a liberal Democrat. He transformed Arkansas into a 75% Democratic wonderland.

[SoCalPol]

Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal.

The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he secures the party’s nomination.

The directive has come down from the highest levels within the party, according to a top source.

Within the DNC, Huckabee is known as the “glass jaw — and they’re just waiting to break it.”

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The Huckester is a looser for the get go.
He is Clinton and Carter rolled into one.

[rmlew]

Bush was a mistake foisted upon us by the elites and media 9 years ago. Many conservatives learned from the repeated failures and lunacy of the Bush administration.

[marinamuffy]

He’s a very effective communicator and comes across as the most authentic candidate — not to us, but to people who don’t sit around burning up political chat websites .

I think you're exactly right here and this is largely responsible for his recent surge in popularity.

I'm 100% for Hunter right now and would be happy with Thompson but I've been hearing all about how great they think Huckabee is from people who are nowhere near as intersted as I am in day-to-day political news.

My aunt belongs to a church where they are basically socially conservative socialists and they all love the Huckster there.

I was asked who I was supported by someone generally conservative and so I told him supported Hunter. His response was along the lines of "Hunter would be great but there's no way he's going anywhere." (I said - "If he had a dollar and a vote from everyone who said that.....") I asked who he supported and he said Huckabee because "he's the only one who when he speaks it doesn't seem like he's lying to me."

It's strange because even though I read all of the negative things about him here and I am very wary of his brand of "compassionate conservatism" (shudder) I too am taken in when I hear him speak and can almost believe he's genuine.

marinamuffy

[WOSG]

“This guy is basically GWB without the blue blood and marble mouth right down to the faith-based decision making.”

I know GWB, GWB is a friend of mine and GWB never:
- foisted huge tax increases as Governor
- freed killers with clemency and parole
- said we had to close Gitmo and stop waterboarding
- was a clueless dolt like Huckabee is on foreign policy (eg NIE report)
- got union endorsements
- bashed big business and called Club for Growth “club for greed” like a populist

Huck is far worse choice than GWB.

“still preferrable to Shrillary or Oprahbama. “
Any Republican is. Alas, Huckabee is #8 out of the 8 candidates in terms of overall conservative bona fides.

[FreedomProtector]

good analysis.

[CottonBall]

All that matters is can he beat a shrill, super-lib in the purple states after we dish on her bozo husbands constant humiliating affairs.

Now, that's definetly beyong a one-issue statement. You're saying that no issues matter at all and the ONLY important thing is to win. That's a policy just full of principles and values. I bet our founding fathers would disagree.