[pissant]

Personally, I can't stand CATO's open borders and 'free trade' nonsense, but they are right on target on Huckabee's real weaknesses, ranging from squawking about CEOs salaries to taxes to global warming to nanny statism.

[dforest]

Huckabee will be Bush, but worse. I really wish he would quit being selfish and just go away. He can take Rooty with him.

[counterpunch]

Yeah, but he loves Jesus and all that.

[normy]

This goes to the core of the Republican party. This guy is a liberal who if he were not a preacher would get zero traction. This guy needs to be defeated but if he takes the evangelicals with him, we need a guy whose ideas cross party lines.

If Huckabee wins the nomination, would Republicans support a Fred "Bull Moose" candidacy? I would.

[lone star annie]

Huckleberry reminds me of Robert Tilton. When he is speaking I expect at any moment he will start speaking in tongues.

[LRS]

When the race for the primaries first started, I had no intentions to begin bashing any of the Repub candidates. The only one I had bad mouthed up until a few days ago was Ron Paul. But the more I learned about the Huckster, the more I realized what a bad mistake it will be if he gets the nomination...

[billbears]

He truly appears to believe that if something is a good idea it should be a federal government program.

Well that sounds like 'compassionate conservatism' to me. It's like a nightmare. Eight years of an Arkansas governor I wouldn't trust my sister with, then eight years of a Texas governor who I wouldn't trust anything with, I know let's get a Republican this time...but from Arkansas. With some sort of Jesus loves government complex. This nation can't take four more years of Junior II.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

I just can’t get into CATO because of their social liberalism.

[Sybeck1]

You guys are all wrong. The Huck will pass the Fair Tax the first week of his administration, with the help of Charlie Rangel and Nancy Pelosi herself. Wait and see!

[traviskicks]

free trade nonsense? Free trade is the basics of free market economics. (btw, I think this is a great article on the huckster)

[Joya]

Thanks for this thread and

bump to the top

[Eric Blair 2084]

Tanner’s book the “Leviathan on the Right” was good. Bottom line is Huck should be running as a Democrat.

Being pro-life and believing in Jesus as your Lord and Savior is wonderful. It doesn’t make you a conservative. Heck, he’s to the left of every blue dog Democrat in Congress.

[lonevoice]

ping for an important read

[Joya]

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