[Resolute Conservative]

The only reason needed not to support Huckabee, HE IS NOT CONSERVATIVE. Gee that applies as well to McCain and Romney.

[theophilusscribe]

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[TexasNative2000]

Sorry. A vote for Huckabee is a vote for McCain. A vote for Romney is a vote against McCain.

Better Romney than McCain.

[fishtank]

Thanks Jim.

I was not a Huckabee fan at first, but I think your thinking is sound.

There is NO reason for Huckabee to drop out.

P.S. I think the Southrons were characters in “The Lord of the Rings”.

[ElkGroveDan]

I think this is the first time I disagree with you Jim.

[wastedpotential]

He does play a mean bass ... He is also the only guy left that has a real shot of beating the dems. McCain will fold in a general election when his media buddies turn on him and Romney is a rich business owner who is also a Mormon. The media will have a field day with him.

[RabidBartender]

"Number seven, if we can keep Huckabee in the race all the way through, thus preventing McCain or Romney from gaining enough delegates to win the nomination, then maybe, just maybe a deadlocked convention might seek out another candidate. One who can re-unite the Reagan Coalition, save the GOP, and put us back on the conservative track. Of course, my personal favorite to be that man would be FRed Thompson. "

Interesting hypothesis - I must think on that. Is it precedented?

[reagan_fanatic]

With my first picks out of the race (Hunter & Thompson) the remaining choices are disheartening. I don't trust Huckabee any more than I do Romney, but at least Romney has a fighting chance at winning the nomination - Huck doesn't.

We have to be realistic here.

[RockinRight]

Jim, did you hit your head this morning?

Mike Huckabee is everything you said Romney was. Romney isn’t perfect, but he understands the free market and our terrorist threats better than Huckabee could ever dream of.

[Shadow44]

Too bad Huckabee is going to sell out and throw his lot with McCain.

[misterrob]

Start drinking early today or something?

Sorry but I think Huck is as unqualified as anyone left in this race. Romney was my 3rd choice at best due to things that I support him on. If he’s out then I’m done.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Jim I respect you and we all owe you a debt of gratitude for FR. That said, Romney has enough money to beat Clinton, and Huckabee does not. I’m not happy about our choices this year either...

[B Knotts]

Huckabee will not win; the result of this will be that McCain will be the nominee.

[andyk]

Yep, I’m with you, Jim.

[Squidpup]

“Number seven, if we can keep Huckabee in the race all the way through, thus preventing McCain or Romney from gaining enough delegates to win the nomination, then maybe, just maybe a deadlocked convention might seek out another candidate. One who can re-unite the Reagan Coalition, save the GOP, and put us back on the conservative track. Of course, my personal favorite to be that man would be FRed Thompson.”

Think “Brokered, brokered, brokered..” I’m with you on that point. Not so much with Huckabee though.

[Rome2000]

Huckabee certainly comes off as sane and the only negatives I have on him is the "release everyone from Guantanamo" and the Dumond thing.

In this field that makes him the most palatable for sure.

Expect to see him in the VP slot at a minimum.

[TheThirdRuffian]

I obviously respect your opinion, but I just can’t get behind Huckabee -— he really is a Christian Socialist.

That said, I can’t get behind any of the existing candidates, so I “feel your pain.”

[stockpirate]

:-) In before the ZOT!

[Afronaut]

Huck is a much better choice than The Liar and The Vet.

But man, not by much..

[SnakeDoctor]

Other than the remote possibility of a brokered convention bringing us a completely different candidate (Newt?), I see little upside to voting for Huckabee. Romney cannot carry the south by himself — but he can with a VP like Thompson.

Gonna have to respectfully disagree here, Jim. Neither Huckabee nor Romney is particularly conservative, both are better than McCain — but only one of the two has an actual shot at beating McCain.

Because I respect you — I will consider your position further ... but I’m leaning against you at this point.

Not that it matters much — I don’t get to vote until March (Texas).

H