Posted on 02/01/2008 5:40:31 PM PST by Kurt Evans
Conservative, conservative, conservative. That was the word Mike Huckabee used again and again with reporters to emphasize his credibility as a contender for the Republican nomination...
“There has been somewhat of - almost a national media spin that this race is a two-man race,” said Huckabee... “Last night, the CNN debate was very frustrating for me. There seemed to be an unequal level of time that was allocated, and if people look at the delegate count, one has to have 1,191 delegates in order to be the nominee. So far, no one has even broken a hundred; there’s only 8% of the delegates that have yet been tabulated ..."
Continuing, Huckabee questioned Romney’s quest to claim the conservative mantle: “If people are looking for a true conservative, somebody who hasn’t had a recent change of opinion to become one, I would be the logical choice ..."
Although he would have “loved” to have Arnold Schwarzenegger’s endorsement, Huckabee seemed to undermine it by challenging the California governor’s conservative credentials, and implicitly, McCain’s.
“I would never have expected the governor of California to endorse me and, frankly, I’m probably a lot more conservative on a lot more issues than he would have been comfortable with – whether it’s the Second Amendment, or pro-life issue, or marriage amendment issue or any number of things.”
Huckabee later said that receiving former Republican candidate Duncan Hunter’s endorsement last week probably meant more in the conservative hotbed of San Diego than Schwarzenegger’s endorsement of McCain.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
I'd forgotten about Haley. Thanks for giving me some hope tonight...
You seem to be deluded. Rush and for that matter Sean and Mark, too, are wise enough to see beyond Huckabee’s lies. Are you serious about liking Huckabee? Is is just because he is a pastor? Even pastors are sometimes not the nicest people.
But I’ll pray that you will come to your senses and realize that Romney is the true thing, the only conservative, and that he can beat the Democrat (whoever that will be).
See, I won't go that far... I can accept that people change. But a Road to Damascus change of an order of magnitude, such as Romney's, is naturally going to seem unbelievable.
Let him try out his new conservative clothes as the governor in an uber-conservative state- Might I suggest Utah- for term or two to make certain those clothes don't wind up splitting at the seams... Then, if successful, we can talk.
Thanks, I do need the prayers. I think I'm becoming excessively obsessed with politics even though I know that God is in control and works all things together for the good.
Have you seen this video of Romney in debate in 2002, and if so, what do you think about it?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P_w9pquznG4
Romans 9:17
For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.
You pick the one with the best potential to defeat the Clintons.
I think Mike Huckabee is that guy. He is the best speaker, best debater, most likable, the hardest campaigner, the youngest, most energetic, most humorous, most talented, who would get the support of the most loyal republican demographic, the pro-life folk, but also the hispanic vote (Key! Key! Key!); because he is not perceived as a radical anti-immigrant fiend, and because he is the most empathetic to the economic plight of people, because he has executive experience, and he has bold initiatives, like abolishing the IRS and building a wall to secure our country, etc. etc. He is the guy.
Not without the Evangelicals, he won't, and therein lies the problem. The same reasons that stop Romney fans from backing Huck prevent Huck fans from backing Romney. This is an ideological split- A juxtaposition with no means of merging.
It is a perfect demonstration of what happens when "electability" trumps principle, for those who would benefit from the education.
First of all, managing a business is not an especially novel thing. Tens of millions of Americans do it every day.
Second, Huckabee is comletely ignored. It is allegedly a two way race according to the MSM.
But I think the MSM is setting them up. McCain's success depends on the situation in Iraq. Romney's the economy. Both candidates are inextricably linked to these narratives that are completely controlled by the MSM.
Huckabee is not. That is why he is ignored or defined as some kind of religious zealot when in reality he is the most formidable candidate to confront the Clinton virus.
I think you are absoutely right.
Let me say this; GET THEE BEHIND ME HUCKABEE. Does a pro-life person take a $35,000 honorium from the world’s largest destroyer of embryos? Does a wise politician help release 13 murders, including Wayne Dumond, who then gets out and rapes and murders again? What kind of man fathers a son who kills a dog and slits the dog’s throat? Huckabee better get home and train up his children in a better manner.
LordBridey, Huckabee is sleaze. See post 189.
That is not a pro-life position, sorry to say.
But while the nation remains so divided over abortion, I believe that the states, through the democratic process, should determine their own abortion laws and not have them dictated by judicial mandate.”
No, that is not a pro-life position either. That is a legalistic subterfuge, a passing of the buck, an immoral acquiescence.
Nope, it’s two-on-one.
Exactly. He will never sustain the social coservative vote. He is a November loser. Romney supporters ( despite how much money you have been paid ) should vote for Huckabee.
my opinion of Duncan Hunter is now consideraboy lower.
My Grandfather says it tastes just like chicken...
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