[IMissPresidentReagan]

None of that was actually true, but it didn't stop Huckabee or his campaign staff from publicly repeating those myths in the next few days.

When has the truth ever prevented anything in politics?....:D

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

So making sure the voting was fair makes a person thin skinned? Is that really the face Republicans want to present to the public?

[coramdeo]

This is consistent with what folks from Arkansas say about him. I’m not trying to provoke his supporters, but I really think his habit of personal attacks on anyone who opposes him comes from a Messianic complex - he truly believes he is God’s choice, so anyone who opposes him by, for example, pointing out his record as Governor, is doing the devil’s work.

[McGruff]

The resulting late-night, imprecisely worded press release, however, gave Huckabee's campaign the wrong impression

Words have consequences, my friend.

[livius]

Curiously, Huckabee and Hillary are at about the same distance behind the lead candidates of their respective parties. Yet nobody is demanding that Hillary drop out. What gives them the right to demand that Huckabee drop out?

[freespirited]

Huck is just not ready for prime time.

It remains to be seen if he ever will be.

[steve-b]

And there was his attack on the Club for Growth as the “Club for Greed” — pure class-warfare crap that would be right at home on Democratic Underground.

[muawiyah]

My Great Grandfather's business partner's great grandson is simply trying to prove to us that most of his problem with Bill Clinton had to do with guys who've been Governor of Arkansas.

That was one of Billzo's accusations early in Troopergate ~ and there now seems to have been some substance to it.

The folks at American Spectator really shouldn't try distancing themselves from the Republican party's Evangelical "base" with these nasty jibes at The Huck. There are much better arguments to be had to deal with him.

[colorado tanker]

Huckabee needs to get out, now. He’s just hurting the party - and his own chances for Veep now or another run in 4, 8 years.

[LordBridey]

bump for later

[LordBridey]

Mitt Romney notably exited the GOP race with graceful good timing and resulting warm feelings from many Republican leaders and members of the conservative movement.

On the Sunday before Super Tuesday, Romney was quoted as agreeing with talk show hosts saying, "We really can't afford John McCain as the nominee of our party." Ten days later he would endorse McCain.

On Super Tuesday evening Romney said that the one thing they learned from the election results was that they would continue on. Three days later, he would suspend his campaign ( Because we are at war ya know ). Seven days later, he would end his campaign, for real this time.

This is not graceful, it is schizophrenic.