[cowtowney]

Huckabee is why we ended up with McCain.

[skr]

Exactly! No thanks, Mr. Huckabee.

[Servant of the Cross]

Huckabee is why we ended up with McCain.

So true. And I can't express how much I want to avoid a repeat of the 2008 GOP primary.

[Hugin]

As opposed to what? Romney? I don’t want to argue 2008 all over again, but in a three way race between McCain, Romney and Huckabee, Huck was the most conservative of the three. That’s why Duncan Hunter endorsed him when he dropped out.

[Huck]

Huckabee is a much more talented politician than McCain. We ended up with McCain because conservatives were in denial, and refused to believe that the field was set.

Like this season, they kept thinking someone would ride in to the rescue. In the end, no one did. Hence, McCain won because by the time conservative realized they had to choose between McCain, Huckabee, and Romney, it was too late.

Personally, I think Huckabee would have been the best of the three, even though any of them would probably have been defeated against the One. If anyone could have beaten the Messiah, it would have been Huckabee.

This year is the same story. Weak field. No enthusiam. The base is waiting for the Great Pumpkin. For the "establishment" side of the base, that's Christie. For the Tea Party, it was Perry, til he showed his colors. Or Cain---he'll flame out soon enough. Or Palin.

Which to me suggests that Romney will win just like McCain did---by default. If the Tea Party wants the WH, they need to get some people to win a statehouse somewhere and establish their bona fides. America is not going to elect Christine O'Donnell president.