Yes, your reply makes total sense...but how in the world would you conclude that Huckabee’s vision of the use of legislation is one which would protect liberties rather than strip liberties. You’re the one, in post#41, who came rushing to the dfense of Huckabee, saying that the author of this piece is taking Huckabee’s own thoughs — from he’s own book — out of context.
“but how in the world would you conclude that Huckabee’s vision of the use of legislation is one which would protect liberties rather than strip liberties.”
The man carries his concealed carry permit in his billfold right next to his duck hunting license. It’s the Romney/Guiliani/McCain/etc. supporters in here that keep telling you Huckabee’s a liberal. He’s not. The other guys, though? It’s them you should be concerned over.
Romney a conservative? Give me a break. And Guiliani will sign your guns away the first term given the chance, and he’ll get the chance. McCain has already shown you what he thinks of liberty with McCain/Feingold. Thompson would be fine, but he doesn’t seem to be able to mount a campaign, something that’s sort of important in getting to the highest office in the land.
Huckabee is one of those rare conservatives who can state conservative principles in a way that can be accepted by all but the extreme liberal part of the population. This is the key to demonstrating that this country is basically conservative at the core.
In fact, let’s run Obama vs. Huckabee with neither one playing “gotcha” and both making their respective cases. Huckabee will win in a walk because, as I said, this country is conservative at the core. To prove this, though, we’ve got to run a candidate that can get significant black votes, Hispanic votes, teacher votes and union votes.
Huckabee has already proven that he can do that, and I don’t believe it’s because he’s promising to sacrifice our liberty. It’s because he’s not writing these groups off at the outset, as so many conservative candidates are prone to do. I’ll say it again...Huckabee understands all this.