I understand that it's not exactly stellar but he was constrained by the area in which he lived. My sister and her family are uber liberals (personal buds with Michael Dukakis!) and have always lived in MA. I asked my progun nephew the other night to tell me about this man who was his governor. My specific question: Is the sudden conservatism a foxhole conversion to please the party base or is he for real? I'll post what he said later. But on guns it was very lukewarm, not pro but not really anti by Mass standards, either. On immigration, the nephew thinks he's the real deal. Very strong on closing the borders and addressing the issues of 12 million illegals on home soil. He doesn't like him overall (well the kid graduated from Georgetown and is already a paid Democrat operative) but thinks he's going to be good in the fiscal sense, as he is a proven success in the private sector.
I personally would prefer Mitt as the lesser of two evils but don't really care if it's McCain as long as he picks Huckabee as the VP.
I guess his area has something to do with it... but he has too many documented pro-abortion, anti-gun, tax-increasing positions for anything he says to ring true. It’s not like he is saying “hey, I did my best in a liberal area”. He is rather simply denying history. He strikes me as either having no strength of character or being a hideous liar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_w9pquznG4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzYTdM9b5F4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pVqZzHm3Z4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9IJUkYUbvI
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962051/posts?page=39#39
I do think there’s a pretty good chance on the Huckabee Veep thing.