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July 21, 2010 | 11 Comments
I am just exhilarated by this news:
Mike Huckabee is opening a HuckPAC office in California — another sign that he’s far from finished with national politics. Huckabee’s Golden State operation will be advised by Chuck DeVore, a tea-party favorite and former U.S. Senate candidate, who lost to Carly Fiorina in last month’s GOP primary.
How exciting. Are there any more retread losers from 2008 that we can cram into this race? Maybe we can go way back into campaign past and see what Steve Forbes is up to.
I said this last time, and I will repeat it here. If Mike Huckabee is the Republican nominee in 2012, I am voting third party. Then again, I might as well promise to vote third party should Hillary Clinton be the GOP nominee. It ain’t gonna happen Mike, but keep California dreamin’.
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I don’t like Huckleberry either. But I’m keeping my 3rd party threat in reserve for someone who might actually have a shot at winning the GOP nomination … Romney.
I won’t vote for that fraud under any circumstances.
I doubt if either the Huckster or Romney the Human Weathervane will be the nominee. The nomination of McCain left a very bad taste in the mouth of most Republicans, and I think that a fair amount of the GOP will be looking for a fresh face and not a retread from the dismal 2008 primaries.
I agree with Donald. I would be shocked if either Huckabee or Romney were the nominee.
I don’t think he’ll win it either. But we’d be foolish to completely dismiss the possibility of his winning the nomination.
Remember … this is the GOP. There’s a history of rewarding retreads with the nomination because “it’s his turn”.
Romney does have a much more realistic shot than Huckabee, but I think that the GOP primary voters are so fed up with business-as-usual Republicans that I can’t see him winning the nomination. He certainly will have the money edge, and I think he’ll be the fail-safe for people who might think they’re betting on a surer thing. What might help him is if there if more than one conservative darling emerges and splits the anti-Romney vote. But short of that, I think he will be lucky to get the Veep selection.
Hi, I am new to this blog.
Why do Catholic Conservatives not like Huckabee? He is the most truely pro-life of the bunch form last time. If the crucial point is getting prolife candidated why not vote for him.
Romney is a chameleon on this and could like the Crist guy in Florida.
Thanks.
faustina,
To answer your question of why conservative Catholics are not enamored with Huckabee it is mainly because he is not a conservative on quite a few issues. It is not because we want Romney instead. This is not an either or choice between those two. This far out it is a neither of those guys find someone else choice. Personally, my biggest concern about Huckabee is he is an advocate of big government, nanny state interference in our lives. He is in the class of politician who whenever a “problem” arises he thinks there must be a government solution. I don’t trust those Mayor Bloomberg types.
I don’t trust the Huckster, hence my nickname for hime. He was a free spender as the governor of Arkansas, had a habit of often commuting the sentences of extremely dangerous criminals, some of whom went on to commit crimes again, http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2009/11/30/4431448-huckabees-commutation-record , and he has always given me a strong impression of a man who is all flash and no substance. He should stay hosting his show on Fox, and leave governance to those who are better suited for it than he is.
I think Largebill and Don hit about the main points of objection towards Huckabee. The phrase “George Bush” on steroids comes to mine. So while I appreciate his commitment towards the pro-life cause, I would much prefer someone consistently conservative on all policy fronts, not just social issues. Rick Santorum, or someone of his ilk, would be the type of ideal candidate I’d look for.
In defense of Gov. Huckabee, one might point out that that he is one of just a half-dozen Republican notables among those who have competed in these primaries over the last 25 years who have held an executive position. He is also one of the few (M.S. Forbes and Alan Keyes are the only others I can recall) who have been explicit in their view that the federal government should not allocate capital through the tax code. His preferred plan is not one I would design, but he has put a plan toward that end on the table.
Huckabee had the best resume of any of the 2008 candidates. Many that complain about his fiscal record don’t know all of the facts. Huckabee served in such a Democrat controlled state that when he was elected as Lt. Gov. to fill the vacancy when Clinton was elected POTUS; his door was literally nailed shut from the inside. Many of the laws were passed without Huckabee’s signature.
He will have to explain the clemency issues. But, IMHO he was trying to compensate for the racial/class discriminating done in Arkansas.
I voted for Huckabee in 2008 and saved my yard signs for his next campaign. America needs someone with Huckabee’s leadership credentials as well as his experience of working with Dems to get things accomplished as fiscally conservatively as possible.