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By: tooncesthecat (Diary)  |  May 11th, 2011 at 10:43 AM  | 

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 In a clear sign that he is almost ready to announce his candidacy for President, Mitch Daniels told reporters yesterday that he felt confident that his chances of beating Obama were “quite good.”  Daniels said that “The quality and the number of people who’ve said they’d like to be associated is really quite awesome to me. . . .The campaign might break down because of the candidate, but it would not break down because of a lack of very credible and highly respected people from both public and private life.”  He added that “I think a very serious race needs to be made. The country is in serious condition.  . . . I hope and trust that our party will speak to Americans as grown-ups and talk about some very straight-forward things we can do to preserve the American dream.

In what may be the last obstacle to his decision, Daniel’s wife, Cheri, will be the keynote speaker at the Indiana GOP spring-fundraiser tomorrow night.  This will be her first major political speech in the 8 years that Daniels has been governor.  Daniels has clearly indicated that family plays a critical role in his decision.  New Jersey governor, Chris Christie spoke at the Indiana GOP fund-raiser last fall.  Haley Barbour and Jeb Bush are also former speakers.  These are likely to be among the heavy-hitters that Daniels was referring in his statement yesterday.  There is rampant speculation that Christie would be Daniels choice for Vice President, and would accept if asked by Daniels.  Daniels gave a high profile speech on Education last Wednesday at the American Enterprise Institute.  Education reform is a major passion for both Christie and Jeb Bush, who now heads the Foundation for Excellence in Education.  Expect the roll-out of Daniels campaign in two weeks with a star-studded line-up of Republican governors and former governors standing with Daniels.

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  • http://www.tooncesthecat.wordpress.com tooncesthecat

    But is the Huckster running? His weekly show on Fox News gives him a cool half-a-million reasons not to run. If he doesn’t, then its Daniels v Romney and everyone else limping along behind.

  • red_oakster

    Even if Daniels has meaningful establishment support, his truce position has made him unacceptable to many social conservatives. That means Iowa is gone. And that in turn means Daniels must beat Romney in New Hampshire. But without support from either social conservatives or foreign policy conservatives in New Hampshire, he would have to grab every fiscal conservative and libertarian to have a chance. With Ron Paul in the race, an overwhelming majority of libertarians siding with Daniels seems unlikely. In other words, his alienation of social conservatives while cozying up to GOP establishment is a recipe for defeat.

  • 20jan2013

    only because it Operation Chaoses the Romneybot Establishmenters.

    Mike Huckabee and I will be eating popcorn and watching with glee.

    This would just make Florida that much more likely for Huckabee to get a plurality.

    Heck, Huckabee might even get 2nd place in New Hampshire now!

    South Carolina and Iowa? Margins hereby PADDED.

  • 20jan2013

    To Mike Huckabee’s ears, that sounds like a recipe for a win.

    I just want to go on record that if Daniels cuts into Romney’s New Hampshire monopoly so bad, and if Huckabee campaigns so well that he manages to finish first in NEW HAMPSHIRE, the campaign is over, it’s Huck, hands down, and we can all get on board right about then.

  • 20jan2013

    Establishmentarians, Squishes, Moderates, RINOs, NoLabellers, and Paultards can all fight over Romney, Daniels, Paul, and (to a lesser extent) Pawlenty.

    Bachmann and Cain can fight over who gets to be Vice.

    Huckabee can pick up the rest of the votes (kids, can you say “PLURALITY?”)

  • ceili_dancer

    DuMond and Clemmons. Maybe you can ask the four police officers that were shot by Clemmons? Nevermind, they were killed by a person that Huckabee granted clemency to, whio then ran out to WA and started up his crime spree all over again. Huckabee is a non-starter.

  • 20jan2013

    Why don’t we just lock up Huckabee for accessory to capital murder. Would that satisfy you?

    Either you expect governors to have a crystal ball, or you favor the abolishment of commutation.

    A Democrat governor paroled him after he did armed robberies, which was after the commutation. That’s the real outrage.

  • Darin_H

    There is rampant speculation that Christie would be Daniels choice for Vice President, and would accept if asked by Daniels

    I have no doubt that the first part is straight from Team Daniels, but the 2nd is just wishful thinking at this time. There is speculation that Christie will be anyone’s Veep, but he has emphatically said “NO!” each time he’s asked.

  • cordpt

    He’s very emphatic saying he won’t run for President.

    Not so much when it comes to the VP slot.

  • http://www.tooncesthecat.wordpress.com tooncesthecat

    On last night’s show, Hannity asked Stuart Varney and Dana Perino who they supported for President. Perino repeatedly refused to answer, but since she was Bush’s Press Secretary, you can probably guess. Varney said, “Chris Christie!” To which, Perino immediately said, “He’s not running for President but he could very well be asked to run for Vice President.

  • Darin_H

    I know it’s Politico, but Chris Christie: No vice presidential run in 2012

    Chris Christie says he won

  • bs61

    He supports NJ Cap N Trade, Pro-gun banning, doesn’t believe that illegals are illegal, won’t join other Republican Governors against Obamacare and as Attorney of NJ, released a muslim man with links to Hamas!

    http://conservativenewjersey.com/the-myth-of-christie-conservatism-intro

    http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/governor-christies-islamist-problem/

    Sad, he talked a good game, but he’s just another RINO.

  • http://www.tooncesthecat.wordpress.com tooncesthecat

    First of all this article is from October 20, 2010.
    Second, Politico is citing MSNBC for God’s sake!
    Third, this is what Christie actually said: “Can you see me as somebody’s vice president? I mean, who would be that poor guy You know, I just don’t think that my personality is necessarily suited to being No. 2.

  • red_oakster

    However, if he wins Iowa, he makes it to the finals and compete the rest of the way. That said, Huckabee faces a real disadvantage when he starts having to compete In Ohio California, Pennsylvania etc. In that pairing, I’d give a big edge to whomever wins New Hampshire. However, if Pawlenty does well in Iowa (second or better), he would become the prohibitive favorite. But Pawlenty faces the danger of being squeezed out in Iowa by the social conservative candidates.

    All in all, it’s going to be fascinating.

  • rightwingmom52

    maybe this will do it for you.

    illegal immigration: compared illegal aliens to slaves brought here in chains from Africa, saying, “I think frankly the Lord is giving us a second chance to do better than we did before.” Denounced a bill introduced by Arkansas legislator that would prevent illegal aliens from voting and receiving state benefits, saying it would rile up “those who are racist and bigots.” Said companies like Toyota would not invest in Arkansas if the state didn’t allow non-citizens to vote because it would “send the message that, essentially, ‘If you don’t look like us, talk like us and speak like us, we don’t want you.’” Another quote:

  • 20jan2013

    I don’t have the time or energy to correct everything, because it will imply I agree with the stuff I didn’t correct. Suffice it to say you’re wrong from the headline to the end.

    Headline: Huckabee didn’t pardon the armed robber, his Democrat successor did. Huckabee commuted the guy before the armed robberies and if you don’t commute that ridiculously long sentence given the facts of his case then you’re the kind of person who doesn’t commute anyone’s sentence. He said he would have done the same thing given what he knew then, and so would I.

    Illegal immigrants do a lot of the work that no one else is willing to do, and they sometimes don’t get the basic human respect that they deserve. No one stands taller on securing the border than Mike Huckabee.

    “Prevent illegal aliens from voting” – are you serious? Illegal aliens can’t vote; everyone knows that. I’d like to see your evidence of this charge. If it was a bill that purported to make it illegal for illegal aliens to vote, then that’s a redundant bill as you must be a citizen to vote anyway.

    If Huckabee’s mortal sin is supporting the 14th amendment as worded, an amendment critical to our healing as a country after the Civil War and to this day, then count me and him as sinners, baby.

    That lengthy quote you made fails to provide the context of Huckabee’s constitutional requirement to balance the budget. Did you want him to just cross his arms and disobey his state’s constitution? Or maybe you expected him to print money in the Little Rock Capital Basement?

    I swear you Huckabee haters if you spent half the time writing posts about the outrages of the Obama administration, or maybe even the outrages of the RINO leadership and how we’ve come astray in such a short time since the Tea Party mandate of November 2010, you’d have a lot more influence.

    Don’t write Obama’s campaign ads in the general election as he runs against Huckabee.

  • Doc Holliday

    Those comments sound like the Huckster, but they are so off the reservation, some links would help here. If he said half those things, he should be run out of the party.

  • Darin_H

    I mean, what we have here is Christie on the record saying “NO” and nothing else that you’ve provided to counter that other than 3rd hand innuendo.

    Otherwise, I’m thinking you’re just trying to shill for a candidate by implying that the more popular Christie would be right along with him…

  • 20jan2013
  • cordpt

    The exact quotation is in the article.

    “Can you see me as somebody’s vice president? I mean, who would be that poor guy? You know, I just don’t think that my personality is necessarily suited to being No. 2.

  • rightwingmom52

    I didn’t specifically address the pardons issue, but Huck handed them out like candy regardless of the Clemons guy.

    “No one stands taller on securing the border than Mike Huckabee.” Try selling that to anyone who lives in Arkansas. Huck’s record on immigration in Arkansas is laughable. He supported driver’s licenses and college scholarships for illegal immigrants which makes him both soft on immigration and a big spender.

    It’s also against the law for dead people to vote. Doesn’t mean some of them haven’t voted.

    As for the 14th Amendment, okay, I’ll count you and Huck as sinners (so am I, but not on this issue), and I’ll go with EE on this one. See http://www.redstate.com/erick/2010/08/13/the-14th-amendment-canard/

    As for taxes, from the Cato Institute: http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=8838 or any one of these: http://www.cato.org/search_results.php?q=huckabee&site=cato_all&client=cato-org&filter=p&lr=lang_en&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=cato-org&proxyreload=1&getfields=summary&btnG.x=52&btnG.y=18

    More? I refer you back to PTTP’s excellent comment in another diary: http://www.redstate.com/texasconserv/2011/03/16/mike-huckabee-steps-up-to-the-plate-hits-a-double-and-the-leftist-media-cries-foul/#comment-15

    Re Huck’s position on global warming and cap & trade, all I heard in response were crickets chirping.

    I’m not a “hater” of anyone, but Huck’s record is that of big government RINO which is why I responded (same reason I responded to your previous support of Trump). Don’t lecture me on how to spend my time. I was at my local GOP meeting last night continuing my efforts to follow CW’s advice and get involved.

    Finally, I don’t need to write Obama’s campaign ads against him because Huck’s done that all by himself.

  • Doc Holliday

    and Huckabee will not be the candidate. Will you ever come to terms with that?

  • 20jan2013
  • rightwingmom52

    but until then I’m going to do all I can to make sure neither Huck nor any other big government candidate, even if they are socially conservative which is my primary litmus test, wins the nomination. I think it is crucial that we elect a fiscally sound social conservative, and Huck just doesn’t fit that bill, but he is better than Obama and he’s not Ron Paul.

    Having been provided with information about his tax hikes, global warming and cap & trade support, less than conservative policies on illegal immigration, will you support a candidate in the primary who is conservative on all counts?

  • rightwingmom52

    http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/12/6/110901.shtml?s=icsaying

    http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=22796

    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aYDB2MPIf0EU&refer=politics

    http://thinkprogress.org/2010/12/16/huckabee-flip-cap-and-trade/

    http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/219944/taxing-claims/jennifer-rubin

    http://arkansasnews.com/2005/02/02/huckabee-callers-go-toe-to-toe-on-immigration/

    http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/442.html

    http://biggovernment.com/awrhawkins/2011/02/14/mike-huckabee-bloated-overweight-government-is-just-alright-with-me/

    Please note that I am not a fan of Bloomberg or thinkprogress, but in this instance, their links provided the best info as to where and when remarks were made.

  • Doc Holliday

    I don’t trash a link because who is saying it, it is the record that counts. Thanks for providing this list.

  • Doc Holliday

    he is at the rock bottom of my list. Would I support him against Obama? sure,just like I would support the Easter Bunny against Obama, the Huckster is done, and so is Gingrich.

  • mine

    Informed and entertaining. And you take the words right out of my mouth.

  • 20jan2013
  • 20jan2013

    Huckabee WILL be the candidate IF he chooses to run. Will YOU ever come to terms with that?

    It certainly won’t be the 2nd place author of Romneycare. It certainly won’t be the 3rd place former Speaker. It certainly won’t be the polarizing 4th place quitter. It won’t be the single digits polling Trucer. It won’t be the single digits polling Birther. It won’t be the guy who would be the oldest to be elected president in our nation’s history. It won’t be a governor from the east coast who is suspect on social issues.

    Normally it’s the patients who need the padded room, but on the night of Huckabee’s acceptance speech in Florida next year, it seems like the good Doctor will be needing it more.

  • Doc Holliday

    but do you ever wonder why virtually no one at a hard core conservative site agrees with you? Do you ever wonder why we can’t stand him? And how do you square that circle with the dream that he will get the nod? BTW, if he does not run, it will because he knows he can’t win, and he can’t.

  • 20jan2013

    you fine folks would put Ronaldus Magnus himself at the “rock bottom” of your precious list.

    OK, you expect pure perfection. We get it. Let me know when you find it.

  • acat

    is Ron Paul. I will not support, nor vote for him in the general election.

    Mew

  • 20jan2013

    The guy leading in all the polls can’t win. Because…..in the infamous words of parents everywhere who lack rational basis for their dictates, you “said so.”

    You’re the tenacious one to assert repeatedly such a marvelous allegation.

    Next summer, you will wish my “dream” was merely your nightmare; because it will be reality.

  • aesthete

    Seriously, you complete each other.

  • aesthete

    You don’t get to pretend that this thread didn’t happen. Or this one. Or this diary. Oh, last one. Doesn’t feel good being hung by your own petard, does it?

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    why don’t you produce a diary refuting the links RWM provided. And while you’re at it, you can take up the issues that buried him in 08.

    Put up some factual material. But make sure and look up the word “fact” in a decent dictionary first.

  • rightwingmom52
  • Diogenes314

    We can all rest a lot easier. He’s getting paid too much to run and if he does, his own supporters ruin his case. If he had one, that is.

    BTW, if he does decide to run, Bachman will screw him up in Iowa just as badly as she will Paws. NH and Nevada-no chance. SC is his only chance and unlikely-and then a month of proportional voting states where he won’t be able to depend on everyone else dropping out.

  • powertothepeople

    about the 2008 election.

    When Fred was being wooed in, he led in polls, did not last long and as we all know, he did not even come close to winning.

    And then there was Rudy. Led all the polls right up till when it was time to vote, and then he was gone.

    I even remember old Huckster leading a few polls and a few states, did not work out well for him either.

    And then there was the unbeatable Clinton. Was leading in all the dem polls and was winning right up to where she lost to the idiot we now call president.

    But I guess 20Jan seems to think some poll now, not all by the way, means all the other candidates might as well quit now because it is already over. Yep, that must be the reality only he/she knows.

    The only way Huck wins is if a plague keeps 80% of sensible republican voters from voting in the primaries. The polls right now be damned, they mean nothing.

  • rightwingmom52
  • rightwingmom52

    My intent was solely to provide evidence to you that Huckabee’s record is that of a big-government, high tax, fiscal liberal. I’ve been on the receiving end a couple of times of some harsh criticism that, in hindsight, was well-deserved because I didn’t have all the facts in my arsenal. Like Doc said, I respect your tenacity, and conservatives surely need a lot of that. I’m just trying to make sure it’s put to use for the best candidate we can get. We’re all entitled to our opinions (except for truthers, birthers, etc.). I just wanted to make sure you had all the facts. God bless you.

  • 20jan2013
  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    Huckabee won the caucus in Iowa because he was a late entry and a relative unknown. He endorsed the FairTax because they some semblance of a national organization and he had none. He also built on the perception that he was “the” pro-life candidate in the race. Iowa evangelicals and RTL and FT folks showed up at the caucuses in enough numbers to give Huckabee a win.

    That won’t happen again. And it won’t happen for the same reason Huckabee flamed out in 08. The guy is significantly more “compassionate” than GWB and proud of it. He’s never met a tax he wasn’t willing to increase, never met a problem that couldn’t be solved by government intervention, never met a convicted felon who wasn’t worthy of a pardon and never met an illegal alien who wasn’t a hard working family man (or woman) just seeking a better life for their family.

    Huckabee is a Class “A” flake, fundamentally dishonest, a thief and a serial liar.

    The latest in his seemingly unending series of ethical outrages is the website he’s put up asking people “to pray about” God’s guidance with regard to a possible Presidential run. It’s an outrage because if he forms a committee he loses his $500K/year job at Fox so he openly puts out feelers and hides behind “his faith”. Huckabee is nothing more than a Republican version of Jesse Jackson minus the string of loose women.

  • http://www.tooncesthecat.wordpress.com tooncesthecat

    I posted a diary on that topic this morning: http://www.redstate.com/tooncesthecat/2011/05/12/pray-for-huckabee/ .
    I think the web-site is more of an indication that huckabee won’t get in. Let’s assume he’s sincere. Then he clearly is not feeling called to run for President. And I don’t think that situation will change. If he’s not sincere, then I doubt he’ll get the kind of response he needs to give up his job with Fox. On the other hand, Daniels is getting tons of encouragement to run, including a call to his wife from Laura Bush. I think Daniels is in and Huck is out. And I still say that Christie will be Daniels pick for VP and say yes.

  • 20jan2013

    “Huckabee is nothing more than a Republican version of our next President.”

  • 20jan2013

    then I will miss the good old days when I could vote for McCain.

  • 20jan2013

    To all the lurkers out there, don’t be discouraged and think that there is any kind of consensus on redstate against Huckabee’s candidacy. There are a few people on here whose mission in life is to trash anyone who doesn’t agree lockstep with their views, and they post frequently lengthy posts filled with hyperbole (see mbecker’s posts for the most egregious examples). Don’t lose faith, fellow conservatives. The silent majority/plurality will come through in Iowa, South Carolina, and beyond. We will NOT be stuck with a Trucer or a FlipFlopper, and Huckabee represents our best chance to overcome those horrible alternatives.

    Like Rush says, they will always tell you who they fear!

  • http://www.tooncesthecat.wordpress.com tooncesthecat

    Daniels did more with the stroke of a pen to restrict abortions in Indiana than all the speeches and sermons of Huckabee. No abortions after 20 weeks and no funding for Planned Parenthood. Actions speak louder than words. See my recommended diary: “Daniels 1, Planned Parenthood 0 (http://www.redstate.com/tooncesthecat/2011/05/11/daniels-1-planned-parenthood-0/ ).

  • lineholder

    Why did you feel it necessary to do this? What were you hoping to accomplish? Is there anything positive that was accomplished by it?

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    That would be the “majority” that hasn’t materialized in the last 60 years.

    You are utterly pathetic.

  • 20jan2013

    Your candidate managed not to lose all eligibility whatsoever for any chance at the Republican nomination.

    I’d have advised him to tell his legislature to give him something to sign to innoculate against the Trucer comment.

    Now, if he had renounced the Trucer comment instead of doubling down on it, maybe he would have more traction with us conservatives.

  • 20jan2013

    He can have opinions filled with hateful hyperbole about Huckabee and me, and I can point that out.

    The positive effect is to have two sides to the story; I don’t want anyone to get the impression there is this monolithic venomous hatred of Huckabee out there; there is a silent, supportive plurality, and I am one of the non-silent members of this group, and it’s important to make note of it. That’s what I was hoping to accomplish.

    mbecker doesn’t need any publicity from me, I was just citing his comments as the most egregious examples of disrespectful personal attacks because he can’t come up with rational arguments. He’s scared, and he should be.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    ignorant fool who knows absolutely nothing of history, of polling or of the purpose of primaries. It’s called putting up a strawman to draw attention away from the fact that he knows absolutely nothing.

    And for you 20jan, “scared” isn’t a word that applies to me. At this point in the primary season, I don’t much care about opinions of fools and I certainly don’t form my own opinions about candidates until there’s a whole lot more information about them to evaluate. Your problem, being a Huckabee Worshiper, is that there’s a full record on the man and it’s not a good one. Several of us have cited facts from the 08 campaign that basically took Huckabee out of the race. You choose to ignore facts and rely on polling data that you clearly don’t understand.

    When you grow up and learn how to do real research, analyze the data and formulate an argument maybe somebody will pay attention to you. Until then, not so much.

  • 20jan2013
  • acat
  • acat

    And don’t count the plastic manger scene that shares your basement.

    Mew

  • http://www.tooncesthecat.wordpress.com tooncesthecat

    I’m wondering who “us conservatives” are, since Huckabee isn’t one. Ann Coulter called him the only “Christian liberal.” And It’s kind of an odd thing to be for the Huckster and have Herman Cain as 2nd choice. Unless you just want candidates who will tell you what you want to hear, but have no proven track record of doing what they say. Truth is though about 30% to 35% usually wins Iowa, so nobody needs all the votes. Just hope everyone keeps their eyes on the prize==beat Obama.

  • 20jan2013

    You mean like Jesus, Mary, and Joseph? I’m confused.

    I was raised fundamentalist Christian but am now a gay athiest. So my support for someone like Huckabee has nothing to do with any kind of religious fervor.

    I think it’s safe to say that Daniels won’t get any traction around here unless and until one of two things happens:

    1) He firmly and solidly renounces the Trucer comment and doubles down in the opposite direction.

    2) He clinches enough delegates to secure the Republican nomination.

  • lineholder

    then present your arguments based on that candidate’s merit. And keep on doing it, if you really believe they are the best qualified candidate.

    You want an opinion? Here’s mine. We’re facing very serious threats all the way around in our country. The election in 2012 is critical. We as conservatives aren’t going to draw the general public into the discussion or encourage them to get proactively involved by viciously gutting each other through and through. They aren’t interested in that. They want to know what conservatives can offer, what we bring to the table, how we approach those threats, what options we might offer in trying to find ways to resolve those threats, what vision we might have for education, health care, fiscal issues, etc. etc. If we can’t discuss those things between ourselves rationally, then what impression do they end up having about how well conservatives would do in higher positions in our government????

    This is a public forum. We have plenty of issues that we could be discussing without getting into the personal ad hominem attacks on each other. Regardless of who it comes from, it isn’t helping conservatives one bit. It’s hurting us, maybe more than we realize.

  • http://www.tooncesthecat.wordpress.com tooncesthecat

    Glad to see you’re on the fence and howling, acat. This cat is on EDT and has to go to work tomorrow. I’ll leave the mouse for you to play with.

  • 20jan2013

    I’d be scared.

    I’d call my opponent names.

    I’d say my opponent didn’t know anything.

    I’d do anything but engage in a rational argument, because then I’d lose for sure.

    I totally understand where you’re coming from.

  • 20jan2013

    I have never “viciously gutted” anyone on this site.

    I have never gotten into a “personal ad hominem attack” on this site.

    Hopefully those who have are reading your wise comment and take heed.

  • acat

    The one candidate in the race who’s not a retread and who has said that he’s not going to put social issues ahead of financial ones is Daniels. Not Huck.

    Now, I’d expect someone of your orientation to be pro-Johnson, because libertarians tend to follow the Goldwater quote that says gays belong in the GOP; or pro-Daniels, because he’s made it clear he’s not going to put social issues – including gay marriage – ahead of fiscal ones; or pro-Palin, because her record and her statements on social issues seem to be more libertarian-minded than many religious conservatives would prefer.

    I would like to know, therefore, why you’re supporting a candidate whose biggest claim to fame is that he’s a baptist minister – and who certainly hasn’t pulled punches on social issues since, being blunt, he can’t run on his fiscal record.

    Mew

  • acat

    and a little google-fu involving the search strings “20jan2013 becker huckabee site:redstate.com” shows it, is to ignore any input and proceed to hype Huck.

    Mew

  • 20jan2013

    First, I must correct the premise of your question. His biggest “claim to fame” would be that of a former two-term (plus) governor. I think far fewer people can claim that than can claim the title of “Baptist minister.”

    Another premise is that “he can’t run on his fiscal record.” You are free to have whatever problems you want to have with his fiscal record, but that doesn’t mean he can’t run on it. Some folks actually like his fiscal record.

    Having cleared up those premises, let me answer your question. Why am I supporting him given my, er, situation? Because I like the guy, I trust him, I was raised Christian and went to a Christian school that Mike Huckabee could have been a teacher, pastor, or principal at, and I like those people. They are my family and friends. We agree to disagree about things without losing our love and respect for each other. I want a good man in the White House, and Mike Huckabee is a good man. Not to say that there aren’t other good men and women in presidential politics. And I’m not saying you disagree that he is a good man. He is right on the fairtax issue, as is Cain. He is right on the issue–I can’t believe this is actually an ISSUE, it’s so horribly obvious not to kill unborn babies, so Johnson of course is a non-starter. I’d rather donate a thousand bucks to Romney than vote for Johnson, and that’s saying a LOT. If Huckabee started talking about putting all us gays on an island, then I’d probably find a new candidate. I’m not even that big of a supporter of Huckabee, I just feel the need to respond with some grease to all these attacks by a select few squeaky wheels on here so as not to let the impression come off that this is some monolithic anti-Huckabee site.

    Huckabee was able to get the black vote in Arkansas, and anyone who can put a dent in that voting bloc in 2012 is going to win the presidency. If we can’t, we’re going to lose no matter how bad the economy is. I hope Cain tries again for statewide office; he will make an excellent Congressman, or maybe even Vice President someday.

  • 20jan2013
  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908
  • Darin_H

    and that is, the OP completely made up his point about Christie. Shermanesque or not.