Pick my poison, not much difference?
Huckabee is genuinely pro-life, pro 2nd amendment, against the sodomy lobby, for eliminating the income tax, and as for the NEA...he has the endorsement of the home schoolers whom the NEA hates. He's only been endorsed by one state level NEA. He had the brains to appose the voucher idea that would have given the ed department a foothold in the private schools and destroyed them. Get the schools addicted to the money and then attach a few strings to it.

Each State has a right to express its Presidential preference. Even if Mike Hukabee can't get enough delegates to secure the nomination on the first ballot; he can prevent Sen. McCain from a first ballot selection. I voted for the Senator in Illinois. I am a conservative and was unhappy about his remarks in 2008 about Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson being agents of intollerance. I vehemently disagree with his stance on illegal immigration. I am unhappy with the legislation on campaign finance; but it was held constitutional by the supreme court. How come there is no movement in congress to repeal it? How come no candidate used the issue as part of their platform to overturn it? It has become a non issue. McCain is a conservative. He is the only Republican that is Ecologically friendly. We will become a permanent minority party if we ignore this reality. We will lose a whole generation of young voters. This is the most important election of my lifetime. I am a service connected disabled VietNam Vet.I suffer excruciating pain every day of my life. I love my country and if John McCain or any other nominee of our party is not elected the next President of the United States, the consequences will be irrevesible. So, let's complete the process to the convention and select our standard bearer; and enthusiastically support and work for our ticket. How about ex Pennsylvania Govenor Tom Ridge for VEEP?

I have heard that the conservative movement is a three legged stool involving three main issues: social values, financial responsibility, and national security. So far, during the process to select a GOP nominee, there has not been a candidate who has appealed STRONGLY to all three areas. I would submit, that if we lower taxes, reduce spending, and balance the budget that will be a good thing for the country - fulfilling fiscal conservatives. Also, if we protect the borders, defeat terrorism, and stand up for justice across the globe, that will be a good thing - fulfilling national security conservatives. HOWEVER, if we neglect our morality. If we sell our souls to political expediency, or even to the achievement of these other noble goals, then what do we have left to fight for? If we deny the most basic of rights to the weakest among us, the unborn; if we continue to shed innocent blood in one of the greatest human holocausts the earth has seen; what do we have to fight for? Huckabee is the only candidate who is committed to continue mending the moral fabric of our nation. We will rise or fall depending upon our answer to this great moral dilemma.

Here in Arkansas we know what kind of leader Huckabee was. And that's why nearly everyone I know called him "The Huckster," a name that really irked him.

Karl Rove doesn't have a clue. He's part of the problem not the solution.
He is a part of the Washington Beltway.
These guys are like robots. They have no idea what's right for the country. These cronies are not for the average working man. Go Huckabee we need someone that's a leader and not another
corrupt crony.

If your issue is illegal immigration and amnesty. The people who are opposed to the massive amnesty which included an additional guest worker program along with massive family unification, we now have some power. John McCain can't win without us. We need to force John McCain to give up his amnesty plan or just not vote for him. Just think what kind of message we would send to the republican party. We will become the new needed voters. If John McCain doesn't back down, then let them send a democrat to White House for 4 years. The republican congress will say no to a democrat president faster than a republican. I watched the so called comprehensive immigration debate on c-span and the democrats did not want to pass that disaster without republicans signing their name to it. (it was that bad) I keep hearing George Bush has kept us safe since 091101. Well, Bill Clinton kept us safe after the first World Trade Center attack for 7 years.
Say No to John McCain-unless he changes his policy. Once we allow millions and millions more people under the amnesty bill, our children will not be able to reverse it. Once it is done, it is done.
We must stand up and use this power that we have been given.

Read up on Huckabee's 9 point immigration plan, it is not an open border policy, that is why Hunter has endorsed him. Romney should give his delegates to Huck and run as Huckabee's VP, withy the combined delegates Huckabee/Romney would have about 520 to Juan Mc Amnesty's 700 and with Texas, Penn, and Ohio and VA they could easily pass Juan for good. Sound like a plan

I'm curious, as a moderate dem, what appeal Huckabee has to voters. With all respect, he has no foreign policy expertise. Every time i see him asked about an issue he comes off as having no clear understanding of what goes on outside the bible belt, much less the Middle east.
And the rhetoric about catering the Constitution to the Bible...does no one see the irony here, as our country fights against theocratic terrorist organizations?
To me he seems to be an attention-monger. He loves seeing himself on TV, cracking jokes and being just a swell guy. I think he is staying in the race because he loves the fame that has come with the process and he isn't ready for it to end just yet.

Well Dave, you can say what you like about your reasons as for why Gov. Huckabee is still in the race but I know he is trying to stop McCain and take this to the convention. The comment about changing the constitution was not clear. What he was saying was that we should not lower our standards to include Gay Marriage and partial birth abortions but instead ammend the contitution to match what The Bible has to say about those issues as well as 80 % of American support that we don't want to have Marriage include gay marriage and thereby diluting the value of marriage as a result. Mike wants to ammend the constitution just like it has been done before with other ammendments but this time to put in stone that Marriage is ONLY Man-Woman, just as the Bible says, that is what he meant, not set up a theocracy.

Either way I commend Gov, for standing his ground and staying strong for his values

Hey Mike, face the music and drop out!
To all of you misinformed Huckabee
supporters, he is Not a Conservative!
Huckabee raised taxes as governor of Arkansas and wants to give grants and financial aid to the children of
Illegal Immigrants!
Don't feel too bad, Romney wasn't a Conservative either!
He said he would be more pro-gay rights than Ted Kennedy when he ran for Senator
of Massachusetts and he proposed and passed Hillary Clintons healthcare law in Massachusetts as governor and he also
raised taxes in Massachusetts!
John McCain is the Real Conservative in this race with an 83% Conservative rating! So get over it unless you want the two Liberals on the Democrat side to
ruin the country!

Big D Let's leave religion out of the politics.
Look what it has done in the mid-east.
Freedom of religion. Not freedom with religion.

....I think he is staying in the race because he loves the fame that has come with the process and he isn't ready for it to end just yet.

Posted by: dave

The fact that you are a Moderate Dem is revolting to us Conservatives but your intuition and intellect is spot on. Huckster is all about himself and could care less about the political health of this nation. He proved this by splitting the conservative vote and allowing McCain to gain momentum. If we dig deep enough we may find that he was a plant by the GOP establishment to do just that. Making him a scab and a political whore of the highest order. Now he wants Romney to give him all his delegates? please spare us!!!!!!

donna, you (and other Romney) supporters need to take your own advice and check the record. Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, was anything BUT conservative. (I applaud his conversion, but I want to see action before I put him in the top office.) Also, you need to look a little closer to Gov. Huckabee's record. What taxes did he raise? Did he leave Arkansas with a deficit or a surplus? He is also the ONLY pro-life candidate still in the running. Ron Paul is also a true conservative, but is clueless about our enemies, so that makes him unacceptable.

So, I agree with donna - EVERYONE should check the records and vote for the best candidate, not who the elites tell us is winnable.

Igor

Religion that allows for terrible violence against women and children isn't the kind of religious investment we want in government.

Religion that calls for the elimination of all religious and political adversaries isn't the kind of religious investment we want in government.

Religion that calls for its own disgrace by blowing up young people with Down Syndrome isn't the kind of religious investment we want in government.

There's a tremendous difference between the government that Christianity shapes and those that Muslim lawshave and could shape. Its called the United States of America.

Karl Rove has betrayed the social conservatives if he is asking Huckabee to quit now. Huckabee is the only real shot the GOP has at holding onto the White House in 2008. McCain won NJ, NY, CT and CA. He did not carry the South. Huckabee won in AL, TN, GA, AR, LA and WV. Any GOP hopeful must carry the South to be elected in a general election...it's the base and Huckabee is exciting the base of the GOP...McCain just makes us want to stay home.
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I'm voting for Huckabee in the primary. There's no way I can vote for John McCain in the general election if he takes the nomination. So, I'll do a write-in for the general election if need be.

Those that say Huckabee wants to change the Constitution to become religion, please check your facts. The constitution was created, the Amendments are changes to the original context, so amending an amendment isn't always changing it, so a change could equal to restore the original context/intent this document was meant to serve. As for Huckabee wanting to be a movie star, he faired fine when media wouldn't give him a shot. If you wonder why we support Huckabee, check his issues and plans for America, I don't need to defend him because his issues are my beliefs, not his religion. Security and America's democracy are my main reasons. I want God in America no matter what brand of religion people have labeled their church.

You saw so many deeply nasty posts everywhere by Obama supporter to silent Hillary at such a personal level, and media's unfair treatement of Hillary, people's feelings really hurt and many will naturally stay home in G.E if Obama finally wins the nomination. This definitely divides and harms Democratic party for a long time. I think that all or most Michelle Obama Barrack SUPPORTTERS ARE HAVING A KIND OF FOIBIA OR FEAR FROM REAL CHANGE. THEY MUST CHANGE THEIR WAY IN THINKING . THEY MUST THINK OUT OF THIER OLD FASHION BOXES. WAKE UP AMERICA.

OBAMA-The controversy stemmed from remarks Obama made at a private fundraiser in San Francisco on April 6 when he explained his struggles appealing to working-class voters by saying they were frustrated with the loss of jobs under both Republican and Democratic administrations over the last decade, adding: "It's not surprising that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment."

CLINTON-For the second straight day, Clinton's campaign focused on the remarks, and advisers traveling with her were beaming at the opportunity to turn attention away from Bill Clinton's latest gaffe. The former president made a number of factual errors in trying to explain his wife's description of taking sniper fire on a trip to Bosnia in 1996, resurrecting an issue the campaign thought it had put behind it when the senator acknowledged she had misrepresented what happened.