I am kinda wondering who invited Fmr VA Senator Macaca to stand on stage as McCain gave his victory speech after the potomac primaries.

Very well put Elizabeth. Can McCain really "sell it" as good as Huckabee? Huckabee is in the mold of Reagan. Governor, vertical politics, great communicator, former governor.

Hopefully at the very least he can be on the ticket as a VP!

Didnt mean to put Governor twice!

Huckabee's right. Right now this was the best thing that could have happened to McCain. Being attacked by the NY Times is a badge of honor for Republicans. Even Limbaugh defended McCain against the NY Times, and McCain raked in a few million dollars of "sympathy" funds. Apparently, Republicans dislike the NY Times even more than they dislike McCain.

Oh please...anyone who actually buys the BS spin that the NY Times story helped McCain isn't thinking clearly. Money from supporters in the best indication of "help" (other than votes obviously), and the fact that McCains camp didn't release the figures from the so-called fundraising boost they received just goes to show that there was no boost. Don't be so damn gullible, Huckleberry.

Maybe someone should tell Huckabee that if something happens with McCain that the delegates will probably nominate someone who is not a loon.

Huckabee should be told that the convention is not in Minneapolis so he does not end up in the wrong town.

hopefully we will see him in St. Paul in September.

I am kinda wondering who invited Fmr VA Senator Macaca to stand on stage as McCain gave his victory speech after the potomac primaries.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | Feb 25, 2008 4:37:36 PM
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I was wondering the same thing. My guess is that there are still those who see a good future in George Allen and are slowly reintroducing him. (Hannity's certainly got a man-crush on him.)

I live in Virginia and aside from that stupid "Macaca" comment, I do think Allen was considered a "player" in the future GOP. To conservatives, he held a lot of attraction until he opened his mouth. Time will tell.

Elizabeth, I'm assuming you placed the ",Esq." after your name to let people know that you're an educated individual? (Because your post leads to the opposite conclusion.)

Huckabee's only hope at nomination for the highest office in the land (by his own admission) is that the front runner get embroiled in a scandal, and he's the only one left standing!!?? Huckabee would therefore be the most "electable" against Obama or Hillary!!?? Hello? Huckabee would get CREAMED in a National election. I'm a conservative, and am not a huge fan of McCain, but there comes a point when you HAVE to open your eyes and start looking at the bigger picture. Romney did the honorable thing by bowing out to clear the way for the inevitable nominee, allowing McCain to get increased media exposure, more chances to start building up his campaign war chest, etc. Huckabee is where he is because he played on his religious backers and the anti-Mormon bias to catapult him to the spotlight with an early Iowa vitcory. NOT because he's an incredibly strong conservative candidate. If Utah, Idaho or Michigan was the first state to vote in the primary season, Mitt Romney would be the Republican nominee. Iowa is the ONLY reason Huckabee is even on the ticket. The dude gives tax breaks and college tuition for ILLEGAL immigrants. How conservative is that?!! He knows less about foregin affairs that Obama does. The guy pardons anyone in jail who claims to have found Jesus. I'll give Huck one thing, his heart is definitely bigger than his brain. AT THIS POINT, the BEST chance conservatives have at keeping conservative principles (i.e., JUDGES) in place for years to come, is to elect McCain. Romney or Thompson would have been better in that respect, but place McCain against either Hillary or Obama, and you'll get more conservative policies with McCain every time out of the gate. Wake up, get on board already -- and drop this Huckabee is the only real choice nonsense. (In my humble opinion.)

P.S. If you can't tell from my post -- I'm also an ",Esq." :o)

The only person that doesn't seem to know that Huckabee is finished is... Huckabee. Give it up already. It's obvious he's milking dry his 15 minutes of fame.

I am kinda wondering who invited Fmr VA Senator Macaca to stand on stage as McCain gave his victory speech after the potomac primaries.
Posted by: The Commander Guy | Feb 25, 2008 4:37:36 PM
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I am kinda wondering who Barack Hussein Obama has following McCain around to try and catch one improper word? I love it when liberals try to win elections by mudslinging rather than on the merits. Perhaps its because they know they wouldn't win on the merits because they are so out of touch with reality. Wait...hang on...Barack Hussein Obama just voted "present" so that he could lead us all in a rendition of kumbaya so that we could all hold hands while world peace and prosperity magically happened.

Chuck: Very good post, I couldn't have said it better. I will add the if McCain makes the mistake of choosing Huckabee as his running mate, it would be the kiss of death. There's an entire world out there outside the bible belt.

I think I alone should be able to elect the next president -- why wouldn't Americans want to entrust the presidential vote to left-wing wackos like me? If not me, how 'bout if we let Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann and big moon-faced Tim Russert elect Obama???

NYT's are in bed with Obama and Hillary - and I wouldn't be surprised if it's at the same time.

There's not a iberal they don't have a love fest over....

Can I serve as the moderator for a presidential debate and pretend to be neutral, while openly favoring the Democratic candidate and attempting to vilify the Republican? I'm thinking it would be like Charlie Gibson, circa 2004. Obama Obama Obama!

Tristin, he's in the vain of that republican Kansas senator, who did't know what city he accepted the nomination in.

Amen to that Don! Though, I mean Amen in the secular sense (I don't want to provide aid-n-comfort to Rev. Luckabee supporters.) Ron Paul 2008! Just kidding, Paul is a loon too.

Anyone got some more dirt we can use on McCain? Don't worry, we don't request your identity or any proof that your statements are valid, as long as what you say is anti-Republican. The New York Times LOOOOOVES Democrats and HATES Republicans! Agree with our views or else!!!

Elizabeth: I appreciate your enthusiasm for Mr. Huckabee, who seems to be an honest man. But anyone who thinks we should "change the Constitution" to bring it more in line with the Bible is going to alienate a significant portion of GOP voters. After all, didn't the Taliban try to shape its government to conform with a "holy" book? How'd that work out?

The Republican party used to be about a couple of things: a small nonintrusive federal government, low taxes, fiscal responsibility, more states' rights, and a humble foreign policy coupled with a strong national defense. These were the very definition of "Republicanism." It's worth noting that Reagan called LIBERTARIANISM "the heart and soul of CONSERVATISM." That's definitely not the case today.

Today's "conservatives" are convinced they should use the power of the federal government to force ideas on the states, like abortion laws, gay marriage laws, and No Child Left Behind, or even Huckabee's national "smoking ban" (from which he has since back-pedaled). They're also convinced we should use the power of the military to impose our ideas on other nations--something Reagan certainly never believed. (How many countries did Reagan invade?) They also believe the federal government should be able to FORCE Americans--by threatening imprisonment--to spy on neighbors, family, and friends (thanks to James Sensenbrenner).

And I think its increasingly obvious to everyone that "conservatives" have thrown any sense of fiscal responsibility out the window. Have you checked the debt lately? That mess is the result of Republican "leadership."

My point is this: the party has changed so radically since Reagan left office that the people who claim to be "conservative" today can't see how truly "un-conservative" they really are. If we don't wake up to that fact, the Republican party will cease to be all that different from the Democratic party. Big intrusive government is still big intrusive government--no matter which party is in charge.

MDA, I'm curious on the Chris Matthews question also. I used to actually enjoy watching his show but stopped a couple months or so ago when the
"slobbering" became so unbearable.

So, does anyone still watch it, if so what's the verdict?

The convention's in St. Paul, Huck.

Huckster has to learn his schtick doesn't play beyond the Bible Belt. Snake Oil's a dime a dozen above the Mason-Dixon line.

Hey Gene, Iowa isn't exactly the Bible belt and Huck won Iowa handily, even though Mitt Romney the fake conservative outspent him 20 to 1.

The thing I don't understand is why the Republicans are so fond of the taste of purple Kool-aid this year.

John McCain is a hothead, according to other senators who have worked with him. He has used vulgarity with other senators before and his irrationality will scare away the voters.

He was heavily involved in the Keating Five scandal.

He sponsored the McCain-Feingold law which complicated the political process by trying to deprive critics of incumbents of their free speech rights.

According to Gun Owners of America, he received an F- for his failure to protect gun owner's rights and his outright hostility to the second amendment.

He's in bed with the illegal alien lobby for his support for amnesty for illegals.

He even chanted, "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" at some function recently. Did he think that's funny?

The American people are fed up with this war in Iraq and they sure as hell don't want another one with Iran. Iran is not a pushover. They haven't been weakened by years of sanctions.

We're going bankrupt as it is from the war with Iraq. I don't want anyone who jokes about war anywhere near the White House. That suggests mental instability to me.

John McCain is a RINO. He is Republican in name only. If he ends up on the ballot for the Republican party, you might as well just hand the keys to Obama bin Marxist and let him move in to the White House now, because the rank-and-file Republicans will just stay home this November.

Huckabee: Please go away...you're delusional.

Hey Commander Guy.

I noticed that you said that Huckabee is Reagans mold. Not made in the mold of reagan (which would sound like a replica of Reagan). Nope, you said he is Reagans mold. He is. He represents the leftovers and rotting incompetence of the Republican party. He is what will be left behind.
When I eat dinner tonight, I want to eat something in the same mold as Papa Johns Pizza, not mold from Papa Johns Pizza.
Huckabee is a loser. He doesn't have skeletons in his closet because he is so blatantly criminal in his political activities.
If people decide that he is worth remembering, he will go down as the candidate who was too dumb to quit.
In Hucks favor, at least he admits he isn't very smart. He majored in Miracles.

QUOTE: "But anyone who thinks we should 'change the Constitution' to bring it more in line with the Bible is going to alienate a significant portion of GOP voters."

The only two amendments Huckabee is supporting are the Human Life Amendment and the Marriage Amendment. Both of these are fully in line with GOP political philosophies. The Human Life Amendment has been part of the GOP platform since the '80s and traditional marriage is certainly something Republicans wouldn't deny supporting. Huckabee has admitted to a somewhat awkward phrasing with the "change the constitution to bring it in line with God's word" line, but his point was simply that it's easier to amend the Constitution (we already have) than it is to amend the word of God (there are 10 commandments, not 9, not 11). If we actually listen to what Governor Huckabee says instead of listening to the media accounts of what they say he said, it's amazing how much sense it makes.

Huckabee's got the best sense of humor of any of the candidates.

Obama, Hillary, McCain are all humorless.

A lot of peeps are going to vote for Huckabee on March 4th. It can't hurt and it might help.

Huckabee, please stop beating the dead horse. Really Huck, we promise its dead. Get back to selling your anti-mormon books again so you can make a living.

Secularism is a religion. Ask any athiest. Their veins explode, which is evidence that you've offended their god. Agnostics are just people who can't make up their mind, kind of like a shopper at wal-mart who takes 20 minutes to park because he refuses to park anywhere other than the spot closest to the store. America's new "golden calf" is money and socialistic crusades. And America will go down with it, just like Rome. Good riddance.

How did we ever let Mitt Romney slip through our fingers?

Mitt took your money and departed.

Good riddance.

One poster was concerned that Huckabee "thinks we should 'change the Constitution' to bring it more in line with the Bible".

Huh? He never said that, implied that, and conservative Christians do NOT want that.

The Constitution was derived from Scriptural principles and applied civilly. The Founders, most of whom were Christian, did not want another theocracy or state church affecting government. Any effect that religion has on the US government must come solely through individual citizens applying their beliefs in a civil society.

Please, be honest enough about your dislike of Huckabee to stick to issues and his record, not make up blatantly false stories.

My issue with Huckabee is that he comes across like a pyscho ex-girlfriend that won't go away. Otherwise, I do like his position on the FairTax and wish that other Republicans would adopt his position. I think that people mistakenly believe that Huckabee is only getting the evangelical vote. I agree that he does get a significant number, but I think alot of his base is FairTax supporters who may not all be evangelicals.

That would be, "vein", weeone. In context, you would be in the "vein" of those who highlight the innocent slips of others as your own heel hits the banana peel.

I don't know about Huck having a good sense of humor or not, but the rest of us are getting a good laugh at him.

I was a George Allen supporter big-time, but that macaca thing was stupid on his part. Calling people names is something third graders do and calling people derogatory names based on their ancestry is something bigots and mean, angry people do. We've got enough of that garbage in the Democratic Party with people like Hillary and Biden saying derogatory things about Pakistanis and Indians. We certainly don't need that in the Republican Party!

A well balanced candidate can laugh at himself, just like Huck did on SNL. I noticed that the actor who was portraying Obama in the first skit didn't crack a smile once. He hit on something about Obama's personality that I've noticed about a lot of liberals and leftists like him: they can't laugh with people, they can't laugh at themselves, they take themselves far too seriously.

What a breath of fresh air it would be to have a president who wouldn't need to read from a teleprompter to come up with a good joke.

Huckabee doesn't even know where his own party's convention is. It is not in Minneapolis, but St. Paul. Although the two cities are often collectively known as the Twin Cities, they are two separate cities each with separate and unique histories.

The same reason a saved person wouldn't vote for a mass murdering liberal.

DUMP McCAIN Before its too late.!!!
Eligible to be President of the United States
Article. II.
Section. 1
Paragraph 5

No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.

First I question McCain's ability to run for US President since he was not born in the United States but Panama which may explain his immigration policy since he is a Panamanian..which may explain his immigration views!!!

Second, I question his loyalty, because of his treatment of the Survivors of the USS Liberty Ship in favor
of a foreign government! He prefers AIPAC fundraising money over the benefit of helping 34 slain sailors as shown by his action on the USS Liberty betraying US Sailors where war crimes were committed..

Third, his policy on immigration, is close to treason, he acknowledges that illegal (criminals) are working on Arizona construction sites (??jobs that US Citizens won't do??). If he was a patriot he would demand that the INS round up the people who are taking jobs that US Citizens would do if offered. In my opinion he is not a patriot as shown by his actions.

Crooked Keating Five. The other 4 left office but McCain stayed on showing he like Clinton had NO SHAME.
Like me he is 72,and we both suffer from Melanoma, which would also disqualify him from running for president as if it returns he could dead within 6 months.
Romney. Huckabee, Thompson almost anyone but McCain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, what's so honorable about a candidate like Obama who twice voted in his own state on bills that would attempt to save babies born alive after attempted abortions? Obama's for infanticide. Even Hillary wouldn't go that far to be for killing born babies.

"A lot of peeps are going to vote for Huckabee on March 4th. It can't hurt and might help."

This statement is ridiculous! Voting for Huck on March 4 (OH & TX - I will be voting in OH) is equivalent to lighting your ballet on fire and flushing it down the toilet. Huckabee is not going to be the Republican Nominee - not now and hopefully not ever!

By voting for Hucks the truth is -it does hurt the Republicans - It is McCain's turn. Sure, many conservatives wish Reagan could be reincarnated (although I wonder how many would actually vote for him since we wasn't a "true Christian"). The fact is - voting for Hucks wastes time and money that could be used to prepare McCain for battle. Believing that Republicans will waltz back into the White House without a knock down drag out fight with the Clinton Machine (even if Obama wins).

We need to focus on preparing for November - not making folksy jokes - Huck, your colloquialisms may be good for a laugh and a vote from the casual voter, but no thinking conservative will back you based on your issues and record. GIVE IT UP! You may still have a chance at VP. It is a good gig - ask GHWB.

Who can believe anything McCain says? He's constantly flip flopping.

I still don't understand how a word suddenly becomes offensive just because a bunch of reporters and editors have a political ax to grind. Other than the old repetition big lie thing I don't see how the English is allowed to be deformed.

"Huckabee was asked..." The question appeared out of thin air? OR did SOMEBODY ask the question? Does that mean that some Obama-swooning so-called journalist of the mainstream tried to feign impartiality by trying to put words in Huckabee's mouth to achieve the ends of the so-called journalist?

At least they beg for forgiveness. I've yet to see a liberal forgive anyone, let alone desire forgiveness for the horrors they do.

Just last summer talk radio was crucifying McCain for his Amnesty Bill with Ted Kennedy. Now this winter talk radio is trying to give McCain a sympathy vote just because McCain took advantage of the split in the real conservative votes between Huck and Dropouts Mitt and Fred and walked through the hole created.

Come on! It's talk radio listeners who really need to wake up and see how they've been duped and mislead these past few months.

Huck's been the best candidate all along, but because he's a Christian the bigots in the Republican Party who really have hated Christians all along and lied to them to get their votes, refuse to say anything positive about Huckabee now. Yet when you listen to Huckabee he sounds more like Reagan than any of the other candidates.

How easily Republicans are manipulated. Compare the candidates unemotionally, logically, by looking at their issues and character and records. If you truly like McCain then vote for McCain. If you truly like Huckabee then vote for Huckabee. If you truly like Ron Paul then vote for Ron Paul.

This is America, and my vote is not for sale. I vote on principle, I don't go with the crowd and I don't vote for the candidate Rush and Sean are pushing at any one moment. They have their own agendas.

the real bigots are people who think everyone from Arkansas is like B and H.

It is not over until its over jst because the mass media and corporate owners would like to have a nice predictable manageable election. The NYT "smear" was a clever plan so that anytime anyone brings up anything bad about him it will just be brushed off as "NYT" info, like they did with Bush's draft dodging - after the Dan Rather/60 min fiasco, no one would even consider it.

No Jill this is a guy who professes to be a Christian yet bashes another candidate who also professes to be a Christian, what is that called... let me help you it starts with an H. And this guy is a Minister...GMAB
Now I know why cousins should not marry.

Mcain did have his "Mukakka" moment...

To quote him..."Those people will always be gooks to me."

Of course, that is in line with RINO principals as well, so who cares.

I can't wait until we have been in Iraq for 25+ years and my grandchildren are paying their taxes directly to the Chinese.

Dream on Mr. Huckabee. Nobody cares about you, but you.

Gotta love that "Bible believing Mike Huckabee." Yesirreee, that Bible that says "you will not bear false witness against your neighbor."

Here is an unsubstantiated rumor about a political opponent (the worst kind of hearsay), and the Huckster is hoping for another reputation-destroying "revelation" to crush McCain and give him the nomination!

Men like Mike are so funny: they believe the "whole counsel of the Word of God" ("Wor' o' Gawd," as ol' Mike would say it), until it's politically or financially inconvenient, of course!

ummmmmm - I seem to remember Gary Hart saying something like that - and the nexttit thing you know there is a picture of him with a lovely lass on a boat that I think was called "Monkey Business"

After almost eight years of the worst President ever who was "born again" and talks to God,I would prefer a Satanist who talks to Satan over any Bible thumping moron!

I sure like Huckabee's "never give up" attitude. I'll be alot of Romney supporters were mad when he gave up so easily. I think his pride was hurt. I'd rather have a "can do" guy like Huckabee as President than one who is a quitter! I think he would beat Hillary and Obama if given the chance!

Big difference in responses between Romney and Huckabee. Which loser's got class?

Mike Huckabee pardoned 12 convicted murderers.

Mike Huckabee ws cited twice for ethics violations.

Mike Huckabee is dangerous!

Huckabee has a nasty story!
Its called he likes to let rapist out of jail so they can go murder us all! Stay home and lock your doors, because Huck won't leave us alone or his rapist friends!

Huckabee is a total buffoon and should just pack it in and go home to the back hills of Arkansas. The man is only hanging around to keep his ego in the spotlight. He has about as much chance to win the Republican nominee as Ralph Nadar has in winning the presidential race in November. Get out now you loser!

Well the negative comments against Huckabee are the from the one's sweating it out daily as their candidates dirty laudry gets sorted. Huckabee does understand politics and does have the charater to take a different approach. He's not slimy enough for some. Glad he's still in and it is not just the government clones running in this race. Let time tell.

I have doubled my time volunteering for McCain and doubled my donations to McCain as a result of the NY Times Smear.

We are about to see the end of the liberal party and agenda in this country. Democratic candidates cannot possibly win, when the truth comes out on either of them.

Republicans can hardly wait for this election.

Scott, I do not get it? I'm not a hick or a born again and I've liked him (Mike Huckabee) from the first debate on. He is the only one who actually stands for something other than the status quo, or empty/endless Gov. program promises...It's called the Fair Tax. That is what this once Great Country needs. Your beloved media has branded him the evangelistic candidate or whatever, becouse they are affraid of Real Change, just as most weak borderline insane people are. The major media can make you (Obama)
or they can break you (Mr.Macacasprayer)
These people in the media and Democrat Politicians as well as most of the Republican establishment, want nothing more from us, then our vote or in some cases not to vote at all. They would rather us be disengaged, from there all that they have to do is pander to the extreme on both sides.
Divide and Conquer is their
modus operandi. We have simply been Duped. It is truely Pathetic what we have done with a Country many before us fought and died for. What have we done?

Bring it on, Bob.

Did you up it to $10 and 10 minutes?

The truth about Obama? I'd love to hear what you come up with this time.... Let me guess... "He's actually working for the Taliban, right? Or wait, is he an Al Qaeda operative? He WAS in on 9/11!!!

I can't wait for Obama to clean house baby!!!

whoever said McCain isn't a citizen because he was born in Panama is uninformed.
McCain's parents are both American Citizens and his father was serving in the US mlitary + all zonies were technically on American soil.

Just more of the same old, same old, worn out non-sense, reteric. I geuss the lesser of two/three evils all the same eh? I understand that there will probally never be a perfect Candidate let alone a party that stands with the majority of their voters, they pander to their base...the wacko's. I sat out 2006 maybe a mistake? don't no? someone needs to stand up to these politicians and demand that they do what we say.

Angie you can define the word: Nasty
with just a single word : HILLARY
or Democrat or Fascist or Chavez
or AlGore...ahh whoops maybe that is two-words!??! Whatever. Nasty is nasty does and who's nasssssssty?
HeeHaw,HeeHAW
Got Donkey?

The convention is in St. Paul buddy, not Minneapolis. But that's ok... you won't be there anyways.

If the macaca statesments against McCain by the NYTIMES brought him more support and Huckabee hopes the same will take place for him so he can get more money and votes then bring it on he says! Well, what about giving out the "one word" that can destroy a candidate such as Obama!

Here is the one word for Obama!!!

COMMUNIST!!!!! His views are in line withthe communist party' and its printed views and ideas! I see no difference in Mr. Obama and any current Communist who holds offices around the world! I am not Joe McArthy of our earlier history but folks all you have to do is read Communist political views and compare Obama's and you find a fellow-traveler right quick!!!!

Can Huckabee just drop out already? How long is it going to take for him to realize that he has absolutely no chance whatsoever? It's all McCain on that side.

Huckabee - You don't have to vote for him, but ya gotta luv 'im.

I think...I think...I think...that is all that we hear. Others words are whispers outside of our ears. I think...therefore I know that things I wish shall come and go. Congratulations all in our own self absorption and decay. I think...I think...I think...what more is there to say?

I think the other candidates could learn a lot from Mr. Huckabee. He has more actual governing experience in his career than any of the others. He also brought a state government that was millions in the red under a previous Democrat governorship to more than 600 million in the black by the time he left. He got 40% of the black American vote in Arkansas, so he's obviously not a bigot as some people here have falsely claimed. He brought the state from 48th place in education to 8th place in the nation.

America needs Gov. Huckabee, even if they don't know it.

"Up until now, Huckabee has said only that McCain is a man of great integrity and refused to comment further on the allegations, despite a chorus of criticism from conservative talk radio and others."

The above paragraph included a link to a story about conservative talk radio being very supportive of McCain in this controversy. What gives?

Anybody NOT voting for Mike Huckabee is delusional...;)

Iowa put some Bible Belt states to shame.Shame on Bob Jones III for endorsing Romney.Shame on Black American Fundamental Christians for voting for McCain and Romney in South Carolina.Fundamental Christians are very silent when it comes to politics.They're the one who put Democrats in Congress for not voting during election.

Ron Paul is STILL IN THE RACE.

Huckabee is NOT the only other Republican running besides McCain. It's McCain, Huckabee and Paul.

I guess the MSM has done a great job blacking out the best candidate we've had in a long time. Congratulations.

Per Research finds that over 35% of Americans are Evangelicals. They make up around 60% of the Republican Party. Outside of race of gender, it is difficult to find any other larger demographic group in this nation. So can we all stop acting like they are some kind of lunatic fringe group!

Every time another GOP member attacks Huckabee because he is a "stupid born-againer" they need remember they are attacking over half of the members of our party.

Huckabee has won significant numbers of voters in the states that the GOP must win in order to win the presidency. His campaign is similar to Ronald Reagan's 1976 campaign which he lost to a moderate RINO who later lost the election to Jimmy Carter.

He hasn't won those votes simply because he is an evangelical, but he does share the value system of the majority of members of the GOP. He will be a great candidate for us in 2012 and it doesn't help our party or our purpose to continue to degrade or lie about the man.

He's not a tax and spend liberal.
He's not soft on immigration.
He's not stupid.
He doesn't seek a theocracy.
He didn't pardon the guy! (the parole board did it in a way that went against Huckabee's recommendation...Huckabee wanted oversight and accountability if parole was to be granted (the guy had been castrated by Clinton supporters)...but the parole board sent him on his way without either...which is why he was able to go to Missouri untracked.)

Finally, Huckabee needs to make up with our friends in Utah. His comments to the NYT reporter were tongue-in-cheek, and the reporter wasn't fair in her reporting, but as reported, they caused a lot of damage anyway and Huckabee needs to seek to set this right.

I may think Mormonism is nuts, but Mormon's share my political values and are great members of the GOP. If we are honest, Romney was kicked to the curb because he is flip-flopping social liberal and not because he is a Mormon.

Facts That Huckabee Haters Don’t Want People to Know:

Huckabee is recognized as a national leader, having been honored by several renowned publications and organizations for his numerous accomplishments. Governing Magazine named him as one of its ‘Public Officials of the Year’ for 2005, Time Magazine honored him as one of the five best governors in America…

Huckabee is past chairman of the National Governors’ Association (NGA) and chairman of the Education Commission of the States.