Yes, because his real goal was to derail Romney for McCain.
39% (1219 votes)
Yes, because he can't possibly beat McCain.
9% (275 votes)
No, he'll wait to see how more primaries turn out.
53% (1669 votes)
Total votes: 3163
Will Mike Huckabee Exit the Republican Race on Saturday at CPAC?
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Yeah I think Suckabee will
February 7, 2008 - 17:15 ET by HumanEventsYeah I think Suckabee will bow out soon. He knows he can't catch McLame and doesn't intend to anyway. His job is now done - helping McLame to be the nominee. He's just going to wait a few days to make it look better than if he immediately quit on the heels of Mitt Romney.
Mitt, I know you're out now but I still want to say this in order to express my heartfelt feelings:
PLEASE RECONSIDER!
God bless you.
I think the Huckster will
February 7, 2008 - 17:20 ET by bigtimerI think the Huckster will stay in until after the primaries coming up soon, I think he may think he is out-smarting McCain...of course angling for something he may have already been promised too...if he is guaranteed it, he may drop out by Saturday...who knows or cares at this point, time will tell.
Nevertheless HE I couldn't agree more with you than your last sentiment.
just sad
February 7, 2008 - 20:21 ET by MikeknaJReading through this thread... some of you people and your name calling and sheer hatred towards Huckabee - it's like I'm reading through The Daily Kos or something. Just sad.
"The shadow proves the sunshine" - Switchfoot
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Namecalling degrades the entire site...
February 7, 2008 - 21:52 ET by dodecahedronIt may be 'fun' to vent your frustrations about a person or a situation by calling someone a derogatory name, but it lowers the overall character of the debate on the NewsBusters Web site.
I think most people who comment here possess intellectual capacity and character well above that demonstrated on other political Web sites and well above the mainstream media.
When we lower ourselves to the level of the namecallers, we do a disservice to this site. We also show the left that their attempts to frustrate us have succeeded.
Get over yourselves. I,
February 7, 2008 - 23:51 ET by fitzfongGet over yourselves. I, for one, have no patience for a spoiler like Mike Huckabee. He's simply been a nuisance candidate...nothing more, nothing less. His mere presence as a brush-clearer for McCain has had a profoundly negative effect on the Republican Primaries and he's responsible for much of the damage that has been and will be done to the Party. We'll call him whatever the hell we want to call him.
He's simply been a nuisance
February 7, 2008 - 23:55 ET by balboaHe's simply been a nuisance candidate
Now you know how we feel about Nader. :-)
Or we about Perot. ;-)
February 8, 2008 - 00:10 ET by fitzfongOr we about Perot. ;-)
EXACTLY.
February 8, 2008 - 00:15 ET by balboaEXACTLY.
Maybe, if there were less of a duopoly...
February 8, 2008 - 00:20 ET by sarcasmoThe 2 of you would feel differently about competition threatening its hold on political power. Hell, better competitiors might even emerge who'd propose actually smaller government with actually less spending? Nah!!
JMR
If this is winning, I think I'd rather lose...
That's great, in theory.
February 8, 2008 - 00:24 ET by fitzfongThat's great, in theory. But Huckabee wasn't such a candidate.
??? I thought you'd been discussing
February 8, 2008 - 00:40 ET by sarcasmoPerot & Nader, and their campaigns' effects on the duopoly. And on the subject of Nader, I've heard that he's considering a run this time.
JMR
If this is winning, I think I'd rather lose...
We were...by way of
February 8, 2008 - 00:50 ET by fitzfongWe were...by way of Huckabee. I don't like Huckabee because (among his litany of faults) he got us McCain. I'm guessing Bal sees Nader as being partially responsible for helping Bush get elected...as I see Perot responsible for getting us Clinton.
Ok, I see, but my point was
February 8, 2008 - 01:04 ET by sarcasmoA system more-diverse than a 2-party duopoly might respond better to your wishes AND to Balboa's at the same time. I'll use automobiles as an example -- if for all practical purposes only 2 car companies were allowed by the tax-laws to thrive & sell cars, you and Bal would probably still have cars, but you both probably wouldn't be as happy as you are now with them. Truly-free markets, whether in cars or in political ideas/candidates, aren't likely to repeatedly give you such unpalatable "choices."
JMR
If this is winning, I think I'd rather lose...
I don't disagree.
February 8, 2008 - 01:05 ET by fitzfongI don't disagree.
That's ridiculous. Huckabee
February 8, 2008 - 01:32 ET by MikeknaJThat's ridiculous. Huckabee didn't get us McCain. The failures of Guliani, Thompson (F or T), Hunter, Romney, etc and the perseverence of McCain when he could've given up back in August are what got us McCain. You can't blame (or credit) the McCain nomination to Huckabee. This was a long, complex campaign and just because Huckabee is the last man standing next to McCain doesn't mean he's the scapegoat. Maybe Guliani should've actually campaigned before the Florida primary, or Thompson should've amped up on some caffine before the debates.
Or better yet: blame the people who actually voted for McCain. Unless they're all robots, and I'm pretty sure they're not, they have a brain and pulled the lever themselves. They could've just as easily picked Romney or anyone else.
"The shadow proves the sunshine" - Switchfoot
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Wrong. Huckabee managed
February 8, 2008 - 04:47 ET by fitzfongWrong. Huckabee managed to neutralize every threat to McCain by peeling off a large segment of single-issue "conservatives". Huckabee had no chance to get the nomination because he was/is an unelectable nobody...but he and his slimeball svengali Ed Rollins essentially greased the track for Romney, Thompson and, to some extent, Giuliani. Huckabee channeled the suspicion and prejudice of some Evangelicals into a poisonous assault on the other competitors. He played on ignorance to wipe out all of McCain's challengers. Notice how he has consistently attacked McCain throughout the campaign like he's attacked the others? You didn't? Neither did I...that's because he didn't. Huckabee had a higher calling in this race...but unless God is the Senior Senator from Arizona, God wasn't Huckabee's higher calling. Huckabee was McCain's goon all along, and his sole purpose was to run enough interference to get McCain the nomination (and to get himself the seat next to Pelosi). Huckabee's a complete scumbag whose only claim to fame will be as the parasite that sucked the life out of the Republican Party.
LOL, that sounds like a conspiracy theory
February 8, 2008 - 04:57 ET by BritcomOkay, your right Huckabee should never have been born and his presence on the Earth is a detriment to the Republican party. </sarc>
Oh, I'm sorry, did I say Huckabee... I meant McCain!
There's a difference? Oh,
February 8, 2008 - 05:00 ET by fitzfongThere's a difference? Oh, yeah...one works for the other.
Super-Tuesday map
February 8, 2008 - 05:14 ET by BritcomLook at this map
Huckabee won the Red Southern states. Romney was never going to win
those states anyway, because he's a yankee. McCain's wins are mainly Blue
states, useless in the GE.
→ Primary map
February 8, 2008 - 05:22 ET by Cool ArrowYou'll also notice Romney won where there is a significant Mormon presence, but somehow it's bigoted evangelicals who wouldn't vote for him.
When Mitt won Utah with 90% of the Republican vote, the argument can be made there's plenty of religious bias to go around. If anything, evangelicals were more diverse in their voting.
♣ a seal
Correct. Drudge even
February 8, 2008 - 16:57 ET by tracheostomyCorrect. Drudge even hosted an article from Christianity Today talking about an Evangelical split.
The conspiratorial wisdom out there is they rallied around Dobson or some other such nonsense, when in reality they're just as confused as everyone else.
-PJ
"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07
McCain-Feingold got you McCain
February 8, 2008 - 01:40 ET by Britcom-
Mmm...is that Kool-Aid?
February 8, 2008 - 00:25 ET by balboaMmm...is that Kool-Aid?
Today's beverage is actually Mormon tea
February 8, 2008 - 00:38 ET by sarcasmoOops, they tried to make that stuff illegal under "compassionate conservatism." Good thing our obese government cares so-much about protecting our collective health!!
JMR
If this is winning, I think I'd rather lose...
I agree, dodecahedron. It's
February 8, 2008 - 00:15 ET by MikeknaJI agree, dodecahedron. It's like hearing my six year old godson and a group of kids his age namecalling each other. What rhyming stupid word can we insert into their name next?!
The "I'm mad and I didn't get my way so I'm going to act like a baby and you can't stop me!" posts are just sad.
This is why I like how sites like Redstate run their message boards. You can opine all you like, but you gotta keep it civil and mature. It reflects better on the site, its users, and conservatives in general, when we can dialogue and debate and even disagree in a mature fashion.
"The shadow proves the sunshine" - Switchfoot
http://www.xanga.com/mikeknaj
Mike, if you think this is bad,
February 8, 2008 - 16:25 ET by fonzie2178Go check out the huffington post. F-bombs and the whole 9 yards! Those people are genuinely insane. Usually we take the high road here, sometimes people need to blow off steam. I think the fact that the Republican party seems as though it's going to nominate a liberal really upsets people. Neither McCain nor Huckabee stand for what we as Conservatives believe in. You know there's trouble when the MSM is touting our leading "candidate." The country is in danger of the government becoming a one party system, and with that you lose your checks and balances. I mean, look how well it worked for the Soviet Union....
12man
February 8, 2008 - 06:39 ET by FranksamThank you for your comments. There are porn sites and other venues available for the crude perspective that some express here.
"The View" is one of them, but I still wouldn't post on this site what I call Behar when I have coffee with my crude, old *&^*&^%-ing friends.
Liberals don't care what you do, as long as it's mandatory. -Franksam
Namecalling, etc...
February 8, 2008 - 16:49 ET by PrairieSkyI couldn't agree more...there are times here on NewsBusters (especially lately) when I almost feel like this could be DailyKos or one of the other far-left "loon" sites, except this is from the far-right. I think one of the things that those of us on the "right" side of the political/cultural spectrum have always prided ourselves on has been our ability to engage in informed, respectful discourse, and not to descend into the gutter depths that those on the left often do. Some of the things that appear here from time to time, unfortunately, cross the line into that "loon" territory. We are better than that, and all it does is degrade the reasoned discussion of the moment.
Nothing like a little
February 8, 2008 - 17:54 ET by fitzfongNothing like a little self-congratulating moral superiorty to make you feel good about yourself...I understand. Oh, yes, and the "we are better than that" platitude hasn't gotten tired, either. I think McCain uses that meaningless phrase to appease the Western Europeans whenever they get in a snit about waterboarding. Way to advance the cause of freedom...tell everyone to "calm down", dial down the rhetoric and fall into line. Save the self-important finger wagging for your children...or for people who are interested in what you have to say.
fitz.... All I can say is
February 8, 2008 - 17:58 ET by bigtimerfitz....
All I can say is thank you.
I saw this earlier and was trying to think if I wnted to respond and how to do it, and decided why bother...you spoke for me...that's for sure.
fitzfong
February 9, 2008 - 01:32 ET by PrairieSkyBoy, did you misunderstand and misconstrue what I was saying. The "we" I was talking about referred to Republicans/conservatives (of which I am both), and who, the last time I checked, are overwhelmingly what NB readers/contributors consist of, and I make NO apologies for that. Beyond that, I am not even going to try to explain it to you, as I am sure it would likely be lost on you (and your friend "bigtimer"). And by the way, you both must be somewhat interested in what I had to say, otherwise neither of you would have taken the time to respond.
PS, I understood you
February 9, 2008 - 05:06 ET by fitzfongPS,
I understood you perfectly. Get off your high horse, already. Honestly, you're not as deep as you seem to think you are. If you're so sensitive that you must take offense at the "level of discourse" in some of these threads, treat them like a car wreck on the freeway...drive on by and ignore them. But your seemingly incessant need to control what others say is very McCain-like. What are you so afraid of?
I have book for you fitz
February 9, 2008 - 13:49 ET by Britcom"The Art of Persuasion" by Homer Simpson
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Huckabee/Hunter '08
So that's how Huckabee got
February 9, 2008 - 16:53 ET by fitzfongSo that's how Huckabee got your vote. ;-)
fitz...
February 9, 2008 - 16:56 ET by PrairieSkyYour response just proved my point and you don't even see it. I am not the one on a high horse. Then you descend into the personal attack "...you're not as deep as you seem to think you are". How typical of your type. I'm not afraid of anything. You must be, otherwise you wouldn't feel the need to help make your point by using a personal attack. What a waste of time.
You were the one who issued
February 9, 2008 - 17:19 ET by fitzfongYou were the one who issued that smug, self-important admonishment. If you must descend from your high horse to lecture people on "the level of discourse", at least be coherent. Go waste someone else's time.
Prairie
February 9, 2008 - 17:51 ET by botg"Then you descend into the personal attack ...... How typical of your type."
kinda doing it yerself here aren't ya?
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
Suckabee, McLame,
February 7, 2008 - 22:11 ET by balboaSuckabee, McLame, Shrillary, Hitlery...the hits just keep on comin'.
bal
February 7, 2008 - 23:46 ET by botgyou fergot Obambi
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
Of course! But then, I'm
February 7, 2008 - 23:51 ET by balboaOf course! But then, I'm really just grasping at straws, so what'd you expect. ;-)
Comeon, botg...Obambi was
February 8, 2008 - 16:52 ET by motherbeltComeon, botg...Obambi was "invented" by MoDo...as liberal a liberal as you can get...so it can't be insulting....
Now that he's completed his
February 7, 2008 - 17:21 ET by fitzfongNow that he's completed his contract hit, he's simply waiting for the brown paper bag. Hopefully it doesn't come with a title.
Romney is a class act, he
February 7, 2008 - 17:22 ET by Gary P JacksonRomney is a class act, he could have fought on, but had no way of winning. Gomer Pyle has less of a chance. In fact, I don't think Gomer even has a mathematical chance of winning, but he doesn't have the good sense to get out, and go ahead and let McCain start the real campaign against the dims.
"I don't think Gomer even
February 7, 2008 - 17:35 ET by Chris Norman"I don't think Gomer even has a mathematical chance of winning..."
Yeah, but once you've been to Raleigh, it's hard to go back to Mayberry. If he gets out now, he'll just be yesterday's news (unless McCain is foolish enough to choose him as VP).
. . . . .
February 7, 2008 - 18:09 ET by CaringwhiteguySHAZZAM!
"(unless McCain is foolish
February 7, 2008 - 18:13 ET by celator"(unless McCain is foolish enough to choose him as VP)."
One would hope that even McCain now understands that the Huckster is a snake and a backstabbing phoney of the first magnitude. If there is any cosmic justice in Huck's little adventure, it will be that his political career will be limited to local dogcatcher or maybe a roadcrew wheelbarrow foreman.
Liberal's Basic Rule For Discourse: I don't care if you agree with my premises, but I demand that you agree with my conclusions.
The huckster will need to get out
February 7, 2008 - 18:46 ET by FastEdreal fast - IF he "thinks" he'll get the veep spot -
Mitt, I think, is trying to be the bigger man, leaving with dignity, knowing tha tthe odds and the libs and msm(Lsm) were triple teaming against him. Leave the field to compete on another day.
This also allows him to keep the pressue on our new 'conservative' candidate, sort of keeping his feet to the fire if he goes "off the right side of the reservation". He will need to keep his visability very high, so as to stay in the limelight and be the anchor for conservatisim.
What McLame will have to prepare for now is, having the demolibs point hout his age, what might have happened to his mind (while vacationing in Hanoi), and how his ideas are really their ideas, and he's been stealing them for years.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Hucabee
February 7, 2008 - 17:45 ET by iveseenitallI don't care what he does now. He's not presidential and he should have let Mitt have a chance. I watched Mitt choke up as he talked about his love for America. He put his self-interests aside. Huckaboo could never do that. I'm disgusted. Four pygmys now running. The question now is if we can trust anything McCain promises. I doubt it.
P.S. I don't recall Mitt ever going on Letterman or Leno. Did he?
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
P.S. I don't recall Mitt
February 7, 2008 - 17:51 ET by bigtimerP.S. I don't recall Mitt ever going on Letterman or Leno. Did he?
isia...if he did, the msm sure didn't cover it.
Plus I think it is absolutely classless to go on these shows, including Oprah...that is just my opinion I know.
Politics/politicians have really lowered themselves and been dumbed down for the masses....but then so has this country, but heck that has been the leftists intentions all along.
BT, the line between
February 7, 2008 - 18:00 ET by Chris NormanBT, the line between politics and entertainment is about as porous as our southern border. We've got entertainment shows covering politics, celebrity hype, and comedians as political commentators playing anchormen. Political coverage is just about identical to sports coverage with handicapping the horse race, the shallow answers, and the media idolizing their heroes. It's all one big shallow liberal-chic blur.
I thought that today's news
February 7, 2008 - 18:49 ET by FastEdWAS entertainment! It's reportage about politics is really editorilizing, being an agenda driven search for power, via eyeballs and ratings.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Right. BT
February 7, 2008 - 18:04 ET by iveseenitallRight, BT. Exactly my point. Mitt has a type of class the others do not.I don't think he ever went on these shows or ever would. Too much class. Hucaboo is a comedian.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
I agree completely. We
February 7, 2008 - 18:22 ET by motherbeltI agree completely. We make our politicians into "rock stars" and our "celebrities" into political pundits.
Good grief. Do these celebrities, really think they are valued by the politicians because of their political acumen?
Jeez, look what happened with Streisand...Bill Clinton paid her a bit of attention and she started cranking out policy statements, for crying out loud!
The downslide started when Bill Clinton played his sax on Arsenio Hall's show. Now it's de rigeur for politicos to go on with Leno, or Stewart, or Colbert. But they can feel free to diss O'Reilly and Brit Hume.
Pathetic.
mb/Delay
February 7, 2008 - 18:40 ET by bigtimerTom Delay is going to be on Matthew's show in a few minutes...just wanted to let you know because you were interested earlier when we both missed the Fox/Cavuto interview, which I will check later...lol!
I think he'll get out, but
February 7, 2008 - 17:46 ET by motherbeltI think he'll get out, but not on Saturday. I think he will wait until enough time goes by, so that it doesn't look like he stayed in just long enough to help defeat Romney. He has to give it a little bit more of an attempt first.
I agree, he will try to make
February 7, 2008 - 17:52 ET by USA4freedomI agree, he will try to make it look good.
Ronald Reagan, 1962: I did not leave the Democratic party,
the party left me.
Insert: your name, 2008, and the Republican party.
He will stay in
February 7, 2008 - 17:48 ET by DelsaHuck will stay in becaue unlike Romney, his run IS all about him
He will stay in
February 7, 2008 - 17:49 ET by DelsaHuck will stay in becaue unlike Romney, his run IS all about him
Huck isn't the man Mitt is
February 7, 2008 - 17:50 ET by SouthJersey1953He'll stick around for all the reasons that Mitt got out. Mitt got out for the good of the country; Huck will stay in for the good of himself.
Mitt proved today that he is a class act.
Gotta support the RINO in '08 - Grrrr!
hey SouthJersey
February 7, 2008 - 17:52 ET by candanceI guess at the end of the day you were bluffing about the whole "No rino" thing?
no...I haven't caved yet
February 8, 2008 - 06:24 ET by SouthJersey1953Not sure what I will do. I changed the tag line to "gotta support" just 'cause it went with the statement Mitt said. If it is between McLame and Hellary, I will probably have to take Momma McCain's advice and hold my nose and vote for her son (or just sit it out). If it is Obama? Not sure.
Nothing but RINOs in '08 - Grrrr!
Before you support McCain, read my comment...
February 7, 2008 - 18:36 ET by BritcomHere >>
Just a guess, but I think
February 7, 2008 - 18:02 ET by mattmJust a guess, but I think the Huckster will stay in a little longer, but drop out before the convention.
Time to start up a write-in campaign.
Romney
February 7, 2008 - 18:46 ET by iveseenitallMitt is a real winner in all of this. A class guy. Huckaboo is nothing but a back room poitico who showed his true colors in West Virginia, then denied that he ever did what he did. What a loser. Again, he should have moved aside for Mitt, but the little man just couldn't do it. Now he may get the booby prize, but has lost the respect of millions in the process. It's what so many people criticize about so many "preachers"-- they don't live their creed. They give conservatism a black eye.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
on BBC ticker they have that
February 7, 2008 - 18:08 ET by jezebelleon BBC ticker they have that Mcliberal asked Romney to join is campaign...anyone else hear that?
I think there has been some
February 7, 2008 - 18:10 ET by bigtimerI think there has been some rumblings about this all jeze...
I haven't heard any facts though.
yes...
February 7, 2008 - 18:21 ET by mvfreemanHe invited him during his speech at CPAC.
Yeah, that was probably the
February 7, 2008 - 18:40 ET by motherbeltYeah, that was probably the required "I would welcome his support" line. Feel free to join my entourage...
David Frum was right about McCain's attitude:
John McCain has made it very clear over the last half-dozen years: he does not love the Republican party. He'll put up with it. He'll
tolerate it. If they will follow him he will consent to lead them. But he does not love this party,
If it was to ask him
February 7, 2008 - 18:57 ET by red_dragon311If it was to ask him to be veep and Mitt says yes.....then we might have somthing to go on
I think this is what McCain is hoping for.....just like Hillary haveing Obama as veep...
"Get off the phone you big dope!!!!!!!!!!" Mark Levin
Huckabee is a political assassin
February 7, 2008 - 18:22 ET by Lame CherryWhy would a man with NO MONEY, NO BACKING, NO TRANSPORTATION, leave the GOP race now?
His only purpose was a squat assassin as John Wayne would put it, to kill off the Republican Conservatives who the leftists haven't bushwacked like George Allen who should be the nominee.
So he will hang around, hang onto his votes to blackmail McCain for the VP slot.......and if not in his working for the cartel will take his ignorant pew sitters with him so John McCain can have all those liberal "independents" not vote for him in November as they intended to screw up the GOP nomination process.
Marco Kos is going to live to see the disaster he and his Soros crew have dealt the Republic.
*HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS
I've been waiting for your comments
February 7, 2008 - 19:50 ET by pbanks7Cherry,
I LOVE conspiracy theories, so I love your posts. So what is the deal with Romney getting so much negative press? Does he NOT belong to enough of the Bilderburger/Trilateral/CFR clubs? Which of these does McCain belong to? Huckabee? Hitlary? Obama?
I saw an article on all the candidates' body language, and Romney's was the worst. Hitlary was best. Obviously, Romney is not a "professional" candidate like all the rest. Input?
MSM - shaping all the perceptions you need to believe.
Huck and the Washington Generals
February 7, 2008 - 20:08 ET by mustangsallyI say Huck stays in as a token, friendly (remember the Washington Generals) opposition to McCain. That way, they can still have debates and take advantage of free TV time. But it will stay remarkably cordial and happy - and afterwards McCain will make Huck his VP.
I'm not a Huck supporter but he has excellent debate skills and I'd like to see him kick Hillary's a$$ in a couple of VP debates: the Southern Preacher vs. the Android ...
Huckabee Statement
February 7, 2008 - 21:17 ET by deerjerkydaveHuckabee just released a statement saying that he plans to stay in this thing and I think he will. Losing 9 of the first 10 primaries couldn't convince him to leave so why would he leave now? He's all the way up to about 100 delagates!
In Huckabee's statement he was rambling about how he is the only true conservative. I'm not sure how he got that idea given that he wants amnesty, wants to take down big business, and wants to raise taxes. What's that? You mean he flip flopped and now says he opposes those things?
I blame the predicament of the Republican party now on Huckabee for staying in the race too long and splitting the conservative vote. When Hillary or Obama become President I will blame Huckabee for putting his own glory ahead of the conservative cause.
"...he wants amnesty,
February 8, 2008 - 06:44 ET by Britcom"...he wants amnesty, wants to take down big business, and wants to raise taxes."
I don't think you heard the man right. Where did he say those things? Who told you such things? Have you looked at his platform?
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Huckabee/Hunter '08
→ Well, Brit
February 8, 2008 - 06:53 ET by Cool ArrowThere you have it.
"...he wants amnesty, wants to take down big business, and wants to raise taxes."
All these accusations could easily apply to candidates who have already dropped out, but we believe what we want to believe.
This reminds me of the riddle:
How many C&W singers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Four. One to install it, and three to harmonize about how much they miss the old bulb.
♣ a seal
I knew there was going to be weeping and gnashing of teeth
February 8, 2008 - 07:09 ET by BritcomI knew there was going to be weeping and gnashing of teeth after
Romney dropped out, but I thought we all were above witch hunts and burning at the stake
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Huckabee/Hunter '08
Gomer Pyle
February 7, 2008 - 21:18 ET by compmanI keep hearing ppl say they will "suicide vote" for a Democrat. Why not vote for a conservative third party candidate?
That way we can sleep at night when this country goes to crap.
About Huckabee, he'll drop out soon enough. He's served his purpose. He may try and make it look good by staying in a bit, but we all know. What a classy guy. I think if I had a preacher that acted like that, it'd drive me to atheism or at least convert.
I guess he never heard about that whole "Thou shall not Steal" thing, bc he and McClinton stole this election.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. - Sir Winston Churchill
After watching Karl Rove do
February 7, 2008 - 23:22 ET by Gary P JacksonAfter watching Karl Rove do his best Tim Russert imitation with the white board, there is no reason for Gomer Pyle to stay in. There isn't even a real mathematical chance the guy can win.
The only good thing about this day, is if McCain tries, he may unite a good portion of the party. Picking a REAL conservative for his running mate might go a long way.
On the other hand, Hillary and Obama will be fighting this out for a while, and the nastier it gets, the more messed up that party will be.
We're at war
February 8, 2008 - 00:55 ET by nwahsAs Romney said, the difference between today and Reagan in 1976, is that we are at war. Its not all about us. We can't afford to suicide vote. I was one of those that stated I would suicide vote, but it was out of anger. We don't have that luxury of being so selfish. We have people dieing on a daily basis believing in the United States. We cant elect a President who doesn't believe in them.
nwahs... It matters not
February 8, 2008 - 01:02 ET by Clear thinkernwahs...
It matters not who wins the WH as far as the war in Iraq is concerned. Once any of the candidates, Dem or Rep, get's into office, reality will set in and they will NOT pull our troops out until the job is done. This you can take to the bank!
The Conservative movement is about to be reborn.
nwahs
February 8, 2008 - 01:34 ET by candanceThis is the very point. There is always a war to win, a looming depression, a Clinton to stop. The GOP knows this and takes advantage of it. As long as they can scare us into voting they will keep feeding us rinos.
If we keep drifting into socialism to stop the latest Clinton, we'll end up like Europe - exactly what Romney said today. Someone has to keep the true vision, even if it means we do so in the minority, or one day a great leader will come along but American sheep will be so dependent on the government they won't even get it.
Free Stinker coined it first: it's not a tantrum, it's an intervention.
candance, you make a lot of sense
February 8, 2008 - 06:29 ET by SouthJersey1953I will have to ponder this for a while but I believe you are right. If we continue to 'give an inch' we will end up losing the fight.
It just may be the time to intervene...
'08 - Grrrr!
Dobson to endorse Huckabee
February 8, 2008 - 04:49 ET by BritcomDobson to endorse Huckabee
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Source: AP/Yahoo News
h/t WND
That and about $1.50 will
February 8, 2008 - 04:53 ET by fitzfongThat and about $1.50 will get him a tall regular coffee at Starbuck's.
→ Dobson
February 8, 2008 - 05:25 ET by Cool ArrowThe only significant endorsement anywhere in this season has been that of Caroline Kennedy for Obama. All the rest has been fluff.
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More importantly Dobson's endorsement means money will roll in
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Huckabee/Hunter '08
→ Don't think so Brit
February 8, 2008 - 05:57 ET by Cool ArrowI'm an evangelical, and I really don't see Dobson influencing my pocketbook. I'll listen to him once in a while if the subject is somethingI'm interested in, but I don't see Dobson helping Huckabee any more than Pat Robertson helping Rudy.
We simply don't need Dobson to tell us what's right.
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The money ...
February 8, 2008 - 06:31 ET by Britcomwill come from mega-church pastors in the South and West.
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Huckabee/Hunter '08
→ Mega Churches
February 8, 2008 - 06:36 ET by Cool ArrowThat kind of bundling is rare. I'm not aware of it ever happening.
You'll get financial support for Israel from Hagee's church in San Antonio, but I don't think he bundles money for candidates.
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→ This is silly
February 8, 2008 - 05:41 ET by Cool ArrowWhy are we trying to read meaning into Huckabee's actions beyond his original intent?
Didn't he throw his hat into the ring with an expressed goal?
If he's got the money to continue, why shouldn't he? And if it leads to the VP slot (though I doubt it), why is that somehow smarmy. Bush Sr. was a VP as a result of carrying through in the Primaries too.
Huckabee has been doing the David and Goliath thing throughout this process. Where is the evidence he stayed in only to make sure Mitt Romney wouldn't win?
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If Huckabee is smart
February 8, 2008 - 12:33 ET by c5thenHe'll wait for at least a few more primaries to see how things fall out. The MSM was really pushing McCain right before Super Tuesday because they were scared *&%$less of Romney and Huckabee. Now with Romney out, more of the true conservatives might move to Huckabee to send McCain a message. I think that there were a significant number of independant and deomocratic voters this year who chose to vote in the Republican primary (where they could) to select McCain.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.