Comments on: Why is Huckabee still in this thing and what does he want? http://blackliberal.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/why-is-huckabee-still-in-this-thing-and-what-does-he-want/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:43:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jh http://blackliberal.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/why-is-huckabee-still-in-this-thing-and-what-does-he-want/#comment-386 jh Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:26:20 +0000 http://blackliberal.wordpress.com/?p=305#comment-386 I think I can have some insight as a Huckabee supporter. I think he is sincere as to anything can happen. No doubnt he would want to be on a shortlist for VP perhaps if the nominaton did not pan out. Plus as you say there is 2012 so all the above. However does the inner circle of the McCain campaign really object? I mean the media tells us it is bad for Mccain but is it? As soon as Huckabee is out it is the Obama/HIllary show 24/7. McCain and the GOP is out of the spot light. THe media would like to do this no doubt . Mostly because they did notbudget for such a long contest on either side and it is eating into the bottom line. However Huckabee will jazz up the social conservatives and McCain needs that. BEcause those folks are the ones that do the grunt work in campaigns besides just voting. HUckabee will bring them over and be a good vote getting surrogate for McCain in the future. So why McCain mught take some bumps long term it is a good thing for him. So it is all the above to what you say. I think I can have some insight as a Huckabee supporter. I think he is sincere as to anything can happen. No doubnt he would want to be on a shortlist for VP perhaps if the nominaton did not pan out. Plus as you say there is 2012 so all the above.

However does the inner circle of the McCain campaign really object? I mean the media tells us it is bad for Mccain but is it? As soon as Huckabee is out it is the Obama/HIllary show 24/7. McCain and the GOP is out of the spot light. THe media would like to do this no doubt . Mostly because they did notbudget for such a long contest on either side and it is eating into the bottom line.

However Huckabee will jazz up the social conservatives and McCain needs that. BEcause those folks are the ones that do the grunt work in campaigns besides just voting. HUckabee will bring them over and be a good vote getting surrogate for McCain in the future. So why McCain mught take some bumps long term it is a good thing for him.

So it is all the above to what you say.

]]> By: rightwingdog http://blackliberal.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/why-is-huckabee-still-in-this-thing-and-what-does-he-want/#comment-385 rightwingdog Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:25:13 +0000 http://blackliberal.wordpress.com/?p=305#comment-385 I do not believe Huckabee is a good choice for McCain to make as a running mate. Huckabee is NOT a Conservative in the manner I think of a Conservative. I am a Conservative and Huckabee's practices as Governor of Arkansas do not strike me as the form of Government I prefer. 1) He increased the size of government 2) He raised taxes higher than Bill Clinton did. I know he cut some but the net efect was a raise. 3) He was investigated and fined for misuse of public funds/equipment. A better choice would be Hunter, Sanford or DeMint in my opinion. RWD I do not believe Huckabee is a good choice for McCain to make as a running mate. Huckabee is NOT a Conservative in the manner I think of a Conservative. I am a Conservative and Huckabee’s practices as Governor of Arkansas do not strike me as the form of Government I prefer.
1) He increased the size of government
2) He raised taxes higher than Bill Clinton did. I know he cut some but the net efect was a raise.
3) He was investigated and fined for misuse of public funds/equipment.

A better choice would be Hunter, Sanford or DeMint in my opinion.

RWD

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