Comments on: What have we learned from Mike Huckabee?

By: harold

harold — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:36:32 +0000

ther are two reasons why huckabee would win the ticket for mccain. one reason that huckabee would be able to collect the votes form the southern states. the the other reason is that he is an honest person like mccain . what i don’t understand is why is so much money spent on this goal to become president of the united states. we could half of that money to feed the poor people in are own country. i think the people are more important that all those parties. people making promises to change everything. do you all know that it is impossible. no matter what each one promisses. i donot know why anyone would vote for obama, allthe trouble he has cause wtih all the people he is associate with. think think think donot make a mistake

By: hsmith

hsmith — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:35:32 +0000

Thanks for a wonderful article! I, too, and counting on Mike Huckabee’s return to the political arena.

By: chukmaty

chukmaty — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:31:01 +0000

I could care less about Romney being a Mormon, what I found isidious about him was that the conservative media believed falsely that he was their guy when he was little more than an opportunist. He sold out the liberals he made promises to in Massachusetts and he would not mind selling us out if it got him from point A to Point B.

Huckabee was imperfect (particularly in pandering to the greens in NH) but I had the overwhelming sense from what he said and by looking at his record that he was a strong conservative whom I could trust. I would be greatly saddened if he did not return to the political scene in some capacity.

By: kingdomadvancer

kingdomadvancer — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:30:40 +0000

I don’t think I could stomach a ticket with Giulani or Rice on it. I don’t know much about Ridge.

But my opposition to Romney is not just based on his position on abortion. His record on the Second Amendment, marriage, and “gay rights” also come into play. I’m at odds with Giulani on these issues, as well. Perhaps Rice, too.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:02:24 +0000

Dominique,
I am not sure, but if Mike Huckabee only suspended his campaign, then I would think the Republican nomination would be wide open, if something were to happen to John McCain. I honestly do not look for this to happen. I do believe it would have to be a miracle from God for Mike Huckabee to actually win the Republican nomination this year. It remains to be seen what I will decide about the November election and a lot of that will depend on who McCain chooses as his running mate. I will say this, however. I think we need to think long and hard about this decision and try to realize the damage a President Obama or President Clinton would do to our country. Again, just something to think about.

By: maidensong

maidensong — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:32:55 +0000

The heated rhetoric, of which I myself have been guilty, is something that we all need to overcome.

The resentments that have been built this season, to me, came largely at the stoking of the ‘conservative media’ who did everything in their power to elevate some candidates while pulling down others.

I think there would have been a healthy competition without the almost ‘hatred’ if people had not felt personally insulted by the treatment Mike was meted out by those with the loudest megaphones.

It would also have helped if the candidates themselves had remembered the golden rule of not ’speaking ill’ of other republicans.

But’s whats done is done, and we have to figure out how to move on from here without the namecalling.

I don’t know if it is possible for some who seem to get absolute pleasure from dragging mike though the mud on every blog they can find.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:02:54 +0000

Garth,
I do respect Rudy Giuliani for one thing especially. He had the guts to stand by his convictions and even though I do not necessarily agree with him, I respect him for being able to do that. That being said, I do not believe I can support John McCain if he chooses him as his running mate.

Mitt Romney is especially distasteful to me, because of the reasons I have stated before. He has been all over the scale when it comes to social issues and I do not feel he can be trusted. Those reasons alone are why I will not vote for him.

At this present time, I am not completely decided as to what I am going to do, come November. I believe there is a lot to still be decided, up through the Republican convention.

By: Rich Allen

Rich Allen — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:34:35 +0000

Thank you for this article. Mike is my choice for many positive reasons. But there is a place to point out the fact that Romney was rated by Human Events (a respectd conservative publication) as the 7th most liberal elected Republican in the Country. This is not a personal attack it is just a fact.

I did say that if Rudy Giuliani was the VP or Mitt Romney I would not vote for McCain. Either one would place the future of the Republican Party in the hands of liberals for several years to come.

Otherwise, I agree that McCain is the choice and far better than either of the Democrats seeking that office.

God is in charge but he expects us to do our part.

By: onemom

onemom — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:16:07 +0000

Garth – I am already withholding my vote from McCain, and hoping very strongly that he does not select Gov. Huckabee as his running mate. Ridge or Giuliani will make McCain even weaker.

By: Dominique

Dominique — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:30:08 +0000

Larry -

I have a question that I was asked about Mike that I honestly do not have the answer to. I thought maybe you knew. If Mike only suspended his campgain and something happens to McCain (not suggesting it will or that I want it to) does that open the door for Mike to walk back in? Does he then become viable for the Presidency once again?

Great article by the way. I see this nastiness almost every I blog or write. I had offers to publish my articles on some websites but I didn’t like the “tone” on the sites so I chose not too. And the really sad thing…they were “Christian websites!”

I think we, as a people, don’t understand the art of debating anymore. It has become very personal thus very mean spirited. Debate is about sharing and opening up new possibilities and new ideas. It’s not about being right.

Well, I am still praying for you and Tammy. Take Care.

Remaining Steadfast,
Dominique