Two quick hits on Huck

Thanks go to Born Again Redneck for taking Huckster to task far more vociferously than I.

First, here's a "see, I told you so" about Huck and Harriet.

Second, here's a disturbing tidbit on how Huck raises his kids.  I know, the candidate is the one to be scrutinized, not his family.  But how he acted in response to his son's behavior is disturbing.  And, if this is the sort of relative he would bring with him to the White House, he would make Rodger Clinton and Billy Carter look like valuable democrat assets.

You know, early on, I thought Huckabee was a bad choice for President; but I wished him well, because I thought he could move from this race to the U.S. Senate as the best man to take on liberal democrat Blanche Lincoln.  But the more I learn about Huck, the more I think I don't ever want to see him hold any office, ever.  I hope there is another good Republican or two in Arkansas to challenge the established democrats there... but Huck is not the man.

Comments

[Patrick Joubert Conlon]

The funny thing is I was for the Huckster before I was against him. :) Then, ironically, two of my southern evangelical readers started to point out his faults to me and it was downhill from then.

[Right as Rain]

Huckadeeminus is a disaster waiting to happen for the Grand Old Party. If the Democrats nominate a moderate Republican (aka Mrs. Clinton) I'd seriously consider voting for her. If they nominate Obama or Edwards I'd probably vote for a third-party candidate.

[Gullyborg]

all the more reason to nip huck in the bud and nominate someone the GOP can unite around.

one thing you have to say about FRED! is that, if you take away the incentive of those already supporting another candidate to put Fred down, what you are left with is a solid conservative who will appeal to every subgroup within the big tent GOP.

if the nominee is huck, I'm out.

if the nominee is Giuliani, some evangelicals are out.

if the nominee is McCain, some immigration voters are out.

if the nominee is Paul, many pro-military voters are out.

if the nominee is Mitt, a number of folks with strong views on a variety of issues, including his religion, his flip-flopping, and his liberal stand on some issues, are out.

if the nominee is Hunter or Tancredo, many moderates are out.

but with FRED!... if Fred is the nominee, he is appealing enough to every sub group that they can all come together, united against the democrats.

I hope the GOP comes to this conclusion early on, and FRED! wins the primaries.

But then... it might be good for the GOP to have mixed primaries and no clear winner going into the convention. I believe that would be the best way to get FRED! elected President. The convention would be a great way to show that Fred is the true unity candidate, and the best to keep us together against Hillbama. Plus, think of the momentum and press coverage if Fred was chosen in a brokered convention.

But then, it would be nice to just have a candidate chosen via primaries so we could move forward.