Huckabee's resetting his campaign clock

Is McCain too old? I'll answer the question. Yes. Not because he IS old but because he LOOKS old. Americans don't like their presidents to look old. Great guy, McCain, but not going to win the nomination.

John McCain is the Republican candidate of choice.

He's a Vietnam War hero.

We love Mike Huckabee and he will be receiving our votes!

He was re-elected until his term limits expired in Arkansas because they loved him as their Governor and their Lt. Governor prior to that. I have a lot of relatives that live in Arkansas and they ALL love him and will be voting him for President.

He was named one of the Best Five Governors in America by Time Magazine. He has more executive experience than any candidate running. He is an excellent communicator and he is authentic!

McCain is the best qualified man to be president. He is 71 and healthy, experienced and willing to stand up for what he believes in,unlike Romney etc. The media wrote him off and now he is the frontrunner. Florida, where Rudi had a big lead, is now a free for all. I don't now how u stop McCain.

McCain will never win if he has to run against youthful, energetic, and articulate Obama. A vote for McCain is a vote for Obama!

McCain is a big phony who is trying to pander to conservatives while pushing a liberal agenda.

Clearly, Fred Thompson split the ticket and allowed McCain to win as Ross Perot split the ticket on H Bush allowing Billy C. to win in South Carolina.

Due to what I now call the “Fred Thompson chicken block” on Huckabee, Thompson allowed McCain to win S.C. with an otherwise 2nd place vote count. McCain’s win placed Huckabee supporters with greater national responsibility than before to also correct the Fred Thompson “Vote Block” mayhem of South Carolina and go forward to win Florida. Now that the GOP has started eating their own for sport and the most electable candidates are defending themselves from the “no plan” “no accomplishment” competitors the last one standing may be the weakest GOP candidates.

Remember, Bob Dole and George H. Bush got hamburger because the young voters would not or can not associate with them and the same goes for McCain, not to mention the other bones in his closet. That means the democrats will win!

Not only does Huckabee need your strong support now, America needs your support of Huckabee more than ever! Don’t let the elite media get you down, that is their job. Be strong for Mike Huckabee, he needs to see our support and know we are behind him through good time and bad.

GO Huckabee! Take the fight to the “chicken blockers”!

You don't know how you can stop McCain? The GOP establishment plan is already in motion. Step One: South Carolina (Complete) Use conservative talk radio and TV hosts to trash McCain and Mike Huckabee, calling them "liberals." Then, promote the heck out of Fred Thompson as the guarantor of the Reagan legacy, thus making Grandpa appear like a viable alternative for evangelicals who are afraid that the Huckster won't be angry enough to deport Mexicans and kill Muslims. This will ensure that enough evangelical support will be siphoned away from Huck to let McCain take S.C.
Step Two: Florida. Provide enough support to Thompson's campaign to let him stay in the race through the Florida primary. This will again ensure that evangelicals do not coalesce around Huckabee or drift in significant numbers to McCain (again, the Mexicans and Muslims thing.) Then, sit back and let Romney's money or Rudy's NY ties let either of them sneak by in Florida. This will cripple Huckabee permanently, as no one will back a "loser" anymore.
Step Three: The Withdrawal. After finishing a distant fifth in Florida, Thompson will withdraw from the race and endorse Mitt Romney.
Step Four: The Surge. Now, with Huckabee gone and Thompson's blessing secured, the "conservative" wing of the GOP will eschew Rudy, unite behind Romney and go full bore on McCain. They will force the evangelicals to choose between "liberal" McCain and the Mormon, Mitt. Combined with Romney's millions, this will push Mitt into the top of the GOP position, allowing him to destroy McCain on Super Tuesday and surging into the nomination months before anyone thought it could end.
That's how I see it playing out. And that's how I think McCain -- who has consistently relied on Democratic crossovers and independent voters to win -- can be stopped.

No one doubts McCain on his courage, but he truly has a spotty record when it comes to conservative issues.

Romney also is very hard to stomach for a lot of conservatives. He embraced a lot of "blue" positions when running in Massachusetts, and suddenly has changed all of them to "red" for the nomination.

I'm not going to say there is a perfect candidate. But I'm being honest when I say I truly believe Huckabee to be the best conservative candidate. Perhaps not the "most" conservative we could ideally have, but certainly very conservative. Check where he truly stands, as judged at an independent website, OnTheIssues.org.

What sets Huckabee apart are three main things: 1) his platform of bold ideas, 2) his great communication skills, positivity and ability to inspire, and 3) his extensive experience as governor and as chair of many trans-state organizations.

FIRST, Huckabee's ideas are right for the times and problems we face. Reagan reformed our tax code, but it has once again become more complex than probably any system of laws in the world. It is time for a clean break, with the FairTax.

I am not convinced we are causing global warming. But I am convinced there are plenty of other reasons to become energy independent. Our national security is one; we send FAR too many dollars to countries that don't like us. Our technological leadership is another. If we can develop the energy technologies of the 21st century, others will beat a path to our doorstep once again.

On illegal immigration, Huckabee is in good company. Many of the other Republicans have fully realized the scope of the problem only in the last few years. I can forgive Huckabee for some inconsistencies on this one, though if you research it, you'll find he was nowhere near being an 'open-borders' advocate.

The fact is, he is now the only candidate to have signed the "No Amnesty" pledge. And he has a detailed border security and immigration enforcement plan that incorporates all the important points conservatives have been calling for.

SECOND, Huckabee's communication skills are a huge asset both in the race and in the Presidency. Huckabee would be able to leverage the "bully pulpit" to his advantage like no other president since Reagan. See http://snipr.com/huck_address for an example of an inspiring speech he gave to the Democratic Arkansas legislature. He was able to persuade them to get the job done for the people of Arkansas instead of bickering over politics.

Huckabee speaks in a very positive and uplifting manner. Politics has a way of pulling people into the muck, and although Huck has had a few such moments, he has mostly managed to stay positive.

Most importantly, however, is Huckabee's ability to shatter stereotypes about conservatives, and reach people that normally wouldn't give a Republican the time of day. I've spoken with several Democrats who would vote for him in a heartbeat over Hillary.

THIRD, though he's fairly young and definitely a Washington outsider, Huckabee has more relevant experience than several of the other candidates combined. He governed Arkansas for 11 years, and in spite of being a Republican in a Democrat-dominated state, he left with an excellent record overall. He especially shone in improving schools, bringing them from below the national average to 8th in the nation overall. He improved Arkansas roads significantly. He revamped the government from top to bottom to improve efficiency and citizen-friendliness. He had several significant tax cuts, though later forced to raise taxes by the Arkansas balanced-budget law. Before he left office, however, he set the stage for some of those taxes to be repealed, as they were no longer needed.

Besides the governorship, Huckabee has also chaired multiple national organizations including the National Governors Association, the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, and the Education Commission of the States. More regionally, he has chaired the Southern Growth Policies Board, the Southern Region Education Board, and the Southern Technology Council. He is also a member of the Republican Governors Association.

On foreign policy, Huckabee's chairmanship in several of these organizations gave him a chance to enter into international negotiations on behalf of the states. He has been to 40 countries and has a keen understanding of the threat posed by Islamic extremism.

For all these reasons, I've chosen to think for myself and vote for Huckabee. I believe in the man, and if he is given a second, fair look by conservatives, he will win the nomination and the Presidency.

Everybody welcomes a new immigrant, who went through the hoops to get the citizen taxpayers permission to live and work towards the American dream.But the majority of the citizens of this country are adamant about sealing our borders, stopping any path to citizenship for illegal immigrants and absolutely NO AMNESTY.
How good are the promises of presidential candidates to stop future illegal immigration? Certainly not the Democrats, except for perhaps John Edwards as the rest are pandering to the millions of potential voters. In addition, very few Republicans can be truly trusted to protect our jobs, language and U.S. Constitution from the globalist elite agenda. NUMBERSUSA without endorsing any nominee, offers you there immigration grades? Can we afford to support the the illegal aliens from every poverty stricken country of the world, including our very rich neighbor MEXICO?

FAIR -- John McCain
FAIR -- Rudy Giuliani
GOOD -- Mike Huckabee
GOOD -- Ron Paul
EXCELLENT -- Fred Thompson
EXCELLENT -- Mitt Romney

How good are the promises to protect U.S. workers and communities from too many legal foreign workers and dependents?

ABYSMAL -- John McCain
BAD -- Rudy Giuliani
POOR -- Mitt Romney
POOR -- Ron Paul
FAIR -- Mike Huckabee
GOOD -- Fred Thompson

How good are the promises to prevent amnesties and send current illegal aliens home?

ABYSMAL -- John McCain
ABYSMAL -- Rudy Giuliani
GOOD -- Ron Paul
EXCELLENT -- Fred Thompson
EXCELLENT -- Mike Huckabee
EXCELLENT -- Mitt Romney

Remember, illegal aliens taking the bread of the table of low skilled, less educated citizens, who must come first! Regular everyday Americans don't eat at restaurants, because they can't afford it? Nobody is caring for single Mothers, who was born here and her children. Sorry you will not get any sympathy from me, specifically when they broke THE PEOPLE's laws to cross our non-existent border. The American citizens are being intentionally ignored, in the name of corporate welfare. Alas, as thousands of more citizens end up in the unemployment line. The passive voices of Joe and Mary are going to turn to anger and then violence. This has been caused by the globalist, open-border, unfair free market agenda, of the free-movement of foreign nationals.

But alas, millions have broken our laws to steal the American dream from honest citizens.
Get your Senator or Congressman to sponsor "The Save Act" , because its the right course for all taxpayers, who carry the burden of pariah employers. When the state of California is on the verge of bankruptcy, because the Governor, state congressman and city officials see nothing wrong with aiding and abetting the pro-illegal immigrant special interest groups? Whereas Georgia and Oklahoma have had enough and its legislators have enacted into law strict statutes to stop the bleeding of their treasuries. Right now the impact has been thousands of illegal aliens fleeing these states. California on the other hand has a massive budget meltdown of $14.6 billion, which impact is caused by subsidizing the welfare of itinerant immigrants; a wide spectrum of cutbacks including education, social services. They are even going to release 22,000 low-risk inmates out of the prison system? The federal government appropriates 11 billion dollars in your taxes a year to pay for alien children education.
Taxpayers have to supplement thousands of rogue businesses who pay low wages and offer no health-care or any other benefits. Hence taxpayers are forced by Federal and state law to support the California population of foreign nationals with their large families, who need subsidized shelter, health-care and other government handouts they have never paid.

Be careful who you vote for?

I'm not so sure that Huckabee will be able to win after his "spiritual rape" comments. If you haven't seen them yet, click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXBNl7RlwfQ

Anyone but Huckabee!!!

Not only is McCain too old, he looks too much like Popeye.

Mr. Huckabee's advocacy of the FairTax is the single most important policy position in this election. Here's why:

The FairTax rate of 23 percent on a total taxable consumption base of $11.244 trillion will generate $2.586 trillion dollars – $358 billion more than the taxes it replaces. [BHKPT]

The FairTax has the broadest base and the lowest rate of any single-rate tax reform plan. [THBP]

Real wages are 10.3 percent, 9.5 percent, and 9.2 percent higher in years 1, 10, and 25, respectively than would otherwise be the case. [THBNP]

The economy as measured by GDP is 2.4 percent higher in the first year and 11.3 percent higher by the 10th year than it would otherwise be. [ALM]

Consumption benefits [ALM]:

• Disposable personal income is higher than if the current tax system remains in place: 1.7 percent in year 1, 8.7 percent in year 5, and 11.8 percent in year 10.

• Consumption increases by 2.4 percent more in the first year, which grows to 11.7 percent more by the tenth year than it would be if the current system were to remain in place.

• The increase in consumption is fueled by the 1.7 percent increase in disposable (after-tax) personal income that accompanies the rise in incomes from capital and labor once the FairTax is enacted.

• By the 10th year, consumption increases by 11.7 percent over what it would be if the current tax system remained in place, and disposable income is up by 11.8 percent.

Over time, the FairTax benefits all income groups. Of 42 household types (classified by income, marital status, age), all have lower average remaining lifetime tax rates under the FairTax than they would experience under the current tax system. [KR]

Implementing the FairTax at a 23 percent rate gives the poorest members of the generation born in 1990 a 13.5 percent improvement in economic well-being; their middle class and rich contemporaries experience a 5 percent and 2 percent improvement, respectively. [JK]

Based on standard measures of tax burden, the FairTax is more progressive than the individual income tax, payroll tax, and the corporate income tax. [THBPN]

Charitable giving increases by $2.1 billion (about 1 percent) in the first year over what it would be if the current system remained in place, by 2.4 percent in year 10, and by 5 percent in year 20. [THPDB]

On average, states could cut their sales tax rates by more than half, or 3.2 percentage points from 5.4 to 2.2 percent, if they conformed their state sales tax bases to the FairTax base. [TBJ]

The FairTax provides the equivalent of a supercharged mortgage interest deduction, reducing the true cost of buying a home by 19 percent. [WM]

ALERT: Kotlikoff refutes Bruce Bartlett's shabby critiques of the FairTax.

It seems as though Huck and Chuck want to re-set McCains clock. Now they want to play the age card. I just wonder what kind of Christian man would be so much like a weasle to:
1) Say he isn't going to play dirty with attack ads and then play them for the press.
2) Make an issue out of McCains age.

McCain is the best Democrat running for President.

Not only is McCain too old, he looks too much like Popeye.

Posted by: Michael Novak | January 21, 2008 12:15 AM

I resent that remark!

Not only is McCain too old, he looks too much like Popeye.

Posted by: Michael Novak | January 21, 2008 12:15 AM

I resemble that remark!

John McCain wouldn't win against Hillary or Obama? What are you talking about. He is the ONLY GOPer who beats them in a head-to-head in every major poll. Why? Cause is a moderate and a maverick. Only Giuliani is more moderate/liberal than McCain in the Republican race. Oh yeah - and more importantly - McCain is NOT liberal on social issues like Giuliani is. I would be more fearful if McCain went up against Obama. But I think Mccain is the only GOPer who can beat Hillary. Republicans are licking their lips at the possibility of facing Hillary. She has HIGH negatives and is more vulnerable. Vote Obama if you are a dem.

So I guess Chuck Norris thought Ronald Reagan was too old to be president, too, huh? Giuliani, Huckabee, and Romney scare me, each for different reasons. McCain and Thompson do not scare me. They both seem like principled conservatives without being monolithic ideologues.

McCain loses to Hillary not because she is better qualified but because she is politically better positioned.

I'm a Barack supporter and I won't vote for Hillary. But the facts are the facts.

McCain won't rally enough conservatives to his cause - even those who hate the Clintons but also question his credentials. And Hillary will rally the women vote and the Latino and black vote will fall in line.

I will vote Republican before I vote for Hillary.

We must not split the anti-McCain vote. Romney is our only choice for beating McCain now, and beating McCain must be the first priority if you have any conservative values.

McCain is for amnesty, for destroying Israel, and is an adulterer.

He also has a very small chance of beating the democrats due to his advanced age and failing health. They will run circles around him in debates.

Vote for Romney, he's our only choice now. Do NOT split the anti-McCain vote by going for other republicans! Romney is the only republican who has a chance to beat McCain.

McCain called Christians "intolerant". That's one thing that Romney has not done.

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McCain called Christians "intolerant". That's one thing that Romney has not done.

Posted by: Rubystars | January 21, 2008 1:45 PM

That was back in the days when I and many other democrats would have voted for him. We like a man that calls a spade a spade.

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