Huckabee ahead of the pack

The MSM will make Huckabee into the 'religious' candidate even though they pretty much ignored Obama's friendly church. I hope most Republicans look for someone who is willing to make tough decisions to get the country back on track instead of pandering to the base and making broad unattainable promises.

I still think too many voters are swayed by the media and unable to make their own rational decisions.

So basically, you think the majority of voters are dumb? And when they elect a Republican, are they swayed by the media and still dumb?

Pandering to the base is how you get elected. You certainly don't get elected if you piss off your own base of voters.

Wonder if Huckabee's mis-statements about Obama's past will hurt his campaign. Even George Will in his column today in the Post thinks Republicans need to hold their candidates feet to the fire on the crazy stuff said.

Huckabee is too much of RINO for my taste. Everytime the Republicans run a true conservative they win. Conservatives should ignore the MSM and elect who we really want. After all, whoever the Republicans pick, the Democrats are stuck with Obama. No one will want four more years of Obama, the first four were enough.

conifermtman wrote: Everytime the Republicans run a true conservative they win. Conservatives should ignore the MSM and elect who we really want.

First question: If conservatives believe the MSM is mostly liberal why on earth would they vote for who the MSM supposedly wants over who they "really want"? Your statement makes no sense.

Second question: Who among the modern-day Republican presidents do you consider true conservatives and not RINOs? The government has grown larger with every president who has been elected. There is not a single president who has actually shrunk the government.

If you are talking about Reagan...

The budget for the Department of Education, which candidate Reagan promised to abolish along with the Department of Energy, more than doubled to $22.7 billion. Reagan even promoted the creation of a new federal Department of Veterans' Affairs to join the Departments of Education and Energy, which his administration was supposed to eliminate.

Reagan tripled the Gross Federal Debt, from $900 billion to $2.7 trillion. Ford and Carter in their combined terms could only double it. It took 31 years to accomplish the first postwar debt tripling, yet Reagan did it in eight.

His budget cuts were actually cuts in projected spending, not absolute cuts in current spending levels. As Reagan put it, "We're not attempting to cut either spending or taxing levels below that which we presently have."

SS109 wrote: Wonder if Huckabee's mis-statements about Obama's past will hurt his campaign. Even George Will in his column today in the Post thinks Republicans need to hold their candidates feet to the fire on the crazy stuff said.

Yes, Huckabee had to further explain and enhance what he said about Obama.

And then he had to do the same thing with what he said about Natalie Portman's pregnacy. When he commented about Bristol Palin's pregnacy, it was all about forgiveness. Not so with Portman's, it was judgemental. And why does he think his opinion on an individual's choice which isn't illegal matters anyway? Is he the judge? And if so, he's not consistant.

I'll agree the press wasn't consitant either about Palin vs. Portman. But that's another subject.

The Huck is suffering from foot in mouth disease.

Once again it's a one way street with the media. Remember when Obama "mispoke" about his "Muslim faith" then George Stephanoplis had to correct him by saying "you mean your CHRISTIAN faith?" So if Obama can make such a huge mistake about his own faith, why is it such a crime for Huckabee to mistakenly say he grew up in Kenya instead of Indonesia? The MSM just dismissed Obama's mis-statement but will harp on Huckabee's till he is no longer a potential candidate.

I still think Huckabee is our best bet for 2012. He's a genuine salt of the earth politician and hasn't been caught up the glam of Hollywood. He speaks his mind and I hope he runs for the nomination.

kresspin wrote:

conifermtman wrote: Everytime the Republicans run a true conservative they win. Conservatives should ignore the MSM and elect who we really want.

First question: If conservatives believe the MSM is mostly liberal why on earth would they vote for who the MSM supposedly wants over who they "really want"? Your statement makes no sense.

Second question: Who among the modern-day Republican presidents do you consider true conservatives and not RINOs? The government has grown larger with every president who has been elected. There is not a single president who has actually shrunk the government.

If you are talking about Reagan...

The budget for the Department of Education, which candidate Reagan promised to abolish along with the Department of Energy, more than doubled to $22.7 billion. Reagan even promoted the creation of a new federal Department of Veterans' Affairs to join the Departments of Education and Energy, which his administration was supposed to eliminate.

Reagan tripled the Gross Federal Debt, from $900 billion to $2.7 trillion. Ford and Carter in their combined terms could only double it. It took 31 years to accomplish the first postwar debt tripling, yet Reagan did it in eight.

His budget cuts were actually cuts in projected spending, not absolute cuts in current spending levels. As Reagan put it, "We're not attempting to cut either spending or taxing levels below that which we presently have."

So where were those fiscally responsible Democrats in the House and Senate during Reagan's two terms?

You misunderstood the intent of my post.

BOTH sides have been fiscally irresponsible -- even the Republicans. NO party has given us smaller government and less spending!