Comments on The Contenders: Mike Huckabee

waste of space, IMHO

As someone who grew up in Arkansas and lived there until 2000, I think you should add "he's a total asshole."

Believe it or not, I'd say he's the strongest contender on the Republican side. Oh sure, he's just as much of a sadistic, sociopathic theocrat as Sam Brownback, but like our own Dino Rossi, he somehow gives off a "harmless, suburban dad vibe." Hatred with a smile, if you will, and AhmuriKKKans just eat that shit up.

I'm predicting he'll be the VP nominee if not the Prez nominee.

As long as he totes the conservative line he will probably get the nomination. Too many of the conservative talking heads are complaining that the GOP lost in 2006 because they were (hold on to yourself) NOT CONSERVATIVE ENOUGH! That is right, the GOP lost congress because they were not far enough to the right..... In other words moderates in the party like McCain (yes McCain is still considerd a moderate in GOP World) are not going to get the votes from the base to get the nomination. PRAY the Democrats have their shit together for 2008 and win. Or God help us all, we should just move to Canada.

Chuck Hagel is a more likely nominee than any Republican you've covered thus far.

This guy is wicked good. Perhaps the scariest candidate the R's could run. He's really conservative, but he's also good at PR and will be able to spin real well. Also, Club for Growth hates him, which shows you that he deviates somewhat from the GOP line.

Huckabee was on the Daily Show and this guy is scary good. He plays the compassionate conservative (yes i typed that without laughing) with real sincereity. I am afraid that guys like him are the "Ford/Reagan" mold of conservative. They come accross all cuddley and then become unwitting puppets of their neocon masters.

I love the phrase "compassionate conservative."

It's like saying someone is a "compassionate rapist."

@3,

That's what liberals have been saying for years, that Dems have been losing because they're not liberal enough. However, if the Republicans were actually conservative (not running massive deficits, fucking around with wars of choice and nation building), they may not have been voted out.

Hmm, maybe a candidate for the Darwin Awards ...

Ah Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, right where they just kicked a teacher out for being a woman

"He plays guitar in a band called Capitol Offense".

That's enough to disqualify him for me right off the bat. I'll bet they really rock. There's no more Republican thing a person can do than really, really rock. On guitar. In a band.

We were disappointed you didn't link to us when you said "slick website" or, at the very least when you said "or at least his supporters do."

Illegal immigration is the nation's biggest problem right now and Congressmen Tom Tancredo and Duncan Hunter are the only Republicans who can save our wonderful country.