2008 Huckabee Chases the Impossible Dream
posted by on February 29 at 13:20 PM
The Politico’s Jonathan Martin attempts to answer one of the last, great questions of 2008: what could possibly be the motivation for Mike Huckabee to stay in this race?
The new line of reasoning from party insiders trying to figure out the strategy behind Huckabee’s increasingly quixotic, totally mad run for the White House? People will look back fondly and say, “at least he did better than Mitt Romney.”
“Huckabee is playing for second,” said Republican strategist Craig Shirley, a McCain backer and author of a book on the 1976 presidential race. “He wants the story written that he came in second to McCain and not Mitt Romney. That way he will have what he believes is the more legitimate claim to be the heir apparent for the GOP nomination, and not Romney, in 2012 or 2016.”
Playing for a better position in 2012 is clearly on the mind of Huckabee strategist Ed Rollins, whose hopes for the Arkansas governor’s future appear to rest on the idea that sometime during his presidency, John McCain may die:
And even if McCain does win in November, Rollins noted that the Arizonan will already be 72 years old.“It may be open again in four years. And Mike is 51. He’s got a long way to go before his political career is over.”
Yet others suggest that possibly we’re over-thinking Huck’s motives:
“I think he’s looking for a high profile and a job,” said John Brummett, columnist for the Arkansas News and a veteran of the Little Rock press corps. “He’s always needed work.”“And I think he thought he could be a bigger deal if he stayed in it for a while.”
So, there you have it: either Huckabee is trying to position himself as the New Reagan, or he is hoping that people realize how old McCain is, or he’s hoping McCain dies in office, or he simply wants a paycheck and his own little plot of fame in the evangelical right. Or possibly all four.
You can fill in Hillary for huckabee and get the Democratic side as well
Bullshit.
The Republican party is keeping Huckabee in the race so McCain has an opponent.
No opponent, no need to campaign, no news coverage for the remainder of the primaries.
Has anyone noticed all the money that goes into Casey Treat's church? In San Antonio, where Treat frequents often, he made a whopping $15,000 for one hour of speaking at Eagle's Nest Church under Pastor Rick Godwin.
The constant extravagant spending going on in these mega churches is doing nothing but fleecing the flock, and making these so-called preachers VERY rich.
Take a look at the blogs going on in San Antonio, Texas and read the stories that Casey Treat is involved in.
Huckabee is in bed with John Hagee and Kenneth Copeland, and it's questionable whether anything unethical has happened. Should a person running for US President take money from a ministry who is being investigated by the Senate Finance Committee?
Come Senator Grassley and make this prosperity gospel STOP!! It is all lies and twisted scripture, and nothing to do with the Jesus of the Bible.
http://blogs.mysanantonio.com/weblogs/feedback/archives/2008/01/23252.html
@2 wins.
Or he could want the VP position thus bringing the religious right back into the republican fold.
McCain could always bust a move on Ellen but break a hip...
Then again, you're expecting rational behavior from a man who believes the Earth is only 6000 years old?
Huck's real goal now is to be a senator from Arkansas, so that he'll actually be able to introduce some Old Testament style legislation on his own.
Terrified Dumrats will cry that they don't have the votes to stop it, etc.
15 thou for an hour isn't that high end for a popular public speaker.
@7-- Give the "Dumrats" the White House, a 60-vote majority in the Senate and keep the House, and See What Happens then...
he's angling to get on Celebrity Apprentice II
Oh, I thought he liked the UK version of Dancing With The Stars ...
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