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December 21, 2007
Huckabee Is Not the Guy for Conservative Evangelicals
Based on a report from Bob Novak, even evangelicals who don't give a hoot about taxes, spending, law and order, or illegal immigration need to avoid Mike Huckabee like the plague — unless they want another Jimmy Carter in the White House.
Judge Paul Pressler, described as "a hero to Southern Baptist Convention reformers," is not backing Huckleberry, and with good reason:
[The Huckster] did not join the "Conservative Resurgence" that successfully rebelled against liberals in the Southern Baptist Convention a generation ago. Criticism from co-religionists stands apart from criticism by the Club for Growth, the Cato Institute and the Arkansas Eagle Forum of Huckabee's big-government, high-tax 10 years as governor. […]
Pressler is known to be concerned that Huckabee plays to the establishment and would be subservient to the State Department and The New York Times. On Oct. 26, John Fund of The Wall Street Journal quoted Pressler as saying: "I know of no conservative he appointed while he headed the Arkansas Baptist Convention."
When viewed not as a governor but simply as an evangelical, Huckleberry is still a liberal. Only favorable treatment by his fellow libs in the media can explain why he is being taken seriously by some as a Republican presidential candidate.

On a tip from Byron.
Posted by Van Helsing at December 21, 2007 2:48 PM
Comments
The "Huckster" is a politician period...
"Whatever, whoever, whenever, however" should be his motto...
Ted
Posted by: Ted wallace at December 21, 2007 3:30 PM
Another loser bites the dust.
The only real choice for the constitution and the reduction of the federal government in this election is Ron Paul.
ALL the other candidates are members of the CFR and support the merger of the US with Canada and Mexico to form the North American Union.
http://www.augustreview.com/issues/general/toward_a_north_american_union_200608181/
Posted by: Cranky at December 21, 2007 4:01 PM
My mother, a New Deal era liberal, told me two weeks ago that Huckabee is the best of the Republicans. Her opinions are usually whatever the NY TImes edirors think. So they must be pushing Huck hard. Two reasons I can think of: 1) he's very likely to lose to any Dem and 2) if for some horrible reason he wins, he's "not bad" for a Republican.
Posted by: Park Slope Pubby at December 21, 2007 4:04 PM
I think your analysis is dead-on right, Pubby.
As for Ron Paul, even though I'm more of a libertarian than a conservative, I couldn't vote for Paul. His views on natioanl defense (one of the few essential purposes of a federal government, and the most important one) are downright suicidal.
Posted by: ent at December 22, 2007 2:37 AM
if the nyt loves him...well...
van - i know SOOOOOOO many evangelicals who are being sucked into the huckabilly vacuum and they're scarier than the paulites.
Posted by: nanc at December 22, 2007 6:33 AM
You got it, Nanc...I fell for this line back in '76, thinking I was voting for a fellow Christian who shared my values, just because he said he was (Guess who). Been very careful to look at the candidate's record ever since.
Posted by: Toa at December 22, 2007 9:50 AM
So who's Moonbattery's consensus choice? Giuliani?
Posted by: Ian from the EUSSR at December 22, 2007 10:18 AM
Fred Thompson.
Mitt is too weak, Giuliani's just another Schwarzeneggar....the liberal's choice for Republican.
Posted by: NudeGayWhalesForJesus at December 22, 2007 1:23 PM
How's Thompson on transnationalism?
Posted by: Ian from the EUSSR at December 22, 2007 1:54 PM
thompson is a member in good standing with cfr - we do not want another globalist in office, do we?
Posted by: nanc at December 22, 2007 4:01 PM
Same problem as here. You need a leader who will roll back the past century's progressive programme. Paul will do that. None of the others will. But Paul's attitude to the War On Islam is hopeless. Damned shame you can't find a Constitutionalist Hawk somewhere. Damned shame.
Thing is, anyone who isn't Paul will slide you closer still to the disaster you see happening over here as the EUSSR comes into full swing. So 20 years from now you may wish you'd taken the risk with Paul and returned the USA to its constitutional roots. If we'd found a leader who'd pull us back out the EU back then, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in now. The one thing you guys are going to find out is that the further you slide in, the harder it is to get out again.
Tricky stuff.
Posted by: Ian from the EUSSR at December 22, 2007 5:10 PM
So who's Moonbattery's consensus choice? Giuliani?
I'm for Fred. I suspect that Fred would be the favorite here. Michelle Malkin did a survey a few days ago and Fred came in with 37%, followed by Romney at 12%. The Huckster got 3%.
I think it's safe to discount the big turnout for Paul (at MM's site), as he has these crazy followers who manipulate every online poll that they come across. Real polls always put him in the 1-3% ballpark. I guess the Paulians have a bit too much time on their hands, and a bit too little honesty.
Seriously, I think Thompson would be a complete shoo-in, for the nomination and the election, if he could get any media coverage. Could still happen.
Posted by: ent at December 22, 2007 5:27 PM
Well, he certainly looks like a president!
Posted by: Ian from the EUSSR at December 23, 2007 9:06 AM
thompson is a globalist.
Posted by: nanc at December 24, 2007 7:59 AM
They ALL are, nanc (except the odd fruit in the cake mix like Paul). This is the dilemma. You vote for any establishment politicians, they're guaranteed to take you slowly and steadily somewhere you really don't want to end up. You vote for anyone else, they'll do crazy things like making the army run from the battlefield dropping their weapons behind them like little girls. It's a question which is the greater danger- in this case, it's between a short term climbdown to Islam or a medium term total dissolution of your democratic republic. That's the devil in front of you, and the deep blue sea behind you, people :)
Posted by: Ian from the EUSSR at December 24, 2007 2:18 PM

