Loyal reader(s), surely you must be chomping at the bit for my G.O.P. Presidential Nomination Endorsement. Well, this is it.
347 Reasons Why I <3 Huckabee
1. "My faith is my life - it defines me. My faith doesn't influence my decisions, it drives them. I don't separate my faith from my personal and professional lives." - MikeHuckabee.com
The Southern Baptist Minister doesn't fall in line with typical Religious Right views either, noting on his website that "For example, when it comes to the environment, I believe in being a good steward of the earth." You don't see most Religious Right candidates stumping for environmentalism, but Huckabee feels in his heart that that's the right thing to do.
2. Huckabee's "Secure America" Plan. In essence: up border control, prevent amnesty, enforce the laws on the employers, give power to local law enforcement, and modernize immigration while making it easier for skilled/educated workers to get visas.
3. Experience. As the governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 he:
improved education across the state by changing the tax code
cut the number of uninsured children in his state
cut statewide spending
took an active involvement in the health of young people in public schools
Welfare down, Economy Up
Named as one of America's best governors according to Time Magazine
and many other important things according to some guy on some website
4. Sense of humor. This is a quality that the media just doesn't seem to get. From asking Steven Colbert to be his VP to having Chuck Norris in his campaign ads Huckabee has given his campaign some real positive energy that people are responding to.
5. He's in a rock band... come on, that's awesome.
6. He's against universal health care, and favors switching our system to a more preventative care system, something being urged by medical schools since 1412... okay probably more like 1980 or something.
7. He will allow our troops to finish the job in Iraq, while giving them necessary funding and staying out of their way.
8. He promises to appoint non-activist judges.
9. Energy independence... can you even imagine that? Can you imagine doing it with clean fuels?
10. "I believe that Roe v. Wade should be over-turned."
and reasons 11-347. Two Words: Chuck Norris.
Look, in the end I know Huckabee probably doesn't have the money to get the GOP nomination. I'm just an idealist I suppose.
Still, I do like John McCain, and it appears as though he is the GOP front-runner. McCain and Huckabee seem to be about as buddy-buddy as any two candidates, and a McCain-Huckabee ticket would be refreshing and winnable.
I would actually like to get some feedback on this one. So please, if you're one of the three people who occasionally check this (you know who you are) tell me what you think. Please.
4 comments:
As promised:
I was, and still am intrigued by your suggestion of a McCain /Huckabee ticket. I haven't had much time to really look at McCain's stand on things, but I remember that I liked him from the last go round, and I can't imagine much has changed since then. It would be refreshing to have a combat vet back as commander and chief, especially one with his particular experience. Let's face it, he of all people knows exactly what danger he's putting troops in when he sends them into a conflict. As for Huckabee, he did really well for himself on Colbert and he passed a spot check of some of my major issues (health-care, immigration). I liked his ideas on veteran rights, would like to see more of those, vets deserve a lot more then the currently get, and thats unacceptable. I am however slightly concerned about the broad sweeping economic changes he proposes, not that they are necessarily bad, but are they feasible while he is in office? I hope he really does only appoint non-activist judges, but I don't see how this will help him overturn roe v. wade. Which brings me to my last point, having a strong stance on abortion has good and bad points. One one hand its nice to see that he actually has and states his belief, rather then trying to dance around the subject, on the other hand, thats a really good way to alienate people. So there are my thoughts, enjoy.
Thank you for your thought out response. I agree with your stance on McCain as a strong commander-in-chief. It seems that both the media and voting public are defining McCain as no less (and, sadly, no more) than the "Homeland Security" Republican Candidate. Living in the sound-byte age has reduced such a diverse and exciting man to no more than that. But I digress.
I think in terms of Veteran's rights both McCain and Huckabee will please you, for obvious reasons.
I am also mostly against his proposed economic changes. I suppose many would call this unjustifiable, but when you have no money the economy means very little to you. Furthermore I'm very doubtful anything approaching the so-called "Fair Tax" will ever be enacted, so I don't really see it mattering much.
As far as activist, non-activist judges... many would say we're only two deaths/retirements of supreme court justices away from having a very good chance (though by no means a guarantee) of the Supreme Court hearing a case challenging Roe/Wade. It's hard to determine how realistic this is, but when you see abortion as the great social injustice that I do, you cling to whatever hope there may be. Certainly, taking a stance on abortion will alienate a political candidate from 40% of the populace (regardless of which side he takes). Still, we have a man taking a stand for what he believes in. And when I stand for the same thing as he does, thats one more in the win column.
Thanks for your response.
How can you not love a face like this?
Kate... you may not be aware of this, but I am studying to become a physician.
John Edwards has amassed a sizable fortune, all of it by suing physicians.
I also find his "two Americas" to be a complete joke as he sits in his 15,000 square foot compound.
This man: http://media.phillyburbs.com/2004/07/26/EDWARDS.jpg
needs a Holiday in Cambodia...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUJrt6E6ki0&feature=related
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