Ok, so I'm not one to enjoy admitting I'm wrong or switching my endorsements, but honestly, I had never checked out Mike Huckabee, and friends and family kept urging me to give him a chance. I was all for Fred Thompson, but he really hasn't been the shining star I'd hoped for. He was, what I thought, the best of the "bunch", if you will, and a decent candidate who might actually win the primary and beat out Hillary or Obama. I got to the point this last week where I was ready to write in Stephen Colbert, for crying out loud. A couple weeks ago, driving north on the five, I noticed that big billboard in Chehalis (you know, the one with Uncle Sam on it), and it said something along the lines of: "In the race for the president, can we vote no?" That's exactly how I felt!
So yesterday, my cousin told me that she was going to "set me straight" about Huckabee--she showed me his website, and I read his stances on the issues and watched a biographical video on his page. I liked what I saw. But then the clencher: the Mike Huckabee interview with Glenn Beck. Here's the portion where he talks about the Fair Tax:
I was sold, and now I heart Huckabee.
-Cydney
Cross-posted on The Celebrity
Posted by Cydney at November 11, 2007 11:10 AM | Email ThisI'm one of Mike Huckabee's earliest supporters for a presidential run, and I am a fellow Washingtonian. What I am hoping we can do is that we can tell our friends and family about the governor and maybe make an informal grassroots organization for his campaign.
It's nice to know that there are others in this state who don't accept the inevitability of Rudy, Fred and Mitt.
Contact me on my blog, senseinpolitics.blogspot.com. I look forward to hearing from you.
Matt Hines
Posted by: Matthew Hines on November 11, 2007 03:17 PMI agree with him on a bunch of things, but his desire to use the federal government to fix problems -- health care, education, and so on -- that are properly left to the states, or to the people, is something I cannot support in the nomination process.
If he gets the nomination I'll support him, surely. And I might pick him over Rudy. But that's about it. McCain, Thompson, Romney all have my vote long before Huckabee.
Posted by: pudge on November 12, 2007 12:09 PMI have wondered, although, about how the Fair Tax would effect the State tax codes. How would that work? Would there still be State income/property taxes?
But there's a lot more about Huckabee that I really like. One thing in specific is that every time he's given an opportunity to bash his opponents, he chooses not to. He's positive, he's a great communicator, and understands that the people are his boss. I like that.
Posted by: Cydney on November 12, 2007 03:44 PMHuckabee has bashed his opponents, quite often, that I've seen. He picks and chooses his spots, but for example, he bashed them for not attending the BET debate, saying he was "embarrassed" because these candidates wouldn't show up to a biased forum that won't solve anything at all.
This was right before he pandered to the crowd, saying he would improve housing opportunities for blacks, try to fix racial inequalities across the criminal justice system, get more drug courts, and increase funding for health care for blacks.
Check out the transcript.
This quote says most of what I need to know about Huckabee: "[The voters] want [the President] to be able to solve real problems that touch them every day."
No, I do not. And therefore, I do not want Mike Huckabee, I am sorry to say.
Posted by: pudge on November 12, 2007 04:37 PM