The person who I hold the most venom for is without a doubt Mitt Romney, regardless though I have been silent about Mike Huckabee. Part of the reason for this is that I like the former Governor. He is extremely likable. But charm can only cover up so much. So while I do not hate or for that matter even dislike him, I would most likely not support him if he receives the nomination, a possibility I saw months ago and one that carries even more serious thought now.
What changed my mind was when I actually read an interview with Huckabee in Human Events. In it he came off as so quick to pander, it amazed me. He actually interrupted the interviewer repeatedly to take the most extreme position available. During the PBS African American debate, he went and came close to crying over how unfair the death penalty was. I don’t actually think he flip-flops like Romney, he just changes his tone dramatically with the same position.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20421&keywords=mike+huckabee+interview
Now the fact that the conservative media world doesn’t like him is well known. I turned on Rush for the first time in about six months and heard him attack Huckabee and receive call after call defending the candidate. Make no question about it, they want Romney and they believe (most likely rightly) that Huckabee will lose and lose badly. They want a conservative, they rule out Rudy because of his social views, McCain because their idiots, Thompson because he’s so boring. Romney…Huckabee…Romney…Huckabee. Both would probably lose by the same margin come next November, but whatever.
I hope Huckabee wins in Iowa or more specifically comes one point ahead of Romney in every primary. I rather a way too conservative Christian win, than someone who uses way too conservative Christians for his own personal gain. Huckabee’s a good guy…he’s just not my guy.
