Politics: Was leaning toward’s Mike Huckabee but he lost me
January 18, 2008 by theospeak1
I was leaning towards supporting Mike Huckabee as the Republican Presidential nominee, but he’s lost me over the course of the past couple of weeks and I’ve swung toward’s Fred Thompson, as you’ve probably noticed if you’ve seen my facebook profile.
Here are the two things I’ve noticed about Huckabee that should scare every Evangelical:
1. Huckabee, when confronted with his positions, evades by telling jokes and giving very general statements which seem good but don’t have much substance.
2. Huckabee’s campaign has been doing some really diabolical things. First there were random calls made in South Carolina spreading an untruth that Fred Thompson supports partial birth abortion, and Huckabee himself responded in effect that, sorry, I can’t tell my supporters not to do that. Then there was Ed Rollins, Huckabee’s campaign manager, telling the Washington Post that Thompson is just trying to take away votes from Huckabee so that he can bow out and give the votes to McCain. (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/17/AR2008011703440_2.html?hpid=topnews&sid=ST2008011800105)
Yikes! This is such a dismissive and disrespectful falsehood that it makes me think Rollins is also probably behind the deceptive calls in South Carolina.
OK, Here’s what I believe: As a man’s administration is run, so is the man’s character. There is no way Huckabee can be an on the level guy and have a campaign that is so devious.
Do this. Go to the different candidates’ web sites and read the white papers on thier positions, if they even have them. I know Fred Thompson is the one that aligns most closely with what I believe. You can come to your own conclusions.
But for goodness’ sake, look beyond the surface!
