McCain is the only candidate I have seen in politics that isn’t a puppet. I don’t agree with everything he does but he does think and will change his opinion and actions based on circumstances. He tries to build consensus and real solutions to hard problems instead of shoving ideals down the throat of those who disagree.

I am sick of the “Christian Block” of voters blackmailing the Republican party. In their opinion if you aren’t a bible carrying, anti-woman rights, and anti-gay, you can’t be a Republican! When “their candidate” didn’t win, they storm off like a child who didn’t get his way.

McCain will have a better chance of winning if he embraces the center and independents than changing “who he is” to try and satisfy a group of people who-will-cut-off-their-nose-to-spite-the ir-face

I would have liked to have the chance to vote for Mike Huckabee in the Idaho Republican primary May 27. Unfortunately, I will not get that chance. My prayers are with Mike Huckabee. He’s a decent man. This seems rather unusual in American politics.

Chances are that Mike Huckabee will not be the vice presidential pick for John McCain’s running mate.

Thank you, Mike Huckabee for being an inspiration and a good sport. You had a good campaign and represented us well.

Congratulations, John McCain, for your friendship in the campaign. Though I disagree with you on several key issues, I respect you and your history of service to this nation. I do not dislike you. I just disagree on several issues.

Mike Huckabee spoke very well about unifying the Republican Party. Hearing him speak made me want to stay. But I will move on. The Constitution Party holds the most promise for me.

Keep up the good work, Mike Huckabee. Your support of the Republican Party nominee will certainly help to bring many of us to his aid. I will listen to you in respect, though I will follow my conscience in supporting the best candidate and the best party in each race.

Most importantly, your effort may boost social conservatives who run for public office.

Thanks again, Mike Huckabee, for fighting the good fight. I’ll see you around.

Now my focus will turn to the Constitution Party. The party convention is in mid-April. I still know little about the party, but what I do know, for the most part, I like.

I just made my first contribution to the Constitution Party.

I have long talked about the need for a third party. Now I am putting my money where my mouth is. Though I know little about this new party, what I have seen appears to represent the best of American ideals. These ideals are not found in the presidential candidates in either the Republican or Democrat parties in 2008.

The alternative vote is for the Constitution Party.

It’s interesting to read some the comments here. They are extremely inconsistant. One one hand you have some saying they are a Christian and on the other hand they are insinuating that John McCain is more evil than Mike Huckabee. Go back and take a few classes on basic doctrines in Christianity. WE ARE ALL EVIL. Every single one of us. I sure I read somehwere that some said, “there is only one that is good, your Father in heaven.” who was that? Oh yeah JESUS. With all the finger-pointing and judgemental postures of the vast majority of today’s Christian church, no wonder we have a bad name in our culture. It’s one thing to disagree with someone repectfully…it’s anbother thing all together to declare them the harborer of evil as if ANY OF YOU could be a better canidate than John McCain. yeah…Labeling non-Christians “sheeple” thats productive. I thought WE as Christians were the sheep…or was Jesus wrong about that? If the Christian church cannot get rid of this self-rightious, holier-than-thou, “everyone has to agree with me”, attitude then we are in danger of becomeing like the Pharasies. Actually, many “Christian” organizations are already there. Can’t we just love people like Christ did? With compassion and ACTUAL effort not just say, “I love you and thats why I’m telling you how bad of a person you are” It’s sad I think. Lord, help us be like You.

Notice the headline reads: “Huckabee’s Followers” Rather than supporters.

I think you can divide up the Huckabee camp to fall in about the same pattern as all other conservative Republicans.

The only difference between Huckabee supporters and other conservatives is the latter never had the chance to hear, see, or read enough about Mike.

It’s true, most all Huckabee supporters just somehow stumbled onto this guy and next thing they new they were hooked “Ask Chuck Norris about that”. I’ll admit it, I stumbled over Mike while following up on smear videos from the Romney campaign. I plan to continue to support Mike Huckabee in any way I can but it’s not the man I believe in it’s the message and he strikes me as an honest messenger.

Jim

I can not back McCain, he is not conservative enough, nor has he proven he is for faith and family. No Huckabee, no voting for me.

Ed Stoddard… what planet do you live on?

I don’t home school my for kids, but I still take offense at your statement that “The energy of those conservative Christians — who as their name suggests educate their children at home in part to shield them from the secular world — would be welcomed by the McCain camp.”

What exactly are you implying about “those conservative Christians”. Are you a bigot or what? You make them sound like the Jim Jones followers. They are not. They are simply people of strong faith. And to be honest, 50 years ago, most of these ‘conservative Christians’ would likely be considered very liberal. But they are obviously not to your liking, eh? Did it ever once occur to you that, perhaps, “those conservative Christians” are home schooling their kids because they live in areas where the public schools are lacking? And maybe they can’t afford a private school like others can because one of the parents has chosen to stay at home. I am fortunate enough to live in an area with good schools. Any Real Estate mogul will tell you that the school system is one of the primary drivers for parents deciding where to live. Why is that? Because parents are not stupid. They know that not all public education is up to snuff.

If parents live in an area with poor public education, basically have four choices. 1. Send their kids to a poor and perhaps dangerous school. 2. Try to pay for extremely expensive private schools. 3. MOVE. 4. Home schooling.

I’m guessing your vast knowledge of the public school systems qualifies you to make judgments on these families, right?

My wife was a public school teacher. Several of my friends are teachers. And they all FULLY UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT parents who chose to forgo what are, in some instances, out of control public school systems where, in many instances, administrative incompetence and bureaucracy rule the day.

Further, you suggest they do this to ’shield them from the secular world’? Are you kidding? So, they are sheltering them from the world by getting their families involved in a grass roots political process where their kids learn about the issues of the day and the political process?

Do you even read your own material before you print it?

Yes, you struck a nerve on this one. As long as we force a ‘one size fits all’ education system on our society, we’re gonna be stuck with a poor education for many, many children.

Your patronization of this segment of our population is fit for tabloid extremist journalism, but not for Reuters.

I think the GOP settled on a ‘Hafta’ (rhymes with NAFTA) strategy for the Republican Nomination from the get go.

At the first possible inkling of pro-Iraq-warmonger McCain as a front runner, the GOP closed ranks and annointed McCain the nominee, with the underlying premise being, “Republicans are going to ‘Hafta’ vote for McCain. Who else are they going to vote for, Obama or Clinton II?”

I foresee little support for McCain from Huckabee’s diehard evangelical supporters. I’m guessing they will write in Huckabee as a protest. That’s what I would do in their shoes.

Me, I am a Ron Paul supporter. From my perspective, Paul is the only credible candidate for president. The others, Democrats and Republicans, can all be lumped together in one mutant mass. If Ron Paul doesn’t get the Republican nomination, I WILL vote for either Obama or Clinton II (prefer Obama), to best use my vote to keep McCain out of the Oval Office.

Of the three, McCain is the worst of three evils.

Though only a Plan B candidate to me, frankly, I’d be interested in what Obama could do if I as a ‘coach’ sent him into the game as a 2nd-string replacement for a starter.

As a conservative I cannot stand behind Senator McCain. He will not get my vote. His values on human life and amnesty are not in line with most conservatives. His record in “serving the people” is dismal! John McCain has missed 271 votes (56.6%) during the current Congress. He has the worst record of all Senators. I am sure this is a strong indication of how he intends to serve the people as President.

Re: odaravlaac McCain-Paul in 08?
Interesting theory. It surely won’t be Pukeabee though. McCain and the Republican’t party would be shooting themselves in the foot.

How arrogant to assume McCain will automatically “inherit” Mike’s grassroots network! As an original member of Huck’s Army, and homeschool mom, let me assure you he will not!