HUCKABEE SHOULD STEP ASIDE

The likeable Huckabee should step aside and let the campaign to defeat the liberal Democrats get fully under way.

After Mitt Romney, gave up the race, many conservatives came to support Huckabee. Huckabee has some conservative "trappings" but if one looks at his record in Arkansas, questions arise concerning his conservative credentials. He's undoubtedly a "nice guy" who knows how to talk the talk. However, that said, we don't intend for the previous comment to be a distraction. Whether Huckabee is conservative enough is NOT the real issue here. The real issue is winning in 2008!

We can appreciate the loyalty of Huckabees admirers (we would certainly support him over the liberal Democrat opposition). The real issue is that, at this point, he cannot win the Republican nomination no matter who believes what the media is spinning. Some suggest he's having the time of his life, far beyond what he actually anticipated, and he doesn't want to give it up. We can well understand this. Being a popular guy and running for the top job in the Free World is a heady experience, no question about it.

The fact is, those who would argue with Carl Rove's expertise as an election analyst are engaging in wishful thinking. He says, and we agree, there is no way Huckabee can win the nomination of the Republican Party, period! Maybe there is some other kind of "game" going on but if that's the case, we aren't aware of it and it is hurting McCain's chances to win.

While many Conservatives feel McCain is less than the ideal candidate the time has come to get serious about defeating the liberal controlled Democrat Party! Primary campaigns indicate that the Liberal Democrats are turning out twice as many voters as are Republicans. This is NOT a good sign and Republicans, especially conservatives, should set aside the distraction and get to work. Right now it looks as though it's going to be the toughest election in a long time for the Republican Party. We can get together and discuss why after the election is over but right now we don't need to be confused about what needs to be done.

Conservatives can fully understand the reluctance to support McCain but we had better learn to live with the choice or we will have someone in the White House who will "change" a whole lot of things ...in the worst way we can imagine!

Let's get smart here, folks, we aren't going to get it all! Huckabee is an attractive candidate with unusual skills at "pickin' and grinnin' and turning a phrase... but right now he is a serious distraction that may keep us from achieving our most important goal... continued control of the White House.

Conservatives need to focus on the "main game" and indicate they know how to win.