Saturday, February 09, 2008

The Huckster The New Conservative Republican Protest Candidate

It appears that the former governor of Arkansas, the Rev. Mike Huckabee is now the conservative Republican's protest candidate in the remaining Republican primaries and caucuses.
And that shows two things.
Firstly, conservative Republicans, any Republicans for that matter, who bother to vote in the upcoming primaries and caucuses are desperate to send a message to Sen. John "F--- You" McCain. Even if that means pulling the lever for the Rev. Mike.
Secondly, Sen. "F--- You" McCain has a lllooonnnggg way to go to unify the Republican party.
Although I have spent months decrying the potential of a McCain nomination, it is more of less upon us Republicans. And, I do not like it. I more do not like a showboat like the Rev. Mike becoming a caricuture of himself and running himself, thankfully, out of the vice-presidential sweepstakes.
What the Rev. Mike has become is the one candidate who can let conservatives vent.
But, it also means that Sen. "F--- You" McCain has to actually campaign and raise money to compete in primaries. That time is needed for Sen. "F--- You" McCain reach out, personally, and mend fences with those conservative Republicans that hate the thought of supporting and voting for him. I do not speak for myself, I will vote for Sen. "F--- You" McCain. I can not see the Clintons and or St. Barack becoming president and leading the United States down the road of socialism.
We conservatives had our chance to rally around one candidate, which I believe should have been Mitt Romney, but we did not. To have someone stay in with no chance to stop the "Straight Talk Express" is not good for conservatism and or the Republican party.
If Sen. "F--- You" McCain is the presumptive nominee, then we need to force our place at the table and hold him accountable to the efforts that began this past Thursday in his speech at CPAC. Otherwise, the Rev. Mike's strategy of going all the way will look not too bad. And that is not good since the Rev. Mike is not all that much of a conservative. And that makes the protest voting all the more baffling.
There is a time and a place for the protest vote.
I confess that I voted for Pat Buchanan in the 1992 California Republican primary. But, that was long after it was clear that then Preisdent George H. W. Bush was the Republican nominee for reelection. And, that may have weakend President H. W. Bush's relection. Now, that we can look back, seeing the end result of the Bill Clinton years, did that do any good? No.
So, I ask the Rev. Mike Huckabee to say that he has made his point and that he is suspending his candidacy and taking the high road so that Sen. "F--- You" McCain can continue to come to conservative Republicans to make amends and seek support. All this does is delay the inevitable and make conservatives look like they do not care. I do. As much as I think that Sen. "F--- You" McCain is going to give conservatives heartburn and a lot more, I would rather have the Sen. give the terrorists the "F--- You". I would rather have the Sen. give the Democrats the "F--- You". I want the Sen. to give an "F--- You" to those that want to lead the United States down the road to socialism.
John McCain can not do that if a not so well known former governor from Arkansas, the Rev. Mike Huckabee keeps flying around like tha gnat that one can not swat down.

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