August 26, 2008
Huckabee for Veep: Deal-Killer for Conservatives?
Is someone passing around stupid juice at Republican dinner parties?
Rich Lowry thinks the Huck would be a keen choice for Veep:
the press likes Huckabee (for now), he's a different kind of Republican, and his selection would be such a shock, it might even be considered bold.Let's see how long the press likes Huck once he becomes an actual contender. They also used to *HEART* McCain, if you recall. Despite the fact that Huck stands for so many things media liberals loathe, the press has boosted Huck for one reason--they and their Dem allies have considered him an "easy kill" for the Dems in the general election--and they're probably right in that assessment.
Jonathan Adler has more sense:
[I]f McCain were to select Huckabee as his running mate he would lose my vote for sure. I'm luke-warm on McCain to begin with, but I care enough about judges, trade, judges, spending, and judges that I'm still likely to pull the lever for him come November. But not if he were to tap the Huckster.Kathryn Jean Lopez has similar thoughts:
Don't encourage! I'm certain this is the case, that he's getting a second look, and, if McCain picks him, there will be a clear, renewed declaration of independence among many conservatives from the Republican party, especially inasmuch as it is the McCain/Huckabee party.I think I'm with Adler and Lopez here. I haven't decided to vote for McCain, but Huck would probably be a deal-killer for me.
h/t : HotAir.
Cross-posted at The RINO Hunters' Lodge.
By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at August 26, 2008 04:55 PM | | l digg this
