My Buddy, Mike Huckabee

A testimony of Huckabee at a young age:

http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content...

"...all philosophy and religion aside, Mike is a sincere, honest, warm person, and he doesn't wear his opinions on his sleeve. If you disagree with him, he won't be condescending or try to work on you."

Sometimes what we need is a personal recommendation like this to put all the relentless political attacks back into perspective. Even the worst candidate running for president is probably not nearly as bad as his critics will make him out to be.

Endorsement: Jim Geringer

The former governor of Wyoming, Jim Geringer, endorses Huckabee:

http://www.centredaily.com/business/story...

I've known and worked with Mike Huckabee for twelve years, both as an elected official and as a businessman. Of all the candidates, Mike is the genuine article.

Endorsements should never replace your own personal investigation into a candidate, but they do act as a strong confirmation that important people have come to the same conclusion you have.

Tuesday: Huckabee Momentum Relaunch

After initially launching the Huckabee Momentum website we decided to withhold our aggressive plans to publish the project to grassroots supporters until the conclusion of the December 27th fundraiser.

Starting Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at 15:30 CST, we will be unleashing a full scale marketing plan intended to eventually rally 10,000 supporters willing to donate just $25 to the Huckabee presidential campaign. We have tooled this fundraiser to give every supporter the opportunity to have a significant impact on the political process.

The driving force behind this effort will be your level of enthusiasm. We only need to get the attention and interest of a small percentage of Huckabee supporters to reach our quota, but that still requires an army of advocates committed to seeing this goal achieved.

YOU are the one. Lets fly!

Shuster Says: Huckabee Next President

You can read the full write up here:

http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein...

The political analysts have started to change their tone about Huckabee. Now that his surge appears to be more than a spike of support, there are a number of people making some interesting predictions:

I think Mike Huckabee wins Iowa pretty cleanly and goes on to get the Republican nomination. Here's my big prediction, though: if it is Hillary Clinton against Mike Huckabee, Mike Huckabee will the the next President of the United States.

Now that Huckabee is being considered viable, it is prime time to take some action. Share your support for Mike Huckabee with your friends and family, and contribute to the campaign if you can.

Why Do Liberals Like Huckabee?

Dallas Morning New endorses Mike Huckabee:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws...

With the endorsement now of the DMN, and previously the National Education Association, many conservatives are pointing to these as signs that Huckabee is a weak conservative; these groups almost exclusively endorse democrats.

In one sense they have a point. It is just not good for your image when you are endorsed by someone who your supporters strongly disagree with. But there is a different angle that is easily overlooked. Maybe these endorsements have less to do with issues, and more to do with character. Read more to see what I mean.

Mike Huckabee comes across as very compassionate, down to earth, and open-minded. He builds common ground with people around the need for solutions rather than emphasizing the conflict over which ones to use. If the National Education Association recognizes that Huckabee is not a stubborn ideologue, but sincerely interested in solutions, they may find him even more attractive than the people who relentlessly support their propaganda.

This positive approach is also evident in the way Mike Huckabee is running his campaign: no negative advertising, rarely mentioning his opponents in stump speeches, and refusing to bash fellow contenders when presented with the opportunity.

Rather than a burden, these endorsements are a strong sign that Huckabee's honest approach is even capable of winning over democrats who disagree with his conservative politics. Reading this endorsement from the DMN shows why some democrats like Mike Huckabee in spite of opposing many of his positions.