Mike Huckabee's back as the leader of a PAC

Just when you thought you wouldn't have former Gov. Mike Huckabee to kick around anymore, he's back.

Not as a Republican presidential candidate. He's surrendered honorably and endorsed Sen. John McCain, like most of the others who fell by the wayside, except Rep. Ron Paul.

Paul hasn't fallen by the wayside, but he's still out there campaigning hopelessly for himself this year and hopefully for a strict constitutionalist revolution in coming years that hasn't quite arrived yet in the minds of all but about the 803,000 Republican primary voters who went for Paul.

And -- don't even bother to ask -- Paul is still not endorsing McCain, and -- before you ask a follow-up -- he says he won't either.

After an overly dramatic countdown clock on his website reached zero the other day, Huckabee announced HuckPac, his own political action committee, which will financially support "Republican candidates who are passionate advocates for tax reform, a strong national defense, real border security, life, the family, less government and individual liberty."

He'd like you to donate at least $25 to get it going.

And, hey, if this also helps keep Huckabee's name alive politically in GOP circles for the next four years or until McCain chooses him as his vice presidential running mate, well, there's not much old Huck can do to stop it, is there?

-- Andrew Malcolm

Comments

[NoMoreBlatherDotCom]

If the MSM had been doing their job, Huck's political career would have ended within a month after he entered the race:
Instead, the articles on him allowed him to lie, when they even went beyond how funny he was and what a great guy he was. Oh, and he played the bass too!

[Christine]

If Huckabee supporters are looking for who else might advocate the FairTax, then they might want to look at Bob Barr, who is running for the Libertarian nomination.

Not that I think the FairTax is a good thing. It is Bob Barr's one serious failing as a candidate, but just so the Huckabee people know....

[dave]

huckpac's goals are advertised as supporting
"republican candidates who are passionate advocates for tax reform, a strong national defense, real border security, life, the family, less government and individual liberty."
though this could almost read like huckabee was about to endorse the only remaining (republican) candidate with a legally valid candidacy, RON PAUL, anyone who followed huckabee's previously terminated own campaign (and yes, the fact that HUCKABEE quit might indeed be seen as his most honorable step there), will know that huckabee displayed the same disabling flaws of character and judgment that ail most of the other 'contenders' purportedly left in the race, like obama, clinton and mccain.
so even huckabee's programmatic vision for his
'huckpac' might unvoluntarily be revealing its piggyback burden, if you take it by its face value: '...less government [i.e. more socialism along with more tautly organized oligarchical elites?] and [less?!] individual liberty.' indeed, in this light, it might be seen almost as honorable for huckabee not even to attempt to offer his 'support' to ron paul, but to dump it by the wayside of history in the making.

[Immigrant]

Thank God Ron Paul is still in the race.

[rikgw]

I',m a Ron Paul fan and I hope his name will be among the others when it comes to the priimary vote.

[Linda Rayborn]

Mike Huckabee is the type of politician we need in Washington. He has innovative ideas, proven record of achievement, character and integrity, and consistency in policy. He has proven himself to posses the strong leadership skills and the guts and determination necessary to be at the helm of government. All this and he ran an honorable race, as did Senator McCain. Two great men, one great team. McCain/Huckabee'08
PS Huckpac is the best way to educate people about the candidates running for office at state level. These are the people that actually control what bills pass, etc. Most people are not informed and many have not voted at state level before. Way to go Huckabee! Thanks for getting millions of people, like me more involved in politics at more of a local level!!! Huckpac #23602

[shm224]

Huck should start his own party - Christian Repubican-Democratic party with focus on God, tax, compassionate liberalism.

[Tannim]

Dramatic clock counting down? What did he steal Chris Jericho's old entrance music too?

The real question to answer for Huckabee is, "What's the point?"

[Tony Saprano]

Huck did the right thing and paid tribute to his bosses.

[blakmira]

All throughout his HOPELESS campaign, the Huckster blatantly plagiarized so many of Ron Paul's ideas and platform stances (money bombs, abolish the IRS, smaller government, etc.) and now he's gone and copied Ron Paul's Liberty PAC as well.

But unlike Dr. Paul, Hickabee is the type of politician whom the status quo can respect. He flip-flops, he panders, he flat-out lies, and -- most importantly -- he loves killing, whether it be unconstitutional wars, government executions or angels guiding his bullets in the forest.

Yes, Hypocrite Huck was a riot and a blast to make fun of -- who can forget that floating cross trick?! -- but really, enough is enough. He has nothing to offer this country but his desperate craving to be in the spotlight. He really is a cookie cutter image of both a narcissistic politician and a hypocritical, gluttonous evangelist.

Thank God we still have Ron Paul to vote for.

[bejeezus]

That fool Huckabee gives all Christians... errr, I mean, Zionist-controlled CFR pawns... quite enough of a bad name. Hate to break it to you this way, but some people's sick supremacist agenda - and the ample evidence for it - has today been made perfectly clear to millions, thanks to the internet.

But then, mind control is hardly conducive to living in a free society for very long, now is it? Your man Huckabee was always a low-rent snake oil salesman undeserving of any respect from day one. After all, Arkansas has been owned by the infamous Rockefeller crime family for some time... and the promise of patronage... does produce its plentiful supply of suck-ups and degenerates just like him.

Anyway, thankfully our would-be jailers are still significantly outnumbered - so maybe there's still some real hope left for Dr. Paul and his supporters, Mr Malcolm.

BTW, I have it on good authority that a lot of good citizens with their eyes wide open hail from right there in your own neck-of-the-woods. Do you think this might be the case?

[mm's]

Someone at google must be asleep, I search Ron Paul, as that is the only way to get any news, and I get a lame story about huckabee. It isn't even spelled remotely close-

[Jen]

I just sent Ron Paul 25.00 to keep spreading the message of Liberty, Prosperity, and PEACE!

[Margaret Schaut]

Everyone is still writing Ron Paul off. However this is the strangest political season that I ever remember and not one of the other three candidates has a 'base' they can count on. Events have been so out of control that a LOT can change before November. I believe it will. Not only that, but economic and world events will put great stress on the elections, the parties and the people. You people had Giuliani as THE candidate and he died out, the rest have gone down just as flaccidly, and McCain has no 'core support' either. We are in for some BIG SURPRISES whether you pundits and talking head sock puppets want to admit it or not.

[Rich Allen]

Good to see this PAC. It is where I will make my political contributions this year. Mike Huckabee would be a great VP candidate for McCain depending on McCain's strategy. The group that would most likely stay at home is the evangelical Christians. That group would be energized again if Huckabee were the VP. Also in my opinion it will take something like the Fair-Tax to get our economy moving again and Huckabee has been the candidated that has explained it the best so far.

[CaptainJ]

If the Huckster(yes, and I have seen him fool some otherwise intelligent people by uses W's proven 'faith' act) wants people to give money for a Republican that advocates for tax reform, a strong national defense, real border security, life, the family, less government and individual liberty, he should direct them to Ron Paul's website. What a JOKE this overly dramatized countdown was. Apparently, he stole yet another thing from the Ron Paul camp(the April 15th tac rally organized by the Granny Warriors had a countdown for the same day).

I offer an open challange to any supporters of the Huckster to show me how is as close to as strong as Ron Paul on those issues he listed. Heck, is he stronger on even ONE? Ron Paul wants our troops here woking for OUR defense. Ron Paul authorized a RIght to Life bill in Congress that would nullify Roe V Wade. Ron Paul has NEVER voted for a tax increase, and votes against unconstitutional spending. Huckster raised taxes in Akanasas more than the 3 previous governors combined!(yes, that includes clinton). Like Clinton, he also pardoned a lot of felons, including sex offender who went on to rape a distant relative of Clinton's!

Strong on the border? Huckster tried to get illegal aliens in-state college tuition in Arkansas, something any legal US citizen from out of state(including the miltary) couldn't get.

Does this guy sound like a conservative, or more like the proven liar he is? The liberal Mccain might just be grroming someone who looks like a "values" candidate to balance the ticket and get votes from the uneducated hordes.

[ccm]

I've said before that Ron Paul's the only unlikable 'angry' guy in every republican debates. Now I found his supporters mirror his image. :-)

[Ed]

Huckabee is the man.
Ron Paul believes in a secular constitution. Huckabee was for changing the constitution to a Christian constitution. Doesn't Huckabee more closely reflect the ideals of the republican party? We want to go back to what the founding fathers built... a nation under God. Even though the country is going backwards, Huck supporters are not angry like Ron Paul fanboys or democrats... we are driven by love, hope and faith.
Huckabee is conservative, totally against illegal-immigration and people who say otherwise is just spinning the facts.
The country is going backwards because we are falling away from God. I want a President who is not afraid of evil terrorist extremists and is a christian.