Huckabee Says Problem With Romney Is His "Inconsistencies," Not His Faith
Former Arkansas governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee today commented on the efforts of some of his supporters in Michigan and Ohio to convince presumptive GOP nominee John McCain not to ask former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney to be his running mate.
"I think a lot of people, not just social conservatives, but a lot of the Republicans I know are not necessarily comfortable with Romney," Huckabee told CBSNews.com. "But it has nothing to do with religion. It has everything to do with inconsistencies in positions he's held, and that's it."
In response to buzz about the former Massachusetts governor becoming McCain's running mate, an alliance of Ohio social conservatives, many of whom are former Huckabee supporters, have formed a group called "Social Conservatives Against Romney." Romney had moderate positions on many hot-button social issues, including abortion, before his run for president.
Huckabee has also been discussed as a potential running mate for McCain, though he is seen as a long-shot possibility.
Evangelical leader Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, told CBSNews.com last week that Romney "would be an excellent choice" for McCain.
"There are people in the evangelical community who would have a problem with his Mormonism," he added. "I am not one of them. I mean, I'm very clear that I do not believe Mormonism is a Christian faith. But that does not disqualify someone from being President or Vice President. And my guess would be that, probably, about 15 to 20 percent of the evangelical community would have a problem with his Mormonism."
"I think a lot of people, not just social conservatives, but a lot of the Republicans I know are not necessarily comfortable with Romney," Huckabee told CBSNews.com. "But it has nothing to do with religion. It has everything to do with inconsistencies in positions he's held, and that's it."
In response to buzz about the former Massachusetts governor becoming McCain's running mate, an alliance of Ohio social conservatives, many of whom are former Huckabee supporters, have formed a group called "Social Conservatives Against Romney." Romney had moderate positions on many hot-button social issues, including abortion, before his run for president.
Huckabee has also been discussed as a potential running mate for McCain, though he is seen as a long-shot possibility.
Evangelical leader Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, told CBSNews.com last week that Romney "would be an excellent choice" for McCain.
"There are people in the evangelical community who would have a problem with his Mormonism," he added. "I am not one of them. I mean, I'm very clear that I do not believe Mormonism is a Christian faith. But that does not disqualify someone from being President or Vice President. And my guess would be that, probably, about 15 to 20 percent of the evangelical community would have a problem with his Mormonism."
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See all 79 CommentsDuring the four years Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, it had the second worst jobs record of state in America.%u201D %u201CBut for the destruction of New Orleans, Massachusetts under Romney would have come in dead last.%u201D (Boston Herald 2/21/07)
Also Romney was for abortion & gay marriage for much longer then he has been against it, he only started being against it when he decided to run for president. Can never trust Romney the Flip Flopper.
The Real Romney!!!
Romney most qualified???
Who%u2019s Going to Show Romney How the Economy Works?
Romney''s Economic Record As Governor Is Shaky At Best. Boston Globe business columnist Steve Bailey wrote, "Since January 2003, when Romney took office, through the end of last year Massachusetts ranked 46th in job growth, up just 1.1 percent. In the last year, the gap between Massachusetts and the nation has widened, with the state''s employment rising only four-tenths of 1 percent, or less than a third the national average of 1.3 percent. That put Massachusetts tied for 44th in the country. If all things in life are measured against expectations, Romney will have a particular problem explaining away the economy. He was going to be our CEO Governor, the state''s top salesman who could talk businessman-to-businessman and bring home those good-paying jobs. It was all bunk, of course. But he said it, and he will have to live with it. There are 40,000 fewer people in the workforce than when Romney took over." [Boston Globe, column, 2/15/06]
During the four years Mitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts, it had the second worst jobs record of state in America.%u201D %u201CBut for the destruction of New Orleans, Massachusetts under Romney would have come in dead last.%u201D (Boston Herald 2/21/07)
He flip-flopped , flip-flopped , flip-flopped , flip-flopped
That''s not to say all social conservatives agree with him. There are some who bought Romney''s well-funded storyline about an epiphany bringing him from his ultra-liberal roots into the conservative fold.
I would have bought that too if it hadn''t coincided with Romney''s filing his candidacy papers.
McCain/Palin ''08
"Huck is the real spoiler here. He screwed everything up for the conservatives and I''''m not quite sure what he is hoping to gain by doing this, especially when he knows that nobody wants him as VP. I think he was a liberal spy."
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demex97 -
LOL ! I think you have solved the mystery of the Huckabee plague!
Basically, he''s corrupt to the core, and ideal candidate for the GOP.
We have separation of church and state but the American Taliban doesn''t observe it. It doesn''t fit with their values.
Maybe you are correct in saying some of these posters are Romney trolls.
I hope they are not an accurate reflection of the average Romney supporter.
I can only sum this up to simple-mindedness.
This country''s in deep trouble!
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