I wonder if Huckabee will consider a third party run. That would fracture the GOP's most devoted Brimstone Base, and would all but guarantee a Democratic win, even if Clinton manages to snag the nomination.

The theocratic wing of the GOP have so often threatened to bolt the GOP if they don't get their way, but their bluff has always been called, and they've always turned the other cheek (which cheek they've turned, exactly, is a matter of debate, given the GOP's record with them).

But with a candidate like Huckabee (who is quick on his toes, affable, and a good campaigner, despite his ideology), I can see the fundies being tempted to bolt and charge over the cliff behind him. He'd have no chance of winning, but man would that royally ream McCain, and doom the GOP. Go, Huckabee! Run, Huck, run! Stick it to Mad John!

if mccain suffers a major stroke two weeks before the convention, 'what's his name' will look like a lazy wimp for dropping out, and huck can demonstrate it's possible to do worse than goldwater and dukakis.

Looks like Huckabee might have a sweep tonight - he's in front of McCain in Louisiana and Washington as well. This throws something of a wrench into McCain's "inevitability". At the very least this is evidence of a significant rift in the Republican party, which should hopefully make it even easier for a Democrat to win the general election.

Now, dammit Huckabee! Romney's gone, so stop working for that VP slot and go for the gusto! Attack McCain! Attaaaaaacccckkk!

Bwahahahahaha!

Huckabee: "Folks, I didn't major in math, I majored in miracles. I still believe in those, too."

And will you still believe in miracles when you ultimately end up losing?

Just curious, Mike, where do you go for critical medical treatment? A hospital, or a church?

I thought so.

The weaker McCain is, going into the repub primary, the more republican voters will stay home in November.

but I am getting better at it every time I read the way one of these Republicans talks.

Slackie, I would so love to see someone run a third-party right-wing campaign, but even if they do, I doubt it will be this huckster. He seems more interested in establishment acceptance. I would expect it to be some brand of libertarian. That Party sent the RNC a funereal wreath when McCain became its de facto candidate.

Gotta love those Two-Buck Huck sound bites...

“I didn’t major in math. I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them, too.”

That's like the campaign sound bite trifecta, there, as Huck speaks in campaign tongues: 1) "I'm just a normal fella, not some reality-based secular egghead;" 2) "I'm a Christianist," and 3) "I'm a believer."

He's a natural with the campaign witticisms, and he delivers them with that aw-shucks kind of self-deprecation that I'm sure his supporters eat up with sporks.

“It’s an awfully weak party that can’t handle competition,” he said. “Competition breeds excellence.”

And another one: 4) "I'm the authentic free-market conservative, y'all!"

I hope he does stay in it and dog McCain until the end. This would be a great distraction for Mad John, who lately had nothing more to work on than his creepy, cat-that-ate-the-canary smile, so hopefully the Huckster's nagging at him will make him blow his stack or something.

And what about Romney's "suspended" campaign? Why hasn't he endorsed Huckabee, and thrown his delegates that way? Is he holding out for something or someone else?

Kansas Has Spoken! What a lift for Gov. Huckabee to get support from all them god-fearin' voters who believe the Grand Canyon is 6,000 years old "an' ah don' believe in no evolushion- ah ain' relate' to no monkey." Vox Populi, Vox Deum (The People have spoken and they are idiots). Who will Pres. Huckabee nominate to be his Secretary of Religious Education? Secretary of Snake Handling? O' course, they ain' go'n vote for no nigger an' no woman anyway.