http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/08/14/the-huckster-is-at-it-again/ I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:09:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/08/14/the-huckster-is-at-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-234937 Donklephant » Blog Archive » It’s Lieberman ! No, It’s Pawlenty ! No, It’s Romney ! Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:37:03 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/08/14/the-huckster-is-at-it-again/#comment-234937 [...] Notwithstanding their sometimes bitter rivalry during the race for the Republican nomination, it seems as though McCain and Romney have made their peace with each other as typified by Romney’s speech at CPAC earlier this year and his endorsement of McCain a week later. Since the Republican race ended, Romney has said more than once — see here and here — that he would be willing to serve as McCain’s running mate if asked. Moreover, while Romney may not be an attention-grabbing pick he would seem to be, under the circumstances McCain faces, a good one that meets the criteria that McCain needs for a running mate. Finally, though I don’t know that McCain is thinking along these lines, selecting Romney has the added advantage of blunting the 2012 and beyond ambititions of Mike Huckabee. [...] [...] Notwithstanding their sometimes bitter rivalry during the race for the Republican nomination, it seems as though McCain and Romney have made their peace with each other as typified by Romney’s speech at CPAC earlier this year and his endorsement of McCain a week later. Since the Republican race ended, Romney has said more than once — see here and here — that he would be willing to serve as McCain’s running mate if asked. Moreover, while Romney may not be an attention-grabbing pick he would seem to be, under the circumstances McCain faces, a good one that meets the criteria that McCain needs for a running mate. Finally, though I don’t know that McCain is thinking along these lines, selecting Romney has the added advantage of blunting the 2012 and beyond ambititions of Mike Huckabee. [...]

]]> http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/08/14/the-huckster-is-at-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-234935 Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » It’s Lieberman ! No, It’s Pawlenty ! No, It’s Romney ! Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:25:37 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/08/14/the-huckster-is-at-it-again/#comment-234935 [...] Notwithstanding their sometimes bitter rivalry during the race for the Republican nomination, it seems as though McCain and Romney have made their peace with each other as typified by Romney’s speech at CPAC earlier this year and his endorsement of McCain a week later. Since the Republican race ended, Romney has said more than once — see here and here — that he would be willing to serve as McCain’s running mate if asked. Moreover, while Romney may not be an attention-grabbing pick he would seem to be, under the circumstances McCain faces, a good one that meets the criteria that McCain needs for a running mate. Finally, though I don’t know that McCain is thinking along these lines, selecting Romney has the added advantage of blunting the 2012 and beyond ambititions of Mike Huckabee. [...] [...] Notwithstanding their sometimes bitter rivalry during the race for the Republican nomination, it seems as though McCain and Romney have made their peace with each other as typified by Romney’s speech at CPAC earlier this year and his endorsement of McCain a week later. Since the Republican race ended, Romney has said more than once — see here and here — that he would be willing to serve as McCain’s running mate if asked. Moreover, while Romney may not be an attention-grabbing pick he would seem to be, under the circumstances McCain faces, a good one that meets the criteria that McCain needs for a running mate. Finally, though I don’t know that McCain is thinking along these lines, selecting Romney has the added advantage of blunting the 2012 and beyond ambititions of Mike Huckabee. [...]

]]> http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/08/14/the-huckster-is-at-it-again/comment-page-1/#comment-234120 Nick Howard Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:12:25 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/08/14/the-huckster-is-at-it-again/#comment-234120 Anything that helps keep Huckabee off the ticket is good. The sooner he goes away the better. Anything that helps keep Huckabee off the ticket is good. The sooner he goes away the better.

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