Christian Conservatives, don’t be fooled by the Huckster

As I continually survey the current field of candidates to succeed President Bush, I’m still at a loss to find one that embodies all the qualities of a great leader. I’m just like most of the electorate right now, not committed to any candidate. Trying to find the best one to vote for.

As much as I’d like to throw the enormous weight behind this blog toward one of the candidates, I just can’t do it at this point. I haven’t yet seen the person who is a great leader and is electable in this current political climate.

One candidate who is definitely not a good choice is Mike Huckabee. Though he is the most “Christian” of the candidates, the bottom line is he’s just not a conservative. Fred Thompson exposed his liberal agenda during the debate the other night, and Huckabee had very little response, except to say basically that he must be doing something right to get all this criticism.

While that’s a nice one-liner (Huckster’s full of nice one-liners), it doesn’t come close to answering the charges. When questioned by moderator Chris Wallace about the fact that he left Arkansas with higher taxes than when he came in, his response was all about all the roads, bridges, and school he built with the increased revenue. He even took a swipe at Minnesota saying “no bridges have collapsed in Arkansas.” Now, does this sound like a conservative to you?

It gets worse. On foreign policy, let’s just say this guy is a cross between Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter, when he even has any awareness of what is being discussed. Huckster has also bought into the global warming lie. I believe if he were president, he may very well sign the disastrous Kyoto protocol treaty.

I know we say this almost every election cycle, but this election is one of the most important in our time. It’s a dangerous world out there and we can’t afford to make the wrong choice for president. This calls for prayer, wisdom and discernment on the part of Christian conservatives.

Please, I implore you, pray for this election like your life depends on it. Ask the Lord for wisdom and discernment, and don’t fall for the Huckster just because he’s Christian, there are many other issues to consider. I believe when you look at the entire package, while better than Hillary or Obama, Huckster is the worst of the five serious GOP candidates.