McCain/Huckabee ticket a nightmare for Democrats…Republicans too

Is it possible? A Presidential ticket that is despised and perhaps even feared by both political parties? In its quest for change, voters are rejecting the extremes of their parties to look at more Middle America, everyday “Normal Joe” candidates to lead them. On the Republican side, John McCain and Mike Huckabee are two candidates that have the establishment shaking their heads.
When conservative talk show hosts like Rush Limbaugh and Michael Medved come out swinging, calling McCain and Huckabee Liberals and saying that their nomination would be the end of the GOP, voters ignored them and flocked to these two men. The establishment’s first pick, Rudy Giuliani, has faded into the sunset and their new show boy, Mitt Romney, despite his personal war chest to dip into for his campaign, can’t seem to gain much traction on McCain.
The truth is, when the “establishment” calls these candidates liberals, they are ignoring their proven conservative record on social issues such as abortion and family matters and instead focus on fiscal concerns and illegal immigration, where the candidates are a bit more moderate, or to put it a better way, compassionate. The extreme Right wing of the party wouldn’t mind going door to door Gestapo style searching for illegal immigrants to burn at the stake. Of course, the left isn’t any better; they would go door to door also, but they would hand out cradle to grave benefits at taxpayer expense. These two men understand the need for a secure border for our safety, but unlike their colleagues, they won’t resort to landmines and an electric fence. They understand the desire of immigrants to provide a better life for their families, even risking death in the process. Of course, they are still illegal, and need to be dealt with, but they should not be the main focus of this campaign. Americans seem to be more concerned with the war on terror, the economy being in the dumps, and with issues like Education and Crime.
And when it comes to taxes, both McCain and Huckabee understand the need to balance tax cuts with spending cuts. Voters understand and voted out the Republican spendthrifts in the last election. When looking at the taxes that were raised in Arkansas under Huckabee, one sees that the money raised was used for improvements in the Education system and infrastructure, as well as creating a balanced budget. In fact, Time magazine named Huckabee one of America’s 5 best Governors. Compare that to the deficit accrued under the Republican controlled Congress. And McCain has promised, should he become President, to veto any bill with pork barrel spending in it. That scares legislators who depend on padding bills with pork for their districts so they can get re-elected.
The Democratic establishment fears these men because they know they would lose to such a formable ticket in the fall. The current Republican establishment fears them because it would lose control of the Party. Fortunately, the rest of America, the America politicians on both sides of the aisle have conveniently forgotten, love them and may just choose them as their new leaders. John McCain and Mike Huckabee: good for America, bad for Politics.