J Scott wrote on November 25, 2008 06:26 PM: You forgot the main reason Mike Hickabigot dislikes Mitt Romney: Religion. Romney is a Mormon and Hickabigot is a Mormon hating Southern Baptist preacher. Plain and simple.

There isn't a bigger bigot in Republican politics than Mike Huckabee.

We can all thank him for throwing the election to McCain and, in the end, Obama.

beebe wrote on November 23, 2008 10:06 PM: Huckabee appears petty, self-serving and unhappy in his marriage.

Sad Summerlin wrote on November 23, 2008 04:39 PM: "This is an altogether unseemly sideshow. You have a historic president-elect who is trying to build a Lincolnesque administration to tackle a seemingly impossible job leading a country beset by a bad economy, two wars and general fear and agitation. And you have this pulpit refugee and Fox talking head trying to settle a score over a perceived slight from a man who spent millions from his personal fortune so he could get outdone by the pulpit refugee and Fox talking head."

So the John, why are you using you syndicate column to perpetuate this side show... shouldn't you be using this column to celebrate the cabinet selections by President-Elect Obama? Or are you too, just capitalizing on anti-Republican fever gripping the nation?

We should all be afraid of the "fairness doctrine" as more of this tripe will be written and award-winning...

arrows6 wrote on November 23, 2008 03:53 PM: Nice job trashing both Huckabee and Romney, John. Way to fan the flames! Is that how you won your award?

Enough, already.

Let me point out some absurdities in your article, though:

1. "(Huckabee) has never had anything other than what he could extract from the taxpayers or parishioners..."

So, other governors and pastors don't get paid, right? Huckabee somehow strong-armed them into paying his salary. Is there something criminal about earning a living?

2. Continuing, "...and wrangle from his communications skills." Please tell me John, do you not wrangle your living by your communication skills? How did Obama get to the top? Not by his job experience!

I think it's safe to say that both Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney have worked hard to make the most of the talents the Lord has given them.

Don't you think your slant is showing just a little too much? It used to be common to express opinion as opinion, but you write as if you were inside his head. You cannot possibly know that he doesn't want to be president, can't stand Mitt, or that he ran for president to get a TV show and a radio program (estimated audience 105M).

Let's turn the tables. John writes this petty column, not to report accurately, or even to opine on Mike's book, but to raise hackles amongst Republicans and keep them in-fighting. He really only wants Republican leaders to ignore Mike's sage advice to the party, so they cannot dig out of this hole. Besides, he's jealous. His opinions never stopped his home state of Arkansas from electing Mike, and now Mike's audience is WAAY bigger than his.

How's that John? Maybe I can be a journalist someday, too!

John S wrote on November 23, 2008 08:45 AM: Mike Huckabee is just a trash talker. He doesn't accomplish anything so he criticizes others who do.

Just a note, Mike Huckabee was in second place only after Mitt Romney dropped out.

As another side note, we can all thank Mike Huckabee's spoiler vote for Obama's easy win. Obama would have had a much harder time against Mitt Romney, especially with this economy.

ajarizona wrote on November 23, 2008 06:36 AM: Award winning columnist?

Romney is a self made man. Valedictorian at BYU, Magna Cum Laude
at Harvard with a dual degree in Law and an MBA.
Speaks fluent French.
What is the Hucksters education?
Romney Started his own business as a Venture Capitalist. He established business' such as Staples, Domino's etc.
He made his money "creating business'", tens of thousands of jobs, and by fixing broken institutions, preventing them from failing and thus saving jobs and the companies.
He took deficits in the Olympics and the state of Mass. and left them with surplus'. And for his 7 or 8 years of service, he took one dollar a year.

Why don't you do your research about Romney, so you don't look like the lazy, nasty man that is Hucabee.

The jealousy of Romney is an amazing thing to watch. Huck never created a single job nor has he ever met a payroll. It's really a sad thing to witness, where true achievement, not phony like hucabee, is maligned.

How far we have fallen as a nation.

ajarizona