he's a bigot sorry! some one running for high office should respect all people

This clueless, Bible-thumping douchebag, who physically resembles a lardass Gomer Pyle, would have been a piss-poor selection, but no worse than the majority of wannabes in that talent-bereft GOP.  He's just another annoying Christian zombie who feels that politics and public policy should be exclusive outlets for the deranged values of his gutter religion.  I saw a photo of this blimp in The New York Times last week: it appears that he's gained 237 pounds since the end of the primary season.

Along with Palin, would be an equally worthy choice.

  Huckabee won't get the nod.  Barack picked Biden so that Liberal VP slot is already taken and for some insane reason we are going to nominate the only unelectable candidate who ran on the GOP side and so the liberal slot on the GOP side is also already taken.

Another election where I get to vote against....oh joy.... *sigh*

Mike Huckabee -- bad thing: don't like to be legalize drugs for marijuana, he prefer universal health care coverage. Good thing: he wants nationwide smoking ban.

Huckabee has 10 1/2 years of chief executive experience working with a Democrat majority so strong his office door was literally nailed shut when he was first voted in as Lt. Gov. He was able to lead the state in numerous improvements fiscally responsibly with that Democrat majority. McCain would be smart to choose Huckabee as his VP to tap into Huckabee's strong grassroots support.

Governor Mike Huckabee is awesome and would be an excellent choice for Senator McCain's VP.

Must have Huckabee on the ticket with McCian. Need excitement added to the ticket. Huckabee has that and then some. Great sense of humor, the media darling, always has something witty and right on to say. Compatible ideologically with McCain and both have a great sense of humor! Great chemistry together too...

Strong conservative. Much needed by McCain.

Strong conservative, something McCain needs.

No,NO,NO!! and NO!!! there is no way that it will benifit John Mccain at all..he is way too religious anyways..you can't make the change the constution to be based on god because it will have no effect!

I tend to agree with Git. I didn't care for his class warfare tactics either, McCain lost points with me because of this.

This would be an act of unparallelled idiocy.

Huckabee brings the support of the religious right to the table.  Agreed.

So, think for a moment.  The Dems are going to nominate Obama or, if she can find a way to steal the nomination at this stage, Hillary.  Do you think that the voters of the evangelical right are going into the polling booth contemplating marking a ballot for either of those?

Their vote is already with the GOP.  And since Huckabee can guarantee the support of two percent of three fifths of the square root of sweet bugger all else, there is no point to adding him to the ticket.

And when you further consider that he has some tendencies to mis-speak, it should bring Dan Quayle like memories to mind.

Not a starter.

In every essential category, Governor Huckabee would be the strongest candidate that Senator McCain could choose for Vice President. South? Huckabee. Strongest base vote (values voters)? Huckabee. Executive experience? Huckabee. Debate ability? Huckabee. Speaking ability? Huckabee. Record of accomplishment? Huckabee. Proven campaigner? Huckabee. Compatibility? Huckabee. Age? Huckabee. Likeability? Huckabee. Youth appeal? Huckabee. Minority appeal? Huckabee. Working class appeal? Huckabee. Wisdom? Huckabee. Grace under fire? Huckabee.

The only people that object to Mike Huckabee are people who are religious bigots - who believe that a Christian can't be an intelligent and capable leader, which Huckabee has proven himself to be. Becoming governor as a Republican in a 90% Democratic state was no small task, especially after Jim Guy Tucker initially refused to resign as promised. He was thrown into leadership with a constitutional crisis, and passed the test. He fought against an office door nailed shut from the inside, and more significantly, the outgoing administration having removed all government records - personnel, financial, everything. He faced alienation from DEMOCRAT Christians he thought were friends because he ran as a Republican. He led the state of Arkansas during the Hurricane Katrina crisis, during which the state saw a greater per capita increase in population than Texas. And handled it splendidly (making use, I might add, of "non-conventional" support like calling on charities - including Christian ones - and other non-profit groups for assistance. Somehow I don't think it mattered to the refugees where the help was coming from!). He is a man of principled leadership that would not only make a good vice president, but a great president. HUCKABEE FOR PRESIDENT 2012!

Mike Huckabee is the future of the GOP.

In current polls, McCain has more support than Clinton or Obama. With Huckabee in the race, we would be more confident of a win. Huckabee has shown in Arkansas that he can get things done, even with a Democratic legislature. And, he has come up with fresh ideas and a different way of looking at things. The current GOP establishment paradigm needs to be changed, and the sooner, the better. Huckabee, would be given a boost as VP so when he runs for president for 2012, he'll be more likely to do something about the economy (including Medicare and Social Security) and energy. I consider both to be national security issues.

Mike Huckabee is the clear choice for VP. He stands up for the common man and values life. He wants to bring the jobs back to America and have trade that is really fair. His compassioniate conservatism has won praises from those on the left and the right. He has the power to unite the country and knows what a servant of the people is to do in government. Mike is the only choice!!!

Huckabee is now getting his name out and made a great grassroots movement in his push for the Presdency as can be seen by how many votes he got and how little money he had, he did lose big a few times, but lost close more often in winner take all states, and he can help bring the South a place the GOP has to win in November to have a chance to win.

This is obviously an allusion to the naming of Howdy Doody.  The most likely scenario of anyone although numbah would be equally qualified, of course.

Mike would help with social conservatives in red states

Not worth a secong thought.  Huckabee brings nothing to the table, evangelicals would cut off their fingers and their toes before even considering voting for the ultra-liberal Obama and the junior Senator from New York would be even more objectionable.  McCain doesn't need a VP with only appeal to the religious right and nearly nobody else.

If McCain is smart, he'll keep this redneck away from his ticket. . .fetus-lovers will have no choice and come back to McCain grovelling during election time or face the alternative.  If McCain is dumb, he will cave into the false advice that he 'needs' a gay-for-christ fundie like the huckster- it's the other way around.  America has watched the present administration make speeches about freedom based on a theological principle that is not commensurate with present day America.  McCain has kicked and kissed fundie ass- if he wants a chance at victory he needs a centralized candidate or a Hillanator ticket without Obama.  Roll the dice if you like Johnny, but ignore the redneck-christ-fag fatigue present in several metropolitan and cultural areas at your own risk.

Unfortuately, I have to disagree with Abrichara ~ I think that McCains' best bet IS to choose an also-ran.  Huckabee would be one of my choices ~ definitely behind Romney, but probably equal to Brownback.  Huckabee has strong Republican values that balance out McCains liberal views.

Huckabee would definitely help shore up the fundamentalist base, which will help the Republicans in marginal states like Missouri, Iowa, and other Midwestern states. However, many economic conservatives don't exactly trust Huckabee, so he might not unite the party entirely. Also he has claimed that he has no interest in the VP nomination, although I don't believe him, primarily because the VP this year automatically becomes the parties heir apparent in 2012, when the nominations opens up again because McCain has already decided that he is going to be a one term President. Unlike some other years, the GOP VP nomination has its positives. Huckabee wouldn't be a bad candidate, but I were McCain, I wouldn't pick any of the candidates who ran in 2008 with him. They wouldn't bring much to the ticket: that includes Giuliani, Romney, Thompson and Huckabee.

At least Mike Huckabee had the since of presence stay the contest not cut and run like Romney did. We are going to need someone somewhere in the whitehouse that got some testasterone. MaCain might not be around to long, it is a strenuous job, and Hillary definitely has no balls, same as Obama. Someone has to save the country from those giving it away.

Mike Huckabee would certainly help unite the Republican party, which I believe the Party wants. He also has a great personality that the general public would like. However, his beliefs on social issues are essentially fundamentalist Christian. The Democrats would unrelentlessly assault these beliefs and undermine him greatly with potential swing voters.

What a way to get the religious out to vote.

I don't know. There's just something about Huckabee that rubs me the wrong way. A lot of his talk about immgration contradicts policies he had in Arkansas, so it comes down to which Huckabee would be in Washington. He would help with Conservatives, but I'm not sure he'll be a draw for middle of the road independents.

I realize that he has said that he doesn't want the VP nomination, but I would like to see him on the ticket anyway. At 52 he is a somewhat younger candidate, which I think is a good idea, he's more socially conservative than McCain, and he's extremely charasmatic. Maybe he could bring Chuck Norris and Ric Flair back into the campaign. It would at least add a few bright spots too the usual mudslinging that is bound to happen.