Huckabee
Why I am not voting for Huckabee...
"I support and have consistently supported passage of a federal constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman."
"I oppose any attempt to weaken the Defense of Marriage Act."
In other words, he's against gay marriage. Surprise? Not really, it's expected from a hardcore Evangelical Christian.
"Discourage Dual Citizenship
Inform foreign governments when their former citizens become naturalized U.S. citizens.
Impose civil and/or criminal penalties on American citizens who illegitimately use their dual status (e.g., using a foreign passport, voting in elections in both a foreign country and the U.S.)."
Aka the US government will spy on me because I am a dual citizen.
"My faith is my life - it defines me. I don't separate my faith from my personal and professional lives."
"Real faith makes us more humble and mindful, not of the faults of others, but of our own. It makes us less judgmental, as we see others with the same frailties we have."
DEFINITELY think this is sketchy. He uses the words "real faith", which points to how set he is in promoting his own religion. Also, I do not want a president who acts solely in a faith I do not share, or who others do not share.
"I applaud the Supreme Court's recent decision in Gonzales v. Carhart forbidding the gruesome practice of partial birth abortion. While I am optimistic that we
are turning the tide in favor of life, we still have many battles ahead of us to protect those who cannot protect themselves, and so it is vital that we elect a pro-life President."
Curiously, he mentions "partial birth abortion" first to lead into the fact that he's against abortion overall. He has no right, as a man, to decide to completely ban abortion, especially with cases with rape and health problems.
"I am opposed to research on embryonic stem cells."
This is somewhat self explanatory.
"As President, I will oppose any efforts to lift trade and travel restrictions on the Cuban dictatorship and will veto any legislation seeking to lift these restrictions until three conditions are met: scheduling of free, fair and internationally-supervised multi-party elections, freeing of all political prisoners, and legalization of all political activity and civil liberties."
Huckabee is pro-corn.
"I am focused on winning. Withdrawal would have serious strategic consequences for us and horrific humanitarian consequences for the Iraqis."
"General Petraeus and our troops are giving their all to provide a window of opportunity for the Iraq government to succeed, while the Democrats are running for the exit doors."
"I believe that we are currently engaged in a world war. This war is not a conventional war, and these terrorists are not a conventional enemy."
This just scares me. He wants to continue fighting the war, so we can "win". Then that brings up the question, can you really ever "win" a war? He's also calling the Iraq war a "world war", which does not bode well.
"I will expand the army and increase the defense budget."
This somewhat contradicts what he is saying previously about increasing education programs and spending for illegal immigration. If we don't have enough money for education/illegal immigration now, then who says that we'll have enough money for that once we increase the army and the defense budget? It doesn't add up. False promises.
"During the Cold War, we had hawks and doves, but this new war requires us to be a phoenix, rising reborn to meet each new challenge and seize each new opportunity."
Huckabee should stick to politics and leave writing to the poets. (Although I doubt that he wrote anything on his own website. In that case, he should hire some new writers.)
PS: Type in "Huckabee son" in google. His son is scary, too!
"I support and have consistently supported passage of a federal constitutional amendment that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman."
"I oppose any attempt to weaken the Defense of Marriage Act."
In other words, he's against gay marriage. Surprise? Not really, it's expected from a hardcore Evangelical Christian.
"Discourage Dual Citizenship
Inform foreign governments when their former citizens become naturalized U.S. citizens.
Impose civil and/or criminal penalties on American citizens who illegitimately use their dual status (e.g., using a foreign passport, voting in elections in both a foreign country and the U.S.)."
Aka the US government will spy on me because I am a dual citizen.
"My faith is my life - it defines me. I don't separate my faith from my personal and professional lives."
"Real faith makes us more humble and mindful, not of the faults of others, but of our own. It makes us less judgmental, as we see others with the same frailties we have."
DEFINITELY think this is sketchy. He uses the words "real faith", which points to how set he is in promoting his own religion. Also, I do not want a president who acts solely in a faith I do not share, or who others do not share.
"I applaud the Supreme Court's recent decision in Gonzales v. Carhart forbidding the gruesome practice of partial birth abortion. While I am optimistic that we
are turning the tide in favor of life, we still have many battles ahead of us to protect those who cannot protect themselves, and so it is vital that we elect a pro-life President."
Curiously, he mentions "partial birth abortion" first to lead into the fact that he's against abortion overall. He has no right, as a man, to decide to completely ban abortion, especially with cases with rape and health problems.
"I am opposed to research on embryonic stem cells."
This is somewhat self explanatory.
"As President, I will oppose any efforts to lift trade and travel restrictions on the Cuban dictatorship and will veto any legislation seeking to lift these restrictions until three conditions are met: scheduling of free, fair and internationally-supervised multi-party elections, freeing of all political prisoners, and legalization of all political activity and civil liberties."
Huckabee is pro-corn.
"I am focused on winning. Withdrawal would have serious strategic consequences for us and horrific humanitarian consequences for the Iraqis."
"General Petraeus and our troops are giving their all to provide a window of opportunity for the Iraq government to succeed, while the Democrats are running for the exit doors."
"I believe that we are currently engaged in a world war. This war is not a conventional war, and these terrorists are not a conventional enemy."
This just scares me. He wants to continue fighting the war, so we can "win". Then that brings up the question, can you really ever "win" a war? He's also calling the Iraq war a "world war", which does not bode well.
"I will expand the army and increase the defense budget."
This somewhat contradicts what he is saying previously about increasing education programs and spending for illegal immigration. If we don't have enough money for education/illegal immigration now, then who says that we'll have enough money for that once we increase the army and the defense budget? It doesn't add up. False promises.
"During the Cold War, we had hawks and doves, but this new war requires us to be a phoenix, rising reborn to meet each new challenge and seize each new opportunity."
Huckabee should stick to politics and leave writing to the poets. (Although I doubt that he wrote anything on his own website. In that case, he should hire some new writers.)
PS: Type in "Huckabee son" in google. His son is scary, too!