Perspectives

Huckabee's Campaign, as improbable as it seems, is a magnificent demonstration of the sort of grassroots politics that I had only heard of as a Utopian myth in my civics courses. From soccer moms to entire homeschooling families, the Huckabee volunteer movement is fueled largely by Blue Collar Conservatives, union members with strong moral convictions, and Evangelicals with enough heart to view the working class and those who are less fiscally fortunate members of society as an area of untapped potential, not a "leech on society". Instead of your typical run of the vastly-industrialized-mill (which pollutes in someone else's backyard) yet "we don't want to ruin the economy so we tolerate the triple-eyed-fish", Huckabee's departure from White-Collar-Conservatism is a refreshing potential move for the Republican Party. If supported, Huckabee may in fact be the next Theodore Roosevelt; a likable yet somewhat populist politician with Conservative leanings. Too long has the Republican Party been dominated by the likes of individuals such as Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, and Dick Armey (who wrote a recent article attacking Huckabee which can be read here) who believe that the Evangelical wing of the Republican party should add the words "and protect all of the interests of the wealthy" to those red letter words found in their Bibles. Newsflash to all the RWM (rich white men) of the Republican party who believe that stomping on someone who actually shares the faith of Evangelicals is the best way to control the "faithful-wing" of the Republican Party; nominate someone other than Huckabee or perhaps Fred Thompson, (at this point, unlikely) and expect a mass Exodus on election day.

The Republican Party of the current election cycle is a horrid mass of wealth politics and trickle-down economies that have no interest in the suffering segments of society. Huckabee, by seriously following Christ's example to reach out to those who were most at need and yet still hold on to Conservative morality is an excellent choice for President of the United States. Of course, the establishment doesn't want Huckabee to win. Why is Huckabee being dismissed or taken lightly? Disdain from those who either care only about money (RWM's) or seen as too right-wing to be viable by those who don't understand the power of the Evangelical vote. In the end, the Republican Party is wary of a candidate who isn't focused on filling their pocketbooks, and Democrats don't take anyone seriously who actually believes in Creationism. Both are good reasons to support Huckabee.

E.J. Wood is a recent graduate from the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay. He has a BA in Political Science, as well as BS in Public Administration. He currently is authoring a book called "Closing the Book on Christianity: The Post-Modern Christian’s War Against the Bible".
Contact him at proantiundecided@hotmail.com