Duncan Hunter Endorses Mike Huckabee for President

Michelle Malkin states that “heads explode” over the endorsement of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee by Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA). I’d venture to say that it’s just one more disappointment for the fans of Mitt.

I’m not a fan of Mike Huckabee, despite Chuck Norris’ endorsement. However, I’m a little disappointed by pundits who report to only be concerned about Conservatism moving forward, yet don’t hesitate to distort the record of those that they disagree with.

We need to remember that Huckabee was attacked on his fiscal record, but he was able to prove that it wasn’t has bad as people like Robert Novak claimed. We now have Ms. Malkin (who I am a fan of) proclaiming Huckabee as an “ethno-panderer”.

Why should folks be surprised that Hunter would not support Mitt Romney? National security has always been the number one issue for Hunter and, as Michael Swartz points out, Hunter has repeatedly asked Romney to intercede with his friends over at Bain Capital to drop their partnership with Chi-Com defense contractor Huawei Technologies in a bid to buy US defense contractor 3Com.

This is just one reason why I can’t support Mitt Romney for President. The evidence that Romney considers profit more important than national security bolsters the claim that a Romney presidency would mean (at least) four more years of a corporatist White House.

As for the continuing dismissal of Sen. John McCain, I am amazed at the revisionist history being written by the Bush wing of the party and its supporters (like Romney). I remember similar attacks being levied against Ronald Reagan in 1976 and 1980 (by Bush’s father, no less). I agree that McCain is weak on immigration, but he can remedy that mistake. His capital crime, among the corporatist wing of the party, is his refusal to immediately jump on the bandwagon for Bush’s tax cuts. Admittedly, part of his reasoning was wrong. I didn’t buy into the “class warfare” aspect, but McCain was dead right regarding the effect of the cuts on the deficit.

While I may wish that Rep. Hunter had supported McCain, I understand his choice. He should be respected for it.

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