Huckabee: Lieberman Would Be "Disastrous" VP Pick

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said pro-life Republicans like himself would not not take too kindly to Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) as a running mate for John McCain.

"Let's be honest with each other. It would be disastrous choice because, first of all, it's going to alienate many people in the Republican Party, particularly the conservative pro-life, pro-family base," said Huckabee, the last active candidate to win a Republican primary against McCain. He made his remarks in an interview with Fox News's Sean Hannity.

Huckabee added: "Look, I like Joe Lieberman, and I would join with many others who would say that if John McCain picked him to be secretary of state or secretary of defense or put him in the cabinet, that's fine. But vice president? You know, Republicans want to elect a Republican president, and that means if something happens to the president, they'd still want a Republican on the job. Joe Lieberman would not be somebody that I think most Republicans would jump up and dance up in the aisles over in Minneapolis."

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Comments

[bayside]

Israel would love it...

[LeawoodKansas]

Please let it be Lieberman. Please let it be Lieberman. Please let it be Lieberman. Please let it be Lieberman. Please let it be Lieberman.

Please. Please. Please.

[protagonia]

MCCAIN/LIEBERMAN 08'

1908.

[Doofus]

Says Lieberman, 'Huckabee would be a disastrous VP pick.
As would Romney, Lindsey Graham, Jindal, Pawlenty.
Give me a minute, I'll come up with a name
who isn't a disaster.'

Says Huckabee, 'It's amazing. We agree almost word for
word, except I'd substitute his name for mine.'

Says Romney, 'Wow! We are all so almost on the same page. Except...'
.

[Bulbul]

Do I care whom McCain choses ? No.
Saying that, Huckabee is correct, Picking Lieberman would be McCain`s election to lose.

[AnnieinOR]

Gee Huck, you didn't want Larry and you didn't want CurlyJoe, not leaving Moe very many choices.

[wndrwrthg]

I'm holding out for Shemp.

[NoSandwiches]

It's so funny to me that Huckabee still has a following. He's basicaly telling McCain who not to pick (not Romney and now not Liebermann.) I can hardly wait for his next snippet of advice.

[Budokan]

Quite the contrary. LIEberman would be a most excellent pick. *wink*

[InofTouch]

Lieberman would be 0 for two :)

[rich3324]

When did Huckabee become such a political guru.

[pastor123]

I thought both McCain and Obama where set to adopt
t boone pickens energy plan

I got an email from some of Huckabees Army supporters that have gone rogue. Looks like they are not happy with the GOP or McCain they want
Huckabee to leave the GOP ., unlikely buy Looks like McCain might be introuble with the base still.

[wolf58]

I think they would be great really, mcCain should pick one and scream it from the mountain top.

[ex-pat]

Always a bridesmaid never a bride

[MyThought]

Huckabee should really keep his mouth shut. So, Huckabee doesn't like anybody because he won't be picked?

[protagonia]

How very much like Christ huckabee is.

Yeah, right!

[Sporin]

I can't believe I just figured this out, when a Conservative says "pro-family" they mean anti-gay.

Ugh.

[Dave01]

Please tell me you are kidding? (that you just figured that out.)

[Whinger]

I think it's a great idea, everybody would vote for them, I mean they are the brightest stars to have ever breathed the polluted air of America, Karl Rove would give it his blessing in the twinkling of his beady eye, and George bush would breath a sigh of relief in the knowledge that he was going to be replaced by two dummies even dumber than him, Yes, I say go for it, and don't wear a paracute lads!