In Which I Consider Moving To Canada
I love making fun of celebrities who claim they'll move outside the country if a Republican is elected or re-elected. But I will move to Canada if Mike Huckabee is ever made President. Or at least I'll want to. The Washington Examiner's Byron York lays out the latest on Huckabee's thoughts about running this excellent column:
Huckabee knows that polls at this stage reflect name recognition as much as anything else, but on the other hand, he is polling ahead of other GOP politicos -- Gingrich, Palin and Romney -- who also have high name recognition. When a politician sees himself at the top of presidential polls, it has a powerful effect -- to push him toward running.
In addition to the polls, Huckabee's experience during a 29-stop tour last March to promote his book, "A Simple Government," made a big impression on him. In six stops in Iowa and five in South Carolina, as well as stops in Florida and elsewhere, he met large and receptive crowds -- the living, breathing embodiment of his high poll numbers.
Over at The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol asks regarding Huckabee: "And when he gets in, why won’t he be the front-runner?" Please, no.
But there's much better news, too. Kristol writes:
Mitch Daniels is likely, I’m told, to announce his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination in the next couple of weeks.
Now, this was all before President Obama shocked much of the nation by showing he was capable not only of not flubbing a major military operation but of wildly succeeding with it. That might change who enters the field and when. But all of a sudden, those candidates that expose Obama's weaknesses with domestic governance are looking a lot better.
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Mar '11
Re: In Which I Consider Moving To Canada
I'll move to Canada when Mark Steyn moves back.
I did live there for a coupla years before I moved to the USA - it's very nice, but cold. This was in the Reagan era - a lot has changed since then. They actually have a pretty good Govt. up there, now, but Mr Steyn can tell you about the lack of a First Amenment.
Huckabee would be a considerable improvement over Mr Obama, so I would stay put if he won - I doubt he will, though.
Glenn Reynold's syphilitic camel criterion applies here.
Edited on May 3, 2011 at 8:28amSep '10
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Poutine eating east ender flunkie.
Edited on May 3, 2011 at 8:34amMar '11
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Before the Conservatives took power in Canada in 2006, I mooted the possibility of moving to Wyoming. Any state that elected Dick Cheney sits high in my estimation.
May '10
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I concur wholeheartedly. Huckabee's "base" troubles me to the extent I can discern what it is. The best I can surmise is that the people in Huckabee's corner are likely to be direct descendants of LBJ's supporters from 1960 or FDR's rural contingent from the '30s and '40s. He's a social "conservative" one-trick pony.
Dec '10
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Hey Mollie - the Canucks just handed the Conservatives a full blown majority in their election - 167 seats for 54%. That is pretty much unheard of north of the border. Maybe it would be a good place to move to period. Or in my case, move back to.
Aug '10
Re: In Which I Consider Moving To Canada
Me too. The guy gives me the shivering willies. Even worse than Trump. (After all, pols who are just in it for themselves at least tend to be more amenable to public opinion than the ones who think they've got God on their side.)
On the bright side (well, if you're planning to move, that is), Canada now ranks higher on the Index of Economic freedom than we do. As Great Adventure said, maybe moving's a good idea, period.
Hiya, Pseud! Can we come over? Wish I weren't so allergic to cats!
May '10
Re: In Which I Consider Moving To Canada
Bill Kristol, noooo! Put the Huck down and slowly step away.
Apr '11
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Pseudodionysius
Poutine eating east ender flunkie. · May 3 at 8:32am
Edited on May 03 at 08:34 am
1. There is a town in Quebec called "Asbestos"?
2. Mmmmmm. Poutine. Yummy. Disgusting, but definitely yummy.
Dec '10
Re: In Which I Consider Moving To Canada
Charlotte Reineck
Pseudodionysius
Poutine eating east ender flunkie. · May 3 at 8:32am
Edited on May 03 at 08:34 am
1. There is a town in Quebec called "Asbestos"?
2. Mmmmmm. Poutine. Yummy. Disgusting, but definitely yummy. · May 3 at 11:18am
Agreed on the yummy!