Huckabee And Civilizing Role For Government:

Insofar as our "democratic" system for electing officials has come to reward cynical contrivance, it comes as no shock as politicians come to care less about what electorates may actually think, as opposed to what our "betters," by easily contrived, media-aided slogans, can condition electorates to think. Thus, with ease come many among our political class to sell their souls. But, our civilization no longer has luxury to trust members of either (1) the global club of blue blood extortionists or (2) the club of moral libertines lacking in moral compasses.

So, government retains an important, civilizing role. We need government to moderate base, cannibal instincts that often find expression in our economic depredations and in our moral depravities. We need government to attempt that which common good will envisions to be needed, but which individuals and groups are not strong or united enough to attempt. Properly checked, government can be a force for civilized beneficence and progress. In potential to resuscitate with breath of life, government is not unlike air.

As capabilities increase and market forces become competitively balanced, functions previously appropriate only for government become more appropriate for being assigned to private sectors. But, such assignments are never absolute. Periodic intrusions and adjustments by means of governmental regulation remain needed. Civilization requires that government periodically must intervene to reset unbalanced markets. And, citizens periodically must intervene to reset unbalanced government.

Government should remain small, but not so small as to become merely the handmaiden of abuse. There should be as little governmental incentive or coercion as may reasonably be needed in order to nourish progressive civilization. Even so, various tax incentives may very well have proper role for encouraging some values and discouraging others — whether cultural, moral, family, or private.

But, arguing merely that government should be small is akin to arguing that people should be good. Such arguments, without respect to context, may constitute slogans set to music or noise, but they are not rationalities. As people become conditioned to profess slogans without context, it becomes important to consider their tastes and perspectives.

To my taste, our world is not ready for one big global democracy. So, it remains vital to preserve, as exemplar, the United States. It remains important to preserve U.S. borders, language, and fundamental values. It remains important to preserve fundamental family values. It remains important that trade policy should not disadvantage our national economy and working class.

Among nations, our government should encourage a level field for civilized competition, not an unbalanced field for favoring worldwide exploitation by capitalists, setting impoverished workers to bartering against one another in order to work at lowest wages. Our nation should no more condone its citizens’ being reduced to unregulated competition for work than it should contrive to reduce its businesses to unregulated competition among extra-national monopolies.

Say "no" to globalistic depradations (blue bloods)! Say "no" to hedonistic depravities (libertines)! As much as ever, we need a strong voice for common sense. Say "yes" to Huckabee!

I like Huckabee, but do not support him for one simple reason: He supports giving in-state tuition to illegal aliens, as well as social services to illegals.

Given that the two issues that I will be voting on are The War and Illegal Immigration, and since I can't see much distinction among the candidates on the War issue, I am basing my support solely on the Illegal Immigration issue.  

Therefore, I can't support Huckabee.

Wouldn't vote for Huckabee if he promised me $10,000.00. Another RINO in sheep's clothing.