OOHRAH
To me Mike Huckabee is a lot more likeable and reasonable than Romney, who comes off to me as quite 'plastic', for lack of a better word.
Huckabee is the kind of evangelical I can stomach - like a Rick Warren - truly compassionate in words and deeds.
I'm not sure how the same evangelicals (like my fervent first cousins) who for years called Mormons all kinds of derogatory names would stomach voting for Romney. Especially with McCain's age such a factor in a VP pick.
Speaking of Warren, I really admire the guy a lot. Putting the 'red print' to work - helping the poor, forming alliances with AIDS groups, etc. - is to me a very Christian attitude. As I've expressed this last year to you, my idea of Christianity is following Christ's teachings - 99% of which speak of loving our enemies, peace, helping the poor and disenfranchised.
Too many evangelicals like Dobson, Hagee, remind me of Torquemada, head of the Spanish Inquisition, rather than compassionate people who truly follow Christ's teachings. For instance, when you hear them railing against Muslims it seems as though they totally disregard the story of the Good Samaritan. Samaritans killed the males in conquered cities and intermarried to assimilate captive people. They were Israelite's enemies.
Huckabee seems like a loving Christian. I like his brand. Same with Rick Warren. I hope Warren's movement catches a stiff tailwind. God knows (no pun intended) Christianity could use some more Christianity.
