What the Huck? Elmer Gantry is that you?

This man deserves to be President as much as George W. Bush deserves a Presidential Library after what that sack of rocks did to this country. I guess the GOP stands for Goofy Old Protestants. Keep Religion out of my Politics and my karma will not hit your dogma. Thank you.

Oboma is just the President-Elect and with cude at $48 per barrel, I'm wwwwwwwwwwwway better off already the 8 years of right-wing bull crap.

He is funny and love to listen to him but he can never be President.

Please NO!!!! I'm still hung over from the ubiquitous and inescapable folly that was this thing called "the campaign". I, and the rest of the country need a 4 year break!!!!

CNN why is this on the ticker, but not the change in leadership on the Energy Committee from Dingell to Waxman?

Huckabee is a novelty.

Huckabee's a nice guy and all, I like him as a person, but this country's never going to elect him. Anyone whose judgement and analysis of the facts leads him to believe that the earth is 6,000 years old is never going to appeal to anyone except a fringe element of the electorate. The country as a whole are going to be alarmed by that.

Plus, Huckabee's record on economic matters is abyssmal. And he's pardoned way too many criminals.

So, nice guy, sure… he'd probably make a wonderful next-door neighbor. But president? Absolutely not. He's one of the last people I'd ever vote for, despite thinking he's a good guy in most respects.

OH PLEASE!!! GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! But, Im happy to know the OLD GUARD, is willing to "UPDATE" themselves!! Its time to put away the Good Old Boys Network, and the Haves and Have Nots mentality. The White House, isnt just for the Rich. It is to represent ALL People of this great Country! ……. did you see who prepresented at the Repulblican Rallys and who represented at the Democratic Rallys. THAT speaks for itself! Nuf Said

seems to me the Mike Huckabee is in fact the future of the Republican party… either him or Ron Paul.

all this talk about Palin etc…. I think people will forget about he by this time next year.

GOD! dont you news guys have anymore crap to write. who cares about 2012. its 2008.. with the way we r going will be need a 2012. current 1st future later.

First, lets inaugarate Obama, before we start talking about the next election.
Second, we've had our fill of relious based politics, and Huckabee is the poster child of that movement…how can he possibly be taken seriously as Com. in Chief, when he doesn't believe in evolution, thinks the world is literally only about 6000 years old, that dinosours and man lived together, and that all of humanity came from a single man and woman, who by all account, only birthed sons?

Can't we let it rest for awhile, for the most part I think people are burnt out on elections and politics. How about if we start thinking about the next pres in 2011. Lets focus on the present and all the problems the U.S. and the world faces

Huckabee doesn't have any new ideas except for the flat tax which will never become law. After 8 years and a bad economy I say thanks but no thanks. It's gonna take a while before we trust the Republicans to lead this country again. But knowing them they will blame the bad economy on Obama. People need to realize it is going to take years to get out of this bad economy and I don't even think we've seen the worst yet.

Please give it a rest.

A clever sticker I saw at CafePress.com says it best:

Church + State = Taliban

I would never vote for the Huckster because I don't agree with him on any issues(that I know of), but he does crack me up.

President-elect, Senate-elect, etc. have not even taken office, and the media is already suggesting the next presidential election. Can we please have some peace for the holidays at least?

I would think most Americans are glad to see these elections are over this year (well, almost) before we start the next cycle.

republicans will not have a chance for many many years to come until they purge all the bible thumping kooks from there ranks. when they think about all americans not just the rich and evangilcal,then they will have a chance again.

jan from michigan… yeah.. we all know the pay scale in this country has its priorities in order… teachers, police and firemen get the pay they deserve.. NOT..when will you "conservatives" realize that millions of americans work harder than you do, and get paid less.. because it was the only job that wasnt outsourced.. you and your comments are ignorant.

The Man Admitted ,, he speaks for Money when he went to the Cayman Islands

what a way to make a living!!!

Thats one book I will make sure I Never read!

DC wrote:

"Dear Gods, no more 2012 stuff, please. Why can't we all focus on how awesome on the next four years are going to be?"

Probably because the next four years are going to be horrible, and many people are now realizing they elected a socialist who is going to turn a recession into the next depression.

I cannot wait for 2012 so that I can vote for whoever runs against the Obamanation.

Who in their right mind would vote for someone who lost in the primaries to McCain?

WHO?

Huckabee would never win. He is too honest and the times call for dishonest dubious presidents.

shut up shut up SHUT UP

All the GOP needs is a Neo-concervative, religous-right face and a big business heart.

I think the GOP should take a long hard look at what's best for their party in 2012. Afterwards, I think they should settle on Sarah Palin.

Believe me, this Democrat I will do everything will do everything possible to ensure that she is at the top of the Repuclican ticket in 2012.

THE ILLUSTRIOUS MR GEORGE W BUSH AND HIS BOSS MR DICK CHENEY HAVE SET THIS COUNTRY BACK INTO THE ABYSS.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL NEED ABRAHAM LINCOLN TO RISE FROM THE DEAD AND THEN MAYBE ONLY MAYBE WILL THEY HAVE A CHANCE.
THIS PARTY IS SICK.
LOOK AROUND – GIULIANI ( NADA NO WAY ZILCH)- PALIN ( YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING) HUCKLEBERRY ( NO WAY_) ROMNEY ( COULD NOT BEAT JOHN MCCAIN).
I DO NOT SEE A STRONG CAST ANYWHERE.
I HOPE AND PRAY THAT OBAMA CAN GET THIS COUNTRY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION- WE NEED TO SUPPORT HIM….

Huckabee is just trying to get publicity for his book and upcoming show. I don't think he is trying anything else. He is a good man, and I wish him the best with his projects. I personally would rather see someone else on the GOP ticket, but after four years of putting up with a stuttering idiot who can't complete a sentence without a teleprompter I doubt many will vote for Obama especially after he raises taxes and makes Americans look even worse.

Obama/Biden 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i think it is a good thing to find out which politicians have hopes of running in 4 years for president.. that way you know NOT to take their advice… their agenda would be only to sabotage the soon to be current one..

just look at mitt,, when he was running in 2008, he was going to save detroit.. now he is saying let detroit go bankrupt…. seems like he has an ulterior motive for 2012… now he is all for the suffrage of millions of people just so they can look for a new savior from their personal hells..

so i say,, if you want to run in 2012, speak up now, so we can ignore you for the next 4 years.

When the Republican's stop being the party of Jim Dobson, Pat Robertson and others of Huckabee's ilk, they will come back. We don't need a Bible waver in the White House. The Founding Father's saw this nation as a secular state, with Christian principles. It has worked very well. Just look at other countries where religious fanatics, which Huck is, and where they are in the world.

Get rid of the supernatural beliefs, and he might get somewhere.

Talk about a loaded headline. This is speculative at best. CNN is a sham. You guys are horrible. The era of the 24 hour news cycle must end!

Can we at least wait three years before we start speculating this garbage. Surely there is other news worthy events worth covering.

Why Not? Huckabee was the only worthy Republican Canidate to have a good record. And I think Huckabee is going to be a bigger challange against Obama.

As a Democrat, I would love Huckabee to get the nomination in 2012. He would destroy Gulianni, Palin, and Romney.

Still Obama will win in 2012.

Jan/michigan-

I have read your posts on other blogs and I think you need to do a little research before you comment again. You are obviously woefully uninformed and ignorant of the facts.

Palin, Romney and Jindal are the future of the republican party!!!

Why not?

Hells bells, all the balloons hadn't even finished dropping for Bush's 2004 victory when the media launched the 2008 campaign.

Jan Michigan:

Your TV channel must be stuck on Fox News. No one is taking your money and spreading it around except for the Bush Administration that is socializing the financial industry. Time to get back to reality Jan.

If it weren't for his religious nuttiness, I would feel better about Huckabee than names like Romney, Gingrich, or Rudy "9/11″ Giuliani… and I won't even mention That One from Alaska. He's intelligent and somewhat charismatic, but wants to ban birth control? No thank you.

I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

Bring it on! Let's throw out the liberal socialist before he harms the country!

Sorry no chance for u against the most popular person in the world Obama!!! U will lose big time.

Seriously,

The election season is getting too long. Let it die. Next thing we know in 2 years people will be campaigning for '16. And before the '12 election ends we'll have the nominees for '16 and the start of the'20 race.

STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT!!!!!!!

Didn't anyone tell you Republicans that Obama is a 2 term President?

Jan/michigan November 20th, 2008 10:01 am ET

hey, Salt–did you get your welfare check from Obama yet? I worked hard for my 200k–putting myself through college without govt handouts–I hope to God you do not get any of my money which comes from working many nights and weekends .

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No dear. I also don't need a welfare check. I put myself through undergrad college and am currently working on my masters and well as working at a good paying (although obviously not as good paying as yours of course) job. I have no need or want for your money (which frankly I am kind of doubting you actually make). I do have to say however, that if I did make more than $200k, I wouldn't mind paying a little bit more. But I guess that's just because I am not a greedy elitist as you appear to be.

Why is it that the Republican party needs to heal itself. They are backwards and ignorant. The Democrats are the future of this country until the GOP gets out of it's religious funk. The world will be better off with Obama as President.

Huckabee, Romney and especially Palin, GO AWAY!!!!

why is it you can always add a comment to a story about a Republican, especially when the story has a negative slant like this one, but there is never an opportunity to comment on your articlles about our president-elect?

GIVE US A BREAK
WE NEED A REST FROM THE LAST TWO YEARS.
THEN WE NEED NEWER AND YOUNGER IDEAS,
NOT THE SAME OLD STUFF.

Dems are just soooo dumb, they are sooo out of reality, they waste the air I breathe!

I really think the President-Elect should be inaugurated first before anyone, especially Huckabee considers 2012.

another week or two and he want be making the news, or anyone else, people are tired of this election stuff, give it a break for at least three and a half years anyway.

I hate the name calling, but our history of this country was founded on God, constitution was written by God fearing man….freedom OF religion people…..I know most of you don't get it. Tolerance is one thing, ignorance in our country is almost unforgiveable.
I read recently that when France removed relgion from their government it would mark the point that we can look and truly see what happens to a country when you take GOD out. I don't want our government to own all of our businesses and enterprises….if a business goes belly up…let it. I don't want the government to dictate my medical choices…just regulate those who provide it. I am proud to be and American. If I want that type of government, there are plenty of countries to choose from.
I am proud that our military will answer the government call to defend her….have we all too soon forgotten Vietnam? Did we learn anything? I pray for Barak, but more for the leaders he will surround himself with….he is the face and the voice..and dynamic at that..when are we going to learn that our commander in chief or any other government officer in Washington is lead by a "team of advisors"…be careful not to put your trust to far into any ONE person…

Only stupid Foxnews viewers can vote for u not the real smate american

A misnamed book if there ever was one.

There is a movement finally bringing common sense back to America, after GWB threw it away in January 2001. And that movement is led by Barack Obama.

Huckabee should give it up. Nobody'll remember him in four years.

I find it funny the same people shouting Palin someone who won't be ready even by 2012 are poo-pooing Mike.

Yea the Religious right scares me but Mike has a likeability factor second only to Obama. He also has a way of defusing madness. I saw an interview he had with that Left wing wacko Bill Marr (Religous movie).

Mike has a way of getting his points across without beating you over the head with his views. So if that nutcase Palin has a shot in 2012 Mike has a 3 times better chance.

The Republicain Party (like my message) is awaiting moderation.

They do not deserve a second look until they find it. The vast majority of voters in this country is moderate. We Democrats ignored that at our peril and now the Republicains have their turn in the wilderness. Most people I talk to waant the Democrats out of their wllets and the Republicans out of their bedrooms. Since the Republicans have abbandoned fiscal responsibility they now have nothing to offer except right wingnut social issues on which they are so far out of the mainstream that their feet are dry.

Tim, please proof read your comments before sending. And would you like to make a wager since you are so sure of yourself?

As usual, CNN doing a good job cherry picking what not to report. Iran has enough nuclear material for one atomic bomb. This is a sad chapter in American journalism.

You would think Wolf could give it a rest for a couple of years, but I guess not. How about we give Obama a chance to get sworn in before we move on to the next presidential election? It's way too early for so much speculation.

2012 is wishful thinking on the conservative part. It will not be another republican in offce for 12 years or more. It will take 8 years just for them to regroup!! Jindal, Palin, Romney, or Huckabee. If this is the only contenders to look forward to then the Dems will be in office well over 8 years!!

KJL–you are so right and don't even realize it! We DO need an evangelical preacher in the White House and everywhere else in our corrupt government. Only by the grace of God are we as fortunate as we are in this country, which was founded on the principles of religious freedom, including us Christians! I will be praying for someone like Huckabee or even Huckabee to save us from ourselves, and lead this country back to where it started, with religion as an important part of who we are!!

Shouldnt the GOP be working on fixing their party first?

"Oh I just happen to be in Iowa promoting my book and TV show, where I slam my 2008 primary opponents who might run in 2012."

Get real. Jesus or not, this guy is just another politician. Ole Huck is as capable of playing the slime card as the rest of them. He creates a nasty negative ad against his opponent, announces that he is too pious to run it, then shows it to the media anyway.

What a statesman!

go ahead, Republicans…run either this Huckster Bible-thumping zealot or the dim-witted winker from Alaska. Either one will get trounced in the next election. Even if Obama doesn't do well, these two creationist idiots don't stand a chance. America has had enough of people trying to force their theology into everyday life

@Jan/Michigan:

You are looking for attention as well. And you ARE indeed bitter. Get over it and say it with me PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA. Ahhhh, music to my ears.

I have been DYING to see this story.

The media..including CNN…started full coverage of the 2008 contests 1 year before the primaries. The groundbreakingly early coverage was tremendous and I am thankful for the myriad stories about national politics during that extra year.

Most readers would agree there is nothing more important going on in the world.

Starting 3 years before the primaries?!

Fantastic.

Please send the pollsters out before Obama takes office and don't let up, begin full coverage.

It's your responsility as journalists!

I hope you do run MIke Huckabee. You will be ready then to take on the Obama policies and rhetoric that will plaque are country for the next for years. I can't wait for Obama to be out of office and he hasn't even been inaugurated as of yet. He was the wrong choice and those who voted for him just because of his charisma, color, or whatever superficial thing will eat their vote once this term is over.

Two-strike Mike-

Strike one: saying it would be easier to change the constitution so it's more like the Bible, rather than the other way around.

Strike two: saying on the View that gays have not been the victims of hate crimes.

One more strike and you're out! I used to like this guy, kinda like I liked John McCain, but what I've come to understand is that, no matter how they come across in person, every Republican has at his or her core an ugly, ugly ball of hate, xenophobia, and anger.

please people give it a rest! the last winner has not even been sworn in!

Hey Dorothy, you better be glad he is a bible thumper. If you don't have one maybe you should find a nice bible bookstore and purchase one. You might find it interesting a the truth will set you free. Stick to the issues here Dorothy and you will be a lot better off.

Obama will still be in office until 2016. Maybe by then a real conservative contender will have developed!! LOL.

Give me a break

Yeah!, Right…of course he's looking to run…So is McCain again for Senator in 2 years….Heaven help us if get reelected here for another term as Senator. With his non-voting record we don't need him.

Hey LyonsPhilly, don't you think Hillary needs to do the same? She is still in the race or so it seems I mean she already told the Democrats she needs a new role. Stick to the issue here ok.

Just to clarify something……Fox News ratings are much higher than all of the other cable networks COMBINED. Look it up!

This headline shows that CNN and the Republicans are begging for some attention. They both need new ideas.

Having had the unique opportunity to meet Gov. Huckabee while he ran for the GOP nomination, I find it sad how many people on here have such negative things to say about him. I am going to go out on a limb and guess that none of them have had a conversation with the former governor of Arkansas. For if they had, I doubt the hostility would be there. He is a man who despite what he stands for is decent, honest and loves his country. If you have an issue with the 2012 election already being discussed, have an issue with CNN.
I am not from the South (in fact, I am from the recently-turned blue state of NH). I am not a bible-thumper (though there are worse things in this world for all those of you who find this term stomach-turning). I am a 25 year old wife and mother who met an inspiring candidate. While I don't agree with everything that Gov. Huckabee stands for, I at least know where he stands which is a lot more than I can say for most candidates (republican and democrat). I would just suggest to all to do your research and to not be so hostile. We are a country that is looking to becoming bi-partisan- those comments aren't going to lead us there.

I do not understand why you Democrats just can't win graciously??????? Your "messiah" won, yet I have never seen more "sore winners" in my life. Just let it be and enjoy your next 4 years.

If Huckabee and Palin are on the ticket in 2012, The GOP is toast. The younger generation and moderates are tired of right-wingers holier-than-thou crowd. Palin's religious extremism combined with Huckabees religious beliefs are not going to attract voters. It's a shame too. I happen to like Huckabee. But Palin will never, ever, get my vote.

Lord help us if Huckleberry Hound becomes the nominee in 2012. He is not the kind of conservative we need.

Just what we need from the Repiglican right. More culture wars for them to lose. Perhaps Richard Reed for VP or Grover Norquist.

Mr. Huckabee, you are a wannabee! Please, like Palin, make a few bucks off your name recognition, and move on! Your time is up!

Indicted. Not indited. And we have heard about it. We also realize you can get an indictment on a ham sandwich if you're a prosecutor with 1/2 a pulse. Calm down. He will never see the inside of a courtroom, so why bother worrying about it?

This man will be right where he is now in 2012. On Fox News Station trying to make a name for himself.

A little bit early, guys. At least let Obama take office before discussing 2012, sheesh.

The stock market will now be dubbed the barrack market. It started tanking the day after he won and BEFORE he is even in office. What the heck is it going to do when he actually strarts implementing his "spread the wealth around" approach? Thank you obamabots, you have absolutely ensured that this economic crisis (brouht on by jimmy carter, bill clinton, barney frank, chris dodd, chuck schumer, ACORN) will get much worse. The robinhood liberals strike again!

Jan,
I'm sorry you see no hope for the future, how sad. I really hope that you can begin to think more positively about things.
I wish you well…now I must get back to work at one of my TWO jobs that still don't bring me anywhere near an income that would qualify me to pay more of my "fair share"!

As far as Sarah Palin is concerned, the race for 2012 began about 5 minutes after McCain's concession speech.

She's got a head start on you, Huckabee, better catch up!

As if that long and painful election period was not enough! can the American people have a break!!!! Let's try to fix the economic crisis first, then I would not care if Palin run!

Wghat I don't understand is why there is all this coverage of election races. Amercians don't care. The election is ove — we need to focus on solving the problems we have, which are considerable. All of the talk about "what does this mean for the Republican party?" and "how can the Republicans recover" and what Huckabee says about any of his prospective opponents or past opponents is beside the point. This is not a baseball race or football we're talking about here. Our country is on the brink of very difficult times. Stop covering the political parties — we need to work together, Republican and Democrat, consservative, liberal, middle of the road, if we're going to avoid seeing unemployment of 10, 15, 20 percent. Don't you guys get it?

Karen – Proud of This Country November 20th, 2008 9:43 am ET
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No, Karen – you are NOT proud of your country — only the way YOU want it to be constructed — with only YOUR agendas implemented. But that's NOT America. America was shaped through open debate, respecting ALL opposing points of view, then hammering out consensus for the general good of ALL Americans.

The alternative, quite simply — is DICTATORSHIP.

You Huck haters need to wake up, change is coming in 2012. Huckabee won 7 states with little. You need to pull your head out of your. Yes we can.

Mike Huckabee is a good man. I think its great how he promotes the Fairtax. Check it out fairtax.org. Go Mike Go… You got my vote!

Did CNN overhire political correspondents? Are those political correspondents nervous that in this economy that they will not be able to find other jobs and are trying to entrench themselves?
The reason the last campaign started so early was Bush was done – he may not have wanted to be done – but the country was done with him or at least wanted to be.

This guy is such a joke.

Obama Nation – The next 8 years!!

Please, I beg of you, give us a break from politicians! 2 weeks just isn't enough!

Think of the children for Gods sake!

Oh, the humanity!

The race to lose to Obama in 2012?

Jindal 2012

I hope he runs, wins the nomination and asks Sarah Palin to be the VP…that way we are INSURED the republicans will sit out for an additional 4 years….some old dogs (GOP) cannot learn new tricks!

Hey, how about we give governance a chance and cover that CNN. I think we need to put a moritorium on and 2012 or even 2010 talk for now. We have enough crap to deal with at the moment to start speculating on what is going to happen in an election that is going to be detrimined on the issues we haven't even addressed yet or that we even know about.

How about doing some real journalism, rather than trying to have your own reality show.

Could we wait til 2010 or 2011 to talk about this?

One of the reasons the USA is in such sorry shape is we spend all our time and energy on presidential elections.

Let's solve some problems. First and foremost I would like to go to the doctor, but since I am on one of 47 million without health insurance, my only choice is to suffer.

I would greatly appreciate a break of about 40 months before the resumption of election news.
Let us experience the first term of the president elect before charging head on into the next big spasm…

"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what Americans are needing also," ………..Priceless

Iron Mike for President 2012, He had my vote.

How do you guys at CNN and other networks keep doing this? (i.e. giving juicy material to Late Night comedy — especially Jon Stewart — with your stupidity). I mean Obama has not been inaugurated yet and you guys are talking about 2012. Are you guys addicted to elections?

Huckabee is the next Ronald Reagan……..great communicator, social and fiscal conservative – he'd make a great president.

The electorate has moved away from center right and is now center left. Obama is probably the most liberal person to ever win the presidency. The democrats now control the senate by 58-42 over the republicans. If the republicans want to move even further to the right, more power to them. It only means that they will suffer even more losses in 2010 and 2012. Huckabee said he wanted to change the constitution to be more in line with the teachings of the Bible. Good luck with that. They lost the entire midwest, all of the northeast, all of the west coast, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Florida and made inroads in the upper south. The republicans are now a regional party that has little appeal to most of America. They have an evangelical base and little else.

The religious right is so absolutely desparate, that I'm sure they will be campaigning for the next 4 years. I say go ahead. Their desperation will only turn off the mainstream voter.

CNN, what is wrong with you? This is about the most trite subject to be logged here. Why don't you focus on real issues and real problems.

If you want to future-trip, do it about climate change, Hadley Cells, water shortages or global food distribution.

What a bunch of maroons.

Huck and Chuck, 2012. Palin-Plumber, 2012. Dumb and Dumber.

a new poll that just just came out that is getting very little attention is the favorable rating between dems and republicans.The margin is now only 4%.This is the best it has been in years for the repubs.The public is catching up to the the fact that the credit crisis is on the DEMS.2010 repubs will win back many seats and watch out 2010.

This is a man who needs to be President. I'm willing to help him.

Common sense in America flew out the door when Bush was elected.
Maybe it will return when Obama is in the White House.
I so look forward to the next 4 years and to the changes that come once people open their eyes and start being Americans again.
We've turned into a nation of crooks and thieves, everybody out for themselves and no one else.
Our honor needs restored, and Obama is the perfect man for the job.
I support him fully – and if everyone would support him and stop with the bickering and party lines crap we can turn things around.
We need to unite!

This is like two neighbors arguing over their fence, as their houses burn down.

Mitt romney would have won this last election hands down with palin as his running mate. Instead, we got an old, liberal "republican" that has hand-picked by our media. If Barry does everything he says he is going to do, raise the capital gains tax from 15% to 28%(or more), raise taxes on the highest 10% of America's income earners(even though they already pay 70% of the tax load in this country and many of these "wealthy" people are small businesses), raise the death tax, ect. it will destroy our economy. I hope I am wrong for the sake of this great nation, but I think the stock market has already shown since Nov 5th that it too is afraid of socialism.

Gary N.
That was a good one I am still laughing. Thanks

The Republicans are done! Stick a fork in them!!!!!

Please spare us CNN! I agree with some comments on this blog that starting to cover the 2012 campaigns is just too much. What will surely happen is people will tune out.

Republicans do not need a 'fresh' face, they need to stop the…….

LIES, HATE, FEAR AND DIVISION MONGERING! And lose haters, like Hannity-the-hater, Limbaugh-the-comedian, and Bill-O-the-clown!

I feel terrible for those of you who feel that money is a measure of success and that money is the most important thing to have.

Why is it that rich people hold on to their money, tooth and nail, but poor people freely give it away?

If people would just realize that it doesn't take money to be happy, but rather family, friends, spouses, etc… then they would have no problem giving a higher % of their income to those who are less fortunate than them.

There are so many hard-working, contributing members of society that do their jobs, not for money, but because they love what they do. Sometimes they work 50-70 hour weeks, as can be the case with Nurses, State Psychologists/Counselors, Public defenders, etc. They make less, sometimes work harder, and sometimes cannot support their family.

Those who sold out to be a Corporate lawyer – you don't deserve more than the "lowly" public defender. Give some up, for christ sake. Get a smaller hot tub to provide food for some malnourished children. Greedy *******.

Huckleberry need to go tend to his congregation.

OMG, cnn you guys must be crazy…how about kicking off for 2016

OH, THE IRONY!!!

GOING WITH A CANDIDATE WHO BELIEVES IN CREATIONISM WILL WIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY A DARWIN AWARD!!!

Frank Canada – Please stay in the Frozen North and try to get a life that doesn't involve constant fixation on your rich, smart and successful neighbors to the south.

Ted, it sounds as if you've been watching O'Reilly. He's been parading every oddball he can find who voted for Obama for a variety of odd reasons. He's an entertainer, not a journalist. Trust me, we could parade just as many or more weirdos who voted for McCain for some very odd reasons or against Obama because he's "Arab" or not even born in the U.S or only has 141 days of experience (duh!). Some McCain supporters voted for him simply because he was a P.O.W., which has nothing to do with presidential qualifications.

Most of us who voted for Obama did so because he has an excellent education, sound judgment, 12 years of teaching constitutional law (!), 2 terms as an IL Senator, and a good record in the U.S. Senate since 2005. It's possible that some of us did some thinking and serious research.

We'll need to pray to somebody by 2012

Huckabee=Hustler. Just selling books.

Palin for president 2012

Should the Republicans run this man or any other religious right winger they will further doom themselves to irrelavancy. It would appear that the party is becoming divided between those that wish to govern and those that wish to impose their "Morality" on the rest of us. If they have not got the memo from this past election that the US people are increasingly becoming feed up with this group perhaps a rounding defeat in the next election will get their attention. I will bet that they will try it once more before they are convinced that either they split off into a new party that wants to govern or a new party that wants to impose their will and beliefs on others. They will not be able to reconcile these two sides if they wish to be relevant.

This guy doesn't stand a chance. He's a kook!

It's not like Huckabee and Palin are coming out saying that they're going to run; it's the reporters and interviewers who keep bringing it up. Huckabee is just trying to sell some books, and all the interviewers can talk about is 2012. We need to be upset with the media, who is going to keep pushing 2012 and beyond down our throats.

Just what we need. An evangelical preacher in the white house.

Huckabee would of made a great president!!!!!! He would of brought us back to the principals of our constitution, small goverement and free of the IRS and federal reserve. Oh, that 's right, You screaming Liberals are the one's that like to stamp all over our constitution and call it worthless.

I hope you get exactly what you deserve for voting for Obama. Your gonna get change alright !!!!! I can't wait to hear your flapping mouths screaming when his policies start to affect you in a negative way.

It needs to remain (chruch / politics) not (church + politics)

He's a nice man… but the world and our policies need to move beyond strictly Christian ideas, otherwise we're looking at more wars and isolation. It is NOT our the USA's duty or our young in uniform to convert every person to Christianity through force.

Bush not even out of office? And you democrats are stiill bashing him even though he treated your messiah much better than any democrat has ever treated him. Maybe he should have taken the O's out of the computer?

You have to be kidding me. Obama hasn't even worked a day as President yet and we have to hear about Huckabee running in 2012. If he didn't win in 2008 what makes him think people will vote for him again. Let's focus on supporting President Elect Obama. This Bible-thumper doesn't deserve the headlines

Send him away, we don't want him here!

Charlie Crist of FL is a better choice. He is actually electable. Huck and the "Mittwit" are out of touch.

This piece of news is ridiculously premature – just like some fuzzy brained radio station (I happened upon) playing Stanta Claus melodies since mid-November. We really need to see in print some good ideas from the political big wigs on how to create jobs for the thousands who have lost theirs.

Here we go – the official kick-off of the GOP's identity crisis. Social conservative fiscal progressives vs fiscal conservative social progressives – it's time for a new party, but neither group can compete on its own.

He dosen't have a chance…. nor does Palin or McCain or Romney or Rudy Giuliana.
They're done.

I doubt there will be an election in 2012 or even '16 for that matter. Obama will probably change the laws so that he becomes the King of the US. After they get done with all these recounts and special elections, he will have the votes to support his rule in perpetuity. After the congressional districts are redrawn in lieu of the 2010 census, Democrats will be set up to win and hold every position in government for years and years.

This will be good for some but not others. It will not be good for me personally because I work quite hard and earn a good living. My income will be diminished by brutal taxation and my sense of morals and well-being will be eroded by the radical social agenda pushed by the ruling party. But somehow I will go on.

Dear Gods, no more 2012 stuff, please. Why can't we all focus on how awesome on the next four years are going to be?

I'm a proud Obama Democrat, but I have to say I kind of like Mike Huckabee. From what I've seen, he is a decent person. The GOP really needs to rid itself of its slimeball reputation, and this guy seems to be above that. He's also an honest-to-God rock musician – that's got to be cool!

YOU WHO THINK OBAMA IS GOING TO MAKE EVERYTHING RIGHT AND HAS A MAGIC WAND ARE DELLUSIONAL. YOU BETTER COME TO REALITY. HE IS PICKING EVERYONE THE CLINTONS HAD ,THATS NOT CHANGE. THEIR THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE ANY BRAINS, THATS WHY HE IS PICKING THEM. OBAMA IS ALL TALK NO WALK.HUCKLEBEE WILL BE MY CHOICE IF HE RUNS 4YRS. FROM NOW.

Sorry Huckabee, but the GOP is dead at the moment and CPR can not bring you guys back to life. You need more than a miracle if you guys want to be in Washington ever again.

Huckabee is The Republicans best choice for 2012, period, no if's / and's or but's about it…..It simple, really. The American people is sort of more on a "center" (if you will) than a far right, such as Coulter /Hannity /Limbaugh / & others, simply because they are constantly trashing anyone who is either center, or just a little bit left of center, so to speak. As long as they keep badmouthing ANY Democrat, or anyone who wants to keep our country free, or keep our freedoms, and they also want for the U.S. to take away our freedoms, and treat people as they are idiots, not to mention they want to be more controlling, in the sense of controlling what we believe, and what we say, and our opinions, as the Republicans always have.

Larry Coury
Houston Texas

The Republicans better pray for a Miracle as the last 8 years is going to take at least another 10 to get the country back on track. In the meantime, it will be apparent that the republican policies have gotten us to where we are now. Maybe "God" will tell someone in the republican party it's their time. And, maybe not. LOL

I totally agree with you Jack Jodell, Minneapolis, MN! My goodness, Bush isn't out of office (I'll be glad when he's gone) and we haven't even put Barak Obama into office yet. Why is a story like this being reported. I think it is totally disrespectful!!!

The only thing this bible thumper is ever going to be president of is the Society of People Who Still Beleive the Earth is Flat.

Will Cnn let President elect Obama sworn in first, these republicans going to be cat fighting Huckabee and Romney and dumb Sarah Palin need to go fishing together and think how republican going to regain strength…………..I am so happy President Obama was elected and Biden also.

I like him, but I don't think he's right to lead. Glad he mentioned that possibility at the end.

I put huckabee in the same trash box with Palin, Absolutely useless!

You're right Huckster – You are NOT the one to lead it.
Besides, who wants a Pastor-in-Chief when we need a "real American" to lead this country.
Like all evangelicals your idea of solving a problem is prayin' not doin' – you betcha…

Chipster & others – your comments seem to suggest that someone who is a Christian cannot be "responsible, with wisdom and sound judgment". I find it ironic that those who don't identify as Christians usually point to the "narrow-mindedness" of those who are (like myself), yet you denounce anything they stand for purely based on their faith.

Mike Huckabee was a very popular governor of Arkansas, just like Bill Clinton. Yes, his message in 2008 included valuing life (something we can and should embrace in a democracy), but was also very targeted at fiscal responsibility and using tax money wisely for things like revitalizing our roads and railways. As a bible-believing Christian, he knows that in the New Testament age the only theocracy should rightly exist in the church, not in the American government, and he already has a history of governing accordingly. Holding positions against abortion and other "conservative" social positions are a far cry from theocracy. In fact, all of the government dictatorships in the last century (Germany, Soviet Union, etc.) have held the opposite view – that the unborn, disabled, elderly, etc. were insignificant and expendable to society.

Same old GOP family values and culture wars type candidate. GOP will lose again.

Might be nice if people started worrying about our entire country NOW, and elections (aka…themselves) later. We need bipartisan cooperation and attention to the issues.

Should the Republicans run this man or any other religious right winger they will further doom themselves to irrelavancy. It would appear that the party is becoming divided between those that wish to govern and those that wish to impose their "Morality" on the rest of us. If they have not got the memo from this past election that the US people are increasingly becoming feed up with this group perhaps a rounding defeat in the next election will get their attention. I will bet that they will try it once more before they are convinced that either they split off into a new party that wants to govern or a new party that wants to impose their will and beliefs on others. They will not be able to reconcile these two sides if they wish to be relevant.

Go home Huck,the Mayans will win in 2012.Henry Paulson should be in prison.

ENOUGH. We had a 19 month long campaign. Is this what this country is all about, constant campaigning ?

The President-elect has not even taken office…and the GOP candidates can hardly contain themselves…like Palin, and Huckabee… 2012 is a LONGGGGGG way away, so brace yourself for a great ride on the Obama cruise.

CNN…this is not newsworthy in the least. The President elect hasn't even taken office. 2012 is light years away.
I could care less about Huckabee. He's a Fox News thumper.

hey, Salt–did you get your welfare check from Obama yet? I worked hard for my 200k–putting myself through college without govt handouts–I hope to God you do not get any of my money which comes from working many nights and weekends .

Huckabee is a good man. He would be a better fit for a Church Preist rather than the US President.

Seems to me that 2012 is far, far away. I'm guessing that republicans would like to click their ruby res slippers three times and move ahead 4 years. Only trouble will be Obama / Biden will not be beaten in 12 either.

Hopefully America has had a belly full of religion in politics. It is counter productive to have a government influenced by beliefs that are not grounded in fact or common decency.

All you have to do is look at all the countries in the world where large segments of their populations are religious fanatics with influence over their governments. All of them including the U.S. are far behind those countries who keep their religious fanatics far away from their policies.

Proof of the latter is very evident when you review every category of where your country stands world wide on all of these issues.

Go ahead and run against the Obama machine Huck. You thought it was huge this year, wait four years from now when he's stopped the economic bleeding and restored our image around the world by ending these 2 wars.

If the GOP keeps putting these folks who want the government to stay our of our wallets, but in our bedrooms, then prepare to suffer a much worse defeat than this year.

"Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement that's Bringing Common Sense Back to America."

The amount of irony in that title could destroy worlds.

Being a good friend of James Dobson will NOT get you elected.

4 years will give you time to "think" this time. Obviously nobody did on this election.

Constant electioneering is what got America into the partisan mess it is in!! Time to focus on governing in 2009 and support those who really do put Country First rather than securing the next election.

Huckabee seems like a nice guy with a great sense of humor. However, his agenda is to legislate morality and force Christianity on everyone. Haven't we had enough of that? We need leaders who are fiscally responsible, with wisdom and sound judgment. We don't need national leaders trying to regulate our personal decisions and poking into our bedrooms.

Huckabee's "likability" does not make him the better candidate to lead our country. Same problem with Ron Paul. He wants government to stay out of business and global involvement, but he wants to dictate our personal behavior. No thanks. Liberty is messy but I prefer it to theological dictatorships.

I have been a republican all my life. The right social conservatives are destroying the party. Go away Huck and take Palin with you.

Um.. Huckabee was governor of Arkansas not Iowa

Wow Jan…you're lucky. I wish I made over $200K a year. You are so lucky.
But I guess my working 40+ hours a week at a job that pays less than yours is not doing my fair share.

By the way…seeing NO HOPE FOR THE FUTURE doesn't sound bitter AT ALL. *rolls eyes*

Yeah, I am really with Tim on this one… Iowa and Arkansas are not the same place…

Thanks Tim! Former Arkansas Governor, not Iowa.

Haven't we learned any thing from the last eight years?

If a candidate smacks of religon they are not the best for the whole country. NO NO NO

Freedom from religion

Opie and aunt bee want you to come home now huck,we need you as dog catcher here in Mayberry.

Of course he is trying to set himself up for the next election. Republicans are so desperate some, such as Palin, were already running for President for 2012 while still campaigning for 2008, an election they knew thay had already lost unless a miracle took place. The real questions is, is this going to help them any? Not really, the republican standard issues are only relevant to any degree in the old south and even there they are getting kind of stale. If the Republican party does not remake it's image it will be many years before they are ever seen as a threat in any elections of any worth. It is not the economy, it is not Obama, but it is the miserably failed policies of the Republican party that has put the death knoll to their political ambitions and until they wake up and smell the coffee and bring in new blood, all the current leaders are stuck in the 1980s, they are out of touch with America and out of touch with the wishes of the people, they are old, tired and out of date. Huckabee is just one of many who really have no idea why they lost so badly and has no idea what is wrong with the party. He is still living with the illusion that the Republican party as it stands today is still viable and it is not!

Ummm… He is formerly the governor of ARKANSAS…..! QC?

When did Iowa move to Arkansas? I guess the Hawkeyes are now the Razorbacks. That is going to mess up the SEC and Big 10. We are going to need a bipartisan comission headed by Bill Clinton and Tom Harkin. The sports world needs to know.

Whatever Huckabee, go back to playing your guitar on FOXNEWS who is the most bias news anchors I've ever seen. That's why they are low in their ratings and CNN is beating the heck out of them because CNN gives an objective point of view. GO CNN.

I wish we could skip the next 4 years and start out with someone different like Huckabee or Romney. I have no hope for the future with Obama/Biden in charge. No, I am not bitter–just sad to see my money used for spreading around to others who have not done their share.

Huckabee = the next Mc Cain ….

When would the Repubs realize that running Right-Wing Christian Fanatics like Huck, Palin & others is what is going to cause them the election …

well go ahead ..

Huck i suggest you remain hosting your show on FAUX NEWS ..

CNN, this article isn't funny. I need a break. The start of elections 4 years before the next one will kill us all as a country. Please, just move on, and let it not be election season for another 3 years. Please, give us that, we need it.

tim, you beat me to it….i was about to say…ummmm maybe not Iowa

CNN, act responsibly, will you? The candidates from the 2008 election haven't even taken office yet, and here you are pushing politics 2012. Get off yoir addiction, will you? This is disgusting!

I'm a Republican,and I hope you KNOW your not the one to lead.Thanks

our vice president has been indited, why are we not hearing more about this??

His party better look for a new fresh face for 2012, everyone is tired of the old ones.

he's definitely NOT the former iowa governor.