Wall Street’s biggest risk…

Mike Huckabee’s rise from relative obscurity has been resisted quite boldly by most of the Washington elite and by the powerful fiscal conservatives on Wall Street.  I’m sure they think this is a smart move, even essential to preserving a strong future for America.  I think they are wrong.  Very wrong.

The “good people” of the Unites States are the social conservatives, like it or not.  That’s not to say that a fi-con can’t be a so-con, that’s a great combo.  But if you prop up your fiscal ideology way up over the important social issues, you wind up forsaking the foundation that makes society work.  Don’t misunderstand, a powerful and effective set of fiscal rules leading to a strong economy are extremely important.  But if you don’t build that economy on the basic truths of right and wrong, honesty over deception, and ultimate human accountability to God, then you simply cannot last.

Mike Huckabee has awakened the social conservative/Christian conservative like no modern politician has.  We’ve come out of the woodwork in great numbers to support a candidate that we can really believe in.  We’ve also been encouraged to see that Huckabee has built his campaign around the concept of uniting ALL Americans, so it’s not just Christians that have helped him reach the front of the pack in national polls.  With the challenges we face in the future, a leader that truly knows how to unify is going to be essential.

But I believe Wall Street and the powerful Republican elite are making a huge mistake in rejecting the rise of Huckabee.  Seems to me that Christians have been “used” to get Republican Presidents elected for several years now.  The key word here is “used.”  Honestly, we’ve received next to nothing in exchange for our vote.  If Huckabee is beat down by the establishment and doesn’t receive the nomination, I think the elite are in for their worst nightmare.  I believe the recently resurrected Christian political activist may very well revolt in November 2008 by retreating.  And here’s my pivot point that some will argue against me on… without ALL of the Christian conservatives, the Republicans can’t beat the Democrats in the general election.

And here’s the real kicker in all of this.  I am as sure as I can be that a Huckabee Presidency would actually be good for all Americans.  The reason for this is something that I honestly think most Wall Street types don’t really understand.  It’s because of Huckabee’s genuine ability to inspire HOPE in people.  Not the empty, slick-word hope that’s tossed around by the Democrats lately, but straight from the heart, and straight to the heart, HOPE.

So, Wall Street, watch out.  The way you choose to face the Huckabee phenomenon will very likely have a huge impact on how well we all face the future.  And if there’s one thing all conservatives can agree on, it’s the simple fact that a Democrat in the white House on January 20, 2009 will almost certainly signal the beginning of the end of the United States of America within 10 years.

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Martt Clupper 1.14.08
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