Open Letter to Brownback Supporters
To Supporters of Sam Brownback,
I can imagine how difficult it is to learn that the candidate you have supported with your time, money, and very reputation has decided to end his run for office. I know I would be devastated if Mike Huckabee were to end his campaign prematurely. Rest assured, your contributions did not simply go for naught. They did make a difference in helping your views see the light of day. They also speak well to your character in that you are willing to look past the media sparkle and the allure of those “in the lead” in order to support the candidate that you truly believed was the best representative of your beliefs. You showed leadership in doing so, and you have my respect.
With that said, I want to extend an open invitation to you to join the growing momentum of the Mike Huckabee campaign. When the two candidates are compared side by side, there is no denying the similarity between the two. Both are pro-life, pro-marriage, and both understand the need for drastic changes to our tax code. Sam supported a flat tax, but I invite you to look at the merits of the FairTax supported my Mike. I think you will be impressed. There are other similarities as well, all of which I strongly believe will help to assuage the angst you are probably feeling.
You have the opportunity now to keep your beliefs alive, though through a different representative. With the personal resources of our two campaigns combined, you will find yourself amongst a growing swell of support for a man I know will earn your respect, support, and vote. That man is Mike Huckabee.
I lay out the welcome mat, and welcome you home.
Sincerely,
Christian Hine
Indeed, nice tribute to supporters of a great American. For those of you considering Mike Huckabee:
Mike Huckabee is an adroit public speaker; he communicates his message in life-like, cogent terms, with compelling examples like the story he told (at the Ames Straw Poll) of what his then-11-yo daughter entered into the “Comments” section of a Visitors Book after visiting the Yad Vashem holocaust museum: “Why didn’t somebody do something?” Very effective.
Huckabee is all about calling his listeners to “do something,” to awaken them to their own empowerment, and summon them to action in order that “Main Street,” and not “Wall Street,” will prevail in guarding the values and beliefs upon which the Republic was founded.
Huckabee puts his listeners at ease, and reassures them, articulating clear concepts in a natural, easy style (no doubt something well-cultivated as a pastor). He’s not angry or demanding, like a Ron Paul, nor is he as “rigidly-scripted” as Romney, and his large brown eyes peer through a humble demeanor, drawing a striking contrast to a somewhat mechanical-squinty Brownback. One can easily imagine sitting comfortably with this man over a cup of coffee at the Main Street Cafe.
Most importantly, Huckabee convinces many that he is ONE with the FairTax grassroots movement ( http://snipr.com/fthuckabeeonirs ). While many – like Romney, and others, who are invested in the current income tax system – seek to demagog ( http://snipurl.com/taxpanelrebutted ) the well-researched FairTax plan, its acceptance in the professional / academic community ( http://snipurl.com/econsopenletter ) continues to grow. Renown economist Laurence Kotlikoff believes that failure to enact the FairTax – choosing instead to try to “flatten” what he deems to be a non-flattenable income tax system – will eventuate into an irrevocable economic meltdown ( http://snipurl.com/meltdowninprogress ) because of the hidden aspects of the current system that make political accountability impossible.
Romney’s recent WEAK response to FairTax questioning on “This Week with Geo. Stephanopoulos ( http://snipurl.com/stephanopoulosdebate )” drew a sharp contrast between Huckabee and all other presidential front-runners who will not embrace it. Huckabee understands that what’s wrong with the income tax can’t be fixed with “a tap of the hammer, nor a twist of the screwdriver.” That his opponents cling to the destructive Tax Code, the IRS, preserving political power of granting tax favors at continued cost to – and misery of – American families, invigorates his campaign’s raison d’etre.
While passionately supporting FairTax, Huckabee understands that, if elected President, Congress will have to present the bill for his signature. His call to action goes beyond his candidacy, Main Street will have to demand ( http://snipr.com/scrapthecode ) that their legislators deliver the bill.