Real Conservative

At the Republican presidential debate on Sunday night, the so-called "big-four" candidates spent most of their time attacking each other over the issue of who is the "real conservative." After listening to the debate and doing a little research, I've come to the following conclusion: none of them are. Guliani's positions on gay marriage (he supports a "domestic partnership" cop-out), abortion, and gun control are well documented, and definitely not conservative. McCain, while he talks a good game, has been the driving force behind such infamous legislation as the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (which essentially restricts freedom of speech for 60 days before an election), and the failed Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act. Romney and Thompson, who at first glance appear to be conservatives, also have problems. Thompson voted against convicting President Clinton of perjury. Romney seems fine, until you realize his flip-flops on gun control, abortion, and just about everything else (I found a great article on this subject entitled "Romney vs. Romney".)
So if you're looking for a conservative Presidential Candidate, the "big four" are out of the picture. Then who is there? Of the eight candidates running (Brownback dropped out recently), there are only two conservatives, Mike Huckabee and Duncan Hunter. So I support Huckabee for four reasons:
1. Of the two conservative candidates running, Huckabee has a better chance. Huckabee is running fifth in the national polls, and third in Iowa, which gives him a chance at winning the "first in the nation" caucuses, and as John Kerry showed us in 2004, once you win Iowa, you almost always get the nomination. Hunter on the other hand, is doing so bad he probably doesn't even know where Iowa is. He's doing equally bad nationally.
2. Mike Huckabee just got the endorsement of the toughest guy in the universe. For those of you who've been hiding under a rock for the last few decades, I am referring, of course, to Chuck Norris. I mean, with that guy's roundhouse kicks behind you, how can you not win. Seriously though, Chuck Norris is a really smart guy, if he says this is the best guy, he's probably right.
3. He's a fantastic debater. I don't know how many of you have seen the debates, but Huckabee rocks. They usually don't give him that much time to speak, since he's one of the "minor" candidates, but when he does talk, he's eloquent, funny, and very classy (he made a point of staying out of the mudslinging contest on Sunday night).
4. He's a real conservative. I can't stress this enough. Our country needs conservative leaders, ones who will stick up for America, and not let the liberals kill it. Mike Huckabee is that kind of leader. We need him.