Mike Huckabee is the best Republican candidate.

First I will argue my opponent's claims, than deal with the question at hand. First, my opponent said how I accussed Huckabee of being "soft on crime" and that he did not take any part in pardons. First off, he did pursue a great deal of pardons, in fact twice as many as all three of his predecessors combined (http://www.foxnews.com...). I am pretty sure that one who would do this may in fact not be the most stringent crime fighter. You also claimed that, unlike Romney, Huckabee is for his constituency. However, one of the most notable pardons that Huckabee issued involved a rapist who was sent to jail, than after being pardoned, killed an innocent woman. Now, I may not be a politician, but I am pretty sure that in essence allowing one of your innocent constituents to be killed may in fact not be the best way to gain support for your voting base. In addition, he says how no other Republican can even come close to beating a Democratic candidate. However, I am going to argue that John McCain can in fact do just that. As shown recently by his massive success in New Hampshire, McCain can garner swing voters, and those who may be Republicans, but do not know which candidate to support. In addition, he has been shown a great deal of times in Congress and in the 2000 election to be able to work with Democrats to find a solution, and find a way for America to succeed. In addition, while Huckabee's rampant religious rants may swing some evangelicals, there are far more Republicans who wish to deal more with substance, and they find this in the straight-talking McCain. Now to actually deal with question and end this debate: "Mike Huckabee is the best Republican candidate." In other words, the nomination of Huckabee would be best for America. I disagree with this statement and say that there are in fact two better candidates on the right, McCain, as I have stated earlier, and predictably (by my tag, by my beliefs, by the guy it actually says I support in my profile etc.) Ron Paul. I feel that the main things that are wrong in America today are the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the economy, Illegal Immigration, and most importantly, our MASSIVE draconian and obscene exchange of liberty for security. With Ron Paul, we get a non-interventionist foreign policy, which will not only help opur foreign economy, but help us prevent future wars, such as one with Iran, and end those we are already taking part in. With Ron Paul, we get a man who will bring us back to the time when our economy was at it's peak, our GDP was through the roof, and we were the capitalistic center of the world. With Ron Paul, and his 100% voting record with FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform), we get a man who will help end, through a border fence and tighter restrictions, illegal immigration once and for all. And finally and most importantly, with Ron Paul, we will end the barbaric Patriot Act and all other violations of our liberty, finally making our nation the one our fore fathers wanted it to be, and help bring America back into the international limelight, and as the massive success it once was. Thank you P.S. I'd also like it if you didn't offend me on my political belief, and if you want to have a debate concerning libertarianism, and why it is a far better option than true conservatism, I would be happy to oblige. Thanks