Dallas Morning News Endorses Huckabee

Sidekick Norris calls McCain too old to be president

(NEWSER) - The odds are increasingly good that despite Super Tuesday's upgrade to "Duper," no obvious winner in either party will emerge by February 5. That means the March 4 Texas primary, largely written off earlier, may play a critical role in deciding nominees for both parties. Huckabee hosted the first primary event of the year there last night at Chuck Norris's ranch, the Houston Chronicle reports. More»

Former rival lends his name to big fundraiser

(NEWSER) - Mitt Romney let bygones be bygones when he campaigned for John McCain last year, forgetting an acrimonious relationship with his erstwhile rival for the GOP presidential nomination. Now, McCain appears to be repaying the favor and ginning up support for the former Massachusetts governor’s 2012 bid, reports the Boston Globe. “Every time our campaign asked him to go someplace or do something, he was always ready and willing,” McCain says. More»

VP would have lost big and awakened right, says Douthat

(NEWSER) - As he bashes the Obama administration and insists that torture kept the country safe, Dick Cheney sounds less like a retired VP than a man campaigning for a third Bush term. For Ross Douthat, it's a pity he didn't run himself. In his first column for the New York Times, Douthat says that a Cheney-Obama race would have forced the right to acknowledge the failures of "a conservatism of supply-side economics and stress positions." More»

(NEWSER) - The Boston Phoenix drew up its “Unsexiest Men” list in March, but the election season produced some new contenders, while others earned a reprieve.

• John Edwards: The perennial Dem also-ran wasn't on the first list, but his very public dalliance earns him a spot after a recount of sorts.
• Mike Huckabee: Though on the earlier list, the "sweet-natured creationist" receives a pardon for his success as a TV host.

(NEWSER) - Despite holes in Barack Obama’s qualifications, the Democrat is the obvious choice for president, the Financial Times writes. His “policies are a blend of good, not so good, and downright bad,” but the alternative is an increasingly disturbing brand of maverick, the British daily opines. “Rashness is not a virtue in a president. The cautious and deliberate Mr. Obama is altogether a less alarming prospect.” More»