Vertical Day on HuckPac

Just thought I'd pop by to share that today is vertical day on Huckpac.

Mike continues to stay on the cutting edge of growing and using the conservative netroots to impact races at the local and national levels around the country.

Huckabee is allowing the platform of his website to be used today by several of the GOP candidates endorsed by his pac, to blog and interact with members of the base of the party. It's a model that could be adopted and improved upon by the right's netroots as we attempt to make up ground  with the left.

Here's a sample of what's going on, if you're interested in participating, head on over to www.huckpac.com

From Senator Elizabeth Dole:

In the future, we may have sources of alternative energy that will power all our needs, burn cleanly and render gasoline obsolete.  However, we are years, if not decades, away from a solution of this magnitude.  The reality of today's world is that we rely on oil in this country to drive to work, harvest crops, transport goods, fly planes, build roads and heat our homes.  We must take serious and responsible actions that provide families and businesses with some near-term relief.  That is why I have called on the president to immediately release one third of the supply from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which will immediately provide relief at the pump because of an increased supply of oil available for refinement and will punish the oil speculators who are betting against America.  This will not jeopardize national security because the reserve would still contain a 60 day supply.

In addition, I have called on the president to create an Oil and Gas Market Fraud Task Force, which will ensure that energy markets are free from illegal manipulation and corporate corruption. This new Task Force can help restore the confidence of Americans in our oil and gas markets and prevent further harm to our economy.

From Bill Frist

As a doctor and a Senator I have had an opportunity that few people ever have - to see how helping the poorest and most needy third world countries can actually help us win the global war on terror. Nowhere is this more evident than it is in Africa.

Africa is home to many of the world's poorest countries -- states in crisis-- and it is in these countries and regions that we find Al Qaeda and other equally dangerous groups sending representatives to recruit and train. We must get ahead of this deadly growing web of evil by standing firm in Africa.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell recognized this when he said "The United States cannot win the war on terrorism unless we confront the social and political roots of poverty." He is right. In Africa, it is into regions wracked by drought, extreme poverty and crippling diseases that we have seen the spreading influence of Al Qaeda.  In places like Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea.  

 

From Missouri state senator Brad Lager

The courts, from Massachusetts to California, are working to redefine
marriage out of existence. Our government is spending too much, making
it harder for families to afford the necessities, like gas and food, and
burdening our children with debt. In an era of tremendous
challenges-from international terrorism, to a weakening economy, to
skyrocketing oil prices- we need to make sure we get the fundamentals
right.

We must begin by strengthening the family, not tearing it down.

The November election will be a defining election for our children's
future. Let us not forget who we are fighting for

From rep John Linder on the Fair Tax.

Our nation has coped with this tax code for 95 years and it has failed.  Our tax code has driven $2 trillion into the underground economy costing us about $50 billion in tax collections.  Our tax code has driven $12 trillion into offshore financial centers that should be parked in our markets and banks.   We are spending between $400 and $500 billion each year just complying with the code.  That is like paying for a dead horse.  We get nothing for that expenditure but a headache.

 

Getting rid of the IRS fixes everything.  Keeping it in place and nibbling around the edges of the current system fixes nothing.  As former Secretary of the Treasury told me, “You have just proposed the largest magnet for capital and jobs in history.”  Why wouldn’t we want the United States to be the outsource destination for jobs?  Why wouldn’t we want our nation to be the world’s safest and most stable tax haven?  The FairTax will give us these results as well as create an environment that will expand freedom. 

 

From Rep Sam Greaves: 

Illegal immigration is a clear threat to our country.  Terrorists who want to do our country harm can enter virtually unchecked through our porous borders-both southern and northern. And they can smuggle in dangerous materials capable of causing great destruction. Simply put, our unsecured borders are a national security threat.

But more than just terrorism, our unsecured borders are allowing many violent criminals to enter our country illegally. Violent gangs come
here to commit violent crimes and smuggle millions of pounds of cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, all brought through our unsecured southern border.

 People just can't understand why Congress can't get its act together and secure our borders.  To me it is just plain commonsense. We need to secure our borders so we know who is coming into the country.

Many other candidates have submitted blog contributions to open to comments from the conservative community, including: Senator John Cornyn, Bob Clegg, Indiana's GOP candidate for congress Luke Puckett and senator Jim Inhofe.

The Pac is also publishing blogs that were submitted beforehand by the general public for the day's activities as well.

Love him or hate him, no one can deny that Huckabee has been quite successful at not committing 'web suicide' at the conclusion of his campaign. His innovation in harvesting the power of the internet to drive the conservative agenda is one that should be immitated.