Mike Huckabee

His ability to lead and to achieve results is evident from his more than 10 years as governor of Arkansas, where he was able to cut taxes nearly 100 times with an almost entirely Democratic state legislature. He is unmatched by any other candidate in the race in terms of executive leadership experience, and Time Magazine honored him as one of the five best governors in America. Further, his skill for communicating clearly and passionately can unite America internally and with other countries.

I can trust Huckabee to defend this country from our enemies because he understands the nature of the war on terror and the need to secure our borders. He has a record of preserving moral values from decaying within society and is determined to appoint federal judges who interpret the law, not legislate from the bench. He will also practice fiscal conservatism and work to implement the Fair Tax, a national sales tax, and stop penalizing the populace's productivity with other taxes.

As Huckabee has said, his personal faith defines him and thus will give him the inner strength he needs to endure in an office as grueling and demanding as that of the U.S. president. I can sense his sincerity of heart and soundness of character by listening to what he says, watching how he presents himself, how he treats others and how he reacts to what life throws at him. He has temperately suffered the animosity laid against him by many in the conservative establishment, patiently dealt with unfair scrutiny of his religious background and endured the loss of public exposure to his message due to biased coverage by some in the mainstream media.

Despite being outspent by his rivals by tens of millions of dollars, he remains competitive in this modern political race because his message is needed by the American people. The sheer strength of his grassroots support base and its traditional volunteer efforts have brought him to this point. I can say that Huckabee is someone of whom I can really approve and not just a lesser of two evils. He is a proven leader with a vision that can inspire this nation if he is given the opportunity to be the 44th president of the United States.