Chuck Norris Endorses Huckabee

From WorldNetDaily, Chuck Norris (who has his own column on that site, despite his persistent spelling and grammar problems) has endorsed former Gov. Mike Huckabee for president. Like most of us, he has been praying about who could lead this country as our next president, and he’s ready to make a commitment:

Like most of you, over the summer and into the fall, I’ve been watching, listening, studying and praying about who could lead this country as our next president.

I won’t leave you in suspense. Though Giuliani might be savvy enough to lead people, Fred Thompson wise enough to wade through the tides of politics, McCain tough enough to fight terrorism and Romney business-minded enough to grow our economy, I believe the only one who has all of the characteristics to lead America forward into the future is ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

As it turns out (in case you couldn’t tell from the pseudo-Christian archetype of Walker, Texas Ranger), Norris is as socially conservative as they come. And in Texas, they come pretty conservative.

But can Huckabee win? According to the Bible, says Norris, yes:

As with the other candidates, Huckabee has, and will continue to have, his hecklers: “He hasn’t raised enough money.” “He’ll never beat Hillary.” “Our society is too prejudice and paranoid to vote for a once Baptist minister.” “He’ll never out-race the top four Republican candidates.”

I was thinking about these types of comments the other day when I recalled another leader in ancient times that didn’t match up in the line up: King David. Seven men were poised and paraded for the position of king, but David was left in the field shepherding because he wasn’t “a frontrunner in the polls.” They overlooked the best because they were too busy judging by outward appearance. But God appointed David king.

It’s time to quit choosing our leaders based solely upon charisma or one strong suite, and move back to being a culture which esteems and elects its leaders because of character and qualifications. It’s substance, not pizzazz, we should want in a leader. Mike Huckabee is the real deal.