Rush limbaugh tore into Huckabee on his show today, saying that Huckabee is a good Christian man, but is a big liberal.  He pointed out that Huckabee supporters have made their decision based on personality and not policy.  Rush still seems to like Thompson the best and also pointed out that no one can touch Thompson on Policy.  He is still hands down the most conservative on policy.  The Politico has more.

David Limbaugh has an article on Townhall today analyzing the five “main” GOP Presidential candidates and has come to the conclusion that Fred Thompson is the only true conservative of the lot. His point is valid, when you take into consideration that each of the other main candidates have at least one main vital flaw that could fracture the Republican base if nominated. Thompson does not appear to have this issue, but is lagging in the polls pretty badly.

It’s time to step up, Fred. Conservatives need a leader about whom we have no major reservations. The only one looming out there about you is your failure, so far, to persuade voters you want the job.

All of the GOP candidates are vastly superior to all of the Democrat candidates, but here’s the way I see the field now.

Rudy is a strong leader and very good on national security and the war. But he is a social-issues liberal, whose pledge to appoint originalist judges is encouraging — but not completely convincing.

John McCain is a war hero and a patriot. He has been strong on Iraq but disappointing on Guantanamo, tough interrogation techniques and other war-related issues. He is not a supply-sider and is abysmally bad — obviously — on campaign finance reform and thus free speech.

Mike Huckabee, I believe, is a strong and sincere Christian. That means a lot to me. My problems with Huckabee concern his political agenda. Huckabee is probably the strongest social-issues conservative, and since his views are driven by his strong faith, I don’t fear he’ll change for expediency or other reasons. But it does bother me that he appears to believe — erroneously, in my opinion — that his faith requires him to endorse an unacceptably expansive role for government.

Mitt Romney is a man I’ve warmed to as the campaign has unfolded. I began with great skepticism because of his major, far-too-recent flips on major issues. Certain aspects of his record — even after his conversion — cast doubt on his commitment to the unborn and traditional marriage. He also strikes me as a bit too coiffed, too robotic and too much of a politician.

That leaves us with Fred. I must confess that Fred is the only one I don’t have major reservations about — apart from his electability. Yes, I worry that he supported McCain-Feingold and that he might not be a strong supply-sider. But on most issues, he seems reliably conservative and appears to have a solid and strong character. I do believe that with Fred, we know what we are getting.

(I paraphrased each section on each candidate)