Mike Huckabee Launches Presidential Bid

Washington Post ^ | January 28, 2007 | AP

[jern]

WASHINGTON -- Conservative Republican Mike Huckabee, seeking to repeat the success of another former governor from Hope, Ark., said Sunday he is taking the first step in what he acknowledged is an underdog bid for the White House in 2008.

Huckabee, who left office Jan. 9 after serving 10 1/2 years as governor of a Democratic-leaning state, faces steep odds in a crowded GOP field that includes well-known and well-funded hopefuls such as Sen. John McCain of Arizona, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

While Arkansas is a predominantly Democratic state, Huckabee won two full terms in landslides. He championed tax increases for public schools, expanded state insurance programs for the children of the working poor and opposed banning state services for illegal immigrants.

This is conservative? This is pure RINOism.

[Carry_Okie]

Thank you Mr. Huckabee for diluting the RINO pool.

[Crooked Constituent]

Rinoism disgusts me, but we may have to come to grips with the reality that this field of republicans is the most conservative it will ever look for a presidential election.

The left, even when out of power, has been able to pull us leftward.

You know the old saying....todays republicans are yesterdays democrats and todays democrats are socialists.

[Ramius]

I've only heard Huckabee talk once, on some radio show, but I was impressed. We'll see...

[BibChr]

does this guy pass the Fetus test?

Explain.

[Obilisk18]

"I've only heard Huckabee talk once, on some radio show, but I was impressed. We'll see..."

Huckabee is indeed an impressive speaker. He has this wonderful way of sounding more liberal then Democrats, while reminding us belatedly that he's "actually" a conservative.

[Obilisk18]

"does this guy pass the Fetus test?
Explain."

I.e., has he always, from birth, been pro-life. If so, we can forget that he's a socialist, tax-raising, nanny stater.

[RushCrush]

Is he against killing unborn human beings? that's the fetus test.

[Millee]

pfffftt..with that platform he could be Obama's running mate. Next!

[moose2004]

Good buy, but he doesn't have a chance at winning the nomination, much less the general.

[Enosh]

Source

• Eliminate public funding for abortion organizations. (Nov 2002)
• Signed legislation outlawing same-sex marriage in Arkansas. (Dec 2006)
• No civil unions; only one-man-one-woman marriage. (Nov 2002)
• Support displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools. (Nov 2002)
• Supprts term limits for state legislators. (Nov 2002)
• Supports self-defense and `castle doctrine'. (Jan 2006)
• Allow concealed carry. (Nov 2002)
• Guaranteed medical care not government's responsibility. (Nov 2002)
• No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)

[BibChr]

Thanks. I'd still like to hear Zarf explain himself and his choice of terms.

[AdvisorB]

Yawn.

[Old_Mil]

That's fine - we already have the heir to Reagan in the race, so the more big government liberals who enter the better.

Duncan Hunter in 2008

[BW2221]

I've heard Huckabee is very weak on border security and illegal immigration.

[Coldwater Creek]

Did I read something about Hunter being involved in the old check kiting scheme, involving congress a number of years back?

[WalterSkinner]

..adding a former Baptist pastor to the discussion can only be a good thing IMHO...