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Huckabee says he’s a true fiscal conservative
The Nashua Telegraph ^
| 12/1/2007
| KEVIN LANDRIGAN
Posted on 12/01/2007 8:30:01 AM PST by dano1
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:30:02 AM PST
by
dano1
To: dano1
Huckabee is the most liberal Republican of all time.
Lowell Wicker is second.
Send the Huck to the Rat party where he belongs.
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:32:21 AM PST
by
Gipper08
(a real conservative for Congress... Aaronhankins.com)
To: dano1
Huck is an honorable guy, but I’m sorry: What he means here by “fiscal conservative” is someone who’ll avoid running deficits (by raising taxes, primarily, in his case), not necessarily someone who keeps spending and taxes low relative to where they began. To me and most Republicans, the latter is a “fiscal conservative,” and although Huck may not be an “F” grade in that regard, he’s probably about a D or C-.
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:34:41 AM PST
by
pogo101
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To: dano1
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:35:35 AM PST
by
VOA
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To: dano1
Yeah, and Huckabee also says he’s tough on illegal immigration.
Mike Huckabee seems to say a lot of stuff that isn’t supported by the facts.
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:37:54 AM PST
by
counterpunch
(Hillary'08 :: At Least She's Not Rudy!)
To: Gipper08
He is no rat traitor. He is not a strong conservative either even though he is trying to make us believe that he is a strong conservative. He has little chance to win the general election if nominated. All of the other major candidates are more electable. I am still strongly behind Thompson. He has made the strongest statements on taxes, immigration, entitlements, and military spending.
To: dano1
“’We had some tax increases due to court mandates or necessitated by deficits which we had to deal with,’ Huckabee explained.”
Uh, Mr. Huckabee, the US govenrment has mandates and deficits, too.
Now we know what his excuse will be to raise taxes as President. Coincidentally, the deficit was exactly the same excuse Clinton used for raising taxes in ‘92. Must be something in the water in Arkansas.
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:39:07 AM PST
by
LadyNavyVet
(Go Navy, Beat Army!)
To: businessprofessor
There are at least 15 Rat congressman who are to the right of Huckabee.
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:40:17 AM PST
by
Gipper08
(a real conservative for Congress... Aaronhankins.com)
To: dano1
Yep - fiscal conservatives beg for any tax increase his legislature will give him, pushes for income tax surcharges (and later resists eliminating it when the budget is back in line), promotes the largest increase in public spending in his state’s history, refuses to consider cutting or eliminating the sales tax on groceries (which his successor - a liberal Democrat signed).
He also gets credit for a balanced budget in the state (Arkansas)... um - a balanced budget is required by the Arkansas Constitution. Further - Billions of dollars in bonds to finance his spending is an “end-run” around the balanced budget requirement.
Higher gas taxes, higher income taxes, hugely increased government health care system - yep, sounds like a fiscal conservative to me....(/sarcasm)
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:40:42 AM PST
by
TheBattman
(Duncan Hunter '08)
To: dano1; All
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:41:26 AM PST
by
RebekahT
("Government is not the solution to the problem, government is the problem." -- Ronald Reagan)
To: dano1
He may be a social conservative but a fiscal conservative is not one that merely raises taxes less than Democrats. Huckabee doesn’t seem to have a clear fiscal conservative philosophy. He in the past has demonstrated a government bureaucratic fiscal model where government funding is cast as satisfying public need which is not always the case. A true fiscal conservative knows that just because there is public “need” does not mean that the government is the best place to manage or address that need. Actually a true fiscal conservative would always as a first choice choose private sector solutions first even if it requires some government oversight or regulation. Huckabee doesn’t seem to understand this. He talks like a liberal on Global Warming and Health Care. As for being a social conservative he is not very strong in holding the tide against homosexual activists so that leaves him being pro-life as his primary redeeming value.
I’d vote for Rudy first.
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:41:28 AM PST
by
Maelstorm
(Stupidty disguised as feelings is not an excuse for bad behavior.)
To: Gipper08
Huck isn’t that bad. He is to the Right of Rudy, but left of many of the other candidates. I wouldn’t throw a Conservative label on him, moderate maybe, populist, probably.
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:42:22 AM PST
by
mnehring
(..one candidate did not display any moderateness or liberalism...Fred Thompson - Rush Limbaugh)
To: Travis McGee
A Letter From Rick Calhoun, Former Chairman of the Arkansas Eagle Forum
November 18, 2007
Dear Conservative Friends:
Let me go on record as supporting Mike Huckabee for President of the United States. Now is the time for Christian conservatives to unite behind the only candidate in the upcoming presidential contest who shares our values and vision for America.
As a former Chairman and board member of Eagle Forum of Arkansas, I authored many newsletters that stated: "Eagle Forum of Arkansas embraces a set of values based on Christian principle and Biblical authority. These values must always serve as our guide." These ideals have delivered political success and blessed evangelicals with influence in national politics. Have we forgotten the Reagan Revolution that changed the course of America?
Former Governor Huckabee shares the values that have always guided Christian conservatives. I am disappointed by attacks launched against Governor Huckabee by a few members of the evangelical community.
Mike Huckabee is our best hope to continue the progress the Christian community has made in recent years. His record is solid on the issues we as Christian conservatives are called to uphold. His record on social issues while Governor of Arkansas speaks for itself. But he is also more than pro-life and pro-family. He worked to implement accountability and efficiency in government and understands the link between economic growth and lower taxes.
I have always admired, and certainly learned from, the way Governor Huckabee treats others and the respect he shows for all - Republican and Democrat alike. I have witnessed first hand his unique ability to work with everyone and the Christian attitude he displays when dealing with those with whom he disagrees. We will never change the hearts and minds of America with hateful remarks or disparaging judgments, but rather by lifting up those Godly principles that we know to be true.
Politics is a natural extension of society's values and government will always be a reflection of our beliefs - that is why we need to elect as President a man who shares our commitment to traditional values. It's time for Christian conservatives to unite behind Mike Huckabee - the only candidate shown to be consistent with the values of the Christian community.
Faithfully yours,
Patrick "Rick" Calhoun
Rick Calhoun is an Investment Banker and First Vice President of a regional securities firm in Little Rock. He has served on the board of the Arkansas Policy Foundation, Murphy Commission, and is a former Chairman of Eagle Forum of Arkansas.
Source: Huckabee's issues website
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:42:36 AM PST
by
dano1
To: dano1
The governor from Arkansas.
Where have I heard that? Gee that sounds familiar! I know I have heard that before...
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:43:46 AM PST
by
TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: dano1
Sorry. His record speaks for itself. He’s as much a fiscal conservative as Giuliani is a defender of the 2nd amendment.
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:43:53 AM PST
by
saganite
To: Gipper08
Now the Huck is a strong believer of the Fair Tax. I keep wondering why he didn’t attempt it in Arkansas, where he could show it could work.
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:44:14 AM PST
by
Sybeck1
(Join me for the Million Minutemen March --- Summer 2008!!)
To: saganite
Not to mention that just saying the words “President Huckabee” makes me giggle uncontrollably.
To: dano1; Dane
Dane-o1, does the Huckster pay you by the post?
Seems like the Huckster is very used to these "pay to play" arrangements.
"In addition, Corsi also exposed the fact that Mike Huckabee worked with Mexican President Vicente Fox to help provide cheap Mexican labor for Tyson Foods and other large Arkansas corporations. According to Corsi, "Trevino confirmed he was state director of the League of United Latin American Citizens, also known as LULAC, an activist group strongly advocating for the rights of Hispanic immigrants in the U.S., when on Oct. 3, 2003, he accompanied Huckabee in a state airplane to visit [President Vicente] Fox in Mexico.""
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posted on
12/01/2007 8:46:50 AM PST
by
Travis McGee
(---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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