Huckabee Starts GOP Political Action Committee

Foxnews.com ^ | 16 April 2008

[Aussie Dasher]

Mike Huckabee, still one of many names being floated as John McCain’s vice presidential nominee, has started up his own political action committee, Huck PAC.

In his kick-off blog on his Web site, the former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate writes that he’s launching the PAC to promote candidates who “hold firm” to the principles of “tax reform, a strong national defense, real border security, life, the family, less government and individual liberty.”

Aside from that, Huckabee has high goals for upending the power balance in Washington.

“Huck PAC is committed to helping Republicans regain control of the House and Senate, regain a majority of governorships and elect John McCain as the 44th president of the United States,” the group’s mission statement says.

“Thanks to your support and hard work, during our Governor Huckabee’s campaign for president these past months, we became known as the team who could do more with less. Now, our goal is to continue our work with the same reputation,” the statement continues.

The Republican presidential candidate, who won the lead-off Iowa caucuses Jan. 3, bowed out of the campaign after McCain clinched the nomination during the March 4 primaries.

[Hugin]

Repealing the 16th Amendment is not required to get rid of the income tax and replace it with the Fair Tax. It authorizes an income tax, it doesn't require one. I know the argument that eventually you would end up with both, but that is simply a way supporters of the Flat Tax to raise the bar so high that it becomes impossible. Yes, Congress could reenact an income tax. But the Flat Tax could be repealed at any time also. It would be politically much easier to raise marginal rates again than it would be to reimpose income and payroll taxes once they had been eliminated. In any case, ultimately the people will get what they demand from their elected officials.

Repealing the 16th would be a “nice to have”, but not doing so is not a legitimate reason to rule the Fair Tax out.