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A dark side to Huckabee?

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posted Sunday, 28 October 2007
I have been looking for a candidate but I don't know who to support.  I have been thinking about supporting Huckabee but somethings are questionable.  This column by a reporter who has covered him for years makes me wonder.  He writes, "So I tell them that this same Huckabee has a history of ethical shortcomings, taking outside money for speeches from anonymous benefactors and accepting numerous and expensive gifts while in office. I tell them that this same Huckabee was given as governor to lofty rhetoric but not the essential hard work of policy detail. I relate that this same Huckabee can be petulant, huffy and irresponsibly hyperbolic against critics.

They nod and take notes and say I ought to talk to people in New York about Giuliani's ethics or to people in Arizona about McCain's temper. If I want to know about rhetoric not matching reality, they say, then I should talk to people in Massachusetts about the ever-evolving Romney.

After all, they tell me, Ronald Reagan wasn't all that much for policy detail.

Are they trying to tell me that Huckabee is the best the Republicans have to offer?

Not yet. But they're warming up."

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comments (1)


1. Esther left...
Sunday, 28 October 2007 1:37 pm

I am not sure why, but I get a weird, scary vibe from Huckabee. Every time I see him speaking I just think that if I met him in real life I would not like him at all. That does not mean he will make a bad president. Obviously, I have already chosen my candidate (Ron Paul). I just have very good first impressions of people and something about Huckabee seems wrong to me. I should probably read some more on him though and not base this solely on intuition.

I hope you find your candidate. This is a tough year.