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Another thing that could cause Huckabee trouble: lingering ethics accusations from his time in the governor's mansion. The state ethics commission formally admonished him five times for, among other things, unreported gifts and failing to properly disclose $43,000 in funds he received from his campaign. He was slammed in the Arkansas press for taking money for out-of- state speeches and accepting lavish gifts from supporters, including $20,000 worth of clothing from a friend in Little Rock. Huckabee is uncharacteristically prickly when asked about it. "The only thing I regret is disclosing more than I needed to," he says. End of subject.

Most of the time, Huckabee is a master at maintaining a placid exterior, even when he's delving into issues that are new to him as a politician. On matters of war and foreign policy, he recites the safe, standard Republican mantra of supporting the troops and defeating terrorists, and is critical of how the war has been conducted. He knows he'll need to do better if he hopes to make it as the nominee, or even as a plausible veep. For now, he defaults to the standard governor's response to criticism that a lack of experience could derail his campaign. If international expertise were a requirement for the Oval Office, he says, "Ronald Reagan wouldn't have been elected. Bill Clinton wouldn't have, either." Huckabee, ever politic, left another recent Republican governor, elected with limited foreign-policy credentials, off the list.

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Posted By: bharvey @ 01/10/2008 3:24:25 PM

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Posted By: traviso99 @ 12/18/2007 11:14:46 PM

@ David Anders

Man, great reading! I hope at some point you and Barblze can both acknowledge you're voting for the same can o' worms regardless of which of the two you choose to bash. If you believe things need to change in the way things are run in this country (and I sincerely believe that is the case) you're not going to get anywhere by rehashing the same ol' crap about the same ol' people (yes, good ol' boy Mike is the same ol' people, just under a different name). Consider finding a third party candidate for whom you can vote in good conscience. As long the country's run by Democrats and Republicans, things are not going to change a bit. Why would they? They both benefit from the system(s) currently in place.
No, I don't consider it a 'wasted' vote, nor will I drop my principals to vote for the 'lesser of two evils'. Who wants to vote for evil? As long as I can vote for someone who enables me to look myself in the mirror the next morning, I'm content with my choice (even if I'm not content with who's in office). Fact is, people who vote third party didn't keep George HW Bush out of office, nor did they keep Al Gore out. If a candidate from an incumbent administration can't convince enough people they're the right choice on their own, they don't deserve the office.
Want to change things in this country? Kick the Republicans AND Democrats out of office. I've long since tired of someone who's been in office for 20 years talk about change. You've had your chance to change and you've done NOTHING.
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Posted By: David Anders @ 12/13/2007 1:49:52 PM

Wow Barbize we do read and dont forget, especially about Hillarys stealing of the whitehouse furniture, and her support of the communist law firm where she worked, aqnd her thesis on a known socialist, and her defense of the black panthers crimes. Also since she s using Bill, do you remember the hundreds of pardons of criminals, drug dealers and terrosists over the objection of law enforcement. How s my reading?