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Title: Huckabee Out?
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Human Events
URL Source: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=43196
Published: Apr 27, 2011
Author: by John Hayward
Post Date: 2011-04-29 12:01:36 by We The People
Keywords: None
Views: 7001
Comments: 15
It looks as if Mike Huckabee won’t be making a presidential run in 2012 after all. An article at the Process Story blog says they have been told Huckabee is “giving his former S.C. supporters the nod to seek work on other presidential campaigns. The word is that he’s told South Carolina staffers that they have his blessing for them to peddle their wares elsewhere.” Huckabee is a Fox News contributor with his own weekend show, which he would have to suspend if he entered the presidential race. He’s been polling very well in South Carolina. If he’s releasing key staffers in that state, he’s probably not far from formally declaring a non-candidacy. Update: Further grist for the mill comes in the form of a splendid $3 million home Huckabee has under construction in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Huckabee has claimed Walton County, Florida, as his primary residence for some time now. He told the Walton Sun of his love for the area last December, saying "South Walton is all Southeastern Conference. I can order grits and people know what I’m talking about. Not to mention, the most beautiful beaches in all of America. It’s an incredible, magnificent area with the best restaurants that are on par with those in Manhattan, but you don’t have to hijack a Brinks truck to pay for the meal." There was some early speculation Huckabee was trying to establish residence in Florida for political purposes, but it sounds more like he moved to Florida to retire from politics, not kick them into high gear. Florida has plenty of electoral votes, but it also offers a mixture of sun, sand, good food, and the glorious lack of an income tax. Update: Yet more grist for the mill, if your Huckabee mill happens to be experiencing a grist shortage: Rasmussen's got a new poll out that gives him a solid third-place position behind Donald Trump and Mitt Romney in a poll of likely Republican voters. It's Trump 19%, Romney 17%, and Huckabee 15%. Update: A fresh bag of delicious grist is delivered by Hogan Gidley, Executive Director of HuckPAC, who says: "National polling consistently shows Governor Huckabee is the frontrunner – so we expect a certain amount of unfounded speculation, odd rumors, and sadly, the occasional lie lobbed our way. But the Governor has been quite clear on this matter. He has truthfully and repeatedly stated that he is seriously considering a run for President but he won’t make that decision until this summer – and that has not changed." As I told Mr. Gidley, here's looking forward to a vigorous campaign in which many best shots are taken! Update: I'm just going to sprinkle this little pile of grist on the mill and back away slowly, before I draw back a stump. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website: "Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's appearance at the Family Arena on Sunday has been canceled. The arena website says the cancellation is 'due to circumstances beyond our control' but doesn't elaborate." I don't know if that means anything one way or the other. I'm just relaying the news. I'm certainly not trying to goad Mr. Gidley into sending me another email from HuckPAC, because I wouldn't use my media power to shamelessly manipulate people into sending me useful material. That's just not how I roll. Update: The official word is that severe weather and storm damage prompted the cancellation of the Family Arena event. I believe this post has now mutated more often than all of the X-Men combined.
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#1. To: We The People (#0)
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Trump vs. Romney, going to be fun. If Trump bows out, is there really a serious challenger for Romney out there? I would have actually considered supporting Mitch Daniels, but it doesn't look like he'll run.
"Thats because your basically and idiot. HUH? I'm surprised. I'd have to know much more about Daniels before even considering him. Do you know, or can you point to his views on foreign policy, free trade, illegal immigration, welfare, etc.?
I recall a re-run of MASH I saw where this uber right winger named Colonel Flagg... Huckabee couldn't beat John McCain in the primaries last time around. You have to question both his sanity and his judgement at this point.
I hear you knockin...go back where you been....
Ronald Reagan couldn't beat Jerry Ford in 1976. The fact that Huckabee couldn't beat McCain in 2008 means absolutely nothing given the GOP's tendency to nominate it's previous 2nd place finisher the next time around.
"Thats because your basically and idiot. I'd support a serious fiscal conservative, not someone who thinks the answer to our budget woes is cutting the top tax rate, shifting massive costs of health care onto seniors, and relying on unrealistic budget assumptions that still won't project a balanced budget for 19 years (e.g. the Ryan budget). Daniels is willing to put tax hikes on the table, which makes him a serious candidate in my book, but it probably disqualifies him from any possibility of winning the GOP nomination. Instead we'll get someone who thinks the biggest problem this country faces is gay marriage.
"Thats because your basically and idiot. Except he was the 3rd place finisher when the 08 primaries mattered. Dumbass.
I hear you knockin...go back where you been....
he was the runner up to McCain with respect to total # of delegates won.
"Thats because your basically and idiot. Dumbass. I hear you knockin...go back where you been....
lol
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As part of his plan to lower property taxes, Daniels raised the state sales tax by 1% during his first term.
"Thats because your basically and idiot. I don't have a problem with that, shifting the burden from the property owners to anyone/everyone who buys pruducts in Indiana.... a consumption tax, what a novel idea......
"I love the 45 caliber M1911, I respect the 9MM M9 Beretta but I only carry a CZ for my own personal protection". Quote courtesy of Lt Col John Dean Cooper, recognized as the Father of Modern Handgunning (_*_)
I supported Dick Lugar and Ron Paul simply because they both were pushing a national sales tax. There is no program IMHO that would do more to spur economic activity then eliminating all income-based taxes on citizens and corporations, replacing it with a VAT and NST.
"Thats because your basically and idiot." Do you realize how much that curent system costs us per year????? It's somewhere between $300 and 500 BILLION per year....
"I love the 45 caliber M1911, I respect the 9MM M9 Beretta but I only carry a CZ for my own personal protection". Quote courtesy of Lt Col John Dean Cooper, recognized as the Father of Modern Handgunning (_*_)
Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
#2. To: go65 (#1)
I would have actually considered supporting Mitch Daniels
#3. To: We The People (#0)
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
Godwinson posted on 2011-02-23 11:47:32 ET
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#4. To: We The People (#0)
#5. To: Badeye (#4)
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Huckabee couldn't beat John McCain in the primaries last time around. You have to question both his sanity and his judgement at this point.
Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
#6. To: We The People (#2)
(Edited)
HUH? I'm surprised.
Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
#7. To: go65 (#5)
#8. To: Badeye (#7)
Except he was the 3rd place finisher when the 08 primaries mattered.
Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
#9. To: go65 (#8)
Except he was the 3rd place finisher when the 08 primaries mattered.
#10. To: go65 (#8)
"Thats because your basically and idiot. Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
Why don't you make like a tree and get out of here?
#11. To: go65 (#6)
Daniels is willing to put tax hikes on the table, which makes him a serious candidate in my book, but it probably disqualifies him from any possibility of winning the GOP nomination.
#12. To: CZ82 (#11)
When it comes to fiscal discipline, Daniels doesn't think tax hikes should be the first option, or even the second or third. But he does believe that they should always be an option. When I asked the governor last summer how he'd tackle the national debt as president, for example, he admitted that "at some stage there could well be a tax increase." A few months later, he confessed that he would consider both a European-style value added tax (VAT) and a tariff on imported oil as potential sources of government revenue. "They say we can't have grownup conversations anymore," he told me. "I think we can."
Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
#13. To: go65 (#12)
As part of his plan to lower property taxes, Daniels raised the state sales tax by 1% during his first term.
#14. To: CZ82 (#13)
I don't have a problem with that, shifting the burden from the property owners to anyone/everyone who buys pruducts in Indiana.... a consumption tax, what a novel idea......
Badeye posted on 2011-04-29 10:30:22 ET
#15. To: go65 (#14)
There is no program IMHO that would do more to spur economic activity then eliminating all income-based taxes on citizens and corporations,
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