Right behind the big three Republican presidential candidates in Iowa polls stands a man who ought to fill the bill for GOP conservatives.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee is proud to say he’s not the man he used to be. The former Republican Governor of Arkansas went on a very public diet—dropping more than 100 pounds. He now runs marathons. And, now he’s running for president.
He's an ordained Baptist preacher who's a little tired of being asked about evolution in GOP debates, but not tired of saying he's the real and realistic conservative. Weirdly, like Bill Clinton, he's also from the little town of Hope, and his record in Arkansas is interesting.
Listen to an On Point conversation with the other man from Hope, AK - GOP White House contender Mike Huckabee.
Are you on the Huckabee bandwagon? And what does the headwind he’s facing so far tell us about the GOP interests and priorities in ’08?
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It's too bad that when we discuss candidates, it is always from a 'chance to win' perspective.
I do like this guy for wanting to not bandage things, but lets look at the income tax and not fix it, but lets actually create a system that works and makes sense.
I think that a lot of demos did vote for the war, BUT (and it is a big butt) based on facts that the Whitehouse provided them. So when a Republican defends our countries stance on the war by trying to place blame on John Kerry's voting record --- not only is it ill-relevant, but also not fair. Thus it is okay for the interviewer to basically say: "let's get back on-point"
To me to let anyone ramble around making a point based on a soda-cracker foundation, needs someone to put the cheese on it.
I think that Gov. Huckabee's response to Mr. Ashbrook about the war was fair. I am no fan of George Bush, and never voted for him. He truly deserves blame for the war. But to say that it is only the Republicans who are responsible for the war is just not true. Both sides have to take their share of the responsibility. The Democrats who voted for this terrible war deserve blame as well, not only George Bush.
I think that Mr. Ashbrook could have handled himself in a different manner, without letting Mr. Huckabee "off the hook". And all I'm asking is that he treats both sides the same, regardless of his beliefs. It's not ok for Shawn Hannity and it shouldn't be ok for Tom Ashbrook either.
It was a good answer, but (to repeat myself) I am tired of republicans and especially republican candidates for president saying 'we are in the war because democrats also voted for it.'
Ignores a couple facts
1) that everyone in congress was presented with 'intelligence' that wasn't true.
2) that most of the demos have been trying to get out of Iraq for quite some time
and that said, the answers never come back, forget the blame, what are we could to do.
Mr. Huckabee did say we are all to blame
and the fact that you brought up Hannity, shines some light on Ashbrook. I agree. Not because of Hannity, but Bill O'Rielly --- who will ask a question, but never let a person answer it and/or will dismiss the facts as if 'that is your opinion' when really a stated fact has just undermined every O'Rielly has stated.
I don't think Ashbrook is as bad, but he did do that
Library,
I think his "chance to win" perspective is important. Does he have legs? Is he speaking for the Republicans of today? If he's an old kind of conservative - he can't win. If he's too far to the right - he might get the nod but won't win the general election. All of these factors matter.
It's getting so if you don't have the money, you don't have the legs.
does that mean we elect Bill Gates in 2012?
Right now --- it seems John Edwards doesn't have a chance, should we ignore him?
It sounds like Huckabee and Edwards are the only two that have a plan for health care, but as you say --- without legs we have media that will ignore them