He Wanted Attention

Now, Mike Huckabee is getting it.   Not in a good way…

Huckabee Gets Another Free Ride

The first fact anyone should know about Mike Huckabee is he is a man so opportunistic and ruthless – and so stupid – he proactively worked to release Wayne Dumond, a serial rapist and murderer, because he felt it would advance his political career. Putting the best spin possible on Huckabee’s behavior, the Dumond incident makes it very clear that Huckabee has such poor judgment he should be never be considered for a serious position in the US government, let alone the presidency, where his hand will rest on a nuclear button and some demented rightwing extremist could [...]

Back at home, where we are, the Arkansas Times keeps the pressure on…

Huckabee bandwagon UPDATE

Here’s a New York Times smooch of The Huckster, though the last paragraph quotes former Republican Sen. Joe Yates, once a Huckabee staffer, as saying he doesn’t support Huck and that he’s thin-skinned. Do tell. … A blogger in Atlantic says Iowa is down to Huckabee and Romney … American Spectator says he could shortly be getting the endorsement of [...]

Here’s one more questioning post..

Pick the preacher for president?

Given the circumstances, it’s not surprising that various presidential candidates are going to insist that they, and they alone, are uniquely suited to combat global terrorism. Some of the arguments are coherent but unpersuasive (John McCain emphasizes that he’s the only candidate who served in the military), while other arguments are plainly ridiculous (Rudy Giuliani [...]

And, for good measure, check out a Michigan mom who is just crazy about her meeting with Huckabee:

…Then I introduced him to my daughter Hannah who had been working on spelling a word on her doodle. He got down on her level, talked gently with her, asked her what word she was working on and then proceeded to help her figure out the next letter she needed. The room was too small and I was too close to capture the moment on my camera, but it is an image that I will cherish clearly in my heart, always [...]