Poll Numbers = Criticism

We knew it would happen.  We just didn’t know exactly when it would happen.  Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has become the darling of the national media, thanks to some suprisingly strong poll numbers in Iowa.  So, the gloves begin to come off and Huck is facing a quite viscious round of negative press this week.  Interesting in sampling the stew?

Novak Takes Aim at Huckabee

vative columnist Bob Novak has taken aim at former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee today in a [...]

PEEK: Huckabee Is No Better Than the Rest of the Pathetic GOP Pygmies

Howie Klein: In Arkansas people know him as an untrustworthy, vicious and distinctly unfriendly purveyor of hard partisan politics [...]

Mike Huckabee To Musharraf: We Own You

Mike Huckabee appeared on CNN’s Late Edition yesterday to show us his swagger in dealing with those ungrateful Pakistanis. Two weeks earlier, Huckabee said on Face the Nation that General Musharraf’s suspension of Pakistan’s constitution was “not acceptable,” but that doesn’t mean what you think it does. Huckabee’s real concern had nothing to do with [...]

The New Republic Looks at Huckabee

The New Republic takes a long look at the other man from Hope: “Now, after 10½ years as the Republican governor of Democrat-heavy Arkansas, Huckabee, 52, is attempting [...]

Heck, even the righty bloggers are finding stuff to complain about…

Wearing a Gimmick to Tatters: Huckabee to Bring Norris to Debate

I think that if I see much more of Republican Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee using actor Chuck Norris as a prop, I think I’ll upchu- er, vomit: Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee appears to be milking cult hero Chuck Norris’ [...]