Archive for 'Mike Huckabee'

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

Straw Poll Results Due Shortly

Delayed because of a malfunction…Romney will, of course, win…the real question is how poorly Guiliani will do (or is he even eligible to get votes? I forget how these things work, that’s how much stock I put into ’straw polls’ - though this piece says his name will be on the ballot), and how well […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, 2008 News, John McCain, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

The Thirty-Fifth Debate: Random Thoughts

Anybody else getting debated out yet?
First, a quick aside: will Bush pardon Libby? Absolutely - bet the farm on it…
But back to the debate. Here goes…
Question selection: absolutely terrible. How often must Giuliani be asked about abortion, and was immigration worthy of 60% of the debate time? Maybe to some of you, […]

10 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, 2008 News, John McCain, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

The GOP Debates, Round Two: General Observations

Well, first of all, let’s skip the grading this time, in favor of some comments:
Rudy won this one.  He was clear and honest on abortion, he didn’t hesitate; he was (rightfully) indignant when Ron Paul endorsed the Ward Churchill theory of 9/11; he stood up for his innate conservatism in the face of personal attacks […]

27 Comments » - Posted in Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Republican Candidates, 2008 News, Uncategorized by Mark

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Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

The First Debate: Grading The Republicans

Hmmm…well, I wasn’t very satisfied with what I saw tonight.  Many candidates put on a face that I think is frankly unappealing to large parts of the country.  I hope we put the desire to elevate abortion and immigration into the main issues of the day behind us before the general election, or we shall […]

22 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Sam Brownback, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates, John McCain, Election 2008 by Mark

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Sunday, March 11th, 2007

Congrats To Our Old Friend Blue State Republican…

…, whose blog Mike Huckabee President 2008 is everything a supporter’s blog should be, on his profile at The Hotline’s Blogometer…

2 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Republican Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Huckabee To Form Exploratory Committee

The social conservative wing of the party is about to get their best candidate:
Republican Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and a favorite of conservatives, will take the first step in a 2008 presidential bid, an official told The Associated Press on Friday.
Huckabee, 51, plans to file papers on Monday establishing an exploratory committee that […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, 2008 News, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

A Quick 2008 Snapshot

It’s clear to me that my old candidate profiles and odds are no longer operative, given the recent activity in the 2008 race.  We’ve had some declare, some withdraw, and the odds have shifted.  From where I sit, the quick view is this.
Two candidates, one Democrat and one Republican, hold the keys to this election.  Each candidate […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Al Gore, Mike Huckabee, Condoleezza Rice, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Newt Gingrich, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Election 2008 by Mark

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Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

And Then There Were Four…

McCain, Rudy G., Tommy Thompson, and Duncan Hunter are the four Republicans who now have formed exploratory committees for 2008 bids:
The 2008 race for the White House intensified Thursday as one of the big name Republican players, Sen. John McCain, threw himself into the fray.
The 70-year-old Arizona senator is the fourth Republican to say they […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, George Allen, Bill Frist, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, 2008 News, John McCain, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Mike Huckabee On Hillary: Underestimate Her At Your Own Peril

Part of an excellent interview/profile in the Examiner:
Huckabee has an unusually keen understanding of the political threat posed to the GOP by Clinton’s wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is widely regarded as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. He says the New York Democrat, who spent years in Arkansas, has a […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Election 2006, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

Don’t Rule Out Huckabee

While Rudy G. and John McCain get the headlines, and as the luster on George Allen (need I say more?) and Mitt Romney (Big Dig - though it’s an unfair association, since the boondoggle started ages ago) begins to fade, one candidate just keeps plugging away, making the right moves, impressing most everyone who sees […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, George Allen, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Republican Candidates, John McCain, Election 2008 by Mark

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Monday, July 17th, 2006

A Little Of This…

…a smidgen of that. So much Israel stuff I’ve let a lot go by the wayside; here’s a few items:
Our good friend mtl is impressed with Newt; he’s not the only one…
Is it fair game for a journalist to snap pictures of a terrorist attacking Americans? Greenwald versus The Real Ugly American…
AJ watches Joe […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich, PlameGate, RINOs / Chillers, Radical Islam / GWOT, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Huckabee’s Campaigning Skills Continue To Impress

He’s not a dark horse, and not a favorite; instead, Mike Huckabee belongs to that breed of candidate known as ‘guys to watch out for’.  Almost everyone who sees him on the stump comes away impressed, Democrat or Republican.  Our good friend Blue State Republican notes the latest beltway pundit to take a look at […]

7 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Republican Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Thursday, June 1st, 2006

Mike Huckabee Gets An Unusual Endorsement

Well, sort of…Blue State Republican has the details…

4 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

Some Hither, Others Yon

Lots of stuff going on today, let’s hit some linkage:
Our good friend AJ looks at the Brent Kavanaugh hearing today and sees further vindication for the Coalition of the Chillin‘…

2008 hopeful Mike Huckabee is proposing a tax rebate for the good folks of Arkansas - do I approve? Repeat after me: Tax Cuts = Jobs […]

No Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Elephants, RINOs / Chillers, Linky Love, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Wednesday Night Quick Shots

One of those days when I can’t get around to everything, so here’s a few quick recommendations.
All I can say about this Ryan James piece is “It’s a start!”…
Ken Rudin has the latest edition of the always interesting Political Junkie up…
Power Line follows up on the news that Germany is opening up a huge Holocaust […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, Mike Huckabee, Linky Love, Foreign Affairs, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

Huckabee A Tax-And-Spend Liberal?

The Club For Growth is no fan of Mike Huckabee. Andrew Roth says he’s a habitual tax-hiker who:
…also opposes school choice, and spends money like a drunken sailor (he increased spending 65.3% from 1996 to 2004).
I’m sorry, but he is NOT one of the best Republican governors in the country and he’s not presidential […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Republican Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Friday, April 7th, 2006

Friday Night Quick Shots

The extreme heat (95 here today - in early April! Oh, mama mia!) and a bad case of allergies due to the inhuman concentration of pollen in the air have completely sapped my blogging energy tonight - fortunately, there are others - many others- to pick up the slack.
Our good friend Eric at Viking Pundit […]

No Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Election 2006, PlameGate, POTUS, Elephants, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Thursday, April 6th, 2006

The Real Reason McCain Will Be Hard To Beat

Paul Weyrich hits on the reason John McCain may be the next President of the United States; the irony is he’s a McCain opponent being quoted in an article about the perils of McCain moving right:
The camp that may be the hardest to woo is the social conservatives. In interviews, leaders speak of McCain in […]

3 Comments » - Posted in George Allen, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Republican Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

ABC’s Invisible Primary Ratings

I’m having a real ‘why didn’t I think of that moment’ as I look at the inaugural installment of ABC News’ Invisible Primary feature:

The Invisible Primary refers to the jockeying for supremacy in the contests to be positioned to be the major party presidential nominees between now and start of the actual caucus and primary […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, John Kerry, George Allen, Mark Warner, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Candidates, Republican Candidates, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Election 2008 by Mark

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Tuesday, March 21st, 2006

George Will: Two Home Runs In One Column

And he’ll appreciate the baseball metaphor, no doubt. First, Will on the ports fiasco:
Not since the Terri Schiavo stampede has there been such a brew of piety and irrationality. But the Schiavo episode did no lasting damage to the nation, and was a mostly Republican folly.
The high-minded are constantly telling us that the nation […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, George Allen, Mark Warner, Domestic Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Candidates, Republican Candidates, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Election 2008 by Mark

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