by Duane — published on January 10th, 2008
About 60 minutes into the debate, fresh from a commercial break, Chris Wallace T-boned Mike Huckabee, calling him on the fact that taxes were higher in Arkansas when Huckabee left office than when he first became Governor, and why did that happen. Huckabee gave a minute and a half answer, and did not deny the Wallace assertion. Instead, he gave a laundry list of what he spent the money on, everything from schools to roads, and how much better the state was for it.
But what really frosted me was the fact that he threw a little jab at my Minnesota brethren in there, saying, looking at my record in Arkansas, with the roads we had to build, “no bridges fell in Arkansas.” As soon as the video hits YouTube, I’ll find it and post it.
If you look at any Electoral College map, you know that whoever the Republican nominee is, he will have to expand the map to cover the upcoming loss of Ohio to the Democrats. The greatest possibility of a Republican pick-up is in the Upper Midwest, most likely Minnesota, Wisconsin or Iowa. How in the world does Mike Huckabee expect to help flip Minnesota when a Democrat operative finds that soundbyte and uses it to alienate the Minnesota voters?
It was a cheap shot, and an ill-advised one, especially for a candidate who should have at least a marginal understanding of what he’s going to need to do to win the White House in November.
by fausta — published on January 10th, 2008
Anyone listening to this nut tonight could conclude that anyone else authored them.
And that he didn’t check them, too.
by macranger — published on January 10th, 2008
Fauta,
Anyone listening to this nut tonight could conclude that anyone else authored them.
UPDATE: That should be “no one else could have authored them”.
Sheesh, what he has is catching.
by macranger — published on January 10th, 2008
Overall (damit) McCain. Just damn good tonight, he knows how to seize on momentum.
Romney, tanked. He looked scared, apprehensive and at times too sophomoric.
Thompson. Did well enough but again his delivery and time are not in sync. One moment he’s brilliant and the next he looks like he lost his car in the parking lot.
Huckabee I think did himself no harm or good, but did further define himself as lukewarm republican, moderate democrat.
Ron Paul - ……
by fausta — published on January 10th, 2008
Rudy in close 3rd place.
Romney, totally lackluster tonight. Huckabee was Huckabee.
by rickm — published on January 10th, 2008
FRED WINS THE DEBATE HANDS DOWN!
by fausta — published on January 10th, 2008
about the newsletters. Hadn’t they heard of them?
by rickm — published on January 10th, 2008
Second half was a muddle but I’d make it a tie between Fred and McCain.
Romney came on late but never hit his stride.
Giuliani - no great shakes
Huckabee hit a few homers but overall not his best
Paul - faggetaboutit.
by macranger — published on January 10th, 2008
Paul’s not only an idiot, he’s an exaggerating idiot.
by fausta — published on January 10th, 2008
sanctuary cities should be outlawed.
by fausta — published on January 10th, 2008
There is such a glut of people waiting for the Immigration paperwork to be processed that they would be penalized even when they’re technically “illegal”.
by macranger — published on January 10th, 2008
Absolutely correct. We need to enforce the law, not excuse the lack of obeyance and outright rebellion of sanctuary cities.
by macranger — published on January 10th, 2008
Secure the Border, then Secure the Illegals, and deport them.
by macranger — published on January 10th, 2008
It failed because the bill sucked. It allowed amnesty period.
by fausta — published on January 10th, 2008
Knows how to secure the borders? Then why hasn’t he? Duncan Hunter’s the only one getting the fence built, or so I thought.
