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Below you'll find information and a YouTube link on Governor Huckabee's speech to the Center For Strategic And International Studies (CSIS). As you can see, he attacked the Bush Administration's "bunker mentality," called for "full diplomatic relations" with Iran, and claimed that "our focus on Iraq [is] at the expense of Pakistan." http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/No_Laughing_Matter_12.15 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQitn77AXvo "SOMEONE WHO HASN'T THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY" No Laughing Matter: A serious look at Gov. Mike Huckabee's record and policy beyond the one-liners. Gov. Mike Huckabee: "And the ultimate thing is, I may not be the expert that some people are on foreign policy, but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night." (WABC Radio's "Imus In The Morning," 12/4/07) National Review: "The Holiday Inn Express Candidate." "In sum, conservatives should have wor...

Mike Huckabee says the US government has an "arrogant" "bunker mentality". George Bush has surrounded himself with the best minds in the business. Dick Cheney was previously Secretary of Defense, and has more years in service of this country than Mike Huckabee has been alive. Robert M. Gates, the current secretary of defense was the Director of Central Intelligence for three years, and again make's Huckabee's Resume look pathetic. Rumsfeld was a brilliant strategist, and twice served as secretary of defence. Do we need to even mention the qualifications of General Petraeus? Each of these men lead organizations of thousands of people each working on the problems that America faces. Condoleezza Rice is also a very competent Secretary of State. These men and woman set American foreign policy, and project American power overseas. Mike Huckabee, a person who hadn't even heard of the NIE report that was on the front page of every newspaper for weeks, thinks ...

I don't know much about Mike Huckabee, but found his aw-shucks Foreign Affairs essay strange to say the least (e.g., cf. "The Bush administration's arrogant bunker mentality has been counterproductive at home and abroad." ) But what he offers inter alia is the rehashed plan of invading the nuclear, nominal ally Pakistan ("I prefer to cut to the chase by going after al Qaeda's safe havens in Pakistan." ) while reaching out to Iran, the de facto non-nuclear enemy, by offering normal diplomatic relations—of course, only after strengthening sanctions and declaring the Revolutionary Guards terrorists. He laments losing the good will once shown by Iran in its 2001 shared goal of defeating the Taliban-almost like lamenting the needless estrangement of the Soviet Union in 1946 after we once had been so close in working to defeat Hitler. Nowhere is there any suggestion that a new President Huckabee might find the world not all that bad—at least without the ...

The international man of mystery that will make America glamorous again!   This is how you make america "cool" again. This is the image we want to project to the world. Mitt Romney speaks French, has a Harvard Law Degree, and business degree... graduating at the top of his classes. Romney would be JFK without Marilyn Monroe. Romney has done business in many places overseas, ran the Olympics. When people come to his house, his kids will be able to speak to them in Spanish, and he will be able to speak to them in French. David Huckabee will be able to tell them about when he was a boy scout and killed that dog and tried sneaking the gun on the plane! Oh, good times. David Huckabee Leaves the Jail David Huckabee Mugshot

Back Down in Little Rock Eugene Fields and an old familiar feeling. By David J. Sanders I t's just like old times. National reporters are again scouring Arkansas. Except this time it is Republican Mike Huckabee's record, not Democrat Bill Clinton's, that is the subject of interest. Over the course of more than a decade as governor, Huckabee granted over 1,000 commutations and pardons, and they're currently being examined closely by journalists. The latest to draw national attention is a commutation of Eugene Fields , who had multiple drunk-driving convictions. The question is if there was there a connection between his wife Glenda Fields's five-figure political donations and Huckabee's action. On April 14, 2004, then-Gov. Huckabee commuted the sentence of Mr. Fields — then a four-time driving-while-intoxicated offender — granting him early release from prison. Fields, a resident of the western Arkansas town of Van Buren, was a habitual offender. He had alrea...

http://www.spectator.org/dsp_article.asp?art_id=12430     Tin Mike By Philip Klein Published 12/12/2007 12:09:42 AM As he surges in polls, Mike Huckabee has come under increased scrutiny for granting an excessive number of clemencies during his time as governor of Arkansas. While it is tempting to glaze over the details of what seem like old controversies, his past actions need to be considered within the context of Huckabee's desire to be the nation's commander in chief during a time of war. Quite simply, his disturbing penchant for giving second chances to violent criminals raises serious questions about whether he has the steely resolve required to stand up to rogue regimes and carry on the fight against Islamic terrorists. Much of the discussion about Huckabee's record on clemency has centered around the release of convicted rapist Wayne Dumond, who went on to murder a woman in Missouri after being let out of prison under Huckabee's watch. While there is pl...

My husband is a liar and a cheat. He has cheated on me from the beginning, and, when I confront him, he denies everything. What's worse, everyone knows that he cheats on me. It is so humiliating. Also, since he lost his job six years ago, he hasn't even looked for a new one. All he does all day is smoke cigars, cruise around and hangout with his buddies while I have to work to pay the bills. Since our daughter went away to college he doesn't even pretend to like me and hints that I may be a lesbian. What should I do? Signed: Clueless Dear Clueless, Grow up and dump him. Good grief, woman. You don't need him anymore! You're a United States Senator from New York running for President of the United States. Act like one!!!!

Romney Week in Review December 14, 2007   This week, Governor Mitt Romney displayed the experience, vision, and values needed to lead our country forward at the Univision Presidential Forum in Miami, Florida and the tenth Republican presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa.   Fox News' Frank Luntz conducted a focus group during the Iowa debate, which declared Romney the winner. "[ Romney] united both elements of the Republican Party. And not only was his language effective, but they thought that the job that he did was very well-communicated," said Luntz. Check Debate Central for highlights from the debate and the focus group's reaction. Also this week, Governor Romney was honored to receive the endorsement of the National Review , the leading journal of conservative thought . "Romney is a full-spectrum conservative: a supporter of free-market economics and limited governmen...

Huckabee and criminals: It's worse than just Wayne DuMond Convicted rapist Wayne DuMond , right, is released from prison on parole in Tucker, Ark., Oct. 22, 1999. Huckabee and criminals: It's worse than just Wayne DuMond The former governor's feckless, faith -based clemency policies in Arkansas continued for years after the convicted rapist was released. By Joe Conason Dec. 14, 2007 | Responding to accusations that he caused a rapist and killer named Wayne DuMond to be set loose from the Arkansas prison system -- leading ultimately to the murder of at least one and probably two women in Missouri -- Mike Huckabee has long denied any personal responsibility for that profoundly stupid decision. In the past he has tried to blame DuMond 's parole on both Bill Clinton and Jim Guy Tucker, who preceded him as governor. More recently, he has denounced the charge that he pressured the Arkansas parole board into freeing DuMond , who has since died, as ...

Rich Lowry (born 1968 in Arlington, Virginia ) is editor of the conservative biweekly magazine, National Review . Lowry regularly appears on the Fox News Channel , including on The O'Reilly Factor and Hannity and Colmes , and has guest hosted in place of Sean Hannity in the latter program. Lowry, a 1990 graduate of the University of Virginia , where he edited The Virginia Advocate , is known as one of the youngest and most influential conservative commentators and analysts in the country. He joined William F. Buckley's brainchild, National Review , in 1992 and has been the magazine's editor since 1997 . His first book, Legacy, Paying the Price for the Clinton Years ( ISBN 0-89526-129-4 ) was published in 2003 and is a critical account of President Bill Clinton , his character, and his tenure in office. He also has a syndicated column with King Features and sometimes appears as a guest host on the Fox News show, Fox & Friends , usu...

In case you missed it, Rich Lowry at Townhall.com offers a devastating review of Governor Mike Huckabee, his record and the vulnerabilities such a record presents in a prospective general election. Here’s the key quote:   "Like Dean, Huckabee is an under-vetted former governor who is manifestly unprepared to be president of the United States. Like Dean, he is rising toward the top of polls in a crowded field based on his appeal to a particular niche of his party. As with Dean, his vulnerabilities in a general election are so screamingly obvious that it's hard to believe that primary voters, once they focus seriously on their choice, will nominate him."   And here’s the link and further excerpts:   http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichLowry/2007/12/13/huckacide   "Huckacide" Townhall By Rich Lowry December 13, 2007   "The ghost of Howard Dean haunts the pundit class. As soon as a candidate of either party spikes up in the polls, he is co...

You'll want to watch this YouTube clip of Mayor Giuliani from 2001 (and to compare this footage to the Mayor's current rhetoric calling for leadership to solve the problem he exacerbated).   www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhS-Ic9JohM   " The city of New York, quite frankly, is quite tolerant of undocumented immigration and this shouldn't surprise you because I've been the Mayor for a long time and outspoken on this issue, even nationally, I happen to agree with that . I think New York City should not deal with undocumented immigrants in a harsh way, I think they make a big contribution to the life of the city and were much better off being sensible and practical about it. And the reality is that restaurants are going to have a certain number of people who are undocumented, you know people that come here to make a living trying to help them selves and their families ." – Mayor Rudy Giuliani (WABC Radio's "Live From City Hall…With Rudy Giuliani,...

Huckabee's Record    [ Andrew Stuttaford ] There's still no sign that Mike Huckabee is going to release the text of the sermons he gave as a pastor — curious behavior, to say the least, from a candidate who has chosen to make his religious beliefs a central part of his campaign.   Other aspects of the governor's record, are however, more easy to ferret out. Here's Cato's Michael Tanner on some of them:   On its annual governor's report card, Cato gave Huckabee an "F" for fiscal policy during his final term, and an overall two-term grade of "D." Only four governors had worse scores, and 15 Democratic governors got higher grades, including well-known liberals like Ted Kulongoski of Oregon, Rod Blagojevich of Illinois, and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania. But Huckabee doesn't just embrace big government in the form of big taxes. He truly appears to believe that if something is a good idea it should be a federal government program. For example...

Below you will find some information about Governor Huckabee’s troubling record on illegal immigration, his key immigration endorser’s assessment of that record as a “disaster,” and the following on the record quote from spokesman Kevin Madden:.   “Mike Huckabee is known as someone who is very witty, but his record of using taxpayer dollars to provide tuition breaks to illegal immigrants is no laughing matter.  At a time when the American people are looking for leadership that will deliver stronger border security, it is clear that Mike Huckabee’s weak posture towards illegal immigration is entirely at odds with many grassroots Republicans who want stronger enforcement.”   -Kevin Madden, Romney for President campaign spokesman     NO LAUGHING MATTER: GOV. HUCKABEE'S TUITION BREAKS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS "A DISASTER"     The No Laughing Matter!:  A serious look at Governor Mike Huckabee's recor...

New Court Battle with FEC over Hillary Clinton Film Washington, D.C. — As it prepares to release its hard-hitting political documentary, Hillary: The Movie, Citizens United, a grassroots advocacy organization, led by election law attorney James Bopp, Jr., today filed suit against the Federal Election Commission, arguing that issue-oriented television ads are protected by the First Amendment and should not be subject to disclosure requirements under McCain-Feingold campaign finance law. At issue are sections of the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ("McCain-Feingold") that imposed a blackout period before elections on television advertisements that mentioned the name of a federal candidate -- "electioneering communications." Earlier this year, the United States Supreme Court, in Federal Election Commission vs. Wisconsin Right to Life, ruled that groups could not be prohibited from running "genuine issue ads" during the blackout period, but the FEC has i...