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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...