Huckabee Rips Bush, McCain and Chris Matthews

ABC News ^ | February 26, 2009 | Tahman Bradley

[Scanian]

Before an audience of conservatives on Thursday, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., took aim at the 2008 GOP presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain, and former President Bush for supporting the government's purchase last October of $700 billion in bad mortgages and debt held by struggling U.S. financial institutions. He even hinted that McCain, R-Ariz., might have won the White House last year had he staked out a position in opposition to the bailout.

Congressional Republicans, last fall, offered a better, less expensive plan to rescue Wall Street and fix the economy, Huckabee said. But the Bush White House and Sen. McCain turned their backs on them.

[Plutarch]

Huckabee rips McCain? Nothing could get Huckabee to say a word edgewise about McCain last year when they were supposedly battling tooth and nail for the nomination. Huck is a little late to the party.

[arealconservativeforachange]

Huckabee=tithing through taxation.

Another RINO.

[exist]

Bush failed in a lot of ways. But I’ve heard enough Bush-bashing to last a lifetime but thanks anyway Huckaphony.

[clamper1797]

It is my opinion that in good part because of you Shuckabee that we wound up with McLame as our “candidate” and ultimely with FUBO as POTUS

[ravingnutter]

I wish they’d get this goober off of Fox...ugh!

[webschooner]

Huckabee Schmuckabee, does anyone care what comes out of his piehole?

[ari-freedom]

mccain wasn’t for any bailout before the nomination. He used to have a pretty good record on cutting spending but he threw it all away with one vote.

[TChris]

It is my opinion that in good part because of you Shuckabee that we wound up with McLame as our “candidate” and ultimely with FUBO as POTUS

Yeah, but thank goodness we didn't get Mitt Romney! That would have been horrible. We sure dodged a bullet there.

[ari-freedom]

if mccain didn’t win we’d be better off if Huckabee or Romney won? They all sucked.

[Politicalmom]

Stopped clock...

[clamper1797]

Romney never had a chance either as there are way to many Mormon haters out there

[clamper1797]

Fred got in WAY to late and his heart wasn’t in it. IMO we as conservatives need to quit jeking around with the RINOs and vote for a TRUE conservative ... Duncan Hunter ?

[ari-freedom]

romney was a mormon? could’ve fooled me...I thought mormons were conservative.

[SoDak]

He’s right on McCain. McCain may mot have won the election anyway, but voting for the bailout, and the stupid histrionics around suspending his campaign sealed it for Obama.

[ari-freedom]

duncan’s heart wasn’t in it either. the only one who really looked promising was George Allen but unfortunately it didn’t take much to bring him down.

[KevinDavis]

No..

[Vigilanteman]

You must remember that Hucksterbee's priorities at the time were:

1. Getting Mitt Romney out of the race.
   
2. Securing the VP slot under McCain.

Thus, the need to be the Judas goat. Now, if he would either (a)run for and win a senate seat in Arkansas or (b)just quietly go away and shut up, I could find it in my heart to forgive him.

[JillValentine]

Huckabee?

Pro-amnesty
Nanny-state anti-smoking policies
“I didn’t raise taxes, I raised HOPE”
Released a dangerous criminal
Put his foot in his mouth re Pakistan
Lied to America by pretending to be McCain’s rival while covering for him

UGH.

As for criticizing Chrissy Matthews...blind squirrel to acorn.

Huck 2012? NO THANKS. I’m for Sarah. Huck can kiss my ass.

[TChris]

romney was a mormon? could’ve fooled me...I thought mormons were conservative.

Yeah, just like Catholics are. :-)