Posted on 06/01/2011 4:40:21 PM PDT by driftdiver
LITTLE ROCK Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee foresees a broke and battered nominee emerging from the 2012 Republican presidential sweepstakes but says his recent exit from the race is not etched in stone.
Appearing today as a guest of the Clinton School of Public Service, the surprise 2008 GOP presidential contender said he did not entirely rule out running next year when he announced last month he had decided against throwing his hat into the ring. Running as a vice presidential candidate next year or for president in 2016 also are not out of the question, he said.
Everything is still open. I havent closed doors, because I found long ago that thats not a smart thing to do, the Fox television talk show host and syndicated radio voice told reporters after a speech at the Clinton presidential library.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks Wednesday at the Clinton presidential library. (John Lyon photo)
Huckabee said he is not even thinking about changing my mind right now, but he added, Dont rule anything out for the future.
(Excerpt) Read more at arkansasnews.com ...
“All the factors say go, but my heart says no,” Huckabee, who was considered the GOP frontrunner in several national polls, said on his Fox News Channel show.
So, was he lying then... or is he lying now. This fool is such a clown act.
Huck, take a break, enjoy your new $3M digs and those beautiful FL panhandle beaches, and don’t bother us with your dithering.
OK, please excuse the crudeness, but will someone explain to me, how big these guys egos must be, and how small their penis must be, to think we care about them enough to be president.
It’s like the losers on American Idol who have never been told they have no talent.
Who advises these people?!
The Huckster needs to stay with what he knows best...hosting a not watched TV show. I do not heart Huckabees.
Gomer will pop up some day and yell “Surprise Surprise!”
So he is saying God changed his mind..............Gosh
Just when he seemed sane.
People like him sure give Christians a bad name.
Donald Trump was hinting this morning that he could still decide to run for President in 2012.
Well, I guess a little free publicity for his show never hurts.
No. Please DON”T.
First Trump, then Demint, now Huckabee are each testing the waters by saying they might still try.
Super Tuesday can’t get here fast enough. It should wash out about 90% of those wannabes.
I don’t think he’ll run. He doesn’t want his record as governor to be subject to scrutiny. Oh wait, didn’t he delete all his files?
He took and physically destroyed all the hard drives from the governors office.
He converted a governors mansion operating account into a personal expense account, claiming public money for a doghouse, dry-cleaning bills, panty hose and meals at Taco Bell.
He tried to claim $70,000 in furnishings provided by a wealthy cotton grower for the private part of the residence as his own, until he learned ethics rules prevented it. When a disgruntled former employee disclosed memos revealing all this, the Huckabee camp shut her up by repeatedly suggesting she might be vulnerable to prosecution for theft because shed shared documents generated by the states highest official.
There’s much more that will come out if he tries to run.
If he did get in he'd siphon a large portion of the social conservatives away from Palin, assuming she gets in the race. Which would make Romneys path to the nomination much easier.
How much is Milt offering this soft-on crime socialist creep?
NO.
Combined with a Soros offer, seven or even eight zeros wouldn’t surprise me. Could be they’re thinking Gomer is the only weapon that will work against Palin.
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