Mike Huckabee declares: Obamacare "never should have come alive. This is a Frankenstein. This should never have come out of the laboratory. We had some test models that had been done in the states and they failed miserably." (AP Photo)
Posted on 02/24/2011 5:43:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Mike Huckabee is the Hamlet of the 2012 presidential cycle. The former governor of Arkansas says he really, truly has not decided whether to run for the Republican nomination, and we believe him. He says he’ll decide this summer.
His just-released book, “A Simple Government,” and accompanying book tour – which happens to include six stops in Iowa and five in South Carolina, two early nominating states – would appear to point to “yes.”
But at a tea with reporters Wednesday sponsored by the Monitor, he seemed to plant the seeds for “no.”
First, let’s go through the reasons Mr. Huckabee should go for it: He had a terrific run four years ago, when he ran as an unknown and caught fire with his folksy charm, superior communication skills, and special appeal to religious conservatives, as a former Baptist minister. He won the Iowa caucuses, then came close in South Carolina. A few tweaks here and there, and he could have won the nomination....
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Mike Huckabee declares: Obamacare "never should have come alive. This is a Frankenstein. This should never have come out of the laboratory. We had some test models that had been done in the states and they failed miserably." (AP Photo)
Well, having a couple of your clemency grantees going out and killing people probably doesn’t help.
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