Posted on 10/30/2007 2:59:12 AM PDT by Josh Painter
In 1992, the national political reporters came around to ask about Bill Clinton...
So I told them about this 12-year governor of Arkansas. Yes, he was a talented politician with an impressive mind and an engaging manner. But he was uncommonly indecisive and so averse to conflict that he'd tell everybody what they wanted to hear. He didn't so much lie outright as chop the truth into pieces. And there was that business about sexual misbehavior.
These national reporters would nod, take a few notes and then tell me I ought to have gotten a load of Mario Cuomo as governor of New York or been in Washington developing sources who could relate the failings of Bob Kerrey.
I would ask, "So are you telling me that Bill Clinton is the best the Democrats have to offer?"
And they'd say, "Yes -- by far."
...Now they're starting to come around asking about Mike Huckabee...
So I tell them that this same Huckabee has a history of ethical shortcomings, taking outside money for speeches from anonymous benefactors and accepting numerous and expensive gifts while in office. I tell them that this same Huckabee was given as governor to lofty rhetoric but not the essential hard work of policy detail. I relate that this same Huckabee can be petulant, huffy and irresponsibly hyperbolic against critics.
They nod and take notes and say I ought to talk to people in New York about Giuliani's ethics or to people in Arizona about McCain's temper. If I want to know about rhetoric not matching reality, they say, then I should talk to people in Massachusetts about the ever-evolving Romney...
Are they trying to tell me that Huckabee is the best the Republicans have to offer?
(Excerpt) Read more at lvrj.com ...
My former tennis rival (he beat me every time but one, if I remember correctly) John Brummett, an avowed liberal but a darn good observer, warns about Huckabee... Scary.
http://www.spectator.org/blogger.asp
A man looking for more power so he can “do good” with other peoples property.
Well according to the RATS Bubba Clinton is absolutely adored with not a sufficient level of ethical concerns to even bat an eye about. The implication of this article is that the MSM actually regrets not knowing Clinton was a pathological liar and would not want to pull a second mistake.
I am not sure that basic tenet is correct (beyond the part about the MSM considering any REPUB in office as a mistake).
New media spin, here:
NEVER, NEVER, EVER MENTION THE NAME “FRED”.
Not once.
Ever.
Giuliani = centrist on fiscal issues, downright socialist on social issues
Huckabee = centrist on social issues, downright socialist on fiscal issues
No thanks. We can do better.
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