[Travis McGee]

The American Spectator reported that “Fourteen times, the ethics commission—a respected body, not a partisan witch-hunt group—investigated claims against Huckabee. Five of those times, it officially reprimanded him. And as only MSNBC among the big national media has reported at any real length, there were lots of other mini-scandals and embarrassments along the way.”

Plus, writing for The Washington Times, Greg Pierce quoted Hillyer as saying, “[Huckabee] used public money for family restaurant meals, boat expenses, and other personal uses. He tried to claim as his own some $70,000 of furniture donated to the governor’s mansion. He repeatedly, and obstinately, against the pleadings even from conservative columnists and editorials, refused to divulge the names of donors to a ‘charitable’ organization he set up while lieutenant governor—an outfit whose main charitable purpose seemed to be to pay Huckabee to make speeches. Then, as a kicker, he misreported the income itself from the suspicious ‘charity.’”

Mike Huckabee’s beliefs and actions even border on the bizarre. According to David Keene, Chairman of the American Conservative Union, “GOP presidential wannabe Mike Huckabee suggested that as president he would, for the good of the people, support a federal anti-smoking law. You see, as governor, Huckabee supported such laws because, well, he doesn’t like smoking and doesn’t think folks should indulge in so heath-threatening an activity. If he could move on up to the presidency, he would continue his abolitionist crusade at the national level without giving much, if any, thought to the question of whether the Constitution or anything else would legitimize a federal ban on smoking.”

[PhilDragoo]

Steve Deace afternoon drive-time host of a three-hour show on Iowa's biggest AM station WHO Des Moines promotes Huckabee above all others.

Deace is a self-described born-again Christian who admits to having spent much of his early life downloading porn from the internet.

Mike Huckabee is his personal project.

[tet68]

Heehee, I just can’t get my mind around “President Huckabee”.

Nope, sorry, can’t do it.

Duncan is my choice but if he doesn’t make it I hope whoever is our nominee will put him to good use.

Tet.

[aruanan]

And as only MSNBC among the big national media has reported at any real length, there were lots of other mini-scandals and embarrassments along the way.”

So are they hoping he wins Iowa so they can then spring this stuff on him in a big media splash?