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Friday, January 04, 2008
Mike Gallagher :: Townhall.com Columnist
Iowa Is No Florida
by Mike Gallagher
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I can’t tell if it’s because they truly believe he’s a liberal, tax and spend Dem in a Republican’s clothing or there is something else going on here.

But watching him on Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” the other night gave me some insight into what so many might be worried about.

Leno asked Gov. Huckabee about his past career as a Baptist minister and his transition to politics. Huckabee replied that he felt it was time to “get out of the stands” and go to work on behalf of the poor and disadvantaged.

So the ministry is a job “in the stands?” Preaching the gospel and saving souls is something one does from the sidelines? And to REALLY get in the game, one becomes a governmental public servant?

Perhaps the reason so many are worried about Mike Huckabee’s current popularity is because he’s actually a guy who believes that the solution to all of our woes is the government, not churches or charities. On Jay Leno’s show, he gave us a glimpse into who he truly is, a guy who leaves the ministry (“the stands”) and wants to be part of the government because he feels that government is the answer to everything.

That’s classic liberalism.

Time will tell whether Americans will figure that out or not.

But in the meantime, remember how unique Iowa really is.

One tiny state does not a president make.

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Reply # 1
Date: Jan 11, 2008 - 4:13 PM EST
Mike Huckabee
Like Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee knows a moderate can win the general election - but Mike is no moderate when it comes to spending. People continue to forget that it was NOT Mike that gave that court order on the AK schools, it was NOT Mike that voted 80% / 20% to upgrade the roads, it was NOT Mike that told all those Katrina and Rita victims to come to his state.

No, Mike's a fiscal conservative - even when it comes to the poor. He believes that paving a road to success is better than blowing up the rich. And don't forget, he took the state over from Clinton/Tucker with a deficit and turned that into a SURPLUS when he left office.

Mike Huckabee knows his course of action and will surprise the pundits. Just wait and see....
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Reply # 2
Date: Jan 8, 2008 - 9:32 PM EST
Iowa is no Florida?
You got that right! Florida is full of old cranky white rascists and brown communist brown rascists!
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