Don’t believe Mike “Huckster” Huckabee
On the heels of his recent second place finish in the Ames straw poll, the media is showing new interest in Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee. But conservatives should not believe this “huckster” when he says he is a conservative.
Huckabee is a tax and spend big government Republican posing as a conservative.
Read this article by a liberal columnist in Arkansas.
Here is the truth about Mike Huckabee’s reign. He was largely a passive executive, who usually left initiative to the legislature. He was roused to passion for nine initiatives, each a sharp expansion of government activity or control: the dramatic expansion of government health insurance for children, the CHART program to combat health deficiencies with tobacco-settlement funds and later higher cigarette taxes, the sales tax for recreation, the consolidation of small and middle-sized schools (under 500 students), highway taxes, and two big bond issues each for highways and universities.
Then read the Club for Growth paper on Mike “Huckster” Huckabee.
Conservatives should not slip into thinking that Huckabee is the “conservative” candidate in the race. We can debate who the best conservative candidate is, but let’s not settle for someone who claims to be conservative when he is not.