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Rush, Fred and even Hannity have had a fun time placing a spotlight on some of the small “flaws” of Huckabee’s past and turn away from all of the conservative ideals that he represents.

They are also responsible for persistently spreading mis-truths about Huckabee’s record as governor. For instance, the tax increases that took place while he was in office. There was a gas tax increase to fund roads, that was voted on by the people of Arkansas. Also, there was a court-ordered tax increase to fund schools in the state.

Hannity loves to talk about Regan, but ignores the fact that he raised taxes by $1 BILLION ($10 Billion in today’s dollars) his first year as governor of California. Huckabee’s combination of tax cuts and primarily-mandated-by-others tax increases pale in comparison to Regan’s spending. And Regan was considered to be “the ultimate conservative of this era”.

Huckabee has signed the no-tax pledge. He supports the FairTax, a heavily researched, excellent plan that would stimulate the economy (as well as tax all of the current tax evaders). What more do these people want? I guess they want to overlook the true facts (even though they claim to always proclaim the truth) in favor of Huckabee bashing. Disgusting!

Typical liberal rants. Only an idiot with nothing to do would make an issue of nothing. It is an ad with background furniture. Get over it. Else, find something better to do. And yes, "Paul is still dead".

To Lisla Lee on Fred "Making dumb statements"

Such As?

I've heard nothing but straight talk from this guy. If you watch CNN all day long, you might be confusing it as talking points and rhetoric.

And for the guy that said immigration shouldn't be central to his platform is wrong. Immigration is an issue in the primary. Several GOP candidates have and were very, very soft on it in the past.

Posted By Darko – New Orleans, LA : December 17, 2007 10:50 am

LOL – are you kidding me? Here are a bunch of DUMB quotes from your best friend Fred:

"I'm afraid that the Soviet Union and China are not ever going to do anything that's going to hurt them that badly but we need to ratchet those up if at all possible." –on how he would deal with Russia.

“Gosh, no one has told me that there’s any major reserves in the Everglades, but maybe that’s one of the things I need to learn while I’m down here” –after being asked his position on oil drilling in the Florida Everglades

"We also have to ask if we focusing on the most important priorities."

"For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children."

AND THE DUMBEST STATEMENT OF THEM ALL IS:

"I'm glad that we've got people like George Bush and Colin Powell and Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney and people like that on the job..."

To Lisla Lee on Fred "Making dumb statements"

Such As?

I've heard nothing but straight talk from this guy. If you watch CNN all day long, you might be confusing it as talking points and rhetoric.

And for the guy that said immigration shouldn't be central to his platform is wrong. Immigration is an issue in the primary. Several GOP candidates have and were very, very soft on it in the past.

As a counselor I encounter people everyday who attempt to make themselves look better by pointing out the errors of others. The counsel I give them is, "The faults we most easily recognize in others are our own." How about any candidate that lives the concept of treating others the way they would like to be treated.

Mr Thompson may have a bit of a point. Many of the policies that the two governors have had may appear to be socially liberal (that means helping people). For conservatives, that might cause some of them to reflect; should we use the power of government to help people who have little or no chance to help themselves? Maybe that is a good thing that government helps from time to time.

Thompson? Why are we wasting time and energy on this guy? If he were serious, he would have thrown his hat into the ring a long time ago. He's too late, he's not strong enough for the job and no-body takes this guy seriously.

Fred, please go back to acting. Oh, wait...you still are.

anon, Congrats on being a total tool. You have no clue about foreign policy, and I pray that no one listens to your foolish opinion.

Romney is still by far the most all-around qualified candidate for either party. This guy may not have the eloquence of Huckabee, or the military experience of McCain, but look at the guy...his successful track record says it all. So does this recent article:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/uc/20071214/cm_uc_crmchx/op_54666

Why do we even give Thompson the time of day? The only politician to make statements dumber than Fred Thompson is George W. Bush. Need I say more?

The GOP focus on the immigration issue is a huge mistake. There are some voters who are quite passionate about that issue...but they are almost certain to vote GOP anyway.

On the flip side, it will probably cost them all but a handful of diehard Miami Cubans of the Latino vote. Also many potential Dem Latinos who might not have turned out will. This may swing not only the presidency but big majorities in both houses to the Dems.

YAWN~ sorry did I miss something?

back to bed fred!

Fred tompson is running a straight shot campain,No frills, facts. No hype to fire up the loonies just common sense aproaches and hard answers to tough problems. If your looking for a president to fall in love with mabey freds not your guy. If your looking for a president who will study the problem and find a solution that expells experience and confidence then fred is your guy

How can anyone consider Fred Thompson for president? He can't act his way out of a paper bag.

Ron Paul lives in his own world. His foreign policy statements are utterly naive. Yeah, let's just close all our foreign bases. Please. His foreign policies would be many times more disastrous than anything that has happened with Iraq.

Fred Thompson seems to be running a campaign for high school president.

That is right Bill, we took a risk on you when we voted for the youngest president in history and you turned out to be a fine president, young or not, people want a president they can identify themselves with. We took a chance on you, let us take a chance on someone else, young, old, catholic, mormon, christians, non christians, gays(not), mobsters(not)

Fred didn't even make the ballot in Deleware. I hope he stays in till the end...

A correction of significance; I am quite sure Thompson did NOT say 'immigrants' and your replacement of what he said is misleading at the very least. Of course, 'immigrants' can come and go across the border (my wife would be in trouble if they couldn't). However, 'illegal immigrants' cannot. That distinction- one based on law- is critical to understanding his meaning.