If he had Fred Thompson’s policies, we’d be calling him the new Reagan.

Interesting analysis. Read this news story below and guess who the Nashua Telegraph is talking about.

http://race42008.com/2008/01/09/more-attacks-on-a-conservatives-credentials/

Our Opinion
Nashua Telegraph 11/25/BLANK

Mr. BLANK Record
BLANK, or so the ultraconservative legend runs, brought the yeasty state of BLANK to the brink of perfection during his two terms as governor.

Since his tenure as governor constitutes his first and only governmental service and experience, Mr. and his flacks make much of it; too much, in fact.

When he announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination last week, Mr. BLANK performed the obligatory “mess in Washington” routine and promised to clean it up tidily, using the techniques he employed as governor of BLANK to “manage government more efficiently.” “We found that fiscal responsibility is possible, that the welfare rolls can come down, that social problems can be met below the federal level.” So much for the rhetoric. Now for the record:
While was governor of BLANK the state budget soared from $4.6 billion to $10.2 billion — a more than 100 per cent increase.

While BLANK was governor of BLANK the state sales tax was increased from 4 per cent to 6 per cent, the corporate income tax was increased from 5.5 per cent to 9 per cent, and the top personal income tax was increased from 7 per cent to 11 per cent.

While BLANK was governor of the number of state employees increased by 5.7 per cent. This is the mart who promises to cut armies of employees off the federal payroll, who promises to balance the budget, who promises to begin paying off the national debt and who, to top his program of conservative delights, promises to cut taxes to boot.

Some people may be charmed by BLANK pitch; some people may even be persuaded, but the difference between promises and performance, between the BLANK rhetoric and the BLANK record is a difference that should be made plain to the voters of New Hampshire and the rest of the nation.

Yes, you guessed it right it was Reagan. I’m not defending tax increases or anything of that sort. I’m just saying that there is vast similarities between how Huck is being attacked by people like the CFG and how Reagan was attacked for talking so beautifully and not having a record to back it up. Huck’s record is 10 times better than his.

Keep an open mind on Huckabee like you all are with Romney. After all Romney raised fees in Massachusetts so that he won’t be attacked for raising ‘taxes’. He run down the state with a deficit and jobs were lost in Massachusetts after his 4 year tenure. Romney had an abysmal approval rating by 2006 and he wouldn’t have won reelection as Governor.

justinok on January 10, 2008 at 7:37 PM