Poptech on May 22, 2008 at 8:14 PM

Huckabee supports the Fair Tax and so do I.

- Huckabee immediately upon taking office signed a sales tax hike in 1996
- Huckabee raised taxes on cigarettes, cigars and tobacco in 1997
- Huckabee raised taxes on cigarette and tobacco permits in 1997
- Huckabee raised the sales tax again in 1999
- Huckabee raised taxes on gasoline in 1999
- Huckabee raised taxes on diesel in 1999
- Huckabee supported an internet sales tax in 2001
- Huckabee levied an excise tax on all retail sales of beer in 2001
- Huckabee created a bed-tax on private nursing home patients in 2001
- Huckabee increased the cost of driver’s licenses in 2001
- Huckabee publicly opposed the repeal of a sales tax on groceries and medicine in 2002
- Huckabee proposed another sales take hike in 2002
- Huckabee raised the sales tax again in 2003
- Huckabee imposed an income tax surcharge on individuals and corporations in 2003
- Huckabee raised taxes on cigarettes and tobacco in 2003
- Huckabee opposed a congressional measure to ban internet taxes in 2003
- Huckabee allowed a 17% sales tax increase to become law in 2004
- Huckabee increased taxes in the state by more than Bill Clinton did
- Huckabee increased state spending 65.3% from 1996 to 2004
- Huckabee increased the number of state government workers 20% during his tenure

- Overall, Huckabee’s substantial tax hikes far surpassed his modest tax cuts, with the average tax burden increasing by a whopping 47% over his tenure.

Here it is Huck haters..Mike Huckabee declined his invition to Mccain’s party due to his 34th anniversary.

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/05/22/politics/horserace/entry4119219.shtml

I suspect it will be Lieberman or Hillary, Mitt brings way to much Gravitas and is way too Republican for McCain.

Rolls eyes

Fires1 on May 22, 2008 at 1:51 PM

We are in a mess because of that a**wipe Rubio using the legislature as his own personal playground. I know all the “real” conservatives cream their jeans over him, but he is the prime mover in this budget crisis.

I never imagined this stuff was so Machiavellian. I better wake up.

JiangxiDad on May 22, 2008 at 1:06 PM

So… any chance Thompson is interested in the Vice Presidency? And will get it offered to him by McCain? (I know, crazy thinking… two old guys on the ticket??) But at least some tacit understanding about Thompson playing an important role in a McCain administration?

You are acting the racist, bigot, obscene profiteer, troll. Stop!

upinak on May 22, 2008 at 2:05 PM

there you go..

WOULD YOU STOP! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY!
upinak on May 22, 2008 at 12:13 PM

Please just STOP!
upinak on May 22, 2008 at 12:48 PM

Stop!
upinak on May 22, 2008 at 2:05 PM

In fun:

DENNIS: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

ARTHUR: Be quiet!

DENNIS: Well, but you can’t expect to wield supreme executive power just ’cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

ARTHUR: Shut up!

DENNIS: I mean, if I went ’round saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away!

ARTHUR: Shut up, will you? Shut up!

DENNIS: Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system.

ARTHUR: Shut up!

DENNIS: Oh! Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I’m being repressed!

In all seriousness,

DENNIS Red Pill: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds George Soros distributing swords money is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic MSM ceremony.

Those who can’t handle the truth try to silence those who speak it.

never imagined this stuff was so Machiavellian. I better wake up.

JiangxiDad on May 22, 2008 at 1:06 PM

If you really want to wake up, realize that theh Machiavellian candidates share this larger game plan. Pay particular attention to section 4.

Red Pill on May 22, 2008 at 12:08 PM

HAHAHAH, You are always a hoot, Red Pill.

Meh. Jindal is exciting but can’t be the pick. Dude, he just got elected governor like last week. As talented and honest as he is, damn, quitting that job after so short a stint would raise a lot of questions……

Red Pill on May 22, 2008 at 1:59 PM

You are acting the troll. Stop!

The fundamental basis of this Nation’s law was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teaching we get from Exodus and St. Matthew, from Isaiah and St. Paul. I don’t think we emphasize that enough these days. If we don’t have the proper fundamental moral background we will finally end up with a totalitarian government, which does not believe in the right for anybody except the state.

–President Harry S. Truman

Ahh Red, you forget one thing. Most don’t care for Huck on HA.

So? The voters of this country like him.

He is not very popular with the Union nor is he with a common voter, especially those whom are not of the religous sect… left or right.

He is very popular with the common voter in both parties. That is why he went up against the Clinton Democratic machine in Arkansas four times and won each time.
Common voters like his sense of humor.
They like that he came from a very meager upbringing and rose to success as a leader (with the “consent of the people” in his church and in his state).
They like the idea of abolishing the IRS and instituting a Fair Tax.
They like the idea of securing the border by July 1, 2010.
They like the idea of a Human Life Amendment.
They like the idea of conservative, strict-constructionist judges and justices.
They like the idea of energy independence.
They like the idea of a Marriage Amendment.
They like the idea of a strong National Defense.
Etc., etc., etc..

Also this is the Land of the Free. Where I don’t have to have religon shoved down my throat.

Absolutely agree 100%. Mike Huckabee would honor the first amendment and not “shove religion down your throat”. Sure, he quotes a Bible scripture or two almost every time he gives a speech. You seem to think that he shouldn’t do that. I respectfully ask you to honor his 1st amendment right to do so.

I had to as a child going to private Catholic school…. and I won’t have it done as an adult.

…and therein lies the rub. You had a bad experience in your childhood, and you are projecting that on Mike Huckabee. Thank you for being honest about the source of what Allahpundit would call an “abiding antipathy for Huck”.

Maybe you don’t understand, or refuse to aknowledge it.

I do understand, and I am acknowledging it.

I don’t know the details of how it will come to pass (I’ve asked God for details, and He has only told me this so far) I just know that Mike Huckabee will be inaugurated on this day. I smile thinking about what that will do to people who suffer from BDS.

:-)

JiangxiDad on May 22, 2008 at 1:06 PM

it’s politics, it’s war.. but I repeat myself.. :)

Red Pill on May 22, 2008 at 1:20 PM

Ahh Red, you forget one thing. Most don’t care for Huck on HA. He is not very popular with the Union nor is he with a common voter, especially those whom are not of the religous sect… left or right.

Also this is the Land of the Free. Where I don’t have to have religon shoved down my throat. I had to as a child going to private Catholic school…. and I won’t have it done as an adult.

Maybe you don’t understand, or refuse to aknowledge it.

upinak, this is just for you…

Huckabee, hugely popular with social conservatives, has been mentioned as a potential running mate for McCain, who needs to shore up his support among conservative Republicans.

McCain responded to that speculation by offering what he called his “standard answer,” saying that he didn’t want to mention any names because that quickly leads to an invasion of privacy for anyone being considered.

But McCain was quick to volunteer that “millions of Republican voters voted for Governor Huckabee” in the primaries, and that he wanted the former Arkansas governor to play a prominent role in his campaign. McCain noted Huckabee still has a 65 percent approval rating in Arkansas.

–Source

connertown on May 21, 2008 at 8:02 PM
What are the odds?

upinak on May 21, 2008 at 8:11 PM

3:2. I win $37.50 if McCain comes through.

DaveC on May 22, 2008 at 1:03 PM

I never imagined this stuff was so Machiavellian. I better wake up.

The only debate where Fred came alive and showed that he had a few hot embers in the belly, went after everyone BUT McCain ( ‘John McCain is my dear friend). In an election battle, why would you praise your enemy?

My main point is an analysis of McCain’s tactics in the Republican primary.

Red Pill on May 22, 2008 at 12:32 PM

No it is not. You are so damned inert when it comes to your “God” Huckalishious, that you chop off your nose to spite your face.

Huck is a tragic cause and a low blow to all that you raise him up to be. As most of the candidates who have dropped out, have usually been quiet and watch in the background, Huck chooses to make himself look like the jerk man of us see. He does it continuously!

Please just STOP! You are driving us, who don’t give to moose nuggets concerning him or his minions, to the point that we are all starting to agree… you are worse then the Paulians.

Red Pill on May 22, 2008 at 12:23 PM

I think that was great. I hadn’t seen that thread. I have no idea why no one responded to those comments. Aside from a possible quibble here or there, I find it fascinating and entirely plausible. Great job–especially the stuff about the Dem crossovers getting two votes, thus requiring the Republicans to vote again. Holy cow!

Very very good job Red Pill.
I think you should submit that to Thomas Lifson at Americanthinker. com. I’ve sent stuff to him, sometimes it’s printed. It’s very timely and provocative. Please do. If he likes it, it will get much attention.
(btw, electoral politics is not my specialty, so my opinion may not be as valid as some others here.)

I don’t know how chummy McCain is with Obama. My guess is that since Hillary is McCain’s friend, McCain probably dislikes Obama for challenging Hillary for the Dem nomination.

Strange times indeed.