Yes. He also killed 16 people. Remember that the majority of those parduns were setup PRIOR to him coming into office.
You have heard what people that want you to hear about him.
If people are up for parole then that is it. You cannot just keep them in jail afte they have served their time.
There is no way that a man that puts to death 16 people can viewed as “weak” on crime.
C4
I’m voting for Huckabee!
I figgered there was more to the story. I heard it on Hannity though… Not one of the DNC national news outlets. That’s the reason I gave it any credibility at all in the first place.
Saw the same thing. They simply regurgitated what Romney had said.
C4
Not voting for Mike Huckabee might be a bad idea:
Here’s a little something to check out
http://www.ontheissues.org/Gun_Control.htm
Personally I’ll withhold my decision until the general election and we’re actually voting for the next President …I will not throw my vote in the toilet voting for ANYONE that has next to NO chance of winning…might as well not vote and for me that is not an option
Another good site to check
http://www.wqad.com/Global/link.asp?L=259460
I like Duncan Hunter and Mike Huckabee
They are sworn to this with their hand on the Bible taking an oath before God. That being said…
I think there is a lot more “Gray Area” here. Especially the Gray Area in the brain that God gave all Presidents to make those critical decisions by “thinking” before making a decision. There are multiple day to day decisions, some critical, and some mundane that aren’t covered in the constitution. Any “Robot” can go to the constitution, read it and say…“That’s what I’m going to do”. At least with the “Paternal” Huckabee, he’s going to tell you BEFORE the election what he thinks is right for all of us, and we will gain greater insight into who he is, and how he might react when tested.
In that vein, you bet I will vote for the person who I believe does have MY best interest, and the best interest of this country at heart regarding National Security, the Economy, Energy, Future Wars, and any Constitutional issues, and can “Think Rationally”.
Grant,
You’re a sharp guy, research some of the things he did as Arkansas governor as regards Cuba. He is DANGEROUSLY ignorant, or dumb when it comes to foreign policy. As regards whether he is a good man, or not: the shot he took at Mitt Romney (who I cannot stand) about whether Mormons believe Jesus and Satan are brothers, was a vile, low-down, politically advantageous move that speaks of shyster-ism. I don’t agree with LDS beliefs, but I would risk my life to defend their right to worship in the way they see fit. Mike Huckabee is a turd for introducing religion into the political mix. There are plenty of reasons to not vote for Mitt Romney, pasting him for his religion was unethical and extremely low-class behavior.
[QUOTE=Patrick Aherne;104284]Grant,
You’re a sharp guy, research some of the things he did as Arkansas governor as regards Cuba. QUOTE]
Don’t be shy, lay it out…
I live in AR and havent heard anything harmful he done regarding Cuba. Who cares about Cuba anyway?
Thompson is not going anywhere. Period. If you want a real pro-gun President elected. I don’t see any other choice besides Huck.
Doesn’t seem to worry the DNC much:
DEMS HOLD FIRE ON HUCKABEE; SEE ‘EASY KILL’ IN GENERAL ELECTION
Tue Dec 11 2007 10:27:53 ET
Exclusive
Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal.
The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he secures the party’s nomination.
The directive has come down from the highest levels within the party, according to a top source.
Within the DNC, Huckabee is known as the “glass jaw – and they’re just waiting to break it.”
In the last three weeks since Huckabee’s surge kicked in, the DNC hasn’t released a single press release criticizing his rising candidacy.
The last DNC press release critical of Huckabee appeared back on March 2nd.
[DNC Press Release Attack Summary:
Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) – 37% (99 press releases)
Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY) – 28% (74)
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) – 24% (64)
Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) – 8% (20)
Governor Mike Huckabee – 2% (4)]
In fact, as the story broke over the weekend that Huckabee said he wanted to isolate AIDS patients back in 1992, the DNC ignored the opportunity to slam the candidate from the left.
“He’ll easily be their McGovern, an easy kill,” mocked one senior Democrat operative Tuesday morning from Washington.
“His letting out murderers because they shout ‘Jesus’, his wanting to put 300,000 AIDS patients and Magic Johnson into isolation, ain’t even scratching the surface of what we’ve got on him.”
The discipline the Democrats have shown in not engaging Huckabee has earned the praise of one former Republican Party official:
“The Democrats are doing a much better job restraining themselves than the GOP did in 2003 when Howard Dean looked like he was on the brink of winning the nomination.”
A close friend to Huckabee explains: “Look, Mike is Hillary Clinton’s worst nightmare. They should be squirming.”
Huckabee looks like someone I may have considered until Bloomberg announces as the 3rd party candidate in 08. I know this guy goes against most everything I normally put value in but I hear he’s going to have an encounter with someone that will change his views after he is elected. So they will be electing the same guy they know from N.Y. and there will be great celebration but when he enters into office he will be a new creation with very different views than what they voted for. I just can’t figure out who the V.P. will be, maybe Lieberman. Man that would make the jihad boyzz brains explode without explosives.
Let’s just face facts, at this point of the Republic we are just looking for the guy or gal who will do the least amount of damage. Jefferson just reached 3,000 rpm in his grave…
M_P
Any “Robot” can go to the constitution, read it and say…“That’s what I’m going to do”.
…interesting thought…although I can’t recall any examples, I’m sure you must have some in mind…hmmm?
Already looked at the Cuba thing. As Gov., he was interested in growing his states economy as they were struggling to sell their crops and Cuba needed food. Seems pretty simply to me. He has stated that as a President, removing the embargo would be stupid.
What I like about the guy is that he knows that while some things would be in great for a State, it would be bad for a country as a whole.
I have heard about the comments he made about Mormons. I think it doesn’t have a place in politics. For the record though, Mormons are viewed as a cult by Catholics, Methodists, Baptist, etc, etc.
C4
I think one of the things we often forget when looking at candidate is that they cannot be all things to all people. They also cannot be experts in all fields (like foreign relations). What makes a great president is his ability to HIRE qualified people to run things.
Mike H. recently hired Ronald R.'s campaign manager. This guy said that Mike H. reminds him of Ronald R. the most of ANY Repulblican candidate. This is a strong endorsement.
If you look at a company, there is the CEO/president and then the vice president, etc, etc on down the list. The CEO/president doesn’t need to know how to do everything from engineering to marketing to accounting. What he does need to know how to do is to hire good people to perform the tasks. 
So what that means is that we need to look at the things that matter most to us and then select the candidate that best fits. For me, the following things are important in a President:
Mike H. best fits my reqs. There are other candidates that cover some of the above as well, but Mike appears to be the best choice overall IMHO.
C4
This pretty much sums up my requirements for a great AMERICAN (and especially President)
…Vice President Norris (I like the sound of that)
Vote for whomever you will…
I have no real issue with GWB so that is a win for me.
Since you don’t like any Republican candidate, who do you like???
C4
I can’t see a right answer to this one. Where’s the popcorn?
I support Paul, Thompson second.
I will now bow out so as to avoid an OT flame war.