The thread about Hillary and Obama has caused me to wonder about their possible opponents in that election.
Who has tossed their hat into the ring so far? Who would be the most formidable nominee for the Republicans?
Arkansas' former governor, Mike Huckabee, has formed an exploratory committee and is attempting to raise funds for a run. Do NOT vote for this man. He is a closet socialist....a sheep in wolf's clothing. He loves using the power of the government and he never met a regulation that he didn't like.
In addition, ethical questions are going to cause him some problems. He has a reputation for taking personal gifts from those he has granted favors. When he left office a couple of weeks ago he depleted the emergency fund of the governor's office, set at $500,000 a year, to crush the hard drives on 83 government computers, thus destroying information which the public has a right to see under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
Huckabee also covered for a croney on the Pardon and Paroles Board in the same fashion, refusing to release a file of complaints about the man's conduct, when said file was also covered by the Freedom of Information Act. The Huckster refused to release it even when a newspaper sued, and won, to have the paper released to the public domain.
I personally know the man that Huckabee was covering for. I've done business with him...and he's as crooked as a barrel of snakes. I can't prove it, but the only reason I can think of for Huckabee to have bent over backwards to defend the man was because the little sleazebag had something on him.
The paper was not released until two days after Huck left office....and it was released by the incoming governor Mike Bebee.
Richard Nixon would be proud.
Surely there are better candidates out there than this caricature of a Baptist/socialist/money-grubbing shyster.
Who would make the best candidate?
Regards, Shuckins
