From the Washington Post:
Romney Portrays Huckabee as a Bill Clinton Clone
By Chris Cillizza And Shailagh MurraySunday, December 16, 2007; A02
"It's almost too easy.
Mike Huckabee and Bill Clinton. Two former governors both from the tiny town of Hope, Ark. One, the hottest thing in the Republican presidential race, thanks in large part to his support from social conservatives; the other, a former Democratic president loathed by those same voters.
It's a match
made in heaven for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who is seeking to slow Huckabee's momentum in the lead-up to Iowa's Jan. 3 caucuses.
Romney is hammering Huckabee for his alleged similarities to Clinton (Bill, that is) in a new direct-mail piece that hit the Hawkeye State this past weekend.
"Two Governors from Hope: One was President, One Wants to Be" says the front of the mailer. Inside, voters are offered a series of questions and asked to choose between Huckabee and Clinton.
An example: "Which Governor granted 1,033 pardons and commutations, including 12 sentences for convicted murderers?" Any guesses? Clinton? Wrong. Huckabee.
Let's try another: "Which Governor supported amnesty for illegal immigrants, calling for a special pathway to legalization?" Huckabee again.
And so on.
By linking Huckabee to Clinton, Romney is trying to get the Republican base to think twice about its support for the former Arkansas governor.
The hard truth for Huckabee is that he spent more than a decade as the chief executive of a state where Democrats controlled the legislature. That means compromise -- a dirty word when it comes to winning a party primary."
"It's almost too easy.
Mike Huckabee and Bill Clinton. Two former governors both from the tiny town of Hope, Ark. One, the hottest thing in the Republican presidential race, thanks in large part to his support from social conservatives; the other, a former Democratic president loathed by those same voters.
It's a match
made in heaven for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who is seeking to slow Huckabee's momentum in the lead-up to Iowa's Jan. 3 caucuses.Romney is hammering Huckabee for his alleged similarities to Clinton (Bill, that is) in a new direct-mail piece that hit the Hawkeye State this past weekend.
"Two Governors from Hope: One was President, One Wants to Be" says the front of the mailer. Inside, voters are offered a series of questions and asked to choose between Huckabee and Clinton.
An example: "Which Governor granted 1,033 pardons and commutations, including 12 sentences for convicted murderers?" Any guesses? Clinton? Wrong. Huckabee.
Let's try another: "Which Governor supported amnesty for illegal immigrants, calling for a special pathway to legalization?" Huckabee again.
And so on.
By linking Huckabee to Clinton, Romney is trying to get the Republican base to think twice about its support for the former Arkansas governor.
The hard truth for Huckabee is that he spent more than a decade as the chief executive of a state where Democrats controlled the legislature. That means compromise -- a dirty word when it comes to winning a party primary."
Now Ole' Pecoz ain't gone into any voting primary voting booth to cast a ballot just yet, and ain't made up my mind for shure! But I know one Huckleberry who ain't even in the runnin'.....
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