I like Mike

Published: August 14, 2007, 4:08 am

("I like Ike" was the slogan of Dwight D. Eisenhower's campaign)Looking into various candidates, here's a look at Mike Huckabee, Republican candidate for president, is the former governor of Arkansas. He just finished second in Iowa, barely spending any money (unlike the winner, Mitt Romney). He's a Baptist preacher, pro-life, married for 33 years, 3 children, strong on immigration but not radical, took care of children's health insurance as governor, supports the death penalty "reluctantly" (commuted some sentences when in doubt), he wants to abolish the IRS (wee!) and replace it with the FairTax (a national sales tax). As an NRA member, I also like his take on guns. He's very popular with home schoolers, he's lost 110lbs and then ran the NYC Marathon. That's just off the top of my head. H/T to Katerina who caused me to look into his views. I'm not saying he's the only viable candidate, but he sounds pretty good. Given his comparably low profile, a nomination doesn't seem very likely

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