Now, It Gets Tough

So, Mike Huckabee came in 2nd in the Iowa GOP Straw Poll this weekend.  It was a good showing, considering how little he spent, compared to Romney.  But, now, the gloves are off.  We'll find out just how tough his hide really is...

Noam Scheiber, Give Us the Names

Noam Scheiber updated his blog in response to my request that he name names of the reporters that celebrated wingnut Mike Huckabee's second place finish in the Iowa Straw Poll. "Update: A couple of commenters have asked about the high-fiving I describe when the press corps realized Huckabee had taken second. I'd intended this to be hyperbolic, but now that I read it again, maybe the hyperbole isn't so obvious. Anyway, the point was just that there was much rejoicing among the press over Huckabee's showing. I talked to four [...]

And, there's lots of talk today about THIS possibility, even though Huckabee doesn't want to address it. Yet...

Huckabee As Veep?

After Ames and the debates, it seems an obvious choice for the current front-runners. All of them - Giuliani, Romney, McCain, FThompson - will have problems with the Christianist core of the GOP. Hillary will only bring out so many [...]

Romney may have won, but he's doing some backpeddling today..

Romney “I misspoke” when comparing son’s campaign help to serving in Iraq

After considerable criticism, Mitt Romney has now been forced to retract his statement last week that his military-aged sons weren’t in Iraq because “One of the ways my sons are showing support for our nation is helping to get me elected, because they think I’d be a great president.” “I misspoke,” the former Massachusetts governor said [...]

Tags: Huckabee, Romney, Iowa Straw Poll, Iraq War

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