Mike Hucakbee is the best Republican running for president.

To say that Mike Huckabee is a Democrat because he supports the war and his a social conservative , however he is a fiscal Liberal is just wrong. First of all logically that would make him mostly Republican. And second of all he isn't a fiscal liberal at all. Those allegations come from the opposition as you yourself have proven by quoting them. Mike Huckabee's tenure of Arkansas show's exactly that he is a conservative on all fronts , which is a luxury that Ron Paul does not give his voters. Which is were experience comes to play, not just so we know your competent but to check your past record, so we can say how good have you done with the responsibility that you have given. Ok so your first source is the CATO policy analysis. of his 1996 tax "hike" Here's what the CATO report specifically says. "Upon taking office in July 1996, Huckabee immediately backed a 1/8-cent sales tax hike to fund the Games and Fishing Commission and the Department of Parks and Tourism. The voters enacted that hike as a constitutional amendment in November 1996." Now here's what the history books say. 80% of the voters in Arkansas s put it into their state constitution through a constitutional amendment, the governor didn't even get elected with that majority . Your second source is Reuters on his support of an internet sales tax in 2001. Indeed the American for Tax reform noted that too in their 1/07/07 issue. They said "Indeed, Governor Huckabee joined 43 other state governors in sending a "strong and unified message to Congress: deal fairly with Main Street retailers, consumers, and local governments" Here's that message: "Governor Huckabee supported the federalist position of allowing the states-not Washington, D.C.-to decide whether sales taxes were collected from goods sold within an individual state. Why should the federal government be allowed to say that Amazon.com must be given a 7% tax break over a local Arkansas book store owner?" That doesn't sound like liberal to me. Its Republican small government, pro business pro competition stance. Your third source is the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Interesting how you use a Democratic article in its criticism of a Republican. But none the less It talks about his publicly stance against the repeal of a sales tax on grocery and medicine. But the tax would make him an unconstitutional governor in the state of Arkansas. Because the state of Arkansas requires that the budget always be balanced- which means: no deficit spending. The repeal of that tax according to the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce would see a loss of 160 million dollars to the state budget. Where would Huckabee get it from? who knows probably from cutting programs like Medicaid I think people on both sides can appreciate how he stands up for the people of Arkansas even when at first glance doing so will bring in criticism from other Republicans- because Democrats will always criticize him which is why its funny you pulled it from a Democrat Gazette. Your fourth Source is the Arkansas Democrat Gazette…again, let me remind the voters of this debate that the topic is the best REPUBLICAN for president. Anyways the issue is on a 1999 gas tax. Alright well let me ask you, some questions, that Huckabee asked the Club for Growth. Do you believe that state tax monies should be used for infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, and highways? Do the you believe that state tax monies should be used for education? When, if ever, do you consider a tax ‘hike' to be legitimate Do you believe in balanced budgets? Ok so your Firth source is the American For Tax reform on the 2003 cigarette tax increase. We'll that was a doing of the Legislature and Huckabee decided to compromise and allow them to come up with the solution to another deficit projection. Here's were I'm talking about compromise. The Legislature again threatened to repeal the 1990 tax cut or find a way to get the money. Huckabee responded by letting the Legislature cool down and allowing them to find a reasonable solution. That way he could push his ARKids First plan which provided medical services for kids. Noted everywhere for being the best in the nation. Without dealing with the legislature like that he wouldn't have been able to improve or do what he wanted. And because the tax cut was reasonable pretty un-painful he allowed signed it. Your Firth source is from the Associated Press on his signature of the Private nursing home taxe's. See now there the problem was that low income patients weren't able to find bed's for nursing home's. The way the government helps them out is through Medicaid. But Medicaid was dry. So he allowed something that taxed private nursing homes that generated revenue so that Medicaid could pay for those that didn't have money to afford a stay in a bed in a nursing home. Per every one person that the tax applied to three elderly gents were able to get a bed. Ok so your next (sixth) source is the Arkansas News Bureau on his proposed 2002sales tax. Now keeping in line with Republican principals people need to get an education. If people get an education they can advance themselves by getting top tier jobs. More people with top tier jobs such as computer engineers, technical developers, and Businessman- the better for the Economy. Because top tier jobs specialize the country meaning top tier capital flowing around. Again hit with that Constitutional balanced budget issue, the Democrat Legislature worked with him to the 7/8th of a cent tax. And your last one is my personal favorite. Its from the Gurdon Times on the 2004 17% tax increase. Key word there buddy "allowed to… become law." Does anybody else notice something wrong with that? He didn't propose it or sign it, he allowed it to become law. Here's what the Cato Institute says about it "I n response to a COURT ORDER to increase spending on education, Huckabee proposed another sales tax increase, and the LEGISLATURE sent to him a smaller sales tax increase with a COPORATE FRANCHISE TAX to make up the difference. Huckabee let it become law without his signature" Huckabee is in a position to compromise again, and he does it and this time they offer him a corporate tax. How is else is a Republican suppose to respond? Oh that's right he's suppose to veto it. He's suppose to be like Everyone's idle who with the exception of one vetoed every single bill that congress has passed since it turned Democratic. And wow! look how great we're doing the country is taking long strides. Well I ran out of room, but that's ok, because Huckabee's record speaks for itself. Pushed through the legislature the first broad based tax cut in state history, he lead efforts to establish a Property Taxpayers' Bill of Rights" the list goes on and on including an $80 million dollar tax cut in 1997. Because this post is my last one I had to cut out one of the refutations to make room for a point I wanted to make. The first point I'd like to make is that 26+17+11=54 and that 26+17=43. And lastly that 43>40. This is my refutation to your statistics regarding the Iraqi war. Huckabee supports the Iraqi war and supports a progressive plan for withdraw. So that grabs him two categories mentioned in that report. both of them together beat the 40 % who oppose it. And if you had to make a choice between a person who wants to pull out completely and a person who has a progressive plan to leave when we're read, being a person who wants an increase in troop –who would you vote for? That grabs Huckabee that 11 %. Ron Paul wouldn't get anybody in those categories and be banking on that 40 %, except , I will go on a wild card here and say , that 40% group is mostly going to vote Democrat.