"Let's not blame President Bush for all of this. We've got a Congress who sat around on their hands and done nothing but spend a lot of money ... leaving us $9-trillion in debt that we're passing on to our grandchildren."
Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 in a debate in Simi Valley, Calif. >>Details
"The average American is working through the month of May just to pay off the government."
Mike Huckabee on Friday, January 25th, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton. >>Details
"...some of those (tax increases) were either court-ordered, or they were voted on by the people and approved by the people for (such) things as roads."
Mike Huckabee on Sunday, December 30th, 2007 in a TV interview on NBC. >>Details
Says he has "the most impressive education record" of the Republican candidates.
Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 in a debate in Des Moines, Iowa >>Details
"Fred's never had a 100 percent record on right-to-life in his Senate career. The records reflect that. And he doesn't support the human life amendment, which is most amazing because that's been a part of the Republican platform since 1980."
Mike Huckabee on Sunday, November 18th, 2007 in an appearance on Fox News Sunday >>Details
"As governor of Arkansas, I cut taxes and fees almost 100 times, saving the taxpayers almost $380-million. I left a surplus of nearly $850-million."
Mike Huckabee on Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 in a news release. >>Details
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