Where Huckabee loses me
Posted by "Pat Buchanan, Jr." on December 07, 2007 at 04:41 PM
A good article by World Net Daily Founder Joseph Farah who talks about Huckabee’s view on the government’s role in social issues. He makes some great points that Christians as individuals are responsible for helping the poor, not the US government.
“The first troubling discovery is that, as governor, Huckabee was a tax-raiser to put Bill Clinton to shame. Worse than that, now he tries to tell audiences the courts and legislature twisted his arm to sign that tax hike. But there is just no evidence to support that interesting revisionist view of reality.”
“The second troubling finding is his support (there is really no other word for it) for illegal immigration. As governor, he helped Arkansas serve as a magnet for illegal immigrants who wanted jobs in the Tyson chicken plants or in-state tuition rates unavailable to American citizens from neighboring states or a Mexican consulate generously offered up to the Mexican government for free.”
“As Christians, they are confusing the role we as individuals are assigned as followers of Jesus with the role of government. When Jesus tells us to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, He is not suggesting we transfer that personal responsibility to government. He is not suggesting we transfer that responsibility to our neighbors. He is not suggesting, as the old saying goes, we rob Peter to pay Paul. This is a personal, individual responsibility of the believer.”
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Im glad that conservatives are speaking out about Huckabees suspect “conservative record”.
Huckabee is a media creation almost as much as Obama.
Thompson is the genuine article in this race, and it is time that conservatives start getting on board.
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