Via the Daily Gotham… the National Jewish Democratic Council is putting Mike Huckabee in their sights, offering a list of reasons why the Huckster would be a terrible president. They mention, for instance, his embrace of creationism and his words of appreciation for Gitmo. But they also bring us something I suspect we’ll be hearing a lot more about if the former Arkansas governor does move into the top tier: his ethics problems:
During the political campaign, Huckabee could prove a poster boy for political corruption. He made news before leaving the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion, when he set up gift registries on several websites, allowing lobbyists and others seeking to curry influence to know exactly which gifts to purchase for he and his wife. As we’ve blogged in past posts about Huckabee, this quote from a retired Arkansas government official says it all about the former Governor and potential Republican nominee:
“He’s using the trappings of the governor’s office to get everything he can, and the sad part of it is, I honestly believe he does not see anything wrong with this,” said Kerns, a retired lawyer for the Department of Veterans Affairs. “It’s like ‘ethics’ is a foreign word to him.”
Just what America needs — another administration run by people who don’t understand the line between public service and private self-interest.
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