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If only the wish could be father to the thought! If this cop killer case doesn't end Mike Huckabee's political career once and for all, there is no justice. Here's a GREAT blog post that rounds up Huck's horrible record on pardons. Follow all the lengths within to read about the huge numbers of clemencies he issued, the arrogance with which he and his staff approached the issue, the lack of transparency on the subject, and the tragic results from some of his clemencies, including in the horrid case of Wayne DuMond, who raped and raped and raped again. No amount of stagecraft featuring backlit crosses and folksy aphorisms should hide Huckabee's culpability for such horrendous judgment.

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Spicy Joker| 11.30.09 @ 2:35PM

Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Huckster!

Chet Redpath| 11.30.09 @ 2:53PM

What a "simp!" He won't be missed as he has no leadership qualities, and has shown extremely poor judgement.

your mama| 11.30.09 @ 3:04PM

Shame on him

Oldefarte| 11.30.09 @ 3:08PM

Once again, I think that Huck, being a Baptist minister oroginally by trade, is most probably of the mindset that only God can be the ultimate JUDGE of anyone's 'sins'. This is true, but that judgement only concerns humans' SOULS, whereas what we're talking about here with these type cases are the 'BODIES' of humans [and what they do here on earth with same]. In the minds of POLITICALLY CORRECT politicians such as Huck,etc is the false idea that to 'JUDGE IS HUMAN BUT TO FORGIVE IS DEVINE'. Unfortionately, in FORGIVING these criminals, these politicians become facilitators of future crime upon society by their granting of clemency!!!!!!

kingsmill| 11.30.09 @ 4:56PM

Social conservatives need a voice and not a fraud. Hopefully this will get his sorry sleep fest of a show off Fox. Adios Mike!

Richard Baker| 11.30.09 @ 7:27PM

Why these violent felons are paroled/released early has always been amazing to me. Huckabee is not the first or the last to engage in this sort of daffy behavior.

james wilson| 12.1.09 @ 2:56AM

The man's opinion of himself owns no modesty. Perhaps he can help St. Peter directly.

Eric Damon| 12.1.09 @ 10:03AM

Have you seen the way Fox News is circling the wagons around Huckabee? O'Reilly had him on last night so that he could blame the parole board for letting the guy out (as if the parole board will keep a prisoner after a gov. grants clemency) and then to lash out at the judges who set his bond in his latest crime! The thing is, if he hadn't been let out of prison in Arkansas by Gov. Huckabee, he couldn't have committed any more crimes against the public. There's no defending this guy, no matter how hard Fox News tries.

Margie| 12.1.09 @ 1:12PM

Apparently, Huckabee commuted this guy's sentence when he was 16 yrs. old and in prison for burglary and robbery. His orig. sentence was for over 100 yrs. Huckabee had it commuted to 40-something.
Here's his statement: http://www.newsmax.com/headlin.....ode=9249-1

Lori| 12.1.09 @ 3:37PM

It was only a matter of time. A governor cannot spend so much of the peoples time and resources doling out favors to felons, overruling thoughtful juries and judges and then manage to escape the occasion of one coming back to bite him. I predict there will be more. The odds are too great when you have 1033 clemencies, commutations, etc.

I always wondered why so many criminals would be such top priority to a governor. Turns out he could not resist requests from his pastoral friends. I pity the felon who did not share Huckabee's faith. Such never had a chance to have their petition reviewed. Not only did he have poor judgment, but he discriminated based on religion which is an outrageous failure to uphold the constitution. He should never be president of the America which was founded on religious freedom. This promotion of fellow evangelicals in my mind kind of explains his entire campaign strategy, doesn't it?

randy| 12.1.09 @ 4:46PM

Sounds like someone's on a witch hunt to take Huckabee down even before there's an election. If the Republican party doesn't unite in some way, then there's always another 4 years for Obama. Think about that. R

Shelly| 12.3.09 @ 1:09AM

You know he must be feeling like crap over this. I say give him a break he still has to wake up everyday. Washington State should be part to blame in this too.