The Daily Dish (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
James Pethokoukis hears Huckabee is at the top of McCain's veep list. Malkin's reaction: "Can someone please fast-forward to 2012? Please." Meanwhile, Limbaugh is trashing McCain's climate change proposals; and National Review is calling him ... Al Gore. The horror.
The Real Clear Politics Blog (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
U.S. News's James Pethokoukis reports that a McCain fundraiser has learned that Mike Huckabee is at the top of McCain's list of potential running mates. The fundraiser is less than thrilled with the idea of Huckabee as the vice presidential...
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
My pal James Pethokoukis is a 2002 Jeopardy! champion -- so I don't lightly challenge his knowledge of either the esoteric trivia or data driven facts. However, when he -- along with Messrs. Wesbury, Mankiw, & Kudlow -- declared unequivocally that, since there have been no negative quarters of GDP, there is no Recession, I picked up that challenge. As the publicly available GDP data I...
The Entrepreneurial Mind (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... succeeding contests, for that matter â as a referendum on plutocracy. Say what? Have no fear.... James Pethokoukis sets the record straight in his column at US News . TrackBack (0) | Comments (0) Comments on this Entry:
Greg Prince's Blog (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Could the Huckster be first in line? A top McCain fundraiser with access to McCain's inner circle, as well as one of those infamous “top GOP strategists” are saying that the Arizona senator has Pastor Huck at the top of his VP pick list. U.S. News's James Pethokoukis on the purported logic of picking Huckabee. It certainly [...]
PoliticalDerby.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... keeps the rumor mill going about his quest for the #2 spot on the ticket. According to USA News’ James Pethokoukis , Huck is the odds on favored to get the nod. Sigh. Where he gets the idea that Huck brings anything to a McCain ticket is beyond me. Huck’s idea of economic stimulation is widening I-95 from Bangor, Maine to Miami, Florida. His tax plan revolves around the idea of closing...
Article VI Blog (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Wishful Thinking? — Sabotage? Reports James Pethokoukis, “money and politics blogger for U.S. News & World Report,”: Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and defeated contender for the GOP presidential nomination, is currently at the top of John McCain's short list for a running mate. At least that's the word from a top McCain fundraiser and [...]
Anchor Rising (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Many conservatives are swallowing hard and coming to accept that John McCain is the best option out there. But I wonder if that will change should Mike Huckabee become the VP choice. James Pethokoukis has the scoop:Mike Huckabee, the former...
Pandagon (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... are saying that the Arizona senator has Pastor Huck at the top of his VP pick list. U.S. News's James Pethokoukis on the purported logic of picking Huckabee. 1) He is a great campaigner and communicator who could both shore up support in the South among social conservatives (Huckabee is a former Baptist minister) and appeal to working-class voters in the critical “Big 10″ states of...
Outside the Beltway (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
While Democrats debate the likelihood of a Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton “Dream Ticket,” the latest word is that Mike Huckabee is currently at the top of the list to be John McCain's running mate. James Pethokoukis attributes this information to “a top McCain fundraiser and longtime Republican moneyman who has spoken to McCain's inner circle.” The rationale? 1) He is a great campaigner...
Daniel W. Drezner (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
I've een cautiously optimistic that John McCain would choouse a Ron Paul -type Republican (minus the conspiratorial bigotry) since the Huckabee wing of the party is much less likely to vote for Obama. Now James Pethokoukis reports the following on his Capital Commerce blog: Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas and defeated contender for the GOP presidential nomination, is currently...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
I'm not saying it wouldn't be a winner, but it would be bad: James Pethokoukis reports a McCain fundraiser claiming Huckabee is at the top of McCain's veep list. I honestly don't think McCain's sharing his real preferences. But I don't dismiss any possibilities this cycle.
Death By 1000 Papercuts (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
... record as governor of Arkansas. But in his “Capital Commerce” column for U.S. News & World Report, James Pethokoukis points to the fundraiser’s disclosure and cites several factors that could make Huckabee a strong asset for McCain. For one thing, the former Baptist minister is a great campaigner who could garner support in the South among social conservatives and at the same time...
US News (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Sen. John McCain may be in the early stages of picking a running mate, but that doesn't stop the press from speculating. Today in , Paul Bedard asks you to the best running mate for McCain, and yesterday, our own James Pethokoukis reported that Huckabee tops the list of . But there are still other candidates to consider and we're letting you in on some little known facts about each one....
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
... Is that what most Americans want, someone who will fulfill a Democratic policy wish list?" (James Pethokoukis, "Barack Hussein Reagan? Ronald Wilson Obama?" U.S. News & World Report's "Capital Commerce" Blog, ) Missouri Taxpayers Had To Work Until April 14 Of This Year To Pay Off Their Total Federal, State And Local Tax Burden For 2008. "Tax Freedom Day is the day when Americans...
