dimanche 12 juillet 2015

Understand Mike Huckabee Policy Solutions

By Jana Serrano


Born to a working class family in Arkansas, Michael Dale Huckabee attended public school, graduated university Magna Cum Laude, became a southern Baptist pastor, and later served as the state's Lieutenant Governor and Governor. He has become nationally known after running for the Republic nomination in 2008, hosting talk shows on television and radio, and writing several best-selling books. Now that he has joined the Republican hopefuls for the 2016 campaign, its time to understand Mike Huckabee policy solutions.

Voters can get a good idea of Huckabee's positions and capabilities by examining his record as governor. One impressive feat was achieving a balanced budget and a record surplus while cutting or eliminating many state taxes, including private and corporate capital gains taxes.

Arkansan families emerged from the Huckabee years with higher incomes, while the number of welfare recipients declined by almost 50%. This was certainly good news for taxpayers in the Natural State (Arkansas's latest nickname). He is known to have initially endorsed the Common Core, but he also showed himself a strong supporter of homeschooling and of charter schools.

He has always championed the sanctity of life and as Governor outlawed partial birth abortion. He hopes to see the repeal of 'Roe vs. Wade'. He is a believer in traditional marriage as an institution created by God and as the basis for a strong society. He was tough on crime, and homicides in the state showed a significant decline during his term in office.

His record reassures many voters as to his competence to assume the country's highest office. Now, he is building and explaining his presidential platform. People who fear that news reports are incomplete and/or slanted should access the complete transcripts of his recent speeches and interviews.

Huckabee believes that science on man-made climate change is 'not settled' enough to justify a war on carbon. He is a strong believer in US energy independence and supports both traditional and 'green' energy solutions. He believes that abortion is wrong and that decisions on this controversial subject should be made at the state level. He supports only adult stem cell research and treatment.

He would like to see Obamacare repealed. He strongly opposes gun control. He opposes amnesty (another change from earlier positions) and says he could make the borders secure. He would abolish the IRS and institute a fair tax. He supports the nation of Israel as one of America's strongest allies and considers a unified Jerusalem the rightful capital of the Jewish state. He believes that America needs a strong military presence to regain its role as the leader of the free world, and he would make reform of the Veterans Administration a priority.

All of these issues are complex. Many Americans feel the need for a strong leader who believes America can still be great. A lot of them feel Mike Huckabee might just have the courage and the experience to bring the country back to its glory days.




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