DENVER - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney brushed off a comment by rival Mike Huckabee that he hadn’t hit “political puberty” until he ran for president, saying the presidency was no laughing matter.
Speaking on MSNBC, Huckabee challenged Romney’s presentation of himself as a conservative candidate. “Here’s a man who didn’t hit political puberty in the conservative ranks until 60 years old,” Huckabee said.
The Baptist preacher, who is lagging behind Romney and Sen. John McCain in the polls, said 10 years ago Romney had presented himself as an independent with far more liberal views on social issues such as marriage and abortion than he does now.
“He may be saying conservative things now but he certainly wasn’t saying them until he ran for president,” said Huckabee, who is aiming to capture a number of conservative southern states on Feb. 5 to stay in the race.
Asked about the puberty comment at a rally in Denver on Friday, Romney said: “Gov. Huckabee is always good for a good chuckle, he likes to have a good chuckle. I think the presidency is about something very serious.”
“While there’s occasionally a time of natural humor, I think the presidency is more serious than that comment suggests.”
PICTURE: Reuters/Danny Moloshok (Former US first lady Nancy Reagan joins US Republican presidential candidates at a debate in Simi Valley, Calif. on January 30, 2008)
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What is the difference between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton? A lot more than most think. It lies in their actions and their records, which speak far louder than their similar policy platforms. Place your vote and see the commentary: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/2 /2/0181/84501/394/448113
- Posted by Duck SoupMIke Huckabee: nice guy, a lot of fun-not the sharpest pencil in the drawer. Some of his answers on foreign policy and the economy are scary. He could propel us into a depression. Is that the legacy you want to leave your children and grandchildren? (Romney was valedictorian, and has a joint MBA/JD from Harvard. He launched Staples and Dominos. He eats economics for breakfast).
- Posted by midgeMcCain: thank-you for your service in the war, and we have compassion for your horrendous experiences in it. But the Presidency? This would be another very scary choice because:
1. McCain has a violent temper. He has screamed the “F” word frequently at his fellow congressmen. By his own admission, he loses it…a lot. Some feel that there is residual psychological damage from his years spent as a POW. One congressman put it this way “You don’t want that guy anywhere near a trigger” (that includes nuclear triggers of the Presidential kind)
2. McCain admits he know almost nothing about the economy. With our country teetering, we need a savvy, sharp, economocally brilliant President. Asia is at the door. A depression is not out of the question. We don’t have time to mess around with bigotry. We need someone who can turn this economy around-fast.
3. McCain and Hilary are very good friends. They went to Estonia together as Senators and held a drinking contest. This level of maturity is reserved for the immature, not people who want to run the (currently) most powerful country on the earth.
We no longer have time for high school popularity contests. We desperately need a real leader with serious intelligence.
We have friends who know the Romney family well. They really are wholesome. They will not bring scandal to the White House. . Mitt is not in this for the fame or power. He didn’t take a salary in Masachusetts, he won’t as President. He simply wants to help, and he knows how.
The smartest thing we could do for our posterity is to vote for Mitt and encourage others to do the same.