Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Arkansas Values   [Lisa Schiffren]

From Powerline:  

"there are reports that Huckabee received hundreds of gifts as governor the value of which exceeded $100,000 in one year. One of the donors apparently was appointed to a state commission. Huckabee and his wife also registered for gifts as they were planning to leave the governor's mansion and move into a home they had recently purchased. In a related matter, Huckabee removed the drapes from the governor's mansion when he left.

There was no violation here; the drapes had been one of the many gifts. As a friend from Arkansas told me, Huckabee wasn't a corrupt governor; just a tacky one."

Quick. What other former Arkansas governor and First Lady took gifts while in office; helped themselves to the the White House furniture and stuff, and registered for more household items, ranging from china and crystal to art and linens, to be donated by supporters as they left the White House and had to pay for their very first non-government housing?  Do we need reruns of  tacky Arkansas ethics in DC?

12/12 03:28 PMShare