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Bill Press is a Democratic Party operative and commentator. He once co-hosted “Crossfire” on CNN and he’s been sort of a progressive\/liberal TV talking head for many years.<\/p>\n

He posted this item on Facebook that I have to share on this blog. It seems to be quite revealing.<\/p>\n

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Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee announced he\u2019s running for president yesterday, the sixth Republican to do so.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now, here\u2019s what\u2019s funny: As a presidential candidate, he may talk about his time as FOX NEWS talk show host, but he won\u2019t talk about his time as governor. He can\u2019t. Because today he\u2019s running as a conservative \u2013 but, back then, he governed as a liberal!<\/em><\/p>\n

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As Igor Volsky from Think Progress told us on the show yesterday, Governor Huckabee had a record which Bill Clinton, another Arkansas governor, would have been proud of.<\/em><\/p>\n

One of his first acts as governor was to raise the sales tax to pay for improvements in schools. He also convinced voters to raise taxes to pay for improvements to Arkansas highways. As governor, he supported in-state tuition and scholarships for students who came to this country illegally.<\/em><\/p>\n

Like President Obama, Huckabee\u2019s signature achievement was health care. He expanded health coverage to kids whose parents earned too much to qualify for Medicaid but still couldn\u2019t afford private insurance \u2013 and the number of uninsured children dropped from 22 percent to 6 percent.<\/em><\/p>\n

As Governor, Mike Huckabee built a strong, progressive, pro-government record. Too bad he can\u2019t run on it today.<\/em><\/p>\n

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That’s quite a record. Gov.\u00a0Huckabee ought re-own it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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