Mike Huckabee's 'Willie Horton problem'

"If [Mike] Huckabee were a liberal and a Democrat, he would be a punching bag for right wing blowhards an example of clueless, soft-on-crime politicians at their worst. Fox News would be stalking him, as they have others responsible for letting criminals out early." -New York Times blogger Timothy Egan
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What's that flushing sound?

That's the sound of former Arkansas Gov. Mike