Apparently, Mike Huckabee really liked getting gifts when he was Governor of Arkansas:
Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee accepted tens of thousands of dollars in suits and clothes as well as dozens of airplane trips, sporting tickets, country club memberships, fishing rods and jewelry for his wife during his years as Arkansas governor.
Mr. Huckabee was never found to have violated any ethics laws and his predecessors, including former President Bill Clinton, took dozens of similar donations, reports show. State ethics laws in Arkansas don’t prohibit such gift-giving.
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ne financial disclosure report by Mr. Huckabee makes clear the tension between the governor and state ethics officials over the practice. In describing a $145 blanket, the former governor’s financial form explained that the item wasn’t a gift because it was returned.
“Although it is not necessary to disclose the gift herein, the disclosure is being made out of an abundance of caution to avoid another partisan attack by the Ethics Commission,” the filing stated.
A review of public records from 1996 to 1999 shows Mr. Huckabee accepted donations from private sources to pay for airfare on more than 50 trips throughout Arkansas and across the country. The travel included trips paid for by the Entergy power company and the University of Arkansas to see sporting events.
All part of his official duties, you know.
February 3rd, 2008 at 1:19 am
Blogroll Amnesty Day…
Many blogs are celebrating Blogroll Amnesty Day in reverse of how it turned out last year. Last year Atrios began Blogroll Amnesty Day as explained by Jon Swift:
The idea that links are the capital of the blogosphere seems so obvious that you would th…