Huckabee on "Money and Politics"

Here is a link to a text transcript of an interview with Mike Huckabee on Bloomberg's "Money and Politics" show. Very good answers and a look into Huckabee's fiscal conservatism as well.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/12/huckabee_on_money_politics.html

Here is a great answer to the question of what Huckabee would do if he inherited a recession as president. This gives great insight into his philosophy of governing:

"Well, I think every president has to be worried about the what-ifs. But I learned as a governor, you basically are hired to handle the what-ifs. That's the job. It's not the things you plan for; it's the things you don't plan for. That's when character and judgment come into play. It's not that hard a job just to take out the normal routine, cut the ribbons, make the speeches; you really get paid for handling the crises, the things that nobody saw coming. I did that as a governor for 10 and a half years. That's what a president has to do. And that's when you need someone with executive experience who knows that you don't have weeks to have committee meetings. You make a decision; you've got to pull the trigger on it and you've got to take action. And then you have to take responsibility for that action. That's why a president gets elected."