PAC Coordinator Bails on Huckabee
Theocrat Mike Huckabee’s PAC coordinator in Arkansas has quit, over Huckabee’s decision to grant clemency to suspected cop killer Maurice Clemmons.
(CNN) – The Arkansas coordinator for Mike Huckabee’s political action committee resigned Tuesday, citing the former Arkansas governor’s decision nine years ago to grant clemency to Maurice Clemmons, the man suspected of murdering four police officers in Washington state.
Jason Tolbert, who runs a conservative blog, served as Arkansas state coordinator for HuckPAC in a volunteer capacity.
“My departure was with a heavy heart but was done after serious prayer and consideration,” Tolbert wrote on his Web site. “Some have asked about the timing. As most could imagine, the recent news of the last two days along with the response did play a role in this decision but was not the sole factor.”
UPDATE at 12/2/09 6:12:39 pm:
The New York Times has letters exchanged between prosecutor Robert Herzfeld and Mike Huckabee about his clemency policies, and you are not going to believe Huckabee’s incredibly arrogant response (sent via his deputy legal counsel and adviser on criminal justice Cory Cox): Parole and Clemency for Maurice Clemmons - The New York Times.
This is Cox’s reply to Herzfeld’s plea for them to reconsider their policies:
Dear Robert,
The governor read you [sic] letter and laughed out loud.
He wanted me to respond to you. I wish you success as you cut down on your caffeine consumption.
Un. Freaking. Believable.
Frank says: