Huckabee's NIE Defense: Bush "Had It For Four Years," Didn't Read It
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/12/07/huckabees-nie-defense-b_n_75770.htmlNational Journal | December 7, 2007 08:53 AM
Mike Huckabee in Greensboro, N.C. tonight tried to respond to concerns about his lack of familiarity with the National Intelligence Estimate. Digging a deeper ditch? You decide ...
Well, first off all it was kind of an ambush question. It came out at ten in the morning, I think it was late that afternoon and the reporter said: Have you read it? You know, George Bush had had it for four years, and he hadn't read it yet, so I don't really know that it was a big deal that I had not yet seen it and read it because we had been on the campaign trail nonstop. In fact I was saying to the reporters, you know the reason I haven't seen it is because you guys have been tailing me all day asking me questions.