DEBATE: Fred Fights Back

Thu, January 10, 2008 - 9:34 PM

Fred Thompson gets the first big applause line of the night, as he goes after Mike Huckabee hard, accusing him of being a phony conservative.

“He would be a Christian leader, but he would also bring about liberal foreign policy and liberal economic policy,” Thompson says.

“I’m catching flak, I must be over the target. Fred, I appreciate your analysis of my record, but let me give you the facts about my record,” Huckabee responds, and repeats an off-quoted line that as governor of Arkansas, he cut taxes 94 times.

Apparently he's not going down without a fight.

--Sean Mussenden