I don't think this is at all true -- Huckabee has a poor record across the entire small-government spectrum, from taxes and spending to nanny-state laws and endorsement of big federal government programs. I will never vote for Huckabee; I'm interested in seeing what other small-government conservatives think about this.
Which is why the current Republican race is so interesting - it's a laboratory, in a sense, for determining which interest groups really have clout in the GOP primaries, and which issues really excite the faithful.
This is exactly right, which is why the choice of nominee will affect the overall direction of the GOP long past 2008 -- especially if that nominee wins.
“I don’t think this is at all true — Huckabee has a poor record across the entire small-government spectrum, from taxes and spending to nanny-state laws and endorsement of big federal government programs. I will never vote for Huckabee; I’m interested in seeing what other small-government conservatives think about this.”
I think the writer was agreeing with you on this. As for me, Huck is a repeat of all the bad things of the Bush presidency. Immigration, spending, big government, and yes religious conservatism(which isn’t bad) handled badly at a national level.
“This is exactly right, which is why the choice of nominee will affect the overall direction of the GOP long past 2008 — especially if that nominee wins.”
Not if 06 is any indication. I see no realignment. Unless the republican party gets truly wiped out, it will be more of the same from both parties. If the republican party gets wiped out, what will happen is democrats will run the country into the ground as they did in the 70s. Look for a republican controlled govt in say 2020.