[unspun]

The biggest problem with those that would demonize Huckabee is the documented fact that he was enormously popular with conservatives and especially with freepers when he was actually IN office. Thus, their modern revisioniz[ing] about his "liberal record" has much crediblity as the RATs who whine about how Bush "lied" about WMDs when they were all for taking out Saddam's "WMDs" long before Bush even brought up the subject.

Something odd sure seems to have been driving some, around here. Maybe for some, it has something to do with a kind of angry rationalization response, when Huckabee appeals to principles of respecting and loving God and our neighbor.

It would be sad, even tragic, if very many conservatives actually were as selfish and uncaring as liberals and some moderates say we are.

[ellery]

It would be sad, even tragic, if very many conservatives actually were as selfish and uncaring as liberals and some moderates say we are.

The problem for me is that Huckabee appears to buy into the notion that it's the role of government to compel me to "love my neighbor" with my family's hard-earned income.

It's possible to care about the disadvantaged (and even work to help them) while still opposing increased involvement by the government. My liberal friends don't understand that, and I fear Huckabee doesn't either.

[GOPyouth]

when Huckabee appeals to principles of respecting and loving God and our neighbor.

And telling me that I'm un-Christian because I don't support the green light to socialized medicine by giving SCHIP a massive expansion.