Your tag line: That is what he said, but is that how he ran his administration as Governor? I don’t think so.
I don’t think so.Yes, it is. And Ronald Reagan would be proud.
Huckabee brought state government to bear when the state wanted it to, either for hard infrastructure, the soft infrastructure, or for the temporary only help of what RR called the "social safety net."
That is what states do. Now, running for president, Huckabee continues to maintain a 10th Amendment view -- unlike Romney for instance, who offers auto companies federal corporate welfare.