I heard a congressman who is supporting Huckabee say that on Radio within the week. Are you suggesting it's not true? Or that Huckabee is saying something else?
I'm saying both. Would you accept that explanation from anyone else? If Romney said "The courts made me spend more money?" Or if he said "The courts made me legalize gay marriage?" would you say "okey dokey, as long as you were forced to."
Huckabee didn't increase state spending by 65% solely on education. He refused to look at places to cut spending when it was proposed by Arkansas Republicans. He left the Arkansas Republican party in a shambles and presided over the largest fine the FEC has ever handed out to a state party. He's a fraud. There's no there there.