Not only “no” to the Huckster, but “no” to Rick Santorum, the Catholic version of Huckster.
Both are stalking horses for Bush designed to target money-raising sub-groups of the Republican party, and thus hurt viable conservative candidates (e.g., Cruz).
Why shouldn’t he smile? The same GOP-E that just ensured that Boehner was re-elected Speaker by a massive majority has already determined that they want another Bush - this time an openly pro-illegal immigration Bush - to carry the Republican mantle into 2015. Unless the Tea Party can find a suitable candidate to back early in the process AND have that candidate avoid the stumbles of Rick Perry, then the conservative support will be split among a number of lesser candidates who will not have the capacity to fight the enormous machine that is the GOP Establishment. Remember, it is only twice in the past 70 years that conservatives were able to defeat the Establishment’s choice.