“I can see why he felt building decent roads, improving schools in the state that had almost the worst rating, etc, was giving hope...”
You’re a Big Government evangelical.
“I disagree with raising taxes for any reason”
Yet just above you said you understood. Romney did not increase taxes and balanced the budget to a surplus.
“...but I think Huckabee is a more honest, caring liberal”
I do to. But Romney is a conservative.