Shuckabee was a BIG reason we got McLame as our candidate and ultimately the Kenyan in chief
Well, in the interests of historical accuracy, if it wasn't McCain, it would have been Romney, who also would have been beaten by Obama. The fact of the matter is there wasn't any Republican candidate running who had even a remote chance of beating Obama. And, I'm not so sure much would be different even if Romeny had prevailed in the primary, with respect to health care & spending.
However, Huckabee is one of the few Republican candidates who can't beat Obama in 2012.