Salon has an interesting profile on GOP longshot candidate Mike Huckabee.
I'll be honest. As a Democrat, this guy worries me more than anyone else. Unlike the rest of the Republican field, the man is truly optimistic about the future of the country, an outlook that drives him to use language that is far more inclusive than anyone else. Here's an example of what I mean:
"If I really know what it means to follow Jesus, it means no kid goes hungry tonight," he said, at one stop in Iowa. "It means no wife gets the daylights beat out of her by some alcoholic abusive husband. It means no kid lives in a neighborhood where he is scared to death of some child predator that is going to pick him up and carry him off. It means not one single elderly person has to make the choice between food or medicine." Unlike former Sen. Rick Santorum or Sen. Sam Brownback, Huckabee does not spend time pounding the pulpit over baby murder and sodomy. He's a self-styled "compassionate conservative," a poll-tested concept that worked once before. But while President Bush discarded the slogan like a prom queen's sash, Huckabee wants to convince America that he is the real deal.
Huckabee is far from the perfect candidate, however, and the article lays out in detail some of the challenges he faces. Nevertheless, like Brownback, I think he's one that's worth watching very, very carefully.
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