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Entry: Huckabee: The New Huey Long Link: http://www.takimag.com/site/article/huckabee_the_new_huey_long#11960 Post contents: Daniel, Good article. I don't think that many people here actually support Huckabee. I don't see anyone rushing out to vote for him in a primary over Paul. The problem that many people have, I believe, is the neoconservative criticism of Huckabee's invoking of religion. Calling Huckabee a "fascist" for invoking Christmas is a move straight from the Cultural Marxist bogeyman playbook. (Not that you are doing that, you are not, but I've seen others here say such things.) A Huckabee presidency probably would resemble GW's "compassionate conservatism." Like many a Jacobin, he has utilized "universal human rights" and "civil rights" to criticize real conservatives, especially regarding immigration. More recently, I will give Huckabee credit in that he's come around on immigration, or at least is giving lip service to attrition and reduction, and his criticism of free trade too is welcome. At times he recently has sounded like Buchanan, although I don't know how sincere this "conversion" is. I'm certainly not going to change my primary vote from Paul to Huckabee because of it. Ron, There are good things about Hunter and Tancredo. Both have helped to make free trade and immigration major issues. Although at this point I'm voting for Paul, under other circumstances, I wouldn't rule out voting for Hunter or Tancredo. Although I disagree with them on the war, I think that free trade and immigration are such important issues that I'd still support them. In many ways, immigration is the greatest issue of our day. Iraq will come and go. But if the U.S. is converted into a Third World country, we are in trouble. Sent at: 2008 07 09