David Brooks had a column in the New York Times yesterday touting Mike Huckabee as a potential Republican nominee.
The thing is--take away the names and the slightly different labels, and for much of the column, it sounds like Brooks is talking about George W. Bush, circa 2000.
"He talks about issues in a down-to-earth way ... a collaborative conservative ..." And so forth. I counted no fewer than six different Huckabee-Bush parallels, and I'm sure I missed a few.
The GOP nominating Bush 3.0 would, it seems to me, be the surest way to ensure that the next White House occupant is addressed "Madame President." Qualified or not, deserving or not, the similarities would guarantee Huckabee's obliteration in the general election.
--Shack
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It's the NYT's plot!
Huck is a damn good guy. Not really a Presidential-type guy, but a good one.
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