Let's see...

Opposes a woman's right to make her own reproductive decisions, even when her life is at stake, and even goes so far as to oppose birth control.

Believes same-sex couples should have no legal recognition whatsoever, and believes sex outside of a legally recognized marriage for purposes other than procreation is wrong.

Advocated for the forced isolation of HIV+ persons, while opposing governmental research into vaccinations, treatments, and cures for all sexually transmitted diseases (until he announced his run for President).

Advocated for and approved the release of a convicted rapist despite opposition from victims' advocacy groups, prosecutors, law enforcement, and the parole board he forced into the decision. Felt the sentence for brutally raping a 17 year old woman was too harsh and politically motivated (she was a distant Clinton relative). Said rapist would rape and murder another woman, and is suspected in the murder of a third. He's dead now, but Huckabee refuses to apologize to those who's lives he destroyed in his politically motivated release of the animal.

Is the typical "pro-life" hypocrite, caring only for the fetus, but not what happens after the child is born. Supports liberal application of the death penalty, depending largely upon the political persuasion of the accused and the victim (see above).

Supports the elimination of all federal taxes, the abolishment of the IRS, and the establishment of a regressive "national sales tax" of 23% on each and every item purchased.

Believes in forced school prayer, teaching of creationism, the merging of Church and State, that the universe is 6,000 years old, and that God guides his every move.

And he won Iowa, is the likely winner in New Hampshire tomorrow, is almost sure to take South Carolina, etc.

Just goes to show what the GOP really stands for if this is their nominee.

That's the course I feel like I've enrolled in every time I look at the primaries.

Huckabee was wildly unpopular here in AR when he left office. About every conversation I have about him goes something like this:

"So, you hear about how well Huckabee is polling in Iowa? He's raising a lot of cash."
"Huh, that's wierd. He was a pretty crap governor."

One unfortunate conversation with a well-educated, very liberal friend quite frighteningly went like this.

"What's your problem with Huckabee? Debate me. I'll make you love him. For every complaint, I can tell you why his economic policies or whatever are a good idea."
"He supports a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage."
"But that'll never happen."
"Ok, how about this... he supports a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage because he finds me repulsive and believes I should go to hell and shut up until I get there."

I really can't see him on the Republican ticket though, not successfully anyway.

Ugh. Huckabee. The guy's got a cult-like following that is scary. You wanna' be entertained... or disgusted, lurk through the Huckabee forums. I shit you not, they have "prayer" threads praying for Jesus to strike down other candidates, they pray for their death saying it's not murder, it's justified. It's really, really sick. I'm not kidding.

http://www.mikehuckabeeforum.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=5e4c1482a79461c6164...

Oh, and gotta love Huckabee's comment "a wife is to submit graciously to the servant leadership of her husband". Whoa.
And his involvement in the release of a rapist/murderer, who just happened to be a distant cousin of Bill Clinton, who upon his release went out raped and murdered two more women.
And that's not all. I think the most recent on the news was telling how his son had hanged, stoned and burned a dog, or something like that. You can look this stuff up on the mainstream. Guy's surrounded by some really weird shit. And this guy wants to be our president. *rolls eyes*

Eat two twinkies for me, too. ;o)