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I'll play devil's advocate even further: If Huckabee were to give a speech telling small-government conservatives he respects them, that they have nothing to fear from him, that he cut some taxes and opposed some big-government politicians down in Arkansas, that liberal newspaper editors didn't like him, and he will be good on judges, would that be okay?

I don't disagree with anything Phil is saying about the revisionism concerning Huckabee's record -- there are more blemishes there than a stray comment about immigration. But I do think it is interesting that some factions in the GOP are telling social conservatives to handle the issues that are important to them in a way these other flavors of conservative wouldn't treat the issues they care about.

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Taxes, Immigration