The economy. Jobs. The unemployment rate. These are the issues running through the mouths of every politician from our state houses to D.C. Republican presidential candidates have declared a "truce" on social issues, instead focusing on something they could convince the American public they could execute better than their opponents. But one Republican in particular seems to be unwilling to acknowledge the agreement.
Mike Huckabee, a favorite of social conservatives, is livening his base by invoking his pastoral past in condemning a number of social issues that he finds just a little too liberal for his liking. Obama's recent announcement that the federal government will no longer defend the unconstitutional DOMA unleashed a one-man conservative firestorm. His recent comments on a Fox News program showcased his strong distaste for the homosexual lifestyle. He even felt the need to go after recent Academy Award winner Natalie Portman, who had the audacity to get pregnant out of wedlock.
If Huckabee has any true aspirations to reach the office of the presidency he needs to remember that he is no longer behind the pulpit of his church. He is doing a different kind of preaching to a different crowd of people, and if he wants to be relevant to the American people as a whole, he needs to start adopting similar views.
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