So we all know that Mike Huckabee is rising in his poll numbers from Iowa, only trailing Mitt Romney. This, I think, is in large part to his socially conservative agenda that would attract traditional social conservatives along with evangelicals and pro-life supporters. While I do like his stances on gay marriage, abortion, the family, and many other traditional family values (he is a Baptist minister afterall), I think the following video is telling about his stance on big government and fiscal responsibility:


If this is the kind of “conservative” Mike Huckabee would be if he were in the White House, I’d rather pass. In a past GOP debate, he made no excuses for his tax hikes, saying he would not denounce his prior choice to raise taxes because Arkansas needed new roads. That position, in my mind, is foolish. The right way to raise revenue is to CUT taxes and REDUCE spending. Instead of acting like the *government* needs more money to close its budget gap, it’s about time politicians starting thinking of the money they bring in as *the people’s money* and quit spending more than they bring in.

If individuals and families are expected to be financially responsible, why shouldn’t government be as well?