1.0 link 77165 <![CDATA[Huckabee: The GOP's Cynical Use of Religion Has Come Home to Roost]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/huckabee-the-gops-cynical_b_77165.html With Mike Huckabee's continuing surge, the Republican Party now has an Iowa front-runner whose religious beliefs are virtually identical to those of George Bush. He's anti-choice, born-again, against gay-marriage, and gets political advice directly from God.

So why is the Republican establishment suddenly in a state of near-apoplexy about Mike Huckabee? Shouldn't they be happy? They've been cultivating evangelicals and fundamentalists for 30 years. Now they finally have a candidate who's truly part of the movement. So what's the problem?

Actually, that is the problem. The evangelical crowd...

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