Well he’s got the ear of the Evangelical community, the message and he’s disagreeing with Bush on the war and economy. Can he win….nah - there’s alway Wayne DuMond.

The Bush administration’s biggest mistake, Huckabee said, has been the runaway federal spending it presided over with the recently expired Republican Congress. Relations with Congress would improve if he’s elected, Huckabee said, citing his work with the Democratic-controlled Arkansas legislature during his 10½ years as governor.

In addition, the president has not always explained himself and his policies well, Huckabee said. “I would spend a lot more time communicating with the American people.”

Still, Huckabee has little patience for many Bush critics, particularly over Iraq. Huckabee said as president he would convene panels of experts to assess the war and leave military planning to the generals. It’s pointless to harp on Bush’s decision to launch the Iraq invasion in March 2003, he added.