Huckabee’s exclusive interview with the GOP presidential frontrunner might also make you want to take this review course: A Brief History of Why Huckabee and Romney Don’t Like Each Other – although I think it’s more accurate to say that Huckabee holds more of the fued. While Romney has defended Huckabee and spoke kindly of him since the 2007 primary campaign, Huckabee continued to do the opposite of Romney:

Long after the campaign ended with niether of the two winning the nomination, Huckabee dredged up old wounds in a November 2008 book. He wrote that he felt “total disrespect” when Romney didn’t call him after he won the Iowa caucuses and characterized Mitt as being “anything but conservative until he changed the light bulbs in his chandelier in time to run for president.” He then panned Romney’s economic shtick by writing why don’t you let voters “eat stocks.”

Would Mitt Romney Be a Pro-Life President?

Mitt Romney on Obamacare vs. Romneycare

What Separates Romney from the Rest of the Pack?

A simple misunderstanding and lack of communication could be standing between Mitt Romney and a host of conservatives, including Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and a large majority of tea party supporters.

These conservatives want Romney to say that his health care plan in MA was a mistake. By this, they mean that the mandate is a problem. But let’s look at what exactly constitutes the mandate: If someone does not acquire health insurance, they are required to pay a penalty. That is the mandate.

Now here’s the game changer. Romney has said that if he could go back and do it over again, he would do some things differently. Several months ago, Romney specifically said that if he could do it over again he would not have the penalty but would instead give a tax credit to those who acquire insurance. The distinction here is critical, because this approach does not require action on anyone’s part. It is not a mandate, but a reward. Moreover, it is a justifiable reward because the state was footing the bill for uninsured hospital patients, and therefore when someone acquires health insurance they are removing a costly liability from the state.

The bottom line is that Romney is not standing by the mandate. He would take out the mandate and replace it, if he could. This is what his critics have demanded. He has met their demand, and no one even realized it.

Some critics might question why Romney went along with it in the first place, but their concerns are answered at this url.

Additionally, Romney has stated that he would make other changes if he could. Romneycare has not been as cost effective as he wanted, due to clauses which passed by veto override and additional changes which MA liberals have imposed since Romney left office.

Neil Cavuto introduced a segment on Fox News with a colorfully choiced clip to introduce his interview with Alaska Republican Senate Nominee Joe Miller. Viewers might have thought they were watching a commercial, but it was actually a cold-open to the Fox News show Your World with Neil Cavuto. Watch:

HotAir on the possibility of Castle starting a write-in campaign:

Castle’s team won’t confirm that they’re polling, but why wouldn’t they do it? Surely his name recognition’s high enough in the state that they’d want to know if he has a shot to win. Here’s the irony: If you think O’Donnell’s numbers against Coons are already so grim that she stands no real chance of winning — and most O’D supporters do not think that — then it’s a no-brainer that you should want Castle in the race. Worst-case scenario is that he and O’Donnell split Republicans and Coons manages to hold onto enough Democrats to squeak to victory, but then a Coons victory is how things look at the moment anyway. Bad-case scenario is that Castle manages to pull enough Dems from Coons and Republicans from O’Donnell to win the seat himself, in which case the GOP is a step closer to a Senate majority. Best-case scenario, obviously, is that Castle and Coons split the Dems and O’Donnell squeaks through on the strength of conservative supporter. If, however, you think O’D can still beat Coons head-to-head — and especially if you’re a DeMint-ian “true conservative” who regards centrist Republicans as even worse for conservatism than Democratic victories — then you should probably want Castle to stay out. “Anyone but the RINO,” no?

Another grand irony here? Castle’s hard feelings towards O’Donnell and the base may be so hard that if he polls this and the numbers show that he’ll hurt Coons more than he’ll hurt her, maybe he’ll decide not to run just to spite her. RINO revenge?

Jerry Labriola Old Spice Ad Politican: http://www.votejerry2010.com. Politician Jerry Labriola in a funny political ad that is a parody to the Old Spice commercial. Jerry has become the new Old Spice Man to help retire Rosa DeLauro in this upcoming election for the third district in Connecticut.

UPDATE: Alaskan Republican Senate candidate has also released an Old Spice parody ad:

Candidate gives intense speech to be county treasurer in Ohio.

UPDATE: a surprisingly normal sounding Phil Davison appeared in a Web Redemption segment on Comedy Centrals Tosh.0

David Williams of Citizens Against Government Waste on why candidates should use campaign money to produce promotional materials.

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A blogger at the Secular Right blog who describes themselves as “positively predisposed toward Romney” says the former Governor can’t get the 2012 nomination because he just comes off as too “wonky and brainy”.

In many ways I think Mitt Romney is like Michael Dukakis. Both governors of Massachusetts, and nerds. Romney is physically robust and handsome, but for some reason he seems to come off as a nerd on testosterone to many people. I think this is why he was so detested in the 2008 primaries by his rivals. He’s smart, rich and handsome. These should be traits which make him an object of admiration and envy, but instead he is perceived as a striving overachiever, and elicits resentment from his peers. And I think that’s partly because he can’t mask his management consultant affect (I now suspect his flip-flopping and Mormonism come into higher profile because people want to give him a wedgie).

Romney appeared on the Today Show to talk about his new book and the current political climate:

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and later on Letterman: