Huck is GOP foil

Although I do not agree with her assessment that Huckabee cannot win the GOP nomination (a lot can happen between now January), Jennifer Rubin of the New York Observer has a nice piece about Huckabee's role as a GOP foil. ("For Thompson and Romney, Huckabee's Routine Is a Killer"). From the article:

"But beyond all that, Mr. Huckabee is a walking, talking advertisement for his opponents’ flaws. Mr. Romney’s elastic views and slick presentation seems that much worse to social conservatives next to Mr. Huckabee, a Baptist preacher whose fire-and-brimstone invocation of religious values makes the Romney message seem plastic and contrived. And Mr. Thompson, he of the forgettable public appearances, lethargic schedule and distain for retail politics, suffers badly when compared to Mr. Huckabee’s considerable charm and energy. It often seems that Mr. Huckabee is the actor and Mr. Thompson the small-state governor. Mr. Huckabee may not have the profile or resources to win the nomination, but he could do serious damage to two contenders who have yet to get their political acts together. In that regard, he may well live up to his hype."