Faux Conservatism

Cynical Christian has a post about Huckappeal. But he misses (or at least doesn’t elaborate upon) a key point:

What grabbed me were some of Carter’s defenses of Mike Huckabee as the real full-spectrum conservative in the race.

A prime example of how “economic conservatives” are out of touch with the Reagan conservatives is the issue of executive compensation for poorly managed companies. On CNBC Governor Mike Huckabee expressed his disgust for corporate boards that award CEOs with $200 million bonuses while the workers are taking 40% pay cuts. As the Governor made clear he didn