Huckabee Declares Himself Defender of Entitlements

Mike Huckabee “drew roaring cheers from supporters on Tuesday as the latest entrant in a sprawling field of Republican presidential candidates by declaring himself the guardian of so-called entitlement programs, warning, ‘Let them end their own congressional pensions, not your Social Security!,'” the New York Times reports.

“But his pledge to fend off any tinkering with the popular Social Security and Medicare programs put him at odds with his Republican opponents, exposing growing fault lines in the party over an issue that has long been considered a political third rail.”