The Corner  The one and only.  In Huck signo vinces?   My piece
today examines the dangers of a Huckabee-versus-Giuliani race,
which would likely develop if Huckabee dominates the pre-Super
Tuesday contests. Contrast their positions on the issues (gun-
control, abortion, taxes and spending) and the two men have
absolutely nothing in common. Contrast their personal lives or
their faith lives (the pietistic Baptist minister versus the
Catholic who cannot receive communion because his marriage is
not square with the Church) and they have even less in common.
A contest between them would be sure to tear apart the
Republican Party, pitting against each other entire factions
that would divide less cleanly with candidates who are less
dissimilar (say, Mitt versus McCain or even Thompson versus Ron
Paul).  Huckabee is clearly falling off at this late stage — the
question is, by how much? Can his campaign succeed long enough
to create this perilous showdown?