My new First Things column is about how Huckabee could become the GOP establishment’s best friend and how the GOP establishment might become Huckabee’s public relations agency.

On a slightly different note, I saw an interview with Rick Perry on the Fox News Special Report show. He came across very likeable and he realizes that there is no such thing as being too humble when it comes to talking about his 2012 campaign.

One thing that really comes across in the interview is how federal-level policy and opinion dynamics are just so different from those of the state level. A politician who mastered the policy issues and opinion dynamics of their own state might have the talent to figure out national politics, but they still have to put in the work.