The Evolution Of Mike Huckabee

During last night's Republican presidential debate the issue of evolution was raised, and candidates were asked just who did believe in the theory of evolution. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee indicated that he did not.

This morning on a conference call, Huckabee elaborated further, stating that the "yes/no" nature of the question did not allow him a chance to really explain his views. He said that if he had the opportunity to explain his position last night that he would have indicated that he does believe that evolution should be taught in public schools, and that is the responsibility of the parents to teach their children the creation theory.

In fact, said Huckabee, creation, evolution and intelligent design are all theories, and they are all worth discussion. The question came from MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews, and Huckabee offered his response to the question this morning, a response he did not have to time unload last night: if Matthews or anyone else wants to believe that his or her family "came from apes" that is fine for them, but it is not what he believes.

Does evolution even matter in the long run? Not to Huckabee, who found the question un-presidential. "I'm not sure what in the world that has to do with being president of the United States," said Huckabee.