Huckabee and Healthcare

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee recently appeared on the increasingly dirty-sounding Hardball with Chris Matthews to discuss, among other things, his views on health care. According to Huckabee, an increased focus on exercise and diet would cut U.S. cancer rates by a third. Dr. Steven Novella, host of the Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast and author of the NeuroLogica Blog, has written an interesting piece critiquing the skeptical community for pouncing on Huckabee's statements to attack his creationist views. While I'm all for attacking creationist ideas, Dr. Novella is correct in chiding those who can't wait for the proper time. He also looks into the actual science behind Huckabee's claim, which, it turns out, is fairly solid. Read Dr. Novella's piece here. Wow, that sounded pretty dirty, too.