Huckabee, a possible Paul rival for the GOP nomination, told him too bad. “I think the questions are fair,” Huckabee said. “When you’re running for president, all is fair in love and war. This is war. This is the big leagues. You’re going to have to expect that you’re going to have a lot of fastballs that are going to be aimed at your nose, and how you handle them is part of the process.”

“The pitcher can throw what he wants,” Huckabee continued. “The question is, can you either put it in the third deck or do you rush the mound and take the pitcher on?”