If I had to guess, I'd say that his response is "awful" in the opinion of atheists and Libertarians everywhere. They think Huckabee is totally off base.
But, in fact, he is making the most important point. Thsi nation needs to reconnect with God.
As a society we have bought into the idea that if someone does wrong, it is societies fault; an individual commits a crime, therefore society must change. Kids shot at a school, the school did not have the right security, the community did not treat mentally disabled folks right, the country has inadequate gun laws. THIS THOUGHT PROCESS IS A CONSTRUCT OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY. No matter what the problem, it is not the individual who needs to change or be fixed, but the community caused the problem and needs to change or be fixed. The question is immediately, where did WE go wrong? We must not find fault in the poor criminal. The offending person is sick, a product of environment a symptom of OUR inadequacy. He/she should not be held responsible nor punished, but he/she needs to be understood and helped. We have lost the concept of willful sin and the concept of evil and evil doers. Yes there may be reasons we can ascertain, but those reasons are today used as excuses. Any how that’s my story and I am sticking to it.