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I liked Mike Huckabee from the start. Not because of his political positions or a conviction that he would be a good president. Actually, I'll admit that I had never really heard of him during his tenure as Arkansas Governor, even though Time magazine named him one of the five best governors.
So my fondness of Huckabee is entirely apolitical and starts with his name. As a boy, I had read and loved Huckleberry Finn. How cool is it that decades later someone with a similar sounding name comes along and runs for president. To top it off, he was the last man standing against John McCain long after Republican heavyweights Rudy Guliani and Mitt Romney called it quits.
What's more, Huckabee plays in a band called Capitol Offense that covers CCR, the Rolling Stones and the Eagles, and after being diagnosed with diabetes he lost more than 100 pounds and kept it off – unlike a former German foreign minister.
Now that we are left with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama fighting it out until the bitter end and John McCain trying to sound presidential, it often feels like the last smidgeon of fun, ease and amateurism has vanished from the campaign. Everyone is so dedicated and determined all the time.
Today, it was announced that Mike Huckabee is writing a book about his failed run for presidency. The still unnamed oeuvre is supposed to hit the stores two weeks after the election. Immediately after reading the news, the thought crossed my mind whether Mike Huckabee got into the campaign just to right this book. And I have to admit, I like that thought. |
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