Huckabee’s Wit on Display at CSM Breakfast
Mike Huckabee made an appearance at the annual Christian Science Monitor breakfast this morning, and, as usual, delivered some memorable zingers to reporters. I’m going to cut and paste from the New York Times’ political blog, “The Caucus” as posted by John M. Broder in a post entitled “Breakfast With Huckabee”
On running for the United States Senate if this presidential thing doesn’t work out: “It’s more likely I’ll dye my hair green, get a bunch of tattoos and go on tour with Amy Winehouse.”
On the rigors of a presidential campaign: “Arkansas politics and the savagery of it were far more intense than running for president.”
On the recent flood of endorsements of Mr. McCain, now that he is close to securing the nomination: “What are these people saying – that they were for him all along but just forgot to tell him?” (my favorite)
On why Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton seems to be struggling right now: “She does not have the personality of her husband. Very few people do.”
On why Senator Barack Obama appears to be beating her: “The American people are not looking for someone who can fix a carburetor. They’re looking for someone who can drive the car.”
I posted some months ago that Huckabee’s rise was essentially the Republican Party’s chickens coming home to roost. They built an electoral coalition that relied heavily on conservative Christians to get politicians into office who would publicly espouse morally and religously conservative positions, while enacting legislation and policies that heavily favored corporations and investors. It was only a matter of time before a politician arose who perceived the contradiction in that arrangement and capitalized on the frustrations that it manifested. It is his quick wit(as evidenced above), alongside his charming, affable, and down-to-earth style, that has kept his underfunded campaign this deep in the race.
dr studly
