Those who know me well know I love a good horse race - especially at Kentucky Derby time when I throw a mean party! As of late, I've been keeping my eyes and ears on a horse of a different color - a DARK HORSE - and I am hoping he will be winning the most important race left in this decade.
Shall I go ahead and divulge the winner of my perfect perfecta? He is none other than Mike Huckabee - former Arkansas Governor - and 2008 Presidential hopeful. Huckabee is proving himself to be a worthy contender. From what I've seen, he is a man of integrity and humility, a deft communicator, and is passionate about critical issues our country faces. My beliefs may not line up 100% with his (they don't with ANY of the candidates) so I have to rely, also, on my gut instinct when choosing which "horse" to get behind.
Speaking of horses - I've picked a few winners of the Kentucky Derby over the years, starting with Sunday Silence back in 1989. Perhaps my all-time favorite pick was Funny Cide in 2003. Surely you remember the story of a bunch of high school friends who got together and purchased the gelding for a mere $75,000 and then "took on the Sheiks and Bluebloods" to win the Kentucky Derby! Which reminds me of another point I'd like to make - a lot of attention has been paid to how much money different candidates have been raising (and spending) in recent months. (By the way, campaign fundraising information can be checked out on the website opensecrets.org) Mitt Romney even offered Huckabee some "friendly advice" in this area - telling Mike that he, too, could be a front-tier candidate if he could come up with $20 million dollars in a few months' time - advice, by the way, that was respectfully rejected when my dark horse explained there really was no need to be spending money in such a fashion - that his own frugal ways were indicative of how he would handle the Federal Treasury! You go, Mike! I like a man who spends wisely.
Later today my dark horse will debate. CNBC will broadcast live from 4-6 pm Eastern. For those of us who are either stuck in offices or carpooling kids at that time, MSNBC will rebroadcast the debate at 9 pm. I can hardly wait...because when Mike is at "the mike" he outshines them all!
(check out mikehuckabee.com for more info about a man WORTHY of being our next President)
3 comments:
Amen my friend!! I am with you on this and I think he is a very good man for the job of President of the United States. We need to stick together on this and support him. He did good today but the debate was more about Fred than anything else. I say Mike would be a great Vice President for now, and he would help any front runner pick up needed conservative votes.
I was not able to see the debate live as I was on the racquetball court, but I am counting the minutes until I see the rebroadcast. I, for one, have no interest in Fred Thompson being President - and Vice Prez just isn't good enough for Mike so I'm glad you are on the support team! Mike has asked that his bloggers post about the debate tomorrow - so check back in then!
I hate to say it but Fred or Rudy will get the nod and they will have to pick Mike for VP. He was not asked a lot of questions because hard ball wuss wanted to beat up the big boys.If we can do well in Iowa we can carry on from there. Vermont will be tough due to the conservative nature of Mike. He just does not have the cash to compete for now, but that could change if we do well in Iowa. We are sitting third and that is awesome!
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