Saturday, April 02, 2005
Who Is Mike Huckabee?
Who is Mike Huckabee? Mike Huckabee is the Governor of Arkansas, currently one of the longest serving Governors in the country. He is the next Chairman of the National Governors Association and he is from Hope, Arkansas. Mike Huckabee is also a brilliant politician who is warm, caring, eloquent and engaging. He is also a musician.
If all that sounds familiar, it may be because Bill Clinton shared the exact same resume when he launched his Presidential bid in 1992. Mike Huckabee, however, is a Republican.
It seems unlikely that a small state like Arkansas could produce two Presidents in a single generation. Add to the equation the fact that they both hail from the same tiny, rural town of just over 10,000 people and it must be almost a statistical impossibility -- almost.
While Mike Huckabee shares a number of biographical characteristics with Clinton, he shares several more significant political and personal characteristics with President George W. Bush. Like the President, Mike Huckabee originally assumed his present office under a cloud of controversy. His predecessor, Jim Guy Tucker, was convicted of a felony in the White Water scandal and was compelled to resign. Mike Huckabee, then the lieutenant governor, was to assume the Governorship. However, at the last minute Tucker changed his mind.
A constitutional crisis loomed. Yet he prevailed.
His authority was doubted by many (he was sometimes referred to as the 'accidental Governor'). Yet he prevailed.
He was underestimated. Repeatedly. Yet he always prevailed.
He shares something else with the President, as well. Mike Huckabee, a former Baptist minister, is a believer in the grace and power of God.
Now that you know a few of the things Mike Huckabee shares with other Presidents, you need to know about the things that make him unique--and uniquely qualified to serve as the next President of the United States.
This blog is a great place to start.
BSR
