Tuesday, August 26, 2008
An Open Letter to John McCain
Dear John,I've believed since 1996 that Mike Huckabee is destined to be President, and I still do. I started blogging about it in 2005 and it almost became a reality earlier this year. Had the hopeless Fred Thompson not remained in the race, Mike Huckabee would likely have beaten you in South Carolina and would very likely be the nominee today. Throughout the race, however, Mike Huckabee never spoke ill of you - in fact, he spoke admirably of you and believes you to be a true American hero.
Yes, I still believe Mike Huckabee is destined to be President, either as your successor or Obama's. The choice is going to be yours.
I've been suggesting here for some time that Mike Huckabee, now that he will not be the nominee, is the ideal choice for your running mate. At first this was simply because he shores up your weak areas with evangelicals and pro-life'ers. He is also an extremely able campaigner and gifted in debates. Not only that, but he'll deliver the South...without which you cannot win.
Now, events of the last two weeks have shown even MORE reason for Mike Huckabee to be your choice. As Rich Lowry, editor of National Review says today:
"...wouldn't Huckabee make a lot of sense given the things we've learned the last two weeks?
1) McCain might have a "wealth problem," and certainly Democrats are going to try to hit his wealth for all its worth in their play for working-class voters; Huckabee doesn't have a problem on this front, and has lots of working-class cred.
2) The pro-choice trial balloon hasn't been well received, and it's clear that a pro-choice nominee would create a major disruption; Huckabee is pro-life.
3) Obama picked Biden who is going to a vivid presence on the stump and could be formidable in debate; Huckabee is a great campaigner and might be just the guy to puncture Biden in a debate.
4) The McCain folks have made a huge deal about differences between Obama and Biden during the primaries; McCain and Huckabee didn't have much in the way of differences and went out of their way to praise each other."
So, Mr. McCain, the choice is yours. Choose Huckabee and he'll be your successor, building upon the success of your historic administration. Or, choose someone else and Huckabee will be Obama's successor, forced to rebuild a party left in tatters as you mourn what might have been.
BSR
