Among the various routs to the Presidency-senator, Vice President, etc.-one of them, Governor of Arkansas, is about to be tried again. I take proprietary interest in this case, as I was born and raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas. From CNN:
Republican Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor and a favorite of conservatives, will take the first step in a 2008 presidential bid, an official told The Associated Press on Friday.
Huckabee, 51, plans to file papers on Monday establishing an exploratory committee that will allow him to raise money and hire campaign staff, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid pre-empting a formal announcement.
So far Gov. Huckabee's candidacy should be filed under "amusing." This is especially so as as he was born in Hope, Arkansas, the same town that saw William Jefferson Clinton squeeze into moonlight. Someone is going to have to do a test of the water in that town. By all accounts, Mike Huckabee was a stand up guy and a good Governor. I know a lot of folk who knew him. What other cards he has hidden in his vest, I can only guess. But it looks like a very long shot.
Still, he lost a load of weight and is in trim fighting condition. If he is indeed another man from Hope, well, ya'll are in for real show.
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