TC the Terrible

Seriously, I do. Not that there is anything in Iowa that motivates me. But if I were in Iowa I could vote for Mike Huckabee in the Republican primary. According to people that follow these kinds of things for a living, Huck-a-mania is running wild in the earliest of primary states. Because this Huckster is steroid free (he’s lost over 100 pounds, not put it on) and isn’t an orange skinned beast (he’s pale as hell) Huck-a-mania may be able to go longer than 10 minutes in the ring before he blows up. <Note to self> Lay off the wrestling lingo. It makes you sound dorky.</Note to self>

I met the Right Rev. Huck when he was just another wanna-be trying to upset Dale Bumpers for a Senate seat from Arkansas. The thing that impressed me then, and still does, about Huckabee is his inability to varnish over the bad parts of the truth. He’s also one of the few guys that seems to have real ideas about what he wants to do as the President. Hillary and Obama both come off as a product of handlers that live for polling data. So does Rudi. Romney is pulling a JFK to get us talking about his version of God instead of his flip-flopping on the issues. And God help us all, Fred just comes off as the drunken-pissed off Grandpa.

Huck is likable. He’s got morals. He tells you where he stands and why. He hold his ground. Isnt’ that what all of us always claim that we want from a President? And didn’t Bush beat Kerry because he (Bush) was likable and told you what was on his mind? Or at least seemed like he did more than Kerry ever would?

So I guess the question comes down to this. What are you going to do when Huck-a-mania runs wild on you? Brother.

There’s only one good thing about Christmas to me.  It’s the Charlie Brown Christmas Special.  This year it’s on ABC, tonight at 8 o’clock Eastern Time in fact.  I’ve got the DVR set up to record it because my copy on VHS is getting worn the hell out.

I get a kick out of watching the kids open gifts, but beyond that it’s not much more than a day off from the office.  Never a bad thing, but it shouldn’t have to cost this much.