Not a lot of posting today. I have to finish a Groo letter column and then start on a new project unrelated to fictional characters who eat cheese dip or lasagna.
A friend of mine who used to work in the Washington press corps (and who wishes me to not use his name here) sent me the following…
I see you're puzzled why Huckabee's running for president. I don't think he knows what else to do. He may also have handlers who have convinced him he can win and they're not telling him that because they think he can win but because it could be extremely profitable for them if he runs even if (when) he crashes and burns. I think Huckabee's fighting to be relevant somewhere and it isn't Fox News because they won't treat him as a major on air personality. Also, we all know some of the clowns running for the GOP nom are going to self destruct and it's at least possible Huck could be the only man left standing. That's the only way I can see him getting the nom. He's about as popular with Repubs as Ben Carson and Carson is one of those guys who like you always say is going to get the same number of electoral votes as you.
Hey, I think I'm going to get more electoral votes than Ben Carson. I'm a shoo-in to get zero and he's likely to wind up owing some. When was the last time someone even came within a mile of the presidency who didn't have experience as a governor, a senator or a real prominent congressperson? Eisenhower, I guess…and we don't have war heroes like that anymore.
I'll be back later to post something. I don't know what yet.