A glimpse at the candidate

So, I picked up Mike Huckabee's book Character Makes a Difference: Where I'm From, Where I've Been and What I Believe because my husband is a Huckabee supporter and I was interested in learning more about him. I was hoping the book would be a thoughtful discussion of his positions on the important issues of our time and some insight into how he came to those positions. Unfortunately, the book seemed like little more than a vanity exercise. Huckabee described his rise to the governor's seat in Arkansas and gives very brief bits of his bio. He often says that he made difficult decisions but he never says what those decisions were or how he made them.

Come to find out, this book is essentially a repeat of his 1997 book, Character is the Issue. I guess it's just been repackaged for because of his new popularity. I know a lot of people who have been pretty taken by Huckabee and by some of his debate answers and such but I'm still looking for more information and definitely will not be voting for him. In the search for more information, this book is really unhelpful.

On a side note, Washingtonians, like myself, will be caucusing tomorrow. If you live in Washington...go to your caucus. This is important. You may send in your ballet for the primary but it does not matter. For Democrats, the primary votes will assign NO delegates to the electoral college. Republicans will only assign 19 of their delegates through the primary election. Much like Huckabee's book, the Washington state primary seems to be a vanity exercise. The real election takes place at tomorrow's caucus meetings!