ABH: Hangdog

Mike Huckabee is continuing with his bid to win the Republican Presidential Nomination. However, as the Telegraph notes, his campaign is, well, fucked:

"Even if he were to win every remaining primary with more than 50 per cent of the vote he would still not catch up."

Of course, Huckabee won’t break the habit of a lifetime and let reality impact in his demented existence:

"Mr Huckabee, a Baptist minister and religious studies graduate, said at the weekend: "I didn't major in maths. I majored in miracles and I still believe in them.""

Twat.

The reasons why Huckabee is still in the race is that he is running for the vice-presidential slot. And, as I’ve noted before, Huckabee a heartbeat away from the presidency does not bear thinking about.

But it is not just his unshakeable believe in the invisible, ficticious sky fairy that bothers me. There is evidence that, beneath the ersatz charm, folksy faith and corny jokes, there lurks a darker, more corrupt side to Huckabee. Take this story, of what happened to a police chief who was asked to look at the accusation that Huckabee’s son hanged a dog:

"But John Bailey, then the director of Arkansas's state police, tells NEWSWEEK that Governor Huckabee's chief of staff and personal lawyer both leaned on him to write a letter officially denying the local prosecutor's request. Bailey, a career officer who had been appointed chief by Huckabee's Democratic predecessor, said he viewed the lawyer's intervention as improper and terminated the conversation. Seven months later, he was called into Huckabee's office and fired. "I've lost confidence in your ability to do your job," Bailey says Huckabee told him. One reason Huckabee cited was "I couldn't get you to help me with my son when I had that problem," according to Bailey. "Without question, [Huckabee] was making a conscious attempt to keep the state police from investigating his son," says I. C. Smith, the former FBI chief in Little Rock, who worked closely with Bailey and called him a "courageous" and "very solid" professional."

Aside from noting that David Huckabee is not exactly blessed with the best looking face, there is something really unsavoury here. Not about the hanging of the dog – that is a pathetic, stupid act, but that was David Huckabee rather than Mike. No, the problem here lies with Huckabee approaching the police to effectively pervert the course of justice, and then sacking the police officer concerned, citing the non-compliance over the incident with his son.

Yes, this is small fry compared to the sort of things that a President would have to deal with. But that is precisely the point. This doesn’t really matter as it is a small, parochial incident. However, the bullying and disregard for the law would be far worse in someone who has to defend and protect the constitution of the US. It is not just his beliefs that could damage the USA, it is also his attitudes.

So I say again to McCain and to the thousands of people who are still voting Huckabee in the US – ABH. Anybody But Huckabee.