Huckabee Takes the Stage
By Madeira Ginley
9/03/2008
It wasn't meant to be. Last January former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee had won the Iowa GOP caucus. So he had hoped to be accepting the party's presidential nomination on Wednesday night. But instead Huckabee was on stage promoting Senator John McCain who he said was his second choice behind himself. Huckabee may have come up short for a seat on the ticket but during his speech he lauded McCain and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
In regards to Governor Palin, Huckabee noted that she got more votes running for the position of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden did running for President of the United States. This may be true since Biden dropped out immediately following the Iowa caucuses on January 3rd.
Huckabee praised American men and women who fought for their rights and for their country to provide citizens with safety and security. He said that "being American is not just about freedom. It is about those who gave it to us." And he said that John McCain did just that.
John McCain's rival, Barack Obama was not left out of the speech. Huckabee congratulated Demcratic nominee Barack Obama on his historic nomination. He then went on to criticize Obama's midsummer trip to Europe. Huckabee accused the Illinois senator was bringing back European policies. He maintains that they include more government which he believes many Americans do not want. Huckabee also talked about gas prices, pay cuts, home foreclosures, the American dream and Americans' desire for change. He believes that John McCain would deliver that change.