Mike Huckabee was on Face The Nation on CBS with Bob Schieffer, December 23rd and gave a wonderful interview, like always.  I do not have a TV and I don’t recall ever seeing Bob Schieffer do an interview before, but I must say, he is the most pleasant reporter I think I have ever listened to.  He asked some very pertinent questions and he was totally non-combative.  I must say, that was very refreshing to see in a reporter.

When you watch this video, pay close attention to what Mike Huckabee says about the Republican Party.  I believe it is very revealing in what it says about the future of our party.  Below is Huckabee’s response to the question Bob Schieffer asked him about the Republican Party.

I am a Republican. And I am out to change the Republican Party. It needs changing. It needs to be inclusive of all those people across America for whom this party should stand.

And it’s not just the people on Wall Street. It’s the people on Main Street. And there are a lot of people in America that come up and shake my hand. They get out of cabs. They come from behind the skycap counter and they tell me that they appreciate the fact that I understand what it’s like to struggle.

The Republicans are not just a group of people who sit at the top. They’re people who sit around their kitchen table and worry about how they’re going to pay their rent.

I think sometimes there’s this perception that Republicans all belong to the same club. Well, the one club they belong to is loving this country and loving its future and wanting to do the best for their children. I think I represent those folks.

I’m not angry at all the folks at Wall Street. In fact, I think my policies would do more for them, but it wouldn’t just be for them. It would also be for those guys that don’t necessarily have a stock portfolio. It would be also for the people who don’t have a lobbyist in Washington.

When we do the kind of policies that I’d like to see happen in terms of taxes and regulation, a guy could sit down at his kitchen table, sketch out the idea for a small business, and know that the government isn’t his biggest opposition, that he actually might be able to live the American dream. And that’s what Republicans ought to be about, helping not just big business but small business as well.

Watch the video and see what you think.  I think it is a very telling interview.

That’s my take!

Larry

Part 1

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Tags: Bob Schieffer, Campaign, CBS, Face The Nation, Fair Tax, Huckabee, President

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