Huckabee's late-night talk show hosting audition

I like watching the late-night shows. Think we might have found a new host. -- Chad

Welcome to Mike Huckabee's philosophy on labor: if you do an interview via satellite on a show with a picket line, it doesn't count as crossing the picket line.

Actual workers wouldn't strongly disagree with this approach, but then again, labor and Republicans don't go together well. The easiest job in the world is Secretary of Labor in a Republican administration. Seriously, what the hell has Elaine Chao done for 7 years?

The thing I noticed on Huckabee's latest appearance via satellite on Colbert is that he might make a decent late-night host. After all, with NBC kicking out Leno and moving up Conan O'Brien to the 11:35 p.m. ET slot, there is an opening at NBC for 12:35 a.m.

But what did we really learn about Huckabee's positions? Colbert did mock the immigration issue but there was no substance from Huckabee. If you knew nothing about Huckabee's positions before last night, you learned nothing.

Huckabee is getting a lot of air time: Leno, Letterman, and his now third appearance on Colbert. But you still have to use the air time to tell people what you stand for.

For all the grief Bill Clinton took for appearing on the Arsenio show way back when, he did talk about quite a bit about where he thought this country was, and what he wanted to do to change it. Yes, Clinton did sit in with the band, but he also talked about why he should be president.

If Huckabee wants to be president, he needs to tell us why. If Huckabee is using this to audition as a late-night talk show host, he should call NBC. He just might get the job.
http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/election08/015