Fussy Huckabee Alert
There's something about this guy that seems to lack gravitas. I can't put my finger on it exactly, but it's the overall sense that he'd respond to the stress of the presidency by either micro-managing his staff, or by reacting disproportionately to some minor perceived insult to his vanity, or by becoming obsessed with minutiae.
Do you know what I'm talking about? Have you ever been out to dinner in a semi-formal setting, such as with new business clients, and the proceedings are almost de-railed because somebody made a big, flappin' fuss with the wait staff over some aspect of their meal? And for the rest of the time you work with that person you think - seems like a nice guy, but I'll never forget that look on his face when his club sandwich came on wheat, instead of rye ...
I'm not saying Mike Huckabee is pre-destined for the Howard Dean donkey-bleating type of political implosion. But any time anyone "demands" an apology in political life - or in the arena of public discourse in general - it just seems a shade too petty. Go ahead and respond to the attack if you find it necessary - if you really think there's a political advantage to be had on the issue. But don't "demand an apology" from another candidate. Man up, keep your focus on the electorate, and move on.
Otherwise you look fussy and easily offended.
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