We Want Good People

We keep hearing commentators and news people wondering why Mike Huckabee has such a strong and growing following, especially amongst evangelical Christians. It really isn’t hard to figure out. It’s because he is, as far as we know, a GOOD person.

We are sick to death of wealthy and powerful scum. We’re disgusted by millionaire sports figures who live lives of depravity. We’re frustrated by politicians who find themselves charged with felonies when all they did was solicit some sex in a restroom. We’re appalled by a female candidate in high office whose back-stage talk is laced with the f-word.

It isn’t that we demand of our leaders what we demand of ourselves. We demand more. We want our teachers, leaders and preachers to be better than we are. We want to be able to look up to them. We want to be able to hold them up as examples for our children. At the same time, we understand that they are just human and all of us have faults and failings. But there is a desire in our hearts for our leaders to be GOOD people.

Enter Huckabee. He is an honest, straight-forward man, a Southern Baptist preacher, and an experienced politician. He also has a sense of humor and a humility that endears him to us. It’s no surprise to me that conservative America, Christian America, is drawn to him. Look at the others who are vying for the office of president of the U.S.A. The contrast couldn’t be more stark.

I really don’t know if he would be a strong, conservative president. I don’t think anyone can know that for certain. Many people thought Ronald Reagan would be a bust as president. Many thought Jimmy Carter would be a really good president. We’ve been wrong before.

Be that as it may, it is thrilling to see someone set his cap at the White House who is a worthy person. I’m praying that he makes it!