Rich Lowry: Huckabee for VP? Worth a "Last Minute" Look

Rich Lowry of the National Review makes some astute points regarding Huckabee's "pros" as it relates to McCain's "woes" and why he would actually make an ideal vice president nominee for McCain.

Here is what Lowry wrote:

But wouldn't Huckabee make a lot of sense given the things we've learned the last two weeks? 1) McCain might have a "wealth problem," and certainly Democrats are going to try to hit his wealth for all its worth in their play for working-class voters; Huckabee doesn't have a problem on this front, and has lots of working-class cred. 2) The pro-choice trial balloon hasn't been well received, and it's clear that a pro-choice nominee would create a major disruption; Huckabee is pro-life. 3) Obama picked Biden who is going to a vivid presence (for better or worse) on the stump and could be formidable in debate; Huckabee is a great campaigner and might be just the guy to puncture Biden in a debate. 4) (This is a less important point.) The McCain folks have made a huge deal about differences between Obama and Biden during the primaries; McCain and Huckabee didn't have much in the way of differences and went out of their way to praise each other. The other upsides are the press likes Huckabee (for now), he's a different kind of Republican, and his selection would be such a shock, it might even be considered bold.

I completely agree that Huckabee compliments McCain very well in so many areas. But I think that there are people who REALLY REALLY HATE Huckabee making their voices heard loud enough that McCain and his campaign are not allowing this great candidate to be considered.

But McCain needs to be bold and choose someone interesting and who compliments him well. Huckabee is the best choice for many reasons, many of which were listed above.

So yes, as Lowry wrote at the end of his article, "Huckabee might be worth a last-minute second look." I completely agree!