Open Letter to Mike Huckabee

Hey, Mike. Rough month, eh? You’re doing all right in the polls at the moment, but just getting hammered from all sides in the blogosphere. You’re getting blasted for denying evolution, but also for not denying it fiercely enough for Ann Coulter. People are none too happy about your ill-informed ideas about public health, or your attempts to link law and religion. And to top it all off, you got dogged by a seven-year-old girl.

Dude, that’s harsh.

I’m here to help, though, Mike. I’ve got your back at ScienceBlogs.

No, I don’t actually agree with any of your goober-iffic views on science, morality, or public policy. But that doesn’t really matter, because as I said some months ago, my endorsement is up for grabs. Come to Schenectady, play me in basketball, and I’ll endorse you for the Republican primaries. You’ve got a good shot of beating me, too– I’ve taken a couple of weeks off to recover from some nagging injuries, and I’ve been eating way too much over the holidays. A fitness freak like you ought to be able to run circles around me.

It’s your chance to turn things around on the blogging side. And, hey, remember what happened to Stephen Colbert– he didn’t respond when I called him out, and a few days later, he was out of the race.

Just something to think about, Mike. You’re not going to get a better offer from anyone else at ScienceBlogs, I can tell you that…