Just for the Huckabee

I don't know about you, but I'm having a difficult time with considering a president of this country with the last name Huckabee. Say it three or four times and try to keep a straight face. It is not my intent to make fun of this candidate's surname. Personally, I have a clunker of a Dutch married name and my Scottish derived maiden name isn't any more musical to the ear. Huckabee just isn't a name that possesses dignity. Out of curiosity, and with a desire to be less shallow about this whole business, I did some research into the origin and meaning of the name Huckabee. It's English, though rare in modern England. It would seem the name derives from the place name, Huccaby, in Devon, or Uckerby, in North Yorkshire. Perhaps taken from the Old English word meaning crooked or river bend. Crooked. Politician. Hmmm. It also could come from an Old Norse name that means farmstead. Not the least bit amusing when you get down to the meaning of the name, but you've got to admit the name itself has a natural comic rhythm to it. We could just call him Mr. President, should he survive the onslaught of primaries and end up on the ballot in November and then come out the winner in that contest. President Huckabee sounds like something from a vaudeville act. Then again, a president with a funny last name would be infinitely more tolerable than the current situation. A president with a perfectly fine last name who is something of a vaudeville act. More of a village idiot persona, actually. V-idiot, F-idiot, let's call the whole thing off.