Huck and Jay

In case ye socks have an early bedtime, let me re-cap Mike Huckabee's stellar performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

These two guys have known each other for a while, ever since Leno began doing jokes about the governor's mansion in Arkansas when Huckabee was living there. The real mansion was undergoing renovations, so the Huckabee family was literally living in a mobile home.

Or, as Huck pointed out, it was a "manufactured home." And, come on, it was a triple wide, so it was high-dollar.

This self-deprecating humor makes the former Arkansas governor the most likeable candidate in the race. As Jay pointed out, people see him as "the guy they work with rather than the guy who laid them off!"

He even asked Huckabee if he thought his guitar playing skills were good enough to do a set with The Tonight Show Band.

"No," said the humble Huck. "But, I'd like to do it anyway!"

He's always been good with one-liners like that. And, that's probably why he was chosen as a guest during the writers strike. He comes up with his own great material!

The best one of the night, though, came when Leno asked him which Democrat he'd most like to go up against in the general election this November.

Huck's response, "I'd rather all of them drop out of the race and let me have a clear shot all the way to the White House!"

Gotta love him!

Go, Mike, go!