Huckabee:"There's been a lot of change, but not a lot of hope."

(venturacountystar).Republican politician Mike Huckabee on Monday greeted a long line of supporters inside the bookstore at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley.

Huckabee, host of his namesake show on Fox News Channel and author of six books, was at the library to sign his latest book, “Do the Right Thing.Huckabee spoke in front of a sold-out crowd of almost a thousand guests, which included former first lady Nancy Reagan.

This was Huckabee’s fifth appearance at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. His last appearance was during the 2008 Republican primary debate held inside the Air Force One Pavilion.

Huckabee joked with the audience about his unsuccessful run for the presidency:“More people have come up to me in airports saying they voted for me than actually voted for me,” said Huckabee, with a laugh.

Huckabee, who hasn’t ruled out running in 2012, had some words about President Barack Obama:“There’s been a lot of change but not a lot of hope,” he said, criticizing what he called Obama’s appeasement of tyrants in other countries and his handling of the country’s economic crisis.

Huckabee said he’s not completely pessimistic about the country’s future.

“I’m not going to be the one to wring my hands and say the best is behind us. I do think it’s time to roll up our sleeves and say the best is yet to come,” he said.