“Republicans who want Mitt Romnay to win – who desperately want Barack Obama out of the race, had better hope that people like Karl Rove and others that have influence in this campaign start going to the candidate and getting in his face and saying ‘we’re investing a lot of time, a lot of effort and a lot of money in you buddy and you better get your stuff together, and the next time you go on a national Sunday show, you’d better have some answers. You’re not going to be able to coast into victory; you will coast into a 52 – 48 loss.’” – Joe Scarborough (Morning Joe). Even devoted partisan, Republican defender Mark Halperin stated, “The President has a meaningful lead and it’s not tied or within the margin of error.”
It seems reality has set in. Republican party members are publicly (and Mitt Romney’s team privately), acknowledging the “bump” the DNC received from their convention and the lack of one for the Republicans. Polls show Pres. Obama with 49% of the vote, and Mitt Romney with 44%. Even the Republican skewing Rasmussen Poll shows: Obama: 50% Romney: 45%.
The Borg-like Mitt Romney suffered incredible primary losses in the southern states of Mississippi and Alabama last night. Once again he showed he cannot win in the South. Lucky for Mitt he will be running agin a negro Nazi, socialistic communist, Keynesian Marxist Muslim who hates white people and wants to take their guns away.
The longer the Republican primary race goes on, the more it seems that Mitt the Inevitable may become Mitt the Fortuitous (if he is allowed the nomination). The Republican party is going to have to pull a rabbit out of the proverbial bag of dirty tricks if they want their man in. Can’t wait for the show.
President Obama on the other hand? Well, what will the Republican agenda be when he wins in November? To make sure he doesn’ t win athird term? Will they be able to overcome their racist tendencies and work with him to actually help the American people? Or, will we give President Obama what he needs – overwhelming majorities in both the House and Senate – to do the things he knows that we know that he knows we want him to do?
By now we all know that the United States consumes approx. 20% of the world’s oil while our domestic production capacity sits at 2%. We could not drill enough oil here in America to supply our own addicted demand, much less influence world oil prices. Yet Republican presidential hopefuls continue to blame President Obama for the spike in prices at the tank. Newt Gingrich even goes so far as to say, if he’s elected President, gas prices will be $2.50/gallon. Remember when John McCain said he knew where Osama Bin Laden was? All we had to do was elect him President and he would tell us. Well we all know where Osama is now don’t we?
Interesting interview yesterday. Matt Lauer of the Today Show asked about the increase in gasoline prices. Rex Tillerson, Chairman and CEO of Exxon (the world’s largest oil company) stated: “What drove these prices up is entirely the crude oil price. Supply and demand is fine. So what’s led to this most recent run-up? Obviously concerns about the rhetoric over the closing of the Strait of Hormuz and the conflicts with Iran.” What? Did he just say that? Yes, yes he did. The 1%er confirmed that Wall St. speculators are responsible for the drastic and sudden increases in gas prices. Not President Obama. So sorry Republicans, I guess it’s back to the drawing board!
President Grover Glenn Norquist. The man, the myth, the fact, the fiction. Instead of striving to achieve the perfection of the vision of our forefathers – a life espoused by the the Constitution, Grover Norquist appears intent upon morphing it, changing the country into a mutated version of his own creation. Like a dog with a bone, he won’t let go. His apparent contempt for the Constitution fuels his end run around it. Why run for office when through lies, manipulation, bribery, blackmail, race-baiting, intimidation and cleverly planted puppets, you can force your personal agenda upon an entire country?
Can we get this man his own country? On the moon perhaps? Newt Gingrich will never be President of the United States but, hmmm…
The leader of the birther movement, Orly Taitz, seems to be interested in a little strange. Republican apologist Allen West is about as strange as they come. The Florida congressman is on her radar because of his latest outburst. He demanded that Nancy Pelosi, Debbie Wasserman Shultz, and Pres. Barack Obama “Get the hell out of the United States of America! (and he did say hell)” Orly is trying to hook up with the Tea Party Republican in a bid to keep her fictitious movement relevant; by using him as a “congressional surrogate” for her BM (birther guys, birther). I’m sure Pres. Obama hopes they get together so he won’t have to see her again. But doesn’t an Orly Taitz / Santorum alliance seem more… humorous?
Joe: “When Ronald Reagan ran in 1980, aides and everybody talked about how he was stupid. We found out after he passed away that every time he sat on a plane, a train, a car, he was constantly reading, constantly writing things down – so by 1980 he understood what it meant to be a Conservative. (Reading Mika’s eyes one could imagine her thinking “comic books and tic-tac-toe”). We conservatives feel betrayed by the Republican Party. George Dubya Bush was going to be a conservative president; he doubled the national debt, he took a $150 billion surplus and turned it into a $1 trillion deficit. He said he was going to rid the world of tyranny in all four corners. Bush’s ideas were not conservative ideas. So are we going to rush into the arms of Mitt Romney and make it 4 more years of big government Republicanism (not Conservatism)? Just telling me Mitt Romney is not as bad as Barack Obama – that’s not enough for me.”
Frankly, to hear those words coming out of a Republican mouth – shocking! I remember when Bush the Illegitimate was in office, each and every one of his policies were vigorously defended by the Republicans. If one were to disagree, you would be called “un-American” and the Republican party would search for ways to crush you either personally or professionally. Ask the Dixie Chicks. Ask Helen Thomas. How soon we forget. The one trait Conservatives and Republicans share? Hypocrisy.
A shout-out to Starbucks Coffee. Whatever you’re putting in the coffee – keep it up!
Santorum is on everyone’s lips today. And rightfully so. Presidential contender Rick Santorum placed a very close and very respectable 2nd in the first Republican presidential contest. 9 votes and he would have won. Having not nearly as much financial backing as Mitt Romney, he employed an alternate tactic and canvassed the hell out of Iowa. Spending 250 days and stopping at each of Iowa’s 99 counties paid off. In the group of right wing ideologues with cockeyed ideas, he is second on the list. Congratulations!
- question for the Iowa voters: What the hell is a Pizza Ranch?
“The United States is in the grip of a moral recession similar to those in Europe which preceded surrender of freedom and the rise of dictators”.
- Herbert Hoover
Post presidency, Herbert Hoover adopted the theme “Morals in Government”. He praised the America of his past and feared for her future. Apparently he was right. Are we not living in a Plutocracy?
The Seeds of Discontent
