I’ve read two articles today, one at the Hill, and one from the NYT, where you are being more or less blamed for taking the attention, focus, and excitement away from the Ames straw poll, because you have the nerve to hold an event in SC on the same day, and it may include a big announcement from Rick Perry. Have you no shame? LOL The NYT article said something like- the focus is being jerked southward. I love it.

going around whenever Rubio’s name is mentioned for higher office. Many are trying to say that Rubio is a “native born” citizen, because his father and mother were not US citizen’s at the time of his birth. The fact is his mother was a US citizen at his birth, in Miami FLA, and his father didn’t become a citizen until after his birth. I also read somewhere that his parents, at the time of their birth in Cuba, were actually Cuban-Americans, as they were born at a time that Cuba was a US protectorate, pre-Castro. Maybe someone else here can clarify that understanding. According to the US Constitution website, he is clearly eligible.

Because Rubio is a very well liked, and respected, by so many conservatives, he must be marginalized before he starts getting any ideas of running for higher office. You know the games the liberals play, including the passive aggressive poster above you.

and you have used it now in at least three comments. I do have to laugh at how you are shouting Bilderberger, Bilderberger, even though you admit you know nothing about what may be discussed there.

By your use of the Bilderberger meme you sound as though you are a Ron Paul shill, as they are the ones most likely to buy into every conspiracy theory out there. I also understand why the Paulbots don’t like Marco Rubio either, because he is a three legged conservative that doesn’t bow at the Ron Paul altar of only fiscal issues matter. Rubio and Perry both hold dear the value of a strong national security position, unlike grandpa Paul.

to Somalia yesterday somewhere. On the day the DOW tanks, because our credit has been downgraded, because we are borrowing too much money, we borrow $100 million to give to Somalia for drought relief in that country. That almost sounded like an act of defiance by the Obama administration.

if I can be so bold as to use that word, or it has been a stumbling upon lesson in how to take the limelight off the ethanol Republicans in Iowa. For as long as I have been involved in watching politics, not that long admittedly, I have heard moans, groans, whining, and complaining about the way the Republican primaries have been conducted. Alas, nothing ever changes. I don’t know how long Iowa has been the first to hold Republican primaries, but, so many put so much stake in who comes out the winner in the Iowa caucuses, and supposedly they get credibility and momentum going forward. In 08 Romney won the straw poll, and Huckabee won the caucus. After Iowa, Huckabee was relegated to staying in motels that didn’t have newspapers. So much for momentum going forward, as the only thing Iowa accomplished was keeping someone in the race long long after he needed to bow out gracefully. And, they still love him, and would gladly vote for him again this year if he was running.

According to this article at Commentary Magazine, the Iowans are furious at Perry for stealing their thunder. “They won’t forget it.” The Perry supporters tried to get Perry included on the Ames straw poll, but, for whatever reason, the Iowa GOP decided against including him. If I am not mistaken, Romney has been leading in Iowa, and he is the only candidate that supports ethanol subsidies, as far as I know.

When the powers that be at RedState plan their gathering for 2016, please make sure that it is held on the same day as the increasingly irrelevant Ames straw poll day. Also, please invite Rick Perry back so that he can announce his bid for re-election on that date.

I’m sure that the gathering planning was more a stroke of great luck, but, going forward it can be a stroke of genius.