Sometimes the events in the political realm causes this throbbing to occur in my head. Usually it is fine, since these events are fleeting and all I have to do is turn the television off, listen to music, eat a ding-dong and think happy thoughts. The events of the last 10 days have managed to create a constant throbbing that even music by the Marconi Union cannot soothe. Let us start with the two South | Read More »
Yes, Mitt Romney has made history. He has become the first non-incumbent Republican to win both the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary. Next up, South Carolina, the one state with a perfect record of electing the eventual nominee. No candidate, however, has won South Carolina without first winning either Iowa or New Hampshire. There is no denying Mitt Romney’s performance in the first two battles of this | Read More »
A whole day has passed since the Iowa caucus and watching the fall out of the results has been interesting, to say the least. First, there was the ungracious “concession” speech by Newt Gingrich, a temper tantrum lasting through the following day. Then, Rush Limbaugh, in his monologue, accused the Iowa GOP of delaying the counting of the final ballots so they could steal the caucus | Read More »
I hear you out there. You are wondering where this is coming from. Everything I’ve been writing has been about the Republican primary and with today being the Iowa caucus you were expecting me to push for a candidate or at the very least continue attacking one of them. Not today. Today I am thinking about one of President Obama’s foreign policy”successes,” the Arab spring. Yes | Read More »
Yes it’s the New Year - 2012 As this year begins, there is a tight battle going on for the Republican nomination. Mitt Romney is barely on top of the list of contenders and the first caucus will be in two days. Then, on January 7 in Manchester, New Hampshire ABC will air another debate. Oh, JOY! This will give the other candidates a chance to attack Mitt Romney mercilessly. | Read More »
A memo has come out dated April 2006 that Newt Gingrich wrote for the Center of Health Transformation. In this memo he sang the praises for the Massachusetts health plan from “Newt’s Note:” The most exciting development of the past few weeks is what has been happening up in Massachusetts. The health bill that Governor Romney signed into law this month has tremendous potential to effect major change | Read More »
Despite the attack on Christmas, it is good to know according to a poll conducted by Marist and the Knights of Columbus two-thirds of Americans prefer to say “Merry Christmas” over “Happy Holidays”. Now Some Christmas Humor:
As you can tell I have not been posting much this month. I just have not had much extra time to write about all the aggravating garbage that has been going on politically. The two main topics this month have been the Republican primary and the payroll tax holiday. It’s Christmas time so I’m going to be quick and charitable in what I have to say. As | Read More »
Latest Iowa poll has Gingrich at 22% and Paul at 21% perhaps ads like this have something to do with it:
While the Republican campaign marches on and the candidates and their surrogates slice each other up, it is important to remember the final goal of this campaign is to remove the current occupant. With that objective, I present to you two new ads. The first from the RNC: This second one is from the Romney Campaign:
I’m going to keep this post short. Tonight is another debate but it is the first debate in which Newt Gingrich is the clear front-runner for the Republican nomination. Yea, I called Hades they assured me it was not snowing. There are two ads running against Gingrich sponsored by the Iowa Christian group. Now, those of you who know me, know I am not a religious person, | Read More »
I am at a loss for words. I know it’s hard to believe, but I am. Newt Gingrich is surging in the polls and I am stunned. It is possible that people have simply forgotten who is the real Newt Gingrich and are just impressed with his debate performances. I have tried to adhere to Reagan’s 11th commandment: “thou shall not speak ill of a fellow Republican,” although | Read More »
Again, I was planning on taking a little time off from posting but circumstances are conspiring to make me throw in my two cents. Now, according to our new front-runner, Newt Gingrich, who has proclaimed himself the nominee, he is the most conservative candidate. Interesting article from Bloomberg with a remarkable quote from Gingrich. Here is the most telling part of the article: Newt Gingrich | Read More »
I know. I know. I have not posted in over a week, but it was holiday weekend. Guess what. I wasn’t going to post this week , but sometimes things happen and I have to throw in my two cents. It appears the latest polls have Newt Gingrich firmly in the front-runner spot and now to paraphrase Herman Cain; ” There is a big target on his back.” | Read More »
I am sick of the debates. My only hope after watching this “foreign policy” debate is for my antacid to kick in, bringing me to full strength so I can enjoy my Thanksgiving feast. Last Night was ‘The Ron Paul Show.” I suppose CNN wanted to make up for the lack of coverage he has been receiving and decided to give him time to light up the stage with | Read More »
This is a quick follow-up to my last post. First, I want to thank everyone for the thoughtful responses. Second, I wanted to post a picture of what the electoral college map would look like in a 270 Obama victory. Alas, the best I could do is provide the link to the map I created, here. After looking at the map, COME BACK, I know it is an ugly picture and I hate to | Read More »
There are many on the right who believe if the Republicans nominate a ham sandwich, it will defeat President Obama in 2012. They believe President Obama’s re-election will be a redux of President Carter’s attempt in 1980. President Carter won five states( and DC) in his attempt to be re-elected: Minnesota, West Virginia, Rhode Island and Georgia for a total of 49 electoral college votes. I guarantee President Obama will | Read More »
When the series of debates began, I thought they were fun. But I’m a political junkie. I’m suffering from an overdose. I’m not going to mention the infamous 53 seconds endured by Rick Perry. Okay, maybe not. It can’t go without comment. As I have said numerous times, I don’t like Rick Perry. I never did and I never will, but I never, EVER, wanted to see the | Read More »
In the 1930′s, places like these were called Hoovervilles: Now, in 2011, welcome to Obamaville.
Politics is the art or science of governing. Sounds good, doesn’t it? I learned this definition more years ago than I wish to admit. Campaigns are meant to present voters a clear message as to why a politician’s vision is worthy of their support. Yesterday, was a bad day for the three Republican front-runners. I’ll start with Rick Perry. In case this is unknown, I don’t like Rick Perry. I say | Read More »
It seems to becoming a conference call tradition. Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn resorts, called out President Obama in his last conference call. Last night he did it again, and he also had words regarding the Occupy Wall Street protesters. From the conference call last night: It’s very interesting about the folks who are occupying Wall Street. That group is quite diverse. There are people | Read More »
Last night’s debate in New Hampshire was perhaps the best debate yet, unfortunately it was on the less watched Bloomberg channel. Every candidate had their moment in this debate, but in the end it was Mitt Romney who was in command of the evening. Now that Herman Cain is considered a top-tier candidate he is receiving the scrutiny that comes with the territory. His 9-9-9 plan | Read More »
It’s Sunday again and it is time for the Sunday funny. Although, this really is not that funny. The Occupy Wall Street Collective, yes they actually call themselves a collective. It makes me wonder if they are related to the Borg collective, the main antagonist in the recent Star Trek series, but I digress. While the Collective disavow these demands and claim they do not have any | Read More »
Yesterday, while Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich addressed the Values Voter Summit, Mitt Romney introduced his foreign policy agenda at the Citadel. While Herman Cain “provoked church like Yeah! from the crowd” and Newt Gingrich addressed an emptying room, as both conducted book signings, Mitt Romney addressed our country’s future defenders: It’s a great honor to be in South Carolina, where | Read More »
The Senate Democrats have decided to change the way things are done in the Senate. from Politico: By a 51-48 vote, the Senate voted along party lines to change the precedent and limit how amendments can be considered once a filibuster is defeated. Under normal procedure, the Senate has 30 hours of debate after 60 senators agree to end a filibuster. Amendments can be considered | Read More »
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