Romney, Santorum and Paul....Oh My!

We now have the first race of 2012 under our belts. It was simultaneously exciting and boring. Exciting because it was a three-way race for much of the night, then it was a two-way race between the Dominant Guy and the Dark Horse, and then it was the Dominant Guy by a mere 8 votes. Boring because we conservatives are still saying, "Are we really going to go into this war with Barack Obama for the future of the country...with this group?" Sigh.

Well, sometimes you have to go to war with the troops you've got. While it's possible that someone else could jump in the race, it's not likely. So, here we go again, sucking up our frustration and having to make a decision about whom we want carrying the banner into the final battle in November.

Dominant Guy---Mitt Romney---remains dominant. His campaign is a machine of organization, fundraising and cash on hand. He's disciplined and so is his team. He rarely if ever steps off message, is late for an event or interview or makes a misstep. This is a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because this is exactly the kind of tight ship campaign we're going to need to go up against Obama. It's a curse because he looks almost robotic out there. But in the end, I'll take disciplined any day.

The Dark Horse---Rick Santorum---came so close to Romney to place second not because he ran an ingenious campaign but because he was the last in line to grab a look from conservatives. Don't get me wrong: Santorum is a genuine conservative and a good man. But he surged only after everybody else did and was the last man standing. He's got some money rolling in now, but he doesn't have much organization anywhere else and not a lot of dough in general. We'll see how far his phenomenal Iowa finish takes him. Maybe through South Carolina. Maybe beyond.

Outlier Guy---Ron Paul---finished third, despite great organization and rabid fans. He finished strong, though not as strongly as some might have expected. He's right about spending, the debt and the Fed but woefully wrong about American superpower and our role in the world. That's hurt him big time. The United States cannot move into the 21st century with a commander-in-chief who doesn't believe in American power and influence.

I really feel for Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry---two strong conservatives---whose roads to the GOP nomination ended last night. They both had powerful messages of limited government, fiscal responsibility and free markets. They deserved close attention, and they got it---although they didn't always stand up well under the glare. Bachmann struggled to break through and Perry had some unfortunate debate moments. It occurred to most GOP voters that we really couldn't send either one into a general election against Barack Obama.

The November election is as serious national business as we will ever have. Despite our discontent, we've got to match the seriousness of the moment with our own seriousness. The future of the country depends on it.

Comments

[Chief Joe]

The bankers are starting out the new year by promoting more of the same - no resolutions of improvement coming from them. At one time speculators were considered criminals with a mob mentality.

Meanwhile, does anyone want Congress back? Just wondering. For the unemployed, it is becoming a matter of survival. The campaign is far off noise, and grand-standing compared with the problems people face.

And what of those fires in CA? Crazy people? or Russian agents trying to inflame conflicts with the Mexicans?

[Sswelborn]

Thank you Monica for your clear thoughts on this confusing campaign. Unfortunately for all Americans we elected the wrong choice last time and we must not do that again. The cost are too high, it is critical. Mitt Romney should not be our President. He is not a real Republican, and because of his background will be defeated by BO because he is seen as a "Rich Man". But more importantly his background shows he is not a man of strong convictions. The DNC is ready for him. We need a candidate with a back bone, with convictions. The only choice is the man with all the baggage, Newt. Republicans should rally behind him and push him upwards now. He can win, and more importantly can change the course of America.

[thebuckstopshere]

ah fuk it why bother, Perry got close attention by the LSM? only when he flubbed babe.......we are going to get the RNC's choice period, which once again will be NO CHOICE...........

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[gringoman]

/////Santorum is a genuine conservative and a good man/////

Social conservative, sure. But what did Iowans know about "good" Ricky's history as a Big Government Gooper (in the Bush mold) who voted time and again with the widely detested Arlen Specter, who he and George Bush supported against the real conservative Pat Toomey in Senate race?

ERIC ERICKSON///Rick Santorum substantially over performed and while the Romney camp wants you to believe a win is a win, Romney got less votes in 2012 than he got in 2008. In addition, everything you heard last night from the professional class of political pundit was bull crap.

http://www.redstate.com/erick/2012/01/04/everything-you-heard-last-night-was-bull-crap-rick-perry-might-want-to-stay-in-and-prepare-for-a-newtlear-attack/

gringoNOTE: Is our Princess writing Rick Perry's campaign obit prematurely, as she agrees with the rest that Perry's return to Texas to "reassess" can only mean what that usually means? Stay tuned, amigos. As for Bachmann---fare thee well, Michele. You often brandished that sword, especially on Rick Perry, a pretty stalwart conservative. What happened to your arsenal for GOP Central's "next in line" Romney, the godfather of the Mandate you say you want repealed?

[thebuckstopshere]

Gman, I go one further, as far as I am concerned opining pundits SUK & too many people apparently do not recognize the difference from OPINION vs FACTS....

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[borderbriar]

Monica, in all the gushing about conservatism you seem to be overlooking the basic definition which is resistance to change. If there is one thing we absolutely can't afford it is to continue without change. We especially can't continue the exponential rise in debt to GDP that has developed the last dozen years.

Ron Paul is not wrong about our role in the world. He believes in the Constitution and our founding values. Nothing in the Constitution gives our government power to run around the world toppling dictators who are no threat to us and trying to build governments contrary to the values of the local people. He understands our real strength is our economic power if we can keep it. If the Roman empire wasn't enough of a lesson, note what happened to the British empire when Britain lost it's economic strength.

Don't count Perry out. He is a Texan, as smart as LBJ and maybe even more crooked. If he can pull the right strings, voter opinion won't matter. The dangerous thing about him is he may be more Confederate than American.

[thebuckstopshere]

ya know, I take a crooked politician who gives me a good job over a crooked politician who gives our good jobs away OVERSEAS..........

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[DJ]

As time goes on, I think peoples' confidence in Romney will only increase. Like his "moderateness" or not, all things considered he's the best qualified in the current field. I think he is the only one that can beat Obama. However, he needs to be extremely careful about who he picks as his VP.

[gringoman]

Mitt, after Iowa ad blitzkrieg stops Newt, exudes confidence like a bionic Mormon. Can you feel the Romneycare?....Not yet? Patience, amigos.

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[thebuckstopshere]

the only confidence I got in Romney is that he will get the RNC nod with their thoughtful campaign strategy ABO.............

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[thebuckstopshere]

oh & btw, I don't believe for a NY minute, that's a winning strategy..............

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[gringoman]

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ps Of course, they won't have to do anything, once you see crypto-Big Government Santorum as basically a Romney running dog who has helped to splinter the 75% of the GOP base that is deeply ABR (Anybody But Romney.)

[DJ]

"Mitt, after Iowa ad blitzkrieg stops Newt, exudes confidence like a bionic Mormon."

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That's what happens when 'Mitt takes off the glove."

LOL!

[DJ]

Romney/Perry 2012

[gringoman]

gringoNOTE: Is our Princess writing Rick Perry's campaign obit prematurely, as she agrees with the rest that Perry's return to Texas to "reassess" can only mean what that usually means? Stay tuned, amigos.
Posted by: gringoman | January 04, 2012 at 11:26 AM

BULLETIN Rick Perry will be in the next debate.

gringoNOTE: Would the Gringo Advisory Board prefer a "crooked" Texan to a radically anti-American Wall Street Marxist Macdaddy race-baiter spawned in Chicago gangland?

You bet.

[thebuckstopshere]

DJ, I am convinced the RNC & the Romney campaign sicked rabid Bachmann on Perry at his very first debate....I do think he is a gentleman, that she is not a lady, & I believe the gentleman was really taken back that a "fellow" conservative would reap such unbased attacks on ABO........no a Romney/Perry ticket ain't going to happen.......but I will say I truly believe it did bite ol Michelle in her entitled azz now didn't it?

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[thebuckstopshere]

I mean I know why I left the democratic party, I'm just trying to figure out why I should vote for a party machine?

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[Rafe]

And the real winner last night was... OBAMA!

The GOP is so divided, neither of the candidates have a chance of beating Obama in this year's Presidential elections.

[gringoman]

"Mitt, after Iowa ad blitzkrieg stops Newt, exudes confidence like a bionic Mormon."

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That's what happens when 'Mitt takes off the glove."

LOL!

Posted by: DJ | January 04, 2012 at 11:55 AM

Will Mitt be laughing when Newt comes after him with a meat cleaver in next debate? And when Rick Perry brings a baseball bat? (Sorry, Princess, Perry is not going away.) As for the other Rick, Romney knows he's just a flea who can be brushed away anytime that Romney's Oppo decides to tell the real story about Big Government Santorum---the story they carefully shut up about in Iowa. Couldn't talk about their running dog in Iowa. Needed him to detract from Newt, Perry etc.

ps Do odds still favor Romneycare? Of course. Does that mean the war for the soul of the GOP is over? No.

[thebuckstopshere]

if this PRIVATE SECTOR JOB CREATOR, does not sound presidential here, then I don't know sh*t & certainly couldn't be a pundit...........

GOD BLESS YOU RICK!

http://www.breitbart.tv/perry-to-reassess-campaign-after-fifth-place-iowa-finish/

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[Rafe]

Buckie - He's an idiot. That's why he didn't win.

[DJ]

"DJ, I am convinced the RNC & the Romney campaign sicked rabid Bachmann on Perry at his very first debate..." ( --Buck)

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Nah, Michele went after Perry for legitimate reasons. Even Sarah Palin gave he r kudos for doing so.

As far as backing a party machine, that's the reality we labor under in the "two party" scam.

Time for a third party is LONG overdo.

The good news is the "two party" system will be broken up sooner rather than later. I give it 10 years at the most. Demographics alone will force the break-up. But will America be a third-world banana republic in 10 years?

Gringoman dosen't beleive that will happen but most everybody else sees the writing on the wall.

[DJ]

Gringoman dosen't beleive that will happen but most everybody else sees the writing on the wall.

Gringoman is in a quagmire of ambivalence whilst caught up in a maelstrom of denial.

[thebuckstopshere]

rafie, & you're one sorry azzhole that apparently has never witnessed the success of his state......as for idiotcy, how do explain the present occupant? Most importantly take your non opinions & shove 'em where the sun don't shine.............

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[thebuckstopshere]

DJ, we ain't ever going to agree on Bachmann....I believe she is a self entitled shrew & yeah went after Perry on purpose, Mitt's & the RNC's purpose....anyway it's official, she is out & I say good!

from a convert, who is getting more conservative in my age, who left the "working man's party" after the signage of NAFTA/GATT, I am looking for a CHOICE, has not happened since I left & have voted Independent since...would love to break that streak but the RNC ain't making it easy...........

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[DJ]

Bachmann leaves race

It was an excellent statement, showing what an excellent person she is. She said that it was on March 21, 2010, the day of the passage of Obamacare, that she first thought of running for president, in order to stop it. From the start she has understood the transcendent issue of this election year: that either a Republican president and a Republican Congress are elected to repeal Obamacare and tear it up by the roots, or America becomes irreversibly an unfree statist country like the countries of Europe.
That was the great and central message of her campaign, but also its limitation. Running to appeal Obamacare and turn the economy around and constantly reiterating that she was the "most consistent conservative" in the race were not a sufficient basis for a winning presidential candidacy. She needed a larger message about the direction in which, beyond the issues of Obamacare and the economy, she would lead the country as president, how she would "win back America," how she would turn back the prevailing left, and this she never developed.

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Paul K. writes:

I regret that Bachmann didn't receive enough support to justify her remaining in the race, but it seems to me she would be the ideal vice presidential choice for Romney should he get the nomination, as seems likely. Romney needs to appeal to the conservative base and she will go at Obama hammer and tongs. She would do very well debating Biden should he be still be on Obama's ticket, though I have a sneaking suspicion that in order to inject some excitement into his campaign, Obama will replace Biden with Hillary. If so, Bachmann would help counter that.
Irv P. writes:

She showed me why I supported her so strongly. She is a special person who has the light of GOD in her heart, and that is what gives her guidance and strength.

She is, and we are, on the outside looking in.

We can hope that she will influence the others who stay in, particularly Santorum, and that he will closely mirror what she stands for.

source:

http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/021357.html

[thebuckstopshere]

imo, as long as both parties agree it is most important to trade power, you will not see a viable third, UNLESS grassroots takes over & they start building from the BOTTOM UP...........

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[thebuckstopshere]

who did the paragon of virtue endorse?

[DJ]

DJ, we ain't ever going to agree on Bachmann....

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That's okay with me, Buck. It's no reason to go to war over. The main thing is we are on the same side. That is we agree we need to oust the Kenyan goat herder from the White House.

[Rafe]

Wow DJ. What a horrible thing to say about our President.

[thebuckstopshere]

DJ LOL KENYAN GOAT HERDER! who did Bachmann endorse? not sure Mitt, like McCain, (who is endorsing him btw) can get the job done.........

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[DJ]

DJ LOL KENYAN GOAT HERDER! who did Bachmann endorse? not sure Mitt, like McCain, (who is endorsing him btw) can get the job done.........

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Posted by: thebuckstopshere | January 04, 2012 at 12:44 PM
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I'm not sure if Mitt can get the job done either, but he looks to have the best shot at it. BTW, the thought of McAnus endorsing Mitt only makes me sour on the Romney image. McAnus is drips with slimeyness.

On a more positive note, Perry is hanging in there and his track record in elections reflects he has an uncanny way of having all the luck fall in his direction. IOW, it aien't over for Perry.....

[thebuckstopshere]

DJ, I spend quite abit of time in Texas, I base my support for Gov Perry on what I see PERIOD.......it really is like PRE NAFTA there, Midland area anyway.....people are polite, they are gracious, THEY ARE EMPLOYED.............

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[gringoman]

Romney/Perry 2012

Posted by: DJ | January 04, 2012 at 11:58 AM

Will Romney be in the mood, after what Perry does to him in next debate, after Newt delivers payback for the negative ad blitzkrieg---even if you accept conventional wisdom that says Willard gets anointed?

BTW, DJ, you know who just endorsed Willard? That's right. John McCain. You're rejoicing, yes? You're....DJ, you're not even smiling? Look, an endorsement is an endorsement is an endorsement.

No?

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[gringoman]

And the real winner last night was... OBAMA!

The GOP is so divided, neither of the candidates have a chance of beating Obama in this year's Presidential elections.

Posted by: Rafe | January 04, 2012 at 12:16 PM

Mexican Grand Warlock predicts Obama loss in 2012

Mexico's Grand Warlock predicted US President Barack Obama would fail to win re-election and two more Latin American leaders would be diagnosed with cancer, in a traditional New Year's forecast Tuesday.
The Grand Warlock, or "Brujo Mayor" in Spanish, leads a Mexican tradition of "brujeria" or sorcery centered in the southeastern city of Catemaco.

The Grand Warlock, also known as Antonio Vazquez, said that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who claims to have beaten an unspecified cancer, would have a "terrible relapse."

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.5d4866e77b6f7d7b4a432c8d01267956.9a1&show_article=1

[gringoman]

BULLETIN NBC confirms what I already posted here: Rick Perry is staying in it.

Another thing about Perry that few civilians (except Texans) comprehend. He has a military cast of mind. Even if South Carolina were to be Perry's Last Stand, he will make that stand.

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[LongRifle]

My opinion:
Paul hurt himself with his "let the Iranians have nukes" anti-war strategy. People are not ready for that...
Santorum made his bones the last week with His "I would bomb Iran, end same-sex marriage," etc...Right-wingers love that. He surged after that.
Santorum has some issues with Sandusky, and his voting record on the 2nd amendment, but he could -I believe- beat Obama.
Romney will in fact be the easiest opponent for Obama to defeat when it is "leaked" that the LDS Church officially teaches that the first murderer (Cain) was punished by having his skin turned Black. His big government ideas and controls, Romneycare, same-sex marriage licenses, etc. will finish him. Disgusted Conservatives will stay home.
I can't see anyone picking Bachmann for VP.
Santorum/Perry 2012 might work.
just my .02

[gringoman]

Gringoman dosen't beleive that will happen but most everybody else sees the writing on the wall.

Gringoman is in a quagmire of ambivalence whilst caught up in a maelstrom of denial.

Posted by: DJ | January 04, 2012 at 12:27 PM

DJ making grand pronouncements on what I believe or don't believe reminds me of trolls. Fortunately, DJ comes back to his senses often enough to agree with me, citing what I actually post. I take that as proof that he's not a crypto-troll. But I'm always willing to see additional proof.

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[gringoman]

////I regret that Bachmann didn't receive enough support to justify her remaining in the race, but it seems to me she would be the ideal vice presidential choice for Romney should he get the nomination/////

Yes. You have a point, although not an original one. (I speculated on it a while back.) Why would such a Warrior Queen to repeal Obamacare jump like a harpie from hell in debate on a conservative like Perry, while creampuffing the RINO Romney, the Mandate Godfather of Obamacare?

You could say she earned the right to be Willard's VP.

Bur I'll let you say it.

ps Progressive John McCain endorses Mitt Romney. Isn't that thrilling?

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[DJ]

"BTW, DJ, you know who just endorsed Willard? That's right. John McCain. You're rejoicing, yes?"

Posted by: gringoman | January 04, 2012 at 01:05 PM

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I'm way ahead of you on that one, G-man. See my post @ DJ | January 04, 2012 at 12:55 PM

Follow me.

[Ummahgummah]

We need a candidate with a back bone, with convictions. The only choice is the man with all the baggage, Newt. Republicans should rally behind him and push him upwards now. He can win, and more importantly can change the course of America.

POSTED BY: SSWELBORN | JANUARY 04, 2012 AT 11:08 AM

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Not just LOL but ROFLMFAO!!!!

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[DJ]

"Romney will in fact be the easiest opponent for Obama to defeat when it is "leaked" that the LDS Church officially teaches that the first murderer (Cain) was punished by having his skin turned Black." ( --Longrifle)

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WHAT?!?!?

Of course X-lax will take great umbrage with that!

The notorious anti-White bigot, X-lax, proclaimed "White skin is the Mark of Cain" ... furthermaore, he said the anthropologists have proven it!

What gives?!?

[Ummahgummah]

And the real winner last night was... OBAMA!

The GOP is so divided, neither of the candidates have a chance of beating Obama in this year's Presidential elections.

Posted by: Rafe | January 04, 2012 at 12:16 PM

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Not just LOL but ROFLMFAO!!!!

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[Ummahgummah]

"BTW, DJ, you know who just endorsed Willard? That's right. John McCain. You're rejoicing, yes?"

Posted by: gringoman | January 04, 2012 at 01:05 PM

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I'm way ahead of you on that one, G-man. See my post @ DJ | January 04, 2012 at 12:55 PM

Follow me.

POSTED BY: DJ | JANUARY 04, 2012 AT 01:58 PM

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That could be an act of sabotage. Unless you assume that McCain truly has no idea how people feel about him. In which case the man is afflicted with advanced Alzheimer's and suffers from delusions to boot.

.

[gringoman]

DJ LOL KENYAN GOAT HERDER! who did Bachmann endorse? not sure Mitt, like McCain, (who is endorsing him btw) can get the job done.........

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Posted by: thebuckstopshere | January 04, 2012 at 12:44 PM
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I'm not sure if Mitt can get the job done either, but he looks to have the best shot at it. BTW, the thought of McAnus endorsing Mitt only makes me sour on the Romney image. McAnus is drips with slimeyness.

On a more positive note, Perry is hanging in there and his track record in elections reflects he has an uncanny way of having all the luck fall in his direction. IOW, it aien't over for Perry.....

Posted by: DJ | January 04, 2012 at 12:55 PM

Looks to me like DJ got it right on the "beauty" of McCain endorsing Romney. I'd say "irony" but that seems to be a dirty word in the US. DJ also did not misrepresent me on Perry's decision to hang in there. And he's no longer reviling Perry, like he used to when I first "introduced" Rick Perry to Monicamemo. That's progress, or what?

Now, to forestall the possibility re my view on Romney's "electability," let's cite Rush Limbaugh. RL is pointing out how the "electability" meme is being played by the Mainstream, to dupe the naive and also to make them believe that the Obamunists most fear Romney. RL says that when and if Willard is anointed, the entire "Repeal Obamacare" drive will be neutralized due to the facts about Romneycare, the progenitor, and that Willard's business sense and Wall Street ties will be the perfect foil for Obama's ferocious Marxist Class War rabble rousing. (This by the way, fits in with my view that Romney, who is pretty much a wind-up Corporate Charlie, good in his limited sphere, can never articulate and take the war to Obama like a Gingrich can, despite Newt's baggage._

BTW, Rush has a certain advantage in promoting this view about Willard: 500 radio outlets.

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[thebuckstopshere]

HARPIE FROM HELL LOL on that description which justifies my beliefs! I do believe her attack on Perry, really reinforced the RNC & its idealogy of controllable in the loop candidates, you know Rovians. some fing choice eh? I mean if my memory serves me well, she really did start flinging the sh*t at fellow conservatives....now everybody is on the Santorim bandwagon, like he isn't next in line....fuk me, sometimes it really does take some one on the outside looking in..........I'm not sure I'm blogging anymore today or for awhile, 'cause imo it is all bullsh*t & if life long conservatives don't get it, how the fuk can any of the rest of US?

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FULL TIME PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH, GOTTA HAVE IT!
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[gringoman]

My opinion:
Paul hurt himself with his "let the Iranians have nukes" anti-war strategy. People are not ready for that...
Santorum made his bones the last week with His "I would bomb Iran, end same-sex marriage," etc...Right-wingers love that. He surged after that.
Santorum has some issues with Sandusky, and his voting record on the 2nd amendment, but he could -I believe- beat Obama.
Romney will in fact be the easiest opponent for Obama to defeat when it is "leaked" that the LDS Church officially teaches that the first murderer (Cain) was punished by having his skin turned Black. His big government ideas and controls, Romneycare, same-sex marriage licenses, etc. will finish him. Disgusted Conservatives will stay home.
I can't see anyone picking Bachmann for VP.
Santorum/Perry 2012 might work.
just my .02

Posted by: LongRifle | January 04, 2012 at 01:28 PM

DJ has faith that Willard's Mormonism, let alone his Romneycare and his Wall Street ties won't matter much.

He believes, along with GOP Central, that Willard is the most "electable".

Rudy Giuliani and myself haven't changed his mind.

FYI, I never try to change anybody's mind. I have enough to do, changing mine.

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[gringoman]

"BTW, DJ, you know who just endorsed Willard? That's right. John McCain. You're rejoicing, yes?"

Posted by: gringoman | January 04, 2012 at 01:05 PM

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I'm way ahead of you on that one, G-man. See my post @ DJ | January 04, 2012 at 12:55 PM

Follow me.

Posted by: DJ | January 04, 2012 at 01:58 PM

DJ,

I can't believe you were trying to dodge the point. The point was not the meaningless one of who "scooped" the other by a few minutes etc. Re-read it, DJ. I think you'll see the comment was not about "who was first."
The comment was about your reaction to McCain's endorsing Romney, not about who mentioned that fact first.

Is that any clearer?

DJ, tell me you weren't really trying to dodge the obvious point. You know I'd prefer to put the best gloss on it, right? Is this clear enough? Do you follow me?

[Ummahgummah]

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From the like, ridiculous department: Renowned genius Megyn McCain: Um, Like, "If Santorum Wins It Will Be Bedlam & Hysteria Like You've Never Seen"

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/greghengler/2012/01/04/megyn_mccain_um_like_if_santorum_wins_it_will_be_bedlam__hysteria_like_youve_never_seen

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[Ummahgummah]

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@ Gringoman + DJ: Exactly what constituency do you think will act upon an endorsement from McLAME?

The McLAME "brand" is way past whatever shelf life it ever had.

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