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

[xbjllb]

"You are so f'ing weird!" - DJ

Wait'll you meet God. If you think I'm weird, you're going to be babbling worse than an infant.

[P.Peon]

McCain does NOT know what normal people think of him

Goat herder does NOT know what normal people think of him

Bachman did not realize that winning the straw vote meant virtually NOTHING and she reacted like a child, not under orders from anyone

Newt IS a child having a tantrum

The first candidate bringing up Romney's Mormanism negatively will be given a job on a major network (maybe even FOX like Huckabee)

Perry wants to stay in until at least Super Tuesday

Paul's son says pop isn't going 3rd party

JMO

[xbjllb]

Everything you know is wrong, DJ. Only difference between us?

I read the memo and understood it.

[xbjllb]

"Paul's son says pop isn't going 3rd party" - P. Peon

Hope he has a straitjacket handy, because the look on his face at Pop's concession speech said that's what it was going to take to keep Pop from putting Obama back in office.

But then... what do Gerber babies know? Even his kid has a better hairstyle.

America. Love it or leave it.

And WHO pray tell is "goat herder?"

[xbjllb]

Speaking of kids, anyone else creeped out by the Romney clan? I like him, but 3 out of 4 of those kids are scary. And I don't scare easily.

Maybe they drink. Romney himself was definitlely drinking back in the Bain days to forget all the poor people he was screwing over to get richer.

Romney's biggest problem? He's basically a good human being.

In the WRONG party.

[Jay]

Herman cain was a puppet by the Koch brothers to get black people to not vote for obama. Since cain is ALL BLACK!

[Jay]

Boy! You can't make this stuff up!

When the GOP Congressman Ensign had a sex scandal. Ensign had his parents pay the couple 96,000 and gave the husband a job.
What does Santorum do? He tips off Ensign about the bad press coming his way.

But, santorum during the Weiner scandal, said weiner should quit!

[SYBIL]

gay, you wear make up? not a rhetorical ? IQ BOY! you go for the slut look when engaging the wire hanger?

[Jay]

maybe Conservatives are used to the fact that their Politicians are prone to having sex scandals?
So, they ignore when they do?

But, when a democrat does, they are shocked and want the person out?

MAKES SENSE!

[SYBIL]

IQ BOY, we are used to all of them screwing us. So what kind of makeup do u use? what's that brand Drew Barrymore is advertising? Bet you like Drew, cause of the name, or are u more of a Ellen DeGeneres kind a guy? do tell IQ BOY!

[SYBIL]

oh wait, you being jewish, it's got to be Estee Lauder! do you do the smokey eye? or do you end up looking like a raccoon?

[Jay]

Clinton and Obama have had fewer Recess Appointments that Reagan and both Bush's.

[Jay]

Seems that when Obama speaks about someone in his speeches. he refers to a real person.

While the GOP, like reagan, have to make people up. Spoke of Reagan's speech about people abusing welfare before. The lady who had 84 names in Chicago was one of Reagan's lies.

[SYBIL]

recess in the bush? what a kinkmeister IQ BOY IS! did you get a tweet from Weiner?

Jay & Anthony sitting in a tree
first comes the tweet
then comes the slong
& along comes Jay defending the perv!

[SYBIL]

Jay what kind of make up do you use? no welfare abuse like his buddy, but plenty of self abuse with sock puppet!

[Jay]

Santorum said that he knows MORE about torture than McCain does.

Which shows the idiotic mindset of the modern day conservative.

[SYBIL]

McCain is torture to the modern day conservative IQ BOY!

[Jay]

seems that the teaparty is the party that people love to hate:

Polls show that disapproval of the Tea Party is climbing. In April 2010, a New York Times/CBS News survey found that 18 percent of Americans had an unfavorable opinion of it, 21 percent had a favorable opinion and 46 percent had not heard enough. Now, 14 months later, Tea Party supporters have slipped to 20 percent, while their opponents have more than doubled, to 40 percent.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/17/opinion/crashing-the-tea-party.html?_r=2

And:

Of course, politicians of all stripes are not faring well among the public these days. But in data we have recently collected, the Tea Party ranks lower than any of the 23 other groups we asked about — lower than both Republicans and Democrats. It is even less popular than much maligned groups like “atheists” and “Muslims.” Interestingly, one group that approaches it in unpopularity is the Christian Right.

[Jay]

question: Is this why the teaparty hasn't had any influenece on the Conservative candidates for 2012?

[Jay]

Now, should the GOP party remove itself as far away from the teaparty as possible? would the GOP's approval ratings go up as a result?

[DJ]

LOL! Here's one for the Newt adimires--NOT!:

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Jennifer Rubin and Lucianne Goldberg wage all-out war on Gingrich

The second item in the Must Reads at Lucianne.com this morning:
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Gingrich is out for revenge

Washington Post, by Jennifer Rubin

"It is symptomatic of Newt Gingrich's ego and the distorted view of the world which accompanies it that he is convinced his woes are traceable to ideological enemies who lie and cheat to prevent his wonderfulness from becoming available to the American people. It was Rep. Nancy Pelosi's fault he was brought up on ethics charges. It is the mainstream media that distorts his own words. And it is Mitt Romney who had the temerity to point out Gingrich's own record and embarrass him, which has robbed him of his golden opportunity.
Comments:
Flop sweat loser stench hangs on Newt like stink around an outhouse in August. No one wants to be around him. Callista - take him home."

http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/021370.html

[DJ]

oh wait, you being jewish, it's got to be Estee Lauder! do you do the smokey eye? or do you end up looking like a raccoon?

Posted by: SYBIL | January 05, 2012 at 01:11 AM

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So jay is jewish, eh?

Not into anti-Semitism, I find it SOOOO unappealing.

But I do find jay's lying, arrogance, shamelessness, ignoramusesness and overall idiocy -- not to mention many other negative character traits -- repulsive.

[DJ]

The notorious anti-White bigot, X-lax--LONGRIFLE

Maybe if he was constantly debasing non-white like the irregulars. Maybe we should let the racists like the irregulars yell their constant racists remarks.

Posted by: Jay | January 04, 2012 at 08:13 PM

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Only jewboy jay could spin it that. Lies in jew fashion! Keep it up, jewboy!

Posted by: Samboonian | January 04, 2012 at 08:19 PM

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Welcome to the Memo, Samboonian. But could you keep your anti-Semitism to yourself please? At least one of the regular conservative commentators here happens to be Jewish and he is very well liked.

And no, I'm not speaking of the repulsive little maggot Jay.

[DJ]

recess in the bush? what a kinkmeister IQ BOY IS! did you get a tweet from Weiner?

Jay & Anthony sitting in a tree
first comes the tweet
then comes the slong
& along comes Jay defending the perv!

Posted by: SYBIL | January 05, 2012 at 01:38 AM

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LOL!

On the subject of Wiener, I recall X-lax was so depressed and distraught when Wiener quit over the scandal, X-lax said he was retiring from politics. X-lax actually thought Wiener was going to prevail and go on to win reelection in a land-slide. LOL! That's typical of the wacky "thinking" of X-lax.

[gringoman]

Gentlemen,

The Troll X's pet, Troll Jay, as you speculate, is either a Jewish progasite(progressive parasite) or a non-Jewish progasite, arrogantly invading an unmoderated conservative website because he can. In either case, this troll is a liar---a shameless, Stolen Honor liar. He knows he's a liar. But he can't retract or recant. The tar baby of his lie has got him. He's stuck. All he can do is yelp, "Nyaa! You can't prove I was never in Vietnam! Nyaa!"

JAY TROLL "I manned a twin 50 on a PBR in Nam."

[gringoman]

BEFORE MCCAIN ENDORSED ROMNEY

Jake Tapper

The book Game Change reports that “McCain routinely called Romney an ‘a$$hole’ and a ‘f!@#%ng phony’” in private.

McCain was less profane in public, though not particularly flattering:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/01/mccains-er-evolving-views-on-mitt-romney/

[driftersong]

Contrary to popular " media " belief and demand with regard to all of this uncertainty permeating every media outlet and that of your minds with regard to defeating obama , i can assure all of you that we could stand a seven foot arizona desert cactus up at that podium across from obama and win hands down , thats not the question and y'all jussssssst gonna have to trust me on that fact . The trouble is that we have not been this divided culturally , politically or spiritually as a nation since pre civil war era , unification will be our most paramount issue to deal with from the moment Obama lands back in chicago exiting the white house . I agree with SSwelborn in that electing a rich white boy will only prove to exasperate the divide even further akin to that of the parting of vthe red sea . All else will follow that , unification of our country again at least to the level of 60/40 at minimum lest we all fall together , apart .

[thebuckstopshere]

how exactly does unifying the providers vs the takers work?

[Ummahgummah]

.

I agree with TBSH, "unifying" providers and leeches will never work, especially during hard times.

I believe in frog marching all libs from all states to California, then cutting the place adrift.. sad to see the beautiful landscape and great weather wasted on those libs, but even better NOT seeing OUR work and sweat wasted on them.

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[xbjllb]

"Not into anti-Semitism, I find it SOOOO unappealing." - DJ

Even though they aren't as superior to us Aryan caucasians, mongrel race as they are.

- A. Hitler, DJ's SECRET Hero

[xbjllb]

"X-lax actually thought Wiener was going to prevail and go on to win reelection in a land-slide" - DJ

Wiener will be back. In a big way.

Watch.

[Ummahgummah]

"Not into anti-Semitism, I find it SOOOO unappealing." - DJ

Even though they aren't as superior to us Aryan caucasians, mongrel race as they are.

- A. Hitler, DJ's SECRET Hero

POSTED BY: XBJLLB | JANUARY 05, 2012 AT 01:00 PM

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And here I thought it was the X-lax rather than DJ, who wants to destroy the State of Yisroel.

Stupid me, for thinking that Adolf Schickelgruber would've been all for it just like the X-lax. After all, he had a few gas chambers free.

The X-lax's idea would've made the Endlösung FINAL.

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[Ummahgummah]

Wiener will be back. In a big way.

Watch.

POSTED BY: XBJLLB | JANUARY 05, 2012 AT 01:02 PM

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Hmmmm... LOL... there is so much I could do with this.. too many tempting replies.. I leave it all up to the imagination of even our less gifted Memo dwellers.

I'll give you but one right now: Did he TWEET you with his latest? Or how exactly DO you know?

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[thebuckstopshere]

much of the divide in America is labeled racist.....imo it is a divide amongst providers & takers PERIOD

PART TIME CONGRESS, FULL TIME PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH, PERRY 2012

[xbjllb]

"And here I thought it was the X-lax rather than DJ, who wants to destroy the State of Yisroel." - UG

What the hell is that? Is that how they're spelling it in Tel Aviv these days?

[xbjllb]

"I'll give you but one right now: Did he TWEET you with his latest? Or how exactly DO you know?" - UG

We're dating. I thought everyone knew.

[gringoman]

SHAME GRINGO. Bet you would look at my injured buddy and call him a PHONEY, TOO!

Notice Gringo's relgious bigotry.

VERY SHAMEFULL. Is he "SISSY SYBIL"?

Posted by: Jay | January 05, 2012 at 12:41 PM

What a pathetic troll punk. Still trying a stupid dodge, an imbecile non sequitur.

It's not about a Marine, idiot. It's about a shameless Stolen Honor liar, troll Jay.

TROLL JAY: I am a Vietnam combat vet.

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SURGING SANTORUM WOULD ANNUL ALL SAME-SEX MARRIAGES

gringoNOTE: Would troll couples love it, or leave for Canada? What about the HIV testing?

Pathetic troll

[DJ]

"Not into anti-Semitism, I find it SOOOO unappealing." - DJ

Even though they aren't as superior to us Aryan caucasians, mongrel race as they are.

- A. Hitler, DJ's SECRET Hero

POSTED BY: XBJLLB | JANUARY 05, 2012 AT 01:00 PM

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How many times has X-lax stated that Jews are a mongrel race? I can think of at least three times. Then he tries in his typical weasel fashion to insinuate I or others agree with his bile. Then he follows it up with another libel. How nice!

But this is what we come to expect from someone that proclaims: "White skin is the Mark of Cain." Then he compounds that defamation with another lie by claiming the anthropologists have proven it.

X-lax, are your associates(or "family" as you prefer to call them) aware of your perverse, bizarre and vile behavior here at the Memo?

I think if your "family" were aware of who you reveal yourself to be here at the Memo, they wouldn't dare trust you alone with their pet gerbils.

[xbjllb]

"Pathetic troll" - Gringoman

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the biggest troll of all.

Don't answer. It's a rhetorical question we all know the answer to.

[WowZER]

Anybody but ......