The American Spectator : Obama vs. None of the Above

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 6:23AM

We Are Being Set Up By The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges For The Ruling Elites' Frontman Mittens Romney.

These Are The RINO-CINO Flunkie Stooges Who Gave Us The Serial Traitor To Conservatism, John McCain Of McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy,McCain-Lieberman,Gang Of 14, Opposing Bush Tax Cuts Of 2001 & 2003,TARP.

Now They Are Trying To Give Us RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Flip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....

The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To The east Coast.

L. Ross| 1.5.12 @ 7:17AM

Sir, do you have a job? I am always amazed at how frequently you find time to post on this site.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 7:27AM

Yes Mam.

And I Work For A Great Boss, Me.

The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To The East Coast.

Timothy L. Pennell| 1.5.12 @ 9:18AM

Pulling the wings off of flies, scratching yourself, and drinking out of the Toilet, is not a Job. Sitting at your Computer, wearing a soiled Baby Diaper, and a Baby Bonnet, sucking on a Binky as you bang out your Manifestos, is not a Job.
It's a Life Style.
It's your lifestyle.
At least, that's how we all picture you, when we read your scribblings.

L. Ross| 1.5.12 @ 10:40AM

LMFAO

Jack in Wi.| 1.5.12 @ 11:13AM

Clint: Did you see that Ron Paul may end up with the most delegates from Iowa? He was by far the best organized at the local level where the delegates were elected. The caucuses were really elections were for delegates to the state convention to elect delegates, who will go to the national convention. The beauty contest was hacked by the Republican machine to pump Santorum and Romney. They dug every old person they could of to get and vote for these guys in the beauty contest but were not set up for the election of the people who select the delegates.

The National Conventions should be quite a side show, maybe even a repeat of Chicago 1968. The people will be in the streets if all they have to pick from are more Obama and the Bush machine.

chuck| 1.5.12 @ 11:47AM

New talking points for the tin-hat brigade?

Al Adab| 1.5.12 @ 11:55AM

Jack:
You hit on it with your preview of the conventions. The OWS "movement" is simply a dress rehearsal for disruption of the conventions. Charlotte (bankster capital) of all places. Urban riots and mass demonstrations in the streets. Pesky elections anyway. Might just be able to get rid of them.

Nick| 1.5.12 @ 4:34PM

Jack-boot: Did you see that your hero, Adolph Hitler, committed suicide, like the stinking coward that he was? He was by far the best Jew-hater that the 20th century ever produced. The Caucasus were really his downfall.

Don't worry, Jack-boot, you'll find someone to replace Hitler as your object of affection, someday.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 4:53PM

Hey Jack,
Dr.Ron Paul Has These Israel Firster Smear Bund Boys So Apoplectic,They Don't Know Whether To Wind Their Ass Or Scratch Their Watch.

Keep Tuggin' Their Chains, They're Into Derangement Syndrome.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:22PM

All 40. Right.

Paul can't win even when he stacks the decks and has loony leftists voting for him. The OWS guys will be voting for Bummer, not Paul, in the Generals.

Only one candidate is trying to get votes from people who defecate on police cars. And he's the same guy who supports Bradley Manning. RonniePOO Paul.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:24PM

That's one Republican candidate trying to get votes from Mental Defectives, Racists, and Conspiracy Theorists---Ron Paul.

RCV| 1.5.12 @ 6:16PM

Only the Paulbots in their brownshirts will be on the street.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 11:25PM

Obama Boy RCV Badmouths Our Tea Party Co-Favorite Presidential Candidate Dr.Ron Paul.

You're Scared Of The Tea Party And Dr.Ron Paul.

RCV| 1.6.12 @ 7:45PM

Clint, a guy who polled third in Iowa -- his only hope for an upset -- is dead politically. At this point, he's only in it for the ego and your money.

Mike D.| 1.5.12 @ 12:18PM

That was a good one! An insightful analysis of this twit.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 12:20PM

Bridge is like sex, without a good partner you need a good hand....

Tim the Enchanter| 1.5.12 @ 3:31PM

That's just plain nasty.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 6:05PM

He's just depressed because he has neither.

quichel| 1.7.12 @ 2:53AM

I like your style

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 4:18PM

Bein' An Unpaid Intern At The Smear Bund Headquarters In Poughkeepsie, Shinin' Shit Ain't A Job, Popeye Pennell.

You Still Piclkin' Your Feet In Poughkeepsie, Israel Firster Smear Bund Ass Clown ?

Hmmmmm Popeye ?

quichel| 1.7.12 @ 2:54AM

You need sleep

rhoetus| 1.5.12 @ 6:29PM

Under the rules of logic any gratuitous accusation can be just as gratuitously denied. Go Fish!
Please don't vote for Obama again Timmy.

Dean| 1.6.12 @ 8:27AM

Until Republicans wake up and close the primaries to voters who are not registered Republicans, we will always have to settle for moderate Republicans. I don't mean the Iowa- styled "registered Republicans" who become Republicans for caucus night by signing up on the day of the caucus. I mean only those folks who are on the rolls from the last election as registered Republicans.

sub| 1.6.12 @ 10:38AM

lmao, that is the funniest thing i've read this week....

Mike D.| 1.5.12 @ 12:26PM

Yeah, the dude finishes up his paper route and then goes door to door looking for snow shoveling jobs.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 4:23PM

Yeah, Workin' At Micky D's Is A Perfect Job For A Girl Named Micky D.

Say, " Ya Want Fries Wit Dat " ?

Mike D.| 1.5.12 @ 6:26PM

Dave Hitler Jr., my old friend,
Say, what happened to all that red, black and white confetti in the box on the ceiling that was supposed to be dropped when your Messiah was going to be declared the winner yesterday? Yeah, lifes a bitch sometimes, things just don't work out like advertised.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 11:29PM

Do Your Homework.

I'll Have A Bib Mac, Little Girl.

"An interesting article at Business Insider notes that Paul may have actually won Iowa after the caucuses were over:

That's because Paul's massive organizational push in Iowa focused on both winning votes, and also on making sure that Paul supporters stuck around after the vote to make sure they were selected as county delegates — the first step towards being elected as a delegate to the Republican National Convention.

That's because Iowa's Republican caucuses are non-binding — they are technically just a straw poll, so once selected, delegates are free to vote for whichever presidential candidate they choose.

"Part of what we've been training the Ron Paul people to do is not to leave after the vote," Dan Godzich, a senior campaign advisor, told BI. "Stay and get elected to the conventions and get us those delegates."

The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To The East Coast.

quichel| 1.7.12 @ 2:57AM

Ron Paul won't win

The Bruce| 1.5.12 @ 7:33AM

He's only posting in the technical sense. He keeps the same four responses open in Notepad and just copy/pastes them here several times a day.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 7:40AM

Where's Your Girlfriend, The Lance ?

Timothy L. Pennell| 1.5.12 @ 8:16AM

I have to follow these 2 Idiots? A one hit wonder with a Penis Fixation for the Popeye looking, Jew Hating little dweeb, in Texas. And, the other one, who doesn't even know if he's a Boy or a Girl.

How long have I been writing about DICTATORSHIP 101? How long have I been saying that this guy is a Dictator, and he's getting away with it, because we have a sycophantic Press, only too happy to Inform us of his Greatness, and Cover Up the rest?

We heard, in 2008, when his ASSOCIATIONS with Communists, and Marxists, and Socialists, and Maoists, and Anrchists were brought up, that WE WERE GUILTY of perpetrating "Guilt by Association". We were lectured that 'Birds of a Feather', don't necessarilly 'Flock Together'. And we were derided as RACISTS, when we used the words of CHRIST: "Men shall know you bye the company you keep".

Yetserday, the Man with his Life's Documentation SEALED in a Vault, on an Island State, in the Middle of the Ocean, Crossed the Rubicon. He picked up a Hammer, walked over to the Library of Congress, smashed the case that holds the Constituion, and WIPED HIS *SS with it.

He has decided, by himself, that "I" am not gonna stand by, while a Minority (Irony, anyone?) in the Senate is doing things that will harm this Economy (Projection) while I'm trying to save the Middle Class." (Lie)

"I'm" not gonna stand here. "I'm" not gonna allow it.

I thought he was a Constitutional Professor? I thought that he taught the Constitution? Of course, that was all just one more LIE, from the Media. One mor LIE from people like Historian: Michael Beshloss, who told Don Imus tha Obama is probably the Smartest person to ever be President, and that his I.Q. "is off the Charts". When asked, by Imus, if he knew what his I.Q. was? Beshloss replied: "I have NO IDEA, but I'm sure that it's really high".

He HIDES his Records, in a Vault, like the Vatican would hide something that would PROVE that there's no GOD. Obama's Accolytes preach the MYTH about the Man, and it's up to the rest of us, to Prove otherwise.

He was in the U.S. Senate when Harry Reid, and Dick Durbin, and Chuck Schumer, and all of the rest of the SCUM, did the exact same thing, while George Bush was President, as the Republicans are doing, now.

Where's the Media? Where's ABC, CBS, NBC, and NPR? They all KNOW this to be true. He's in Direct Confrontation with the Constitution, AGAIN. Everybody knows it, and yet, so far, nobody's doing anything.

"All that Evil needs, to succeed, is for Good Men to do Nothing."

He doesn't talk with his Cabinet. He doesn't talk with Congressional Leaders. And, why should he? Did King George dothese things? Did Napoleon? Did Hitler? Did Kim Jung Il?

If he isn't Stopped now? We're looking at Civil War. Anyone, who LOVES THIS COUNTRY, and would wish this guy harm? Might just find themselves, out of options. There's 360 Million people here. And it only takes 1.

To our Friends at the Secret Service: You know your OATH. It's to the Constitution. It's not to HIM. It's to the Constitution. When you take that Oath, you swear to PROTECT the Constitution from all enemies, both Foreign and DOMESTIC.

How do you Define: Domestic Enemy? What are the Parameters? Can a President, ever be that Domestic Enemy? This President is tearing down the Fabric of this Republic. He has divided us in to 2 Camps. We look more and more like present day IRAQ, than we do, The United States of America. We are running out of time.

I have Faith that GOD will not permit this THING to go on long enough, to Destroy this Country. And I believe that, somewhere out there, someone will do what's right, and put an end to the ATTROCITIES, that are being perpetrated against the American people, on an almost Daily Basis.

This needs to be Fixed, through the Proper Channels of Government - The House and the Senate - and through the Media. Otherwise, in a Country of 360 Million people, someone out there might end up feeling FORCED, to fix it the Wrong Way.

I'm just saying.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 8:46AM

Hey Popeye Pennell, You Still Pickin' Your Feet In Pughkeepsie ?

I'm Just Askin'.

The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Boys.

Timothy L. Pennell| 1.5.12 @ 9:08AM

Ladies and Gentlemen. I give you the Wit, and the Wisdom, of the Ron Paul supporter.

Remember. It's guys like douche-bag, here, that tell everyone else, that they're "Off their Meds".

It would be Sad, if it wasn't so Pathetic.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 4:31PM

Popeye Pennell Knows All About Douche Bags, He Tries To Refill Them And Resell Them Door To Door.

He Tells Us That Business Ain't Too Good.

But Remember Popeye Is On His Meds And He's Been Out Of The Poughkeepsie Institute For The Criminally Insane On A Work Release.

He Has Two Fish Named "Sad" & "Pathetic " That He Wears In A Plastic Bag Full Of Water, On A Rope He Wears Around His Neck.

He Told Us That He Named Them After His Mother And Father.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:28PM

Don't know Clint. You still spreading your cheeks in Syria? Just askin'.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 11:32PM

You Spread Your Ass Cheeks For Bibi, Israel Firster Smear Bund GirlieBoy Neo-Chickenhawk Coward,Tool Job.

chuck| 1.5.12 @ 9:38AM

Impeachment papers should be drawn up immediately. He has definitely violated his oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution.

Do the Republicans in the House have the balls?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Melvin| 1.5.12 @ 9:52AM

Mr. Pennell you are on fire today. I go to the aquatic center aboard Camp Lejeune USMC Base daily. The pool is manned by twenty or earlier somethings lifeguards. I inquired to them if they knew what the President did today.
Four out of four did not have a clue. One of them has reasonable understanding of what is happening due to my persistence, so I could count on him going home and looking the situation up.
I use these lifeguards as a barometer of what is happening. All of the lifeguard personnel are a great bunch of kids, but they live for the next 24 hours, not the next 24 years.
Point being of all this? We cannot count on these young generations to support us in the cultural war that we are in.
The really big question is what will Congress and the Senate do to spank Barry's hand. By listening to their responses, I don't think they're going to do anything. They had no conviction, no passion, no anger, just a weak and flaccid, "We don't agree in what the President did."
A revolt needs to take place within the leadership of the Congress and within the Senate.

Timothy L. Pennell| 1.5.12 @ 10:19AM

John Boehner - 202-225-6205
Paul Ryan - 202-225-3031
Eric Cantor - 202-225-2815

Light'em up. There is NOTHING happening, today, more Important, than what this Hugo Chavez wannabe just did.

"Mr. Franklin. What kind of government have you given us?"

"A Republic, Madame. If you can keep it."

INDEED.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:26PM

TLP---thanks, very useful.

rhoetus| 1.5.12 @ 10:27PM

Don't tell Obammy- he thinks he's The Tsar.

Should Have Impeached| 1.5.12 @ 9:34PM

Every employee is accountable to someone. Everyone can get their wrists slapped. Even CEO's can be brought up on charges and land in prison for breaking laws. I'm afraid we are witnessing something quite extraordinary. Apparently, as Mr. Obama has discovered and is quite eager to demonstrate,... there is a person who can get away with just about anything contrary to the laws of American governance, that is, the President of the United States.

tuttle| 1.5.12 @ 10:00AM

Americas is facing it's most dangerous enemy ever. We are witnessing a delusional fool weho beliebves the holty state of obama will save the universe from the purported evils opf Wall SAtreet and everyone who dares oppose the idea that the messiah can't walk on water

We continue to see the cult of personality that surrounds the oval office buffoon getting even more insular to the point where they will allow no criticism of "the one" because it points to both the racism of the opposition and it challenges their belief that the messiah was sent to save everyone whjether they want to be saved by his all caring and all knowing understanding of everything

The oddest thing remains that messiah hussein is the most ardent believer in the cult of personality that is him. We are looking ast someone who simply cannot fathom that he has ever made a mistake and that his greatness will save us from ourselves.

While he believes he is the messiah, he plays the dual role of martyr whop is suffering for our benefit and his sacrifice alone will make us atone for our sins. The most blatant one being those of us who refuse to aceept his status of divinity

Yet we are lectured that the reason his miracles haven't redeemed the country is because a mere handful of non-believers in congress heade up by Boehner and McConnell are leading a crusade of non believers to challenge his sanctity

Meanwhile the clueless media sings his praises while they compete with easch other to see which of the true believers gets to set at his left side and who will be stranded in the chorus

CrackerHound| 1.5.12 @ 11:02AM

The fact that there is quite literally ZERO criticism of the bamster in the mainstream media outlets is staggering considering how obviously inept and out of his league he is. I really cannot believe it. I watch ABC News to get the MSM perspective (I have permantly boycotted NBC News after their treatment of the Tea Party and the hatefulness of MSNBC). They continue to praise and spin everything Obama does while speaking negatively of the GOP.

The most glaring example being that they continue to report that Congressional Republicans block presidential initiatives when in fact it is the Democrat Senators who are doing the obstruction in most cases. MSM also claim that Congress has not proposed any solutions when in fact there have been many bills passed and sent to the Senate which they have rejected (Harry Reid's infamous "dead on arrival" mantra). Paul Ryan's Roadmap, Cut, Cap and Balance all good plans dismantled by the Senate. The MSM is outright lying at this point.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 2:57PM

The House knows no Democrat would vote for those bills - that's just political trick and by your espousing it, it works for them. Trouble is, 3/4 of the country is not far right and so without compromise there is no solution. So what good are the bills with no chance of passage? Does it make you feel good? That's about all you got. The intransigence of the Republicans is going to defeat you this year, and rightly so - it is well deserved for a group who's #1 professed job is to defeat President Obama - jobs not #1, the economy not #1, our military not #1, the debt not #1, really? And, you think the rest of the country doesn't see this? You would think the smackdown the GOP got in Nov 2011 elections would have changed their tune. Thanks to the idiots in the Republican caucus, Obama will be reelected. Have a nice day.

irish19| 1.5.12 @ 5:03PM

No Democrat would vote for them, eh. So why doesn't Dingy Harry let them come up for a vote. And none of the other #1s you mentioned can be solved until zero and his minions are gone. So, I guess what the Republicans have done is prioritize which #1 needs to be done first.

Purp| 1.6.12 @ 11:52AM

None of the Republican Senators would vote for it either ... hahahaha....
As far as what's #1 - why don't you ask the American People? Oh that's right - they have answered - JOBS. not regaining Republican power, you twit.

Ken (Old Texican)| 1.5.12 @ 12:08PM

Pennell,
you are now on "the list"...heh, the same list I have been on for some time now.

Be prepared for 3 AM "visits".

I am very fortunate. I have a lifelong friend Texas Ranger on my speed dial. When I had my "visit" I refused to come to the door...and had TWO Texas deputy sherriff cars with lights on my driveway in less than five minutes.
The feds went away.

...Move to Texas.

Bubba with a B| 1.5.12 @ 1:03PM

Can you please elaborate on the 3am visits? I am 100% serious - how many, how long after posting something, who knocked, did they announce or show i.d., why do you think they were Feds, etc.?

Bob Grant| 1.5.12 @ 8:44PM

Bubba,

He left out one qualifier. You must be wearing a hat made of tin foil to see them.

KennesawJack| 1.5.12 @ 1:33PM

Maybe T-E-X-A-S is another way to spell Galt's Gulch.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:02PM

Yeah all righties should move to Texas, follow Perry's suggestion and secede and make babbling idiot boy Perry your president. That is until Mexico decides to recapture Texas - don't call US, well call you. . Hope you can speak Spanish ...

Tim the Enchanter| 1.5.12 @ 3:37PM

Purp- you need to look up the definition of "wanker". It's the one with your picture next to it.

Purp| 1.6.12 @ 11:53AM

oooooh - im so hurt by that ... as if you weren't.

KennesawJack| 1.5.12 @ 1:21PM

Tim, I posted a comment earlier on an article by Quin Hillyer. Go to Drudge and read the article on the DHS checkpoint at the Social Security office in Leesburg, Fl. I absolutely cannot wait to hear what you have to say about it. Anybody who reads it and doesn't think your comments about being a dictator are spot on, has his or her head up his or her ass. And by the way, I really believe good men will do nothing until it's way too late.

Timothy L. Pennell| 1.5.12 @ 6:30PM

You know me. You know that I've been posting the Dictatorship 101, for a long time. You know that I predicted Rick Santorum had a shot. You also know another post that I've been writing for YEARS: "And I saw the BEAST rise from the Sea. And he was given a MOUTH, to speak Haughty and blasphemous words. and he was allowed to exercise Authority for forty two Months." Revelation 13-5.

HAMAS believes he's their DELIVERER. They believe that he was sent by Allah, to Destroy the Jews, and return Jerusalem to the Muslims.

His personal Intervention in Egypt (Words) and Libya (Force) have made possible, 2 Islamist Strongholds, that, before he intervened, were not there.

Israels enemies are beginning to coalesce, and soon their Army will match the Numbers in Revelation.

He has not come to tear down the Prophets, but to FULFILL THEM.

I truly believe that.

If he's dead, come June 2012? You'll know that the Sh*t's about to hit the fan.

I look forward to his passing, as I look forward to the 1st day of Spring.

GOD help us all.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 2:41PM

President Obama is NOT in violation of the Constitution. It is the president's expressed authority to make recess appointments, period. The Senate was uanable to vote, the members were not available and THAT is a recess - all the other shenanigans the Senate pulls is just that - shenanigans. It's just sour grapes that Obama outsmarted them - again. What a bunch of dopes your Republican Senators are to be snookered again. They have no smart and obviously no b*s... but it is entertaining.
Stop the threats before you're picked up as a terrorist and never heard from again - the President has that power, thanks to GW Bush. So, I'd be more careful what you say Sunshine before you land your happy a* in Guantanamo Bay.

babydriver| 1.5.12 @ 1:01PM

I don't have a job. What's the big deal?

I did my time and am retired, so what?

Jack in Wi.| 1.5.12 @ 7:19AM

I agree the party is divided between the who want more of the same Willard Romney and those who want real change Ron Paul. It has always been about that. All the rest of them have all been nothing but noise and distraction. If Willard is the nominee, we get the same as we have had for at least 25 years, more wars, more bailouts for the rich, more abortions and more moral, fiscal, monetary, foreign policy collapse. The Neocons and the Rockefeller wing of the party have destroyed it. Obama will easily be re-elected against such a divided party. The party must be leveled and rebuilt or it must be replaced by a real conservative party of liberty. It is only going to get worse before or if it gets better.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 7:48AM

Jack, The Israel Firsters Have Been Setting Us Up For Their Fallback Guy,Mittens Romney.

Mittens appointed Walid Phares to chair the Middle East and North Africa working group of his Foreign Policy and National Security Advisory Team.

You Have Performed Yeoman's Duty Here At American Spectator.

The Tea Party Heads To The East Coast.

emo| 1.5.12 @ 8:05AM

Clint and Jack having a virtual Bund Rally at TAS. They are great examples of how Paul's supporters are far far worse than he is. Problem for Paul is he never disavows them. Then we have liberal clown Alan Brooks who posted below.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 8:34AM

Uh Oh!

The Israel Smear Bund Is In The Building To Play Their Dog Eared Nazi Card On Dr.Ron Paul's Supporters Tea Party Clint And Jack.

That'll Fix Us.

The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Boys.

emo| 1.5.12 @ 8:39AM

I think youll find most Tea Parties are PRO-Israel and have no time for your hate

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 8:50AM

Read Our Tea Party Patriots Mission Statement, Israel Firster Smear Bund Boy. It Says Nothin' About Supportin' Israel.

The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Boys.

The Bruce| 1.5.12 @ 3:45PM

Clint, why do you hate "the JOOOOOOOZZZZZZZZ" so much?

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 4:34PM

Why Are You An Israel Firster Smear Bund Liar ?

Where's Your Boyfriend, The Lance ?

emo| 1.6.12 @ 8:27AM

I am talking about individual tea partiers. Poll them. 90% would be ardent Israel supporters

Timothy L. Pennell| 1.5.12 @ 9:04AM

Oh, man. You took the words right out of my mouth. They're actually putting their heads together.

Kinda like 0 + 0. It adds up to Nothing.

As far as Alana (Freudian Slip) ALAN is concerned? Remember. He doesn't even know if he's a Boy or a Girl. He just likes the Muslim, because he's so Effeminate, as is The LEFT, as a whole.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 4:36PM

Did You Have Your Chopadicktomy Operation Yet, Pennell ?

Timothy L. Pennell| 1.5.12 @ 6:31PM

Did you have your Addadicktome Surgery yet, Assh*le?

emo| 1.5.12 @ 8:24AM

The fact you can bring up you negative feelings towards Israel in a conversation that has nothing to do with Israel shows just how deep your anti-Semitism is. The word anti-Semite is overused, but in your case it is spot on. You have a diseased mind. An obsession with Jews and the state of Israel. Probably comes from your religious upbringing. My guess is youre catholic or had a catholic upbringing. Or maybe youre married to a muslim or have muslims in your family. But either way, you have a diseased sick mind.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 8:41AM

Hey Israel Firster Smear Bund Boy, Emo, You Got A Spot On Your " Bibi For President " blouse.

The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Boys.

emo| 1.6.12 @ 8:29AM

I can see why you might hate Bibi since he was the one in the mid 1990s who turned Israel from a socialist basketcase to an economically dynamic society based on free markets. Thanks to Bibi, Clint the Jew hater, probably has Israeli made parts in his computer

irish19| 1.5.12 @ 5:06PM

Careful there, emo. I'm Catholic and have nothing at all against the Israelis.

Dave Livingston| 1.6.12 @ 12:16PM

Not so certain to bring up Israel in this context is ant-Semitic. I a practicing Catholic have > 10% of my 554k portfolio invested in Israreli stocks & a small dab, 3k, invested in State of Israel bonds.

Out of self-interest if for no other reason I'm strongly pro-Israeli. I consider Ron Paul a pathetic joke & I utterly despise Romney not least because he was a draft-dodging coward whilst I was fighting in Viet-Nam.

Evidence I fought: www.vietnamproject.ttu.edu/banshee Just check the unit roster for my name, Dave Livingston, Captain, 101st Airborne Division.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:30PM

Walid Phares is anti-jihadist. What's your problem with that, Clint. You pro-jihadist like Ron?

Miroslav Satan| 1.5.12 @ 8:55AM

Please attempt to write complete sentences, something you should have learned in the tenth grade.

Matthew Quigley| 1.5.12 @ 12:53PM

Fourth grade. By seventh, they should have learned paragraphs.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 4:38PM

Please Get Bent.

Thank Toy Mam.

VonMisesJr| 1.5.12 @ 9:13AM

Spot on Clint. Watching Karl Rove(r) lick the hand of Romney was almost obscene. John McCain jumped in for fun but only reminded us what a loser he is.
The Republican establishment could not get "the lizard" Huntsman (did you ever notice how that guy tastes the air like a snake), so they settled on Willard (the rat).
Seventy-five percent of Republicans want someone else, but McConnell doesn't want anyone messing with his earmarks, and Boner worries a true conservative POTUS may keep him from insider trading. Pelosi, Kerry and our illustrious Speaker have their etrade account running 24/7 during legislative sessions. Very lucrative.
I could not even watch FOX yesterday since they had nothing but establishment sycophants fainting and swooning. Rush reported irregularities at the Iowa Caucus to find a few dozen Democrat dead voters to put Willard over the top. If you took out all the dead Democrat voters, Santorum may have won in a landslide.

KennesawJack| 1.5.12 @ 1:25PM

Call me crazy but I still don't think the Republican nominee is in the race yet. Surely we can do better than this lot although, if push comes to shove, I can accept Santorum. When is the draft Mitch Daniels movement going to start?

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:05PM

You would have to fight his wife first - you don't know her very well do you? He's p'whipped and won't do anything without her ok.

KennesawJack| 1.5.12 @ 3:11PM

I know all about his wife but even she would have to accept a draft movement. I still believe the eventual Republican nominee is not in the race yet.

irish19| 1.5.12 @ 5:08PM

I hope you're right. Think floor fight at the convention.

Purp| 1.6.12 @ 11:54AM

How's that hopey thingy doin' for ya?

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:37PM

I was shocked really to see old shifty eyes McCain endorcing the Romney he hated. He looked like someone was going to beeeeotch slap him the entire time he was on the stage. Still, I voted for McCain as opposed to the Communist, Muslim, Racist we have in there now.

Wayne| 1.5.12 @ 1:26PM

But you see, it is the voting for lesser evil that allows the GOP to keep running these dolts. In the end its our fault for voting for them.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:06PM

Did you even bother considering where we would be if HE was a communist, muslim, racist? I didn't think so.

KennesawJack| 1.5.12 @ 3:13PM

We'd be just about where we are right now.

irish19| 1.5.12 @ 5:09PM

Beat me to it.

Purp| 1.6.12 @ 11:54AM

Right - like I said, you didn't think.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 6:09PM

Apparently he'd be president?

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:32PM

McCain is paying back a debt--Romney campaigned hard for him.

Alan Brooks| 1.5.12 @ 6:24AM

Obama must win, arrogant America needs to be taught a lesson. the white racists must be eliminated. I am entitled to everything a greedy rich person has and I want my share.

coal carrier| 1.5.12 @ 6:52AM

Babbling Brooks is at it again. “I am entitled to everything a greedy rich person has and I want my share”. And just where, on the Republican/Conservative side, does that statement come from? That is what you Liberal/Progressive/Socialists spew out continuously. And your boyfriend in the White House is the one leading the charge.

You make absolutely no sense. People like you should have to take a test before voting, a test for common sense.

L. Ross| 1.5.12 @ 7:18AM

CC, I believe that was sarcasm.

Al Adab| 1.5.12 @ 11:01AM

Facetious font required.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 12:23PM

He's carrying coal, he doesn't get iron-y.

Shamus| 1.5.12 @ 7:40AM

Th upside of an Obama victory is that he will be blamed for the continuing economic problems. Obama can do for Democrats what Herbert Hoover did for Republicans.

Indy| 1.5.12 @ 8:06AM

SCOTUS matters, we know what to expect with Obama and that is dangerous.

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:22PM

Obummer has appointed those sexing idiots. How do ya think Obamacare was deemed Constitutional?

emo| 1.5.12 @ 8:08AM

No he wont. You dont understand the left. If even ONE conservative still exists, they get the blame for all the failures to create a liberal utopia. Then when there are no conservatives remaining, the left will blame those leftist who arent true believers and who dont believe fevrently enough.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:10PM

OMG, no ... the name GW Bush wil be always linked to the meltdown on his watch - the largest attacks on American soil in history, 1 unnecessary war, and 1 ignored war, and the Great Depression II. His administration near destroyed this country ... and THAT's how it will be remembered. The Bush name will live in infamy, right along the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Bruce| 1.5.12 @ 3:53PM

Purp, seriously, just wipe your chin and walk away. Obama doesn't like you using your teeth.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:34PM

The Bruce---may I steal that brilliant line for my own use (on you know who)?

Purp| 1.6.12 @ 11:55AM

you're sick.

Michael Tomlinson| 1.5.12 @ 7:57AM

I'm not usually in favor of post-natal abortion, but in your case I'll make an exception.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 11:48AM

You supposed to laugh maniacally after you make a post like that negro boy.

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:25PM

OOOOOHHHHH! Watch now......you came close to that "N" word us white folks are so terrified of these days.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 6:11PM

Glad you found it amusing, that retard purp is too busy reporting me to Eric (Blacks have a monopoly on racism) Holder to respond.

Purp| 1.6.12 @ 11:56AM

I don't have to report anything - you ARE being monitored Sunshine.

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:00PM

What shall we do with our racist ass president?

Mender| 1.5.12 @ 6:45AM

Romney is a flip-flopper and Santorum is nuts. It's looking good for Obama: you can disagree with him (I do on many things), but he does seem sincere and to honestly believe that what he's doing is right. That will help him in the debates against Mitt, I think.

Tenn Slim| 1.5.12 @ 6:54AM

Drink deep of the Leftist Kool Aid, it will aid you when the Left opens to door to a continued 4 years of Statism, then add a 8 year cap of Stalinism after the Obama regime is fading into Cominterm history.
The Europeans of Central Europe bought into this type of Niavism in late 1930. They regretted thier decisions but far too late.
Semper FI

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:11PM

Funny how you have it all figgered out in yo' own li'l mind.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 6:13PM

You keep using that uppity language and I'll tell mass-a to kick you out of the big house.

Purp| 1.6.12 @ 11:57AM

Im yo massa boy - now get to work.

Michael Tomlinson| 1.5.12 @ 7:59AM

Ha, ha, ha, ha .................................................! Thanks for the laugh I needed that after hearing about Obama's illegal and unconstitutional "recess" appointments. Glad you have a sense of irony.

Our battlecry needs to be Impeach and Remove NOW!

Teaghan| 1.5.12 @ 8:18AM

NObody has the nerve of courage to do that Michael. NOBODY!

Al Adab| 1.5.12 @ 11:03AM

Re-elect President Biden.

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:27PM

If ya can have an OWS, you can have an "Oust the F'n idiot" . All it needs is a little media coverage to make it grow.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:13PM

the President has the authority and right granted by the Constitution to recess appointments, period. No additional rules allowed or needed. Go read the Constitution - the rest is just sour grapes bluster 'cause blackie outsmarted whitie ag'in.

Tim the Enchanter| 1.5.12 @ 3:42PM

A "recess" appointment can only be made when the Congress is in "recess". It wasn't. By the way, how's that second-grade remedial reading comprehension course going?

Purp| 1.6.12 @ 11:59AM

You righties are so unarmed intellectually...
The definition of recess:
"A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit." - now, since a 30 second session is not customary for the Senate, it is, by definition of everyone else in the world - in RECESS. Period, end of story.

KennesawJack| 1.5.12 @ 1:28PM

That he is "sincere" in his desire to turn America into a totalitarian/socialist state with him at the helm, I have not doubt.

Robert776| 1.5.12 @ 3:05PM

Mender is absolutely correct, though I have a slightly higher opinion of Santorum except for his Israel-First foreign policy.

The conservative movement is increasingly intellectually bankrupt. We badly, badly need Wm F Buckley, Ronald Reagan, Milton Friedman, even Richard Nixon and Barry Goldwater. Instead we have the likes of Perry, Glenn Beck, and Rush, all of whom could be nailed to the wall in less than 5 minutes by Milton Friedman.
We've got a serious problem when an alleged conservative said, when we think of Perry, think Ronald Reagan; when we think of Bachman, think Margaret Thatcher; when we think of Cain, think Winston Churchill.
Even Obama is not advocating the kind of big government that Geo W Bush did -- Reagan wanted to abolish the Dept of Educ, Bush wanted it to take over every school board in the country. And he did nothing in 8 years to stop the subprime insanity that Clinton started.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:38PM

Robert776--right. Much better to have an Iran first policy, as that has done us so well. Catering to the Palestinians has made them much more peaceful.

I note that Operation Nickel Grass has held off a Major Middle east War for almost 40 years. The brushfire Lebanese wars did not reuire full Israeli strength, and neither have the Palestinian uprisings. That was pro-Israel.

When we support Israel, the ME gets more peaceful. When we support the Islamists, it gets worse.

Robert776| 1.6.12 @ 4:22AM

I like America-First. It's just a quirk I have.

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 1.5.12 @ 6:47AM

Romney actually has a better vision than the Republican Party, since the party has sent one big government spender after another to Washington, D.C.

I'm not sure what the author is referring to as the Republican platform since every Republican president since Reagan has supported amnesty.

Romney claims he doesn't but maybe there will be an opportunity to see what occurs on immigration if he is elected.

In the meantime if anyone is disorganized it's the Democrats precisely because they have one single platform that is failing and appealing to fewer Americans.

Mitt Romney appears to be someone who can get something done, and that's something neither party has now.

As opposed to the sentiments expressed in the article, Mitt Romney's appearance of being organized may in fact lead to his success in this election cycle.

The only issue the public observes in reference to both parties is stalemate and not getting anything accomplished.

If economy falters further and this appears to be happening right now, Mitt Romney will look better and better as we approach November.

Teaghan| 1.5.12 @ 8:21AM

I want to hear Mitt say as Newt did, that the day after his being sworn in that he will do away with all of the czars. They are obama's army that is dismatling our nation and have no accountability to anyone but him.

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:32PM

You are right teaghan but you leave out the welfare crowd, the unemployed guilted into owing him, and now the military being promissed jobs over the current unemployed willing to work. Do you see the cluster Obama is trying to create. The great devider needs something other than praise. We can only hope he goes to OZ and gets a brain or what little he has gets gone out of politics forever.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:19PM

Every president has the same "army" - they are called department heads - Fixed News trumped up the czar notion that all department heads have that title now and y'all fell for it.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:59PM

Brownie, you've done a heckuva job.....

nuff said.

The Big E| 1.5.12 @ 9:51AM

A Mitt Romney nomination equals a Barack Obama re-election.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 11:50AM

Yup

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 12:27PM

Not so sure.
A lot can happen between now and November. Boehner could wake and realize he is a leader and not a babysitter, McConnell could have a stroke and a charismatic could be foisted to the senate front bench.
Willard can appeal to the mushy middle, if he is able to cast off the Jesus freaks in short order. If this boondoggle goes to April, the GOP will shred itself and BHO can keep his powder dry until the 11th hour. Then it's 4 more years of tactical games rather than strategic development.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:19PM

Yeah!

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:39PM

I don't know about that, Big E. I prefer Santorum, but I think Mitt will take it to him because I believe he will have Santorum, Rubio, or West as VEEP. (Gosh, I'd love Allen ripping into Biden and Bummer.)

Margie| 1.5.12 @ 6:19PM

So, these dummies would rather let Obama win than vote for Romney if he becomes the nominee?

I'm sorry but how is that sane?

Will Romney not have at least some conservatives in his admin?

Would we not at least have ousted the unrepentant Socialist form office and at least given our country in near ruins a chance to come up for air and be healed????

Ugh.

RCV| 1.6.12 @ 7:50PM

Mitt will likely go South for a VP because he needs to shore up support among Mormon-dubious evangelicals there. I think Rubio would be his strongest choice, though Perry is clearly manuevering for the spot. I believe that's why he ultimately decided to stay in through South Carolina, because it helps Romney a lot. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the two of them discussed that the night of or morning after the Iowa caucuses.

Tenn Slim| 1.5.12 @ 6:51AM

An AM early review of the Progressive Dems sites, PDA, Dem Strategists, CAP, etal, show a muted glee. They recognize Santorums Life Choices philosophy as an easy victor. His yet to be analysied FP stance is next.
Obama has in place, via these strategists, a teleprompter electioncampaign. All he believes he has to do, is smile, read the same tripe off the prompter and win.
Axelrod and his Chicago gang has Obamas support structure well in place. Money from Soros, etal and the eternal long haired computer wizards are ready.
Add to the fuel the recent DOD Civil Rights bizarre clauess and Obamas Executive order around Congress methods, and 2012 will be a Leftist Steam roller.
UNLESS.
As old Saul used to say, all politics is local. The Old Geezers, the ones we watch patiently sitting, on C span, elect a Congress that is so overwhelmingly Conservative, and in the process elect a "Follow the Lead, or else" seemingly unelectable President, the Left may well be in for a shock and awe November.
Opine.
I doubt seriously that the above will happen. The Left WILL NOT go quietly into the night.
The Structure for a NON election is in place. Obama may well throw the series of switches necessary to effect this, about late summer 2012.
We will see.
Semper FI

Teaghan| 1.5.12 @ 8:23AM

Martial law due to the Occupoopers rioting in the streets and a "p0stponement" of the elections.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:22PM

You know, the Left said the same thing over GW Bush and him declaring martial law - what is that makes everyone think their leaders want civil war? That would upset their gravy train - ain't gonna happen, right or left.

Margie| 1.5.12 @ 6:20PM

Occupoopers. Heh. Good one.

RCV| 1.6.12 @ 7:51PM

There will be neither martial law nor a postponement of the elections. You can bank on that.

martin j smith| 1.5.12 @ 6:52AM

I think this way--The Republican Party is divided by the following general differences: Those who want to defeat Obama and change course and those that really do not care one way or the other. An example of each. Romney is the "I don't care" type while Santorum wants to Defeat Obama and change course. Voters not pundits will decide which they want.( I am only giving an example not necessarily supporting Santorum but defintely oppose Romney )

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 12:30PM

The party is split because they know viscerally that the conservative agenda is a practical loser.

They choose to cling to murky social dogwhistles that will never see the light of day instead of tackling the structural defects created by Willie/Newtie and Junior on the way we organize capital, oversee the crooks and properly steward the country.

kickbass| 1.5.12 @ 1:46PM

Many folks who support the conservative agenda don't care if the person they vote for is unelectable or are delusional and don't have much of a clue about who or what is electable. This is why utterly unelectables like Santorum, Paul, Huckabee, Robertson, Forbes, Buchanan and Keyes have gotten a lot of (ultimately wasted) votes in GOP primaries over the past 20 years or so. Only 48% of Iowa caucus goers believe that Romney is the most electable (13% Gingrich, 12% Paul, 9% Perry, 7% Santorum).

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:57PM

You are right, so why permit anachronisms like the Iowa Caucii continue? Perhaps choosing a larger swing state like Ohio or even Virginia should come first.

Is the party completely incapable of evolving?

The Atlantic article by the UI carpetbagger was more on the mark than I thought.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 7:05AM

The RINO-CINO Frontman, Mittens Romney Had The Third Lowest Job Growth Rate, When He Was Governor Of The Peoples Republic Of Massachusetts.

Mittens Is RomneyCare,TARP, Cynical Flip-Flops On Abortion, Gays, Refuses to Sign Pro-Life Pledge, Illegal Immigrants, "Little Chain Saw Al" At Bain, Crony Capitalism Campaign Money Trail.....

The Tea Party Rebellion Heads To The East Coast.

emo| 1.5.12 @ 8:10AM

And Paul can underperform on the east coast just like he did in Iowa. Polls all had Paul doing better than 21%

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 9:00AM

You're Full Of Crap Israel Firster Smear Bund Boy. Look At The Iowa Polls, Dr.Ron Paul's 22.6 Percent Was Almost Dead Bang On.

The Tea Party Rebellion Steps On The Israel Firster Smear Bund Boys.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 9:21AM

Final Dr.Ron Paul Numbers Were: 26,219 21.4 Percent.

PPP Poll, Des Moines Register Poll Predicted 20 Percent & 22 Percent.

Resist We Much! | 1.5.12 @ 12:00PM

Clint, YOU predicted a WIN.

Loser.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 4:42PM

You're An Israel Fireter Smear Bund Broad, Liar.

I Reported The Des Moines Register And PPP Numbers , And We Made Our Numbers.

Liar.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:40PM

How is finishing 3rd face stomping, piss bucket boy?

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:11PM

I gotta know Clint. They recently tried to hang a racist thing on your boy. Are ya saying because he isn't interested in helping Israel that he might be racist in that respect? Or is it just you who don't care for the state of Israel. I am glad that you campaign for a Republican but man, Who will you vote for if Paul doesn't get the nomination? Let's hope it's a Republican. I have no problem with folks drumming it up for their candidate but shooting down Conservatives? I just don't see the Tea Party spouting that kind of stuff. Personally, I don't care for the Romney negative adds. I would rather have Newt Gingrich in there. I will however vote for Romney if we have no choice. Anything is better than what we have now in the white house.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:24PM

Paul lost in 3rd place- that's a defeat.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 4:44PM

That's Top Tier With Delegates, ObamaBoy.

Do Your Homework Obama Ass Clown.

Purp| 1.6.12 @ 12:01PM

You keep a hopin' ... but he's so far right, he's left... ain't gonna happen. Great Grandaddy Paul is too old anyway ... ewwww.

Teaghan| 1.5.12 @ 8:24AM

Clint, you sound like that wirey haired b**tch from FL, Wasserman-Schultz.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 8:53AM

Teaghan, You Sound Like A RINO-CINO Bibi Bitch.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 11:59AM

Ooh! and Teaghan scores a devastating direct hit to Clint's jaw.

But, like the knight from Monty Python with no legs to stand on, no hands or arms, Clint continues to call names and scream nonsensical challenges.

Clint| 1.5.12 @ 4:48PM

Uh Oh !

The Chairman Of The Bores Got Out Of Bed In Time For His Meals On Wheels Lunch.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:41PM

I believe third rhymes with your nickname, Clinton "Turd" Scumbag IV.

Margie| 1.5.12 @ 6:21PM

Hilarious!!

Michael Tomlinson| 1.5.12 @ 7:54AM

A typical pundit who was wrong about Cain and so much more. The GOP will be on fire to shred Obama thanks to his unconstitutional and illegal "recess" appointments and destruction of the middle class.

emo| 1.5.12 @ 8:15AM

You think the voters will care that Obama made an unconstitutional appointment??? The GOP will do nothing and if they do, prepare for polls showing the American people overwhelmingly support shredding the constitution as a way of getting around "obstructionist" GOP Senate.

The public doesnt care about the constitution because they werent taught anything about it in government schools.

Conservatives need to understand Obama IS NOT the problem. He is a symptom of the problem. An increasingly left wing American public that has no regard for the institutions that made the country great. You cant have 50 years of NEA indoctrination, unrestrained immigration and multiculturalism and have American continue and survive as a constitutional republic.
This is what the end of our nation looks like.

Michael Tomlinson| 1.5.12 @ 8:20AM

Whining and surrendering is what leads to the end of America. Suck it up and fight.

emo| 1.5.12 @ 8:28AM

We're outnumbered. Since we are fighting with ballots and not guns being outnumbered means we lose. Period.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 1:28PM

emo didn't seem to be whining to me.

It seemed like he made an accurate assessment of the problems we face and what we must overcome. And yes it is depressing.

Unless your talking about refreshing the "tree of liberty" the only tool left in our individual arsenal is our vote.

With Acorn having Mickey Mouse on their side, the Black Panthers being given Obama's permission to stalk polling places with billy clubs and the those in charge of validating the votes determining that no one has to show identification and obviously fraudulent signatures are acceptable for registration as long as they include an address, how is it that you plan on winning this battle?

People are desperate right now and desire a strong conservative leader. If the republican establishment can only muster enough courage to give us someone like Romney who couldn't fire up the girls soccer team he's placing on the field. How, I ask, do we expect to win the super bowl against the Chicago Bears? This useless, gutless, coward of a man cannot find it in his heart to say one negative thing about Obama or his policies. They will eviscerate him in front of his weeping girls and the republicans will have the gall to claim the people have spoken.

emo is correct in observing that the majority of people in society, even good ones, are simply ignorant or uninformed about the peril our nation is in. But after all, if anyone relied solely on main stream media sound bytes where sniveling buffoons like Boehner or McCain babble about common ground and can't find it in their weak willed cowardly hearts to condemn Obama over anything, what would you expect?

When Obama's destruction of the country, violation of the law and openly racist anti-American actions have become accepted as no big deal, how can we win? After all, surely you too can find common ground with the liberals...can't you? Your not a racist are you?

If we are to survive as a nation then we need a strong conservative leader and one who is willing to call a spade a spade (pun intended). If the nominee cannot find the intestinal fortitude to call Obama's policies what they are; if he cannot find the will or strength of character to defy the media and call out Obama for his illegal actions for fear of being called racist then we are done as a nation.

irish19| 1.5.12 @ 5:18PM

"How, I ask, do we expect to win the super bowl against the Chicago Bears?"
Bad comparison, given their performance this year.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:43PM

The '85 Bears, of course. But given the President's Paulista Iranian policy, another bad comparison.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 6:18PM

LOL, maybe so, but I was striving to demonstrate the inequity of a girl scout troop against full grown ruthless men who are bent on winning.

rhoetus| 1.5.12 @ 10:29PM

Tell that to Rich Lowry at National Review.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 12:35PM

Like Iraq, "recess" appointments measure a zero in the real world, amigo.

Stick to the jobs issue and home values. That is the glue that connects right and left. The rest is too difficult to explain with a subpar nominee.

He has the high ground on middle-class angst, and the GOP just looks stupid. Boehner needs to step up and present a budget that corners BHO instead of pandering to the tyro baggers, or risk losing his job as well.

kickbass| 1.5.12 @ 2:05PM

How often have recent presidents made recess appointments?
President George W. Bush made 171 recess appointments, of which 99 were to full-time positions.
As of December 8, 2011,
President Barack Obama had made 28 recess appointments, all to full-time
positions.
-President William J. Clinton made 139 recess appointments, 95 to full-time positions.

Shred who for what????
You are dreaming.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:27PM

LMAO ... omg, stop ... my side hurts ... LMAO

Brian Mc| 1.5.12 @ 8:13AM

The alien is no gambling man. One need only look at the elections that transpired in his favor; how they evolved over time-that put him in place where he could vote, "present" while growing ever more popular in the traitorous media's eye. The utter lack of documentation and witness accounts to his character history are more revelations worthy of speculation concerning this matter. And all the while, where was the media who, from our founding, was supposed to be asking all the questions we've been asking ourselves?

He is not counting on November to achieve the direction intended for this failed Republic. His moves will begin to foment once the snows of March have melted. Why wait for summer, Slim? The April marching orders and rations will be handed out to the OWS maggots and they will slither forth spreading out over this once proud land astounding and offending our very moral fibre. A revamped ACORN under some new guise will pitch in. The reaction to these efforts will force his hand, regretfully, at least that's how he will put it. Of course, the blame will demonize the reactionaries and the MSM, with gas can in hand, will feed the flames per instruction.

At this point he fears no GOP. He only fears those who once entrusted the GOP to hold back the hordes, do their bidding by enforcing and protecting our Constitutionally-given liberties. This was too much to expect and, how dare we ask. What a bunch of sops we are, leaderless and forced to watch the show, unable to turn the channel. And his argument will be a bastardization of a phrase: "How can we have liberty without security?"

Can we afford to doubt that at this very moment the ATF is working up some edict under the justification they will find within the Patriot Act? In true liberal smugness, dealing with 'Bills of Sale', transfer documentation collection of 4473's, CCW permit records followed by search and seizure for the good of the children? It has worked for other countries in the past and so with this country already far down the road to serfdom and self-induced destruction, why not again? Once the bullets start popping, a state of emergency, marshall law, cancelled elections, internet freeze, doors kicked in to restore order and then peace and prosperity can once again return...for the good of the people. And who will sit astride this ash heap after all is done but the one, true messiah? Of course, my prophetic meandering is only in my mind. It could never happen here.

scotchieguy| 1.5.12 @ 11:03AM

Nice. The last two sentences are perfect. They are in my mind ever single day.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 1:31PM

With a sad note in my quivering voice I say, wow, just wow.

KennesawJack| 1.5.12 @ 3:28PM

BH, don't be so moribund. Remember your Molon Labe! post.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 6:19PM

Just cause I can and will shoot another man does not mean I want to.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:31PM

Your fears are unfounded, but if you are actually prophetic, you voted for the idiot that put these powers in place - GW Bush. When you granted him these powers, you were'nt afraid, 'cause he was your boy, but now it's Obama. Be careful what you grant to your friends, they are not always in power. So if you still fear - don't blame Obama - As Herman Cain puts it "Blame Yo'self"

JimH| 1.5.12 @ 8:24AM

Barring the publication of pictures of Romney with a dead girl or live boy, he likely will be the nominee. I understand that most conservatives, Tea Partiers and libertarians are underwhelmed by this. For those who cannot bring themselves to actively support him, I suggest it is possibly even more important to work towards nominating and electing more small government representatives and getting a majority in the Senate. Thinking back to the Clinton and Bush II administrations it may be that a Republican congress does best at reigning in spending when a Democrat is president. They are less likely to go along with the nostrums proposed by the Dems than when they come from one of their own.

Louis Jenkins| 1.5.12 @ 10:35AM

Exactly, Mr. JimH. Watch and participate in the local elections, including your state and congressional representatives and senators. Build from the ground up, and you will see results. Obama may win the election, but make sure he sees a real conservative land before him.

russel| 1.5.12 @ 11:13AM

Agree , Louis . The poster below throws in the towel . Look at how many old Rats are jumping ship , because they KNOW their time is coming . Was the 2010 election a mere accident ? . It was a catastrophe for the socialist party and another one is coming . Now yes , maybe they'll keep their imposter president , but the senate will flip the next time around , as did the house last time . If one just analyzes our history , the pendulum swings both ways . The Civil War was no picnic , but we survived . Ditto the depression . We have seen socialism up close and at home and don't like it . Yep , one step at a time always works .

irish19| 1.5.12 @ 5:23PM

Absolutely!! Spot on!

emo| 1.5.12 @ 8:34AM

My prediction is that Obama will win 54-43 over the GOP candidate and the Dems will win back the House and hold the Senate. Then drunk with power, Sen Reid will repeal the filibuster and then open the floodgates for all sorts of leftwing legislation.

The real rude awakening for conservatives wont be 2012, it will be 2016. When the GOP, united nominates a good candidate (ie Walker, McDonnell, Rubio) and still loses to a Liberal re-tread like Hillary. Fact is the demographics of the country have turned against the GOP and certainly against conservatism. I am no fan of Pat Buchanan but he is 100% right on when it comes to the destiny of demographics. There will be no room for a conservative party in an America where whites make up less than 65% of the voting population. Hispanics will never vote GOP. It is nonsense to think that simply because hispancs are socially conservative, they will vote GOP. People vote their pocketbooks. Blacks are even more socially conservative (over 70% voted for prop 8 versus 55% of hispanics), and yet blacks have gone from 35% support for the GOP in 1960 to 15% in 1988 to 3% today. Even as their incomes have risen Blacks have become more pro-Dem as their rise to the middle class was through govt jobs........forget it we're done. The 230 year old experiment is over.

Dr. X| 1.5.12 @ 9:18AM

I totally agree. The fact that the morons of this country elected Obama in the first place means we are finished. There's no turning back. The GOP will not change a damn thing. Romney cannot repeal Obamacare without at least 60 Republican votes in the Senate. We've already self-castrated our energy supply and our strategic position in the Middle East. The left-wing educational establishment has indoctrinated legions of Americans to hate this country. Blacks and Latinos and left-wing whites hate America. They'll never vote Republican. Not that it matters, because Republicans don't have the balls to take this country back.

Conservatives need to get over their delusional Reagan fetish. Reagan got elected 30 years ago. He's dead. There isn't another one. Reagan was the exception, not the rule. The Republican Party is defined by the likes of Dole, Ford, the Bushes, Romney, McCain, Graham, and Snowe -- not Reagan.

All that Republican flag-waving is just propaganda to get the votes of old, has-been whites. It's all B.S. They won't change a damn thing that the Democrats have done.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 12:40PM

"Morons" elected BHO because Junior et al were a complete disgrace, and some used the election to correct the bamboozling they experienced in 2004.
The economy tanked due to horrendous policy decisions enacted by a GOP house, a wounded Willie and an idiot Junior. There is no way BHO can be hung with this narrative without significant blowback.
He is a disappointment in his ability to backroom the GOP into making a deal, but hius renewed focus on soft targets like populist middle-class adventures will be a winner, unless Willard gets the nom quickly and shakes off the Jesus freaks for good.

PolishKnight| 1.5.12 @ 1:42PM

It's rather difficult for BHO to avoid responsibility for the current state of the economy when most of his policies are merely those enacted by "Junior" but on a larger scale. Bush's signoff of a bailout was wrong but Obama's semi-annual stimulus is ok?

In addition, it will be difficult for Obama to sell the claim that if only the Bush wars were over than all would be well and a perfect Swedish welfare state would be built. Yeah, wait until he tries to cut defense spending in Northeast blue states....

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:49PM

I don't agree with further bailouts either, but as a a manager taking over failed businesses in my career, you have to proceed with triage before rehab - and paying the tab for past lunacies is part of the process. The GOP is in complete denial that their form of perverted capitalism has any blame to assume - and they run away from the house on fire with no inclination to pick up a bucket.
It's the rest of us that have to clean up the mess.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:52PM

No, it will be cuts in Texas that Perry et al will have to explain away as part of their Texas "miracle".

Appleby| 1.5.12 @ 4:34PM

Yep, I see how successful Canada has been in putting out those fires. Ontario is bankrupt and still elects Dalton McGuilty to put out the fire by pouring on more gasoline and pretend that burning down the province was what Liberal Downtown Toronto (who were the ones who elected him) elected him to do.

PolishKnight| 1.5.12 @ 5:00PM

For starters, the problem with the housing market imploding was thanks to government mandates for banks and Freddie/Fannie to make as many loans to Democrat constituencies as possible. Do you remember the heady days as little as 5 years ago when the main worry was that women and minorities were missing out on the housing "boom?" How short peoples' memories are? Real estate ALWAYS goes up!

A "Free" market, ironically, would have prevented this since if the real estate values were allowed to fall (even now), then the fed wouldn't need to send billions to prop up the market and construction could move forward.

Mark in LA| 1.5.12 @ 6:21PM

The "free market" created the bubble. Bernanke wants it to deflate slowly. Inflation and deflation are the tools of the wealthy and well connected to rob the working class. This is a Republican orchestrated disaster starting all the way back to the ventriloquist dummy for the banks, Wall Street, and the corporations Ronaldo "amnesty" Reagan. Who, by the way, is most responsible for the changing demographics of the country and its decline into third world status.

PolishKnight| 1.6.12 @ 9:30AM

Mark, that claim basically reduces Obama to a water boy who cannot help but continue and accelerate "Bush" policies to prop up and "slowly" deflate the real estate bubble (while simultaneously funding public sector unions. What a coincidence!)

Nope. The Dems wanted loans to high risk borrowers (Democratic voters) so they could enjoy the real estate bubble and none of them raised the alarm about the "free" market when they were cashing in on Helocs. Nice try.

Good luck with getting your Sweden. As we can all see in California, you're more likely to get a Malmo (look it up in Google news.) That's the future of leftism!

emo| 1.7.12 @ 5:11PM

No the changing demographics have little to do with the 1986 Amnesty and much much more to do with the 1965 Immigration Bill

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 8:45PM

Gated communities in Fort Myers are democratic strongholds?

get real. the desert southwest is not exactly fertile liberal ground nor is somnolent Florida and they've taken the speculatron in the ear. Simple greed sunk the boat.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:46PM

He was a Senator in 2006, was he not? When the dhimmicrats took over things started to tank fast. W's problem is that he, like his dad, had no idea on how to use the bully pulpit.

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:51PM

The comical part of it with Negroes is, it was a Republican that freed them. You would be amazed at the number of them who are unaware of that. Democrats play them like fiddles but evidently they like getting played. "Fire on the mountain, run boy run, the devils in the house of the riseing sun." Ha!

kickbass| 1.5.12 @ 2:37PM

That was in the 1860's when the South was very Democratic.

The comical part is that White southerners have switched to being overwhelmingly Republican since the late 1960's; you seem unaware of this.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:45PM

It was yankee republicans that used to be the enlightened ones in the country. Goldwater and Nixon sold out to the Dixiecrats thus bringing in the bigots into the fold under the cover of the King James Bible when Kennedy forced them into the 20th century.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 3:34PM

Today's Republicans are NOTHING like Abraham Lincoln... and you think no one knows that? You wouldn't vote for him today, now would you?

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:48PM

A sonuvabitch who would fight on despite all obstacles and crush his enemy utterly in combat? Yeah, I'd vote for him. He'd have identified the enemy and the missiles would be on their way.

Purp| 1.6.12 @ 12:03PM

Nope - the South took the first shot, and he waited for that to happen, so no, he would not engage in pre-emptive war ... guess you are not that well-read about Lincoln and the Civil War.

Wayne| 1.5.12 @ 1:28PM

If what you say transpires I will guarentee that the Democrats NEVER lose power. Its done for the Democratic process. Its 2012 or NEVER.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 1:34PM

Damn it emo, quit writing this depressing stuff that I agree with, someone will rise up! Surly someone, please God I beg you.

Maxwell| 1.5.12 @ 8:36AM

When I look at Mittens I see a big government type who is anti gun, pro government health care, abortion, and gay marriage. Typicat Rino. Mittens did not win Iowa, he still has the same 25% as he always has had.

As for Santorum he too is anti gun ( he voted with gun-controlling Democrats Dianne Fienstein and Frank Lautenberg to mandate locks on handguns in 2005) and sided with Spector of Pa. over Toomey.

As for Newt, I still see him sitting with Queen Nancy P.

I just have one question, not that anyone really cares or will answer but I feel better for asking, what am I missing here? Does anyone have any stones here that will call Barry what he is?

I'm getting that sinking feeling.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 12:48PM

The stones are in your pockets.
Stop demagoguing government healthcare unless you have the balls to join a party willing to campaign on eliminating Medicaid and Medicare altogether - including vouchers and tax break schemes.
Cities and cops want gun control. Period. Like the Palestinian state, it will happen eventually due to sheer numbers - whether you like it or not. And - excluding Japan and Swiss, there are dozens of democracies that limit guns and have miniscule crime rates as a result. Prolife? Then be antigun. You can't have it both ways.
For the rest of the social agenda - of which I agree with most of, but I do not agree that government should be deciding who is eligible for tax breaks, wills and testaments and beneficiaries. It should be left to adults to decide on their own.
After a century of ending segregation, empowering women and illuminating the disabled, why we cling to attempts to limit rights boggles the mind.

Wayne| 1.5.12 @ 1:30PM

When you end medicare, what do you plan to do with the old people?

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 1:35PM

Why kill them of course. At least those who haven't already died because of Obama care mandates.

PolishKnight| 1.5.12 @ 1:39PM

Gun control doesn't create miniscule crime rates. Sadly, it is difficult to use a concealed permit in a city even where legal since it's unsafe to operate a firearm in many conditions. You can't fire one off in an apartment building without fear of hurting a neighbor and if something happens, you will be held liable. So it's not worth it unless in the most direct life threatening conditions.

Crime, as we know it, will be reduced as time goes by via increased surveillance, car alarms, and improved forensics. In most of these superior countries with gun control, they also have requirements that hotels collect your passport and monitor your whereabouts. I read a news story that claimed that a German bank robber handed over his taxID card upon request. I wouldn't be surprised if it was true! In addition, the, er, demographics and culture of these nations tends to be different than the USA. Compare the USA to, say, North Paris or East London and the difference disappears. Guess why?

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 1:49PM

You metro-sexual liberals are always telling us how much better Canadian or Cuban health care is and how these other countries are such utopian paradises that do things so much better than America. Since the places you admire so much are such perfect places to live I say go there. We don't want or need you or any of the other anti-American, willfully ignorant, oxygen thieving wastes of human skin in the flea and locust class here anymore.

You don't like guns, Molon Labe! You throw the only stones you have. Since your unhappy MOVE. Get Out! Bye bye so long and good riddance!

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:01PM

I don't know about Cuba, but Canadians pay nearly half as much as I do for insurance. Employers (ya know,job creators) pay less than ours do and guess what? Canadians live longer and are healthier on nearly every single measure. Half the cost. You square it and explain it to your kids why paying through the yinyang to a private corp for lesser outcomes is in their interest.

Further, I have no issue with the 2nd amendment in principle, but I do have an issue with it being conjured as a "God endowed" right like Newtie has been baiting unsuspecting real Umericans with recently thus suggesting it is untouchable. The Amendment was written by a man and enacted by men. That means it is imperfect.
Men also abolished slavery, and God makes no mention of that as being on his to-do list.
It means men are capable of evolving and eating with a knife and fork.
We can evolve the 2nd Amendment to adjust to a post-musket environment - if you have the cojones to do it.

As for the divine providence schtick: the founders were doing just fine under British rule for hundreds of years until they got pissed off about having to pay for security after the 1750's French adventures. It is funny how even our honored forebears refused to accept financial ownership of military intervention that secured their holdings. They did it then and the GOP does it now.
The first election for president was 39,000 white land owners. The last election had over 110M women men browns blacks whites and sodomites voting. Which suffrage do you prefer? Say it, you know you want to.

Washington received land from the King for his military service in the Imperial Army. Did he grant it back to the revolutionary state or did he will it to his descendants? Square it.

the country has evolved and perhaps you should too.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:51PM

Unless, Canuckistani, they G-d forbid get sick with something serious. I, too, have experience with NHS. Funny how the Newfoundland Premier got his heart surgery done in the US.

Try getting an MRI done in Toronto compared to Cullman, Alabama, pal.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 6:23PM

Since your an anti-American idiot who is devoid of reason and incapable of absorbing facts I did not read your response. I get it, Canada good, America bad, so move there we don't want or need you.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 8:46PM

America is the good....but delusional when dealing with simple economic decisions like this.

Mark in LA| 1.5.12 @ 10:50PM

I think you forgot about the gun control in Mexico. Damn hard to own a gun there unless you are a member of the drug cartel.

I guess genes matter more than guns.

emo| 1.7.12 @ 5:15PM

""Canadians live longer and are healthier on nearly every single measure""

I think youll find cancer rate deaths are much higher in Canada than the USA......for now at least

KennesawJack| 1.5.12 @ 3:20PM

Been a while since I've seen anyone use Molon Labe! I have it on a pretty red tee shirt my Command Sergeant Major, U. S. A. Special Forces nephew gave to his favorite uncle.

Mark in LA| 1.5.12 @ 6:27PM

I think Swiss males are armed since they are part of a militia and issued weapons. The reasons why these other countries are much safer is they are homogeneous and white or north east Asian. The two blocks most blessed in IQ, therefore their socities are richer.

Vermont has the fewest gun laws and is safer than most places in Europe - 97% white too.

Ward Bond| 1.5.12 @ 9:00AM

Emo, if your prediction is right we won't have to worry about 2016.

Anthony| 1.5.12 @ 9:27AM

Oh George, methinks you are trying to be too smart by half.
We have some pretty solid candidates running, albeit, getting beat up every day by the MSM and the R elites doesn't make for a happy team!!
Other than Ron Paul, and moderate Mitt, I'll take any of our candidates.
I suspect Santorum might just be the conservative we will rally around, that is, if he can survive the onslaught from his own!!!
Remember, on the other side is the Muslim Marxist who has declared martial law on America!!
How hard is he to beat?????

scotchieguy| 1.5.12 @ 11:11AM

As long as the MSM is in bed with him, he can't lose. As long as the Chicago thugs are running things, he won't lose. If the unemployment improves to around the low 8's, he can say his programs worked. Stick a fork in our ass, we're done.

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:15PM

He wont do it by giving our military contracts to other countries my friend......He steps on his dick with every step man.

kickbass| 1.5.12 @ 3:02PM

According to the (rather conservative) LA Times, Obama gets less favorable coverage than ANY of the GOP candidates have been getting:
http://articles.latimes.com/20.....y-20111017

I watch FNC regularly and NEVER see any positive coverage of Obama. Same with FBC.

KennesawJack| 1.5.12 @ 3:30PM

Anthony, you presuppose we're going to have elections.

PolishKnight| 1.5.12 @ 9:39AM

I'm surprised nobody address the author's claim of the "big tent" of the Democrat party. There is a lot of room in a "tent" with a basic agenda of doling out big government goodies and/or bashing white males. It's like a child throwing an ice cream party compared to the Republicans throwing an "eat your vegetables and study" party. The Democrats are fortunate in that their big government, populist agenda also happens to coincide with the nature of politics where backscratching, kickbacks, and doling out favors is how most of them get into office in the first place. We can gab here all we like, but we aren't politicians are we? We don't have what it takes and they do and that's the problem.

The Democrats worship big government power and rightly so in that it is beautiful and terrible. Once rolling, it lavishes goodies on the favored and streamrolls over those who dare to get in it's way.

The ONLY thing that can possibly stop it is the limits of economic reality: When all the wealthy are in the basement and shot, or all the jobs have gone based upon cronyism, whom is left to do the actual work and pay for it all? While Reagan deserves credit for ending the cold war, the USSR helped to destroy itself. (It's funny the left makes that claim to deny Reagan credit even as this logic undermines the merits of their own socialist ideals.)

In the dreary world of George Orwell's 1984, the middle class is almost non-existent with there being two sets of lower classes and the upper class enjoying a standard of living not much better than the middle class today. By then, there were no more elections and no longer an issue of bothering to "please" electorates. The electorates of the future leftist utopian paradise were bought off with small chocolate rations and two minute hates (also known as The Daily Show) and fear kept them in line the rest of the time because fear was the only thing the state was good at producing by that point. With people living in constant fear, they were unable to produce quality work.

Anyways, back to the present: the left's big tent includes a variety of groups that ought to be at each others' throats including a new one: radical Islam. They all get along fine and dandy since they believe, at least for now, that they're guaranteed special privileges at the expense of the main Republican demographic: married white males and their families. Yet, we hear little about Republicans defending that core demographic or even addressing our civil rights. We're reaching a tipping point where if something doesn't change for the better soon, the smart ones will leave much like Germans and Russians left Europe in the early 20th century for the USA.

Brian Mc| 1.5.12 @ 10:32AM

I have grown to fear the government; at least the unelected portion of it. Our reps just grease the machine while they tell us it's for our own good while waiting for the next check-in-the-mail-for-life.

Mark in LA| 1.5.12 @ 6:28PM

Maybe you didn't realize but the Republican establishment doesn't much care for the white working class, in fact, they despise them. They only want them to vote like they are told every two years.

PolishKnight| 1.6.12 @ 9:34AM

Even a blind, dishonest pig sometimes finds an acorn or two. You're right, Mark, the Republican establishment does despise the white working class but they at least WANT the votes or more importantly, NEED them. On the other hand, the left also despises the white working class and doesn't make any pretext anymore of needing or wanting their votes but... they want to live among them. How many leftists want to live in Southeast DC or East LA? Or Oakland? Hmmm? White working class folks aren't so bad after all when you still need them to be your neighbors and run the neighborhood watch to keep loyal democrat voters from breaking into your Prius.

George S| 1.5.12 @ 10:25AM

Is it the GOP that is demoralized or is it the electorate? The GOP is counting their Senate chickens and like what they see. The voters, on the other hand, feel they have to choose between poison or hanging. This what happens when everyone acts like a lonely puppy waiting at the door for Sarah to come home -- only to find Mitt or Newt show up.

LarryK| 1.5.12 @ 10:31AM

If it's Mitt, On my hands I'll sit!

I don't give a tinkers d a m n If Obama gets re-elected if the GOP gives us McCain 2 (Romney)
I'm done! and so is the country!

Buck Ofama| 1.5.12 @ 11:57AM

Then shut the fvck up, and go back to jacking off to a picture of Ovomit.

LarryK| 1.5.12 @ 7:41PM

Sorry to despair, it's just I cannot take another RINO. Is it better to die of a thousand cuts slowly (RINO) or a fatal blow to the heart (Capitalism and Freedom) by Obama? And no there is no self abasement to Glowbama. And no, I will not shut the fvck up. Free country for now. I guess even Huntsman would be OK. I just threw up in my mouth.

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:19PM

That's exactly what they want ya to do man. THINK!!! You go ahead and give up. Ya sound like a French poodle.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 12:50PM

The country won't be done with BHO or thousand BHO's in office. It will be done when Americans stop innovating and investing. The GOP has done zero to stimulate this, so how can we be worse off with BHO?

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:56PM

The brother takes credit for everything, eben when he had nothing to do with it. Do you truly believe he will be given any fuel to run with by his oponents? EVEN if it was something done by Republicans alone, the media will give the Communist bas2rd the credit. No, we will wait till we get the man in there that can take credit for "their " ideas and not try to shine shit.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:06PM

What ideas? Tax cuts for the top tier that hollowed out the budget and tanked R&D spending?
Or was it the see no evil policies that permitted capital and jobs to flee the country with impunity?

Explain.

Michael A. Gabel| 1.5.12 @ 10:37AM

Mr. Neumayr, I believe you are lacking in sack.

This primary process, while it may not include a "perfect candidiate", is shining sunlight on the people who would lead us after Obama. It gets dicey at times and it exposes the candidiates' flaws, but I believe it is healthy and necessary for America.

I can't predict an outcome for next November, but the main reasons Obama has a chance to win is because of a biased media and people who lack courage to identify and debate the real issues faced by this country.

We can't solve our real problems by ignoring them. If true conservative debate is allowed to be heard through the noise of the liberal media, we should have no problem landsliding the most unworthy and destructive Obama.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 2:50PM

True conservative - Legalize Marijuana and other drugs, eliminate Social Security and Medicare, pull all troops from overseas and close all overseas military bases. Remove all taxes for anyone making $250,000 or more, no capital gains tax, no estate tax, but raise taxes on those that pay no taxes who are below the poverty line. let the financial system collapse, let any and all companies fail, let all houses be foreclosed. In short, you're all on your own.
Accurate? Good luck with that - even God is not that harsh.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:08PM

Pretty close.....
People have no clue they are being sodomized by the smiling white man once again.

At least kiss us first.......

Al Adab| 1.5.12 @ 3:22PM

Inaccurate as usual Purp. I expect nothing else.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:53PM

Sounds like Ron Paul, purp, not like a real Republican.

Louis Jenkins| 1.5.12 @ 10:43AM

It ain't over until Michelle sings. Someone above spoke of the Democrat's Big Tent, but remember, those factions will end of fighting amongst themselves one day soon for whatever reason. Satisfaction only lasts so long.

Al Adab| 1.5.12 @ 10:58AM

Why does the GOP fear sucess?
Why does the GOP fear principles?
Must we suffer again with a lukewarm mediocrity and follow him down the road to defeat?
75% of Iowa caucas voters said NO.

Only when the Conservative Movement is predominate has the GOP enjoyed sucess over the last fifty years. 1980, 1996 We have been betrayed by the GOP to both our detrimnet and harm to the country.

Buck Ofama| 1.5.12 @ 11:56AM

We must be RID of this dirty commie rat c0cksucker asap.

Haddit| 1.5.12 @ 12:16PM

Agreed!!!!

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 2:43PM

You shouldn't talk about Mitch McConnell that way...

Bob K.| 1.5.12 @ 12:06PM

Certainly Mr. Neumayr is right. Especially since the Republican candidates allow the Press set the agenda and define the issues without taking the opportunity to define those issues and to define themselves.

Much like the editors, columnists and bloggers here, by abdicating their editorial responsibilities, allow the dispute between neo-cons and paul-bots to be the only issue, ignoring other important pressing concerns.

JFGalt| 1.5.12 @ 12:24PM

Vote for Newt!
Let's keep the status quo!
War! Destruction of the Constitution! Keep the bankers richer than ever! Newt! Newt! Newt!
At least that's how this reads.

Ken (Old Texican)| 1.5.12 @ 12:25PM

Sometimes,
I get very tired of "woe is us" people in these comments. Makes me want to puke...or clean my rifle.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 1:52PM

You think the woe is us is bad now, wait till Obama loses. The Libs are already labeling Romney a right-wing extremist.

KennesawJack| 1.5.12 @ 3:33PM

Just cleaned mine, again, Ken.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:55PM

Hey, I'm a cheerful Warrior. I think Mitt, if elected, will be a hell of a lot more Conservative than people think. The House and Senate will ram through an Obamacare deletion bill if the Republicans are in the majority, and Mitt will have NO choice but to sign it. No choice. Santorum, of course, would sign it in a heartbeat.

Margie| 1.5.12 @ 6:24PM

Thank you. See, sanity DOES prevail amongst us.

davelnaf| 1.5.12 @ 12:27PM

Sorry, I just couldn't get past the opening paragraph. Americans have reelected mediocre presidents. But they have never reelected bad presidents. And they will not reelect a president that belongs in a category of presidential awfulness that he himself has created and no future president will ever likely occupy.

PolishKnight| 1.5.12 @ 1:31PM

It's both amazing and revealing that Obama has held a 40%+ popularity rating for the duration of his presidency. On the other hand, Bush sank down to 17% at one point which is just above tar and feathering or the citizenry getting out pitchforks. What this shows is that Obama's base is fiercely loyal: about 75%+ of it will vote for him no matter what and their reasons are strong either for their love of entitlements that the Democrat party promises or gives them or their hatred for Republicans.

You can't oppose such hardened opposition with "nice guys" such as Gingrich or Romney. And Ron Paul's ideology is borderline insane and he doesn't address the core problems of illegal immigration and race/gender entitlements.

I'm scared to say it, but the left will probably "win" this culture war and the goal for those of us on this forum should be survival. Economic and personal survival in the short term and physical survival in the long term.

kickbass| 1.5.12 @ 2:53PM

"But they have never reelected bad presidents."
G. W. Bush anyone??
He's widely viewed as one of the worst in US history:
http://hnn.us/articles/48916.html

nova9047| 1.5.12 @ 12:55PM

Romney's appeal to independents and moderates in Pennsylvania & the Midwest makes him the most electable GOP candidate.

Storagesteve| 1.5.12 @ 1:05PM

I don't know why Perry doesn't drop out and wait until he cam become President of the Republic of Texas. This seems to be the better route to leading a great nation.

Richard H. Davis| 1.5.12 @ 1:14PM

"Say this at least for the Democrats: They have the sense to run nominees who actually support the platform of their party."

I would really like to hear your basis for that statement. Where in the Democratic platform does it say that the 3rd thru the 8th Amendments plus Congress' right to declare war should be ignored???

bill| 1.5.12 @ 1:16PM

Facts about Obama:

1. He is a Muslim and attended a Madrasa (an Islamic holy school teaching Jihad and anti-semitism) in Indonesia.

2.He was the "boss" of the Chicago Mob World.

3. He launched one of the worst case of smear campaign against his senate race rival, Republican Jack Ryan, by disclosing his divorce record with an injunction approved by a liberal activist judge in CA, and won his senate seat in a landslide.

4. IL, No country for liberals! Mark Kirk won back his senate seat in a GOP wave in 2010. Thus, Obama lost his old senate seat to a Republican.

5. He wasted $878 billion of taxpayers money and created not a single job.

6. Under his watch, Iran tested ballastic missile and seized the Strait of Hormuza.

7. He unleashed a vicious smear campaign against all GOP candidates in the 2010 midterm elections. His policies were rejected and his efforts to demonize American people were fend off by the voters.

8. Obama vowed to spend $1 billion in his re-election campaign. He never learns from his mistakes. He will be defeated and sent back to Chicago for community organize.

9. Obama is a socialist and his favorite book "Rules for Radicals."

10. It's "We The People", not Obama.

Wayne| 1.5.12 @ 1:32PM

As the boss of the Chicago underworld he is a killer. Watch out, as they have no bounds.

bill| 1.5.12 @ 2:04PM

Even killers have faith and conviction, he has got none.

Steve| 1.5.12 @ 1:34PM

I lay much of the blame for this at the feet of George W. Bush and his conservative / Republican supporters. Bush nearly destroyed the Republican party. Conservatives, conservative activists, Republican leaders stood by Bush for eight years even as he violated fundamental conservative principles.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:20PM

He did not have any conservative principles, because they do not exist. Just sheer divisive greed. Every subject creates a conundrum for righties when shown in the daylight.

The circle cannot be squared.

The Chinese are commies, but manipulate their people and currency to make them competitive. Yet we stand by and applaud Wal-mart and others for their ability to destroy profitable sectors and skip their way to profit with commie-sweatshop produced products under the legal cover provided by junkie pols looking for their financial fixes from robber barons like Walton. If you shop there, then shame on you.

Watching Junior's daddy blubber like an idiot when Sam Walton shared the dais in 1992 was exasperatingly sad for the country.
You want to trace the downfall of the US? Start with JFK's head shot, Nixon's dillydallying with the Kaiser family and Daddy's seduction by the corporatists in the early 90's. Junior just kept the pedal to the metal on the road to ruin.

Unless you recognize that you are being hoodwinked, you are doomed.

George True| 1.5.12 @ 1:46PM

"What is the mainstream media but just one big Super PAC for the Democrat party?"

Well posed, Mr Neumayr. Never have I seen a better, more succinct description of the MSM. Branding the MSM as a "Super PAC for the Democrat party" would be a good soundbite for the GOP to begin using continuously. In fact, it would make so much sense that I am sure the stupid party will not take advantage of it.

I think Romney is one of the worst of the GOP field. Even so, if he gets the nomination I would crawl on my hands and knees for miles over broken glass to vote for him if it means defeating Obama.

Mark in LA| 1.5.12 @ 1:46PM

Man what an AIPAC shill:

Say this at least for the Democrats: They have the sense to run nominees who actually support the platform of their party.

That is the problem isn't it, the real conservatives can't stand the Republican platform of more bank bailouts, more war, and more of the same. Yet instead of the Republicans trying to represent their base they just try to continue to con us and put another bowl of same-ol-same-ol in front of us.

Boar Hunter| 1.5.12 @ 2:26PM

LOL, Republicans are for more bank bailouts?

Are you that misled or just willfully ignorant? Never mind I already know the answer, that was what we here on the planet earth call a rhetorical question.

Pop quiz. How much wall street money did Obama receive for his election? Gosh that sounds like a lot! lol.

Heres another one. From which wall street firm did Obama recruit executives for his administration?
Here's a clue, "I'll take tax cheat's for twenty Alex."

Oh! Oh! I know! How about; What party had members employed by and protected Freddy and Fannie Mae from an increase in oversight and accountability? I give you another clue, it was NOT the republicans you liberal shill.

How many wars have we been in since Obama was elected? How's that little one in Africa going, that seemed like a useful adventure. Oh I know, all of Obama's actions were forced upon him because of the evil Bush Hitler, so the glorious peoples champion was forced to act to save our reputation in the middle east and all the world. Gosh and that's gone so well hasn't it. Hasn't it?

Oh never mind, I forget you cannot reason or think for yourself and facts have no meaning.

I would tell you to quit embarrassing LA, but LA does a good enough job of that already. If it's California's LA, do you ever wonder why so many people hope it will just fall into the sea? If it's the other, then do you wonder why no one laments it's loss?

If your going to support liberal causes, why not admit why you do it? Quit trying to claim the republicans are bad when you have to lie about it. You like liberals cause they promise to give you more of other peoples stuff and tell you how unfair things are to your lazy ass because rich people have stuff your lazy pot smoking Obama loving ass does not.

Get a job or an education in something other than hydroponics you loser.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:31PM

Your bitch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVOS1CC6V5I

Mark in LA| 1.5.12 @ 6:35PM

Another Republican moron or I repeat myself. Who started the banking deregulation. I seem to remember some idiot named Reagan and the ensuing Savings and Loan Fiasco. Who pushed for unpaid for tax cuts? There was another butt-boy for Walls Street who called us whiners who wrote the legislation letting brokerages gamble with the taxpayers money - Phil Gramm. Of course there were no Republicans pushing the bailouts that Paulson was begging for were there? Oh yeah, there was that kabuki theater where the Republicans voted against it knowing it was going to pass anyway and Bush would take their blame in the next election. Yeah, they were really against the bank bailouts.

PolishKnight| 1.6.12 @ 11:39AM

This is a classic leftist game. First call your opponents morons (anyone who disagrees with a leftist is by definition stupid and bigoted in their view.) And the left takes Orwellian doublespeak to a sublime art form. They always blame "deregulation" and private industry while ignoring their own PC regulations. Give Democrat crackhead voting blocs (the ones they don't want to live near) cheap loans to buy Los Angeles real estate crack houses for a million dollars and call banks that deny the loans "racist" and threaten their cheap money status (which they endorse because it means mo' money for federal union goons) Then blame it on "deregulation."

Mark, let's have all those gang bangers pay back their loans, ok, before blaming even wall street bankers (the ones at Goldman Nutsacks who sent all the campaign contributions to Obama.)

emo| 1.7.12 @ 5:18PM

Check your history Mark in LA you idiot....Banking deregulation began in 1980 with Carter. I see you get your financial information from Matt Damon and Inside Job. It was Carter who started the deregulation ball rolling.

Brubaker| 1.5.12 @ 2:07PM

It's tough to win a horse race without a horse.

Once again, the Republicans (my Republicans) are going to try to win without a horse.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:32PM

...of course.

Richard III?

jbb| 1.5.12 @ 2:10PM

Well, you convinced me. You people are nuts. Goodbye Spectator. I won't miss your off topic, rambling, RINO comments.

David in Ardmore| 1.5.12 @ 2:19PM

Hey everybody, every single one of you,

Get invovled in a single issue to the point you're a/the subject matter expert. And you'll immediately notice every plate the MSM serve us consists almost entirely of someone else's perceptions, NOT REALITY. In other words, it's nothing but crap!

We live in the age of crisis structures, and it was brought to us by the MSM and both major political parties. None of them have a problem with using government to forcibly pick winners and losers; which is precisely why you see uncomplementary behavior from conservative candidates regarding scams like the climate change, healthcare, welfare and ethanol contexts.

1. Create the perception of crisis.
2. Proffer your own pre-determined solution.
3. Lobby your solution into law.
4. Profit by force at the expense of the masses.
5. Compensate friends and associates with political and financial returns.
6. Repeat.

It's time to turn all the BS artists on their ears: Stress the need to restore individual freedom, individual liberty, individual property rights, individual opportunity, and rescind the mandates that abrogate our rights and freedoms.

The only real crises we're facing stem from our loss of accountability for ourselves. We have to get back on track!

PolishKnight| 1.5.12 @ 2:47PM

Hello David.

Let's address the issues you just picked as examples starting with the best and working to the worst: Healthcare. It is a "crisis" issue for many people who perceive, correctly, that their healthcare is overpriced and difficult to manage. When someone gets seriously ill, they worry that they'll lose their life savings. Much of this crisis was caused by the left of course via trial lawyers, the medical union (AMA), illegal immigrants, and seniors/welfare recipients passing on the costs to normal people. It's a mess. Ryan came up with a great plan to address this but it was incomplete (the illegals issue and what about the AMA?)

Next, welfare: the right has bought many of the paradigms of the left along with a misplaced sense of chivalry which rewards unwed motherhood. Busting on "deadbeat dads" won't solve a problem when many of these women will have a child with SOME father, ANY father, regardless of his ability to provide since the benefits are hers no matter whom she sleeps with or even buys sperm from a sperm bank. The right fights against gay marriage while traditional marriage has been destroyed by the right's adopting traditional feminism (Reagan appointed the first woman to the Supreme Court!)

Next, ethanol: It's a total waste of money but not necessarily serious in context of trillion dollar deficits, sadly. Same even with "climate change". Both of these are NOTHING compared to the greater racist/sexist smorgasborg of goodies promised to the Democrat electorate. So far, I have heard NOTHING from the major Republican candidates about it. NOTHING. And they expect these guys to drag themselves out of bed and show up for election 2012? For what? To repeal Obamacare? Oh, and to maybe slow down illegal immigration (a little) and delay amnesty by a few years or so. Whoo hoo!

The illegal immigration issue requires nothing less than enforcing employment laws strictly and imposing major fines and rounding up illegals via their children's enrollment in schools. We can't do that? Then give up folks because they'll NEVER vote Republican. EVER!

1776 is over. Get over it!

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:36PM

You tell the job creators in Iowa to stop hiring illegals in the slaughterhouses. Try it.

You tell the job creators in the orange groves and cash fields to stop hiring illegals. Try it.

You tell Martha Stewart wannabes to stop hiring illegal nannies and housekeepers. Try it.

You'll have a GOP-sponsored amnesty bill faster than you can say buenos dias.

PolishKnight| 1.5.12 @ 4:31PM

Here's the thing though: Once these illegals get amnesty, they're no longer "illegal" and qualify for the welfare state just like existing recipients. How come THEY aren't in the fields, working in the slaughterhouses, or looking after Martha Stewart's kids? Hmmm? What ever happened to all the illegals that Reagan granted that amnesty to during the 80's? How many of them or their kids are still out in the fields?

It's amusing that Sweden faces a similar problem where their crime rate has soared since they import foreigners to do the jobs Swedish children are too "lazy" to do and who can blame them? Welfare (for mostly whites) on the lower end of the socioeconomic scale and free education to age 35 for the other end. So why bother working checkout or washing floors when NOBODY needs to?

Of course, in the "free market" we hear so much about, if illegals were rounded up then Martha could get her kids looked after, the slaughterhouses humming, and the fields picked but it would just cost a little more. The costs would be passed along to the consumer and since the cost of labor is a fraction of the cost of these services, it wouldn't be that drastic and certainly would be a lot cheaper than the cost of all those free emergency room visits for them or educating their children for free.

Republicans really are the stupid party.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 8:51PM

Precisely.

It's amazing how people try to distill a complex argumenht to a billboard or bumpersticker.

RR would be Romney on the spectrum today and be bombarded by the hatriots as well.

PolishKnight| 1.6.12 @ 11:34AM

Canuck, most people including very educated and intelligent people are driven by "bumper sticker" emotions. They buy into these beliefs and arguments when they're young usually either because of their parents but more likely when they were in college or trying to gain acceptance from their high school peers. As they become more educated, they use that education to rationalize their beliefs and take pride that they can rationalize 2+2=5 with the most complex mathematical arguments. Perhaps the most tragic figure on the planet is a well educated leftist who uses his brilliance to justify being a complete fool.

Comparing Romney to RR is kind of like comparing someone to Lincoln. RR did an amazing thing: He won the cold war. He reintroduced and re-energized conservative values after 50 years of strong socialist sentiments going back to FDR. The tragedy is that we only got 2 terms out of him (compare and contrast to FDR's crony legacy for 15 years!) followed by GHB who largely let the whole revolution die. The question then is whether Romney is more like GHB than Reagan. Is Romney revolutionary? I don't see it.

Interesting thought occurred to me during this particular discussion: As the left continues to grab votes from a variety of special interest groups seeking a slice of the handout pie and gains a solid majority, eventually moderate Republicans will not stand a chance. And by moderate, I mean ones who don't tackle the main issues head on: Leftist racism and anti-male feminism. When they don't have enough white guys willing to get out of bed to show up for a "Maverick" and the left starts sharpening their knives and kicking the Republican party elites out of the country clubs, then they will start to have to ask: "Should we start getting serious now?"

emo| 1.7.12 @ 5:19PM

what youre suggesting Canuck is exactly what has happened in GA and AL.

Shoey| 1.5.12 @ 2:52PM

now there's a comment i can agree with

russel| 1.5.12 @ 8:03PM

" What's the first thing the commies do ? . They kill all the lawyers ! ". What politician now is not a lawyer ? . Why is healthcare so expensive ? . A lawyer . Who is a judge ? . A lawyer . How many laws do we need ? . Ask a lawyer . When will our liberties run out ? . When we can't afford the lawyer .

Conniption Fitz| 1.5.12 @ 2:26PM

"...Obama versus a demoralized GOP.

More like an immoral-ized GOP.

Purp| 1.5.12 @ 2:42PM

Waaa, waaa

Oldefarte| 1.5.12 @ 2:47PM

Make no mistake, if the taxpayer-voters of this country again become complacent as they did on 11/4/08, the USA will thereafter cease to exist. It's that simple. You will have two [and only two] choices on 11/4/12, to SURVIVE & EVENTUALLY PROSPER or to be TOTALLY DEVASTATED!!!!!!!!

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:38PM

or evolve without the likes of you?

I'll take C.

Oldefarte| 1.5.12 @ 5:21PM

You've obviously been taking 'C' your entire lifetime IMBICILE, and that's why you're so STUPID and why this country's government is on the brink of bankruptcy. GROW SOME BRAIN CELLS if possible [though that is probably entirely unlikely or probable]!!!!!!!!

Margie| 1.5.12 @ 6:30PM

It's a little chilly in up there in Canukistan, so he's experiencing brain freeze.
Or if he's here in the U.S. I guess the old saying would apply: You can take the Canuck out of Canukistan, but ya can't take the Canuckistan out of the Canuck.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 8:52PM

Be a conservative and pay your bills.
No more game playing.

KyMouse| 1.5.12 @ 2:59PM

Okay, I know this is pretty much OT, but we've been watching season two of "The Wire," from Netflix, and a line that one of the stevedores said keeps coming back to me.

He was talking about union corruption on one level, but about the way America works today on another level (everything from frivilous lawsuits to entitlement programs):

"We used to make things. Build things. Now we just put our hand in the other guy's pocket."

Melvin| 1.5.12 @ 3:56PM

A prophetic utterance isn't it? Well, I just can't accept the fact that only 2% or less is doing this to us, and we're letting them.
Maybe our foolish naive adherence to the Constitution is also allowing our way of life to be destroyed, but the Constitution also allows us to destroy our enemies from within.
Like it or not that is looking more and more to be our only option.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 3:40PM

Great show.
Truth to power and a must-watch for people.

Oldefarte| 1.5.12 @ 5:26PM

MORAN, why don't you perhaps cease watching THE IDIOT/BOOB TUBE AND ITS PROGRAMMING PRODUCED BY THE HOLLYWOOD RADICALS OF LIBERALISM and begin to hopefully educate yourself alternatively by maybe READING [ie conservative etc material/books] instead???????

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 9:01PM

I have.
Friedman's policies were embraced by the Fed with Greenspan and by the ECB in the last 20 years. What happened?
Bubble after bubble.
It's junk science.

The Marshall plan, the New deal and the Great society have been correctly described as both necessary and vital to the continuance of the modern US. The shylocking by the extreme upper class is creating a chasm between rich and poor that historically has ended very badly for the rich. Very soon people will have nothing to live for and the deterrent effect of law and order becomes second to survival. The question is what type of revolution do you want? You must choose, because time is short.
The europeans chose fascism and marxism, we will likely be somewhere in the middle.

Oldefarte| 1.7.12 @ 1:11PM

Are you nuts? Your ludicrous statement that "....The Marshall plan, the New deal and the Great society have been correctly described as both necessary and vital to the continuance of the modern US...." is insane. Friedman, Greenspan, the Federal Reserve Bank, the ECB etc have absolutely nothing to do with the problems facing this country's government. It's a simple case of Democratic Party socialism throughout the last one hundred years, and the payment due notice for same finally hitting the taxpayers of this country. It's a question of the HAVE'S VERSUS THE HAVE NOT'S, with the latter being the indigents of society being a financial impediment upon the former. The answer is [or should be] government sponsored birth control clinic dispensing their pills 24-7 on each/every streetn corner of America; and additionally government downsized by a minimum of 50% from its present size. The Great Society beneficial you say......is a train wreck or an airplane crash ever beneficial? Governmental welfare from the Great Society etc has destroyed this country's work ethic and its economy today. Until individuals stop having children that they individually cannot afford to financial support without government welfare, until individuals srart using our free public educational system to provide an intellect capable of going forth into the world and financially supporting themselves, until individuals learn the pride of working for their own financial living etc, this country will continue it slowely but surely degradation down the societal cesspool. READ & THINK, son [and stop watching American Idol etc]!!!!!!!

American Eagle| 1.5.12 @ 3:44PM

What a heap of crap. This is what a primary is supposed to be and the damage that Obama is continuing to do isn't going away.

Drunken Sailor| 1.5.12 @ 4:24PM

What a bunch of depressing drivel. Half of these post have already given up the fight. Pull up your big boy pants, man up and man the barricades. Just because thinks look grim doesn't mean you give up. You lay down a suppressing fire and advance or die. Some of you need a stiff drink.

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:58PM

Hey, Paul finished third...that means Republicans are gonna win. I'm optimistic about 2013.

Margie| 1.5.12 @ 6:38PM

We have only just begun to fight!
(I know Roosevelt said that, so I'm not "stealing", to the accusers waiting to pounce).
And John Paul Jones said it: "I have not yet begun to fight!"

My hopeful thought is along those lines as well.
If this is just the beginning of the apparent waking up of the voting population, good things will come of it.

Appleby| 1.5.12 @ 4:32PM

Trying to get Republicans on the same page is like trying to get women on the same page -- we used to laugh about a Secretarys' union, and what it would march to receive -- somebody would propose something, and half the sisterhood would yell, "I'm not marching for THAT!"

The problem with Republicans is that we are not brainwashed pre-programmed Foot Soldiers who will chant things handed to us by our Masters and wave pre-printed signs that were vetted by some Uber-Focus-Group mavens. We are individuals who resist being marshalled into rows and columns. To the liberals we look "disorganized" and therefore "ineffective." In point of fact, both our strength and our weakness is that we think for ourselves.

So it's up to the rest of you to decide, do you want pre-programmed robots ruling you, or do you want individuals?

Occam's Tool| 1.5.12 @ 5:59PM

Appleby: Right! Like the squabbling Christian Admirals before Lepanto, or the Greeks before salamis.

I think we're gonna win.

steve| 1.5.12 @ 4:59PM

Amen! This is exactly what I have been thinking about the pathetic nominees that the GOP puts up cycle after cycle. We Republicans deserve what we get when we nominate these kinds of candidates.

Gary B| 1.5.12 @ 6:12PM

Decade after decade of lesser of evils confirms the truth about the function of the Republican Party: its primary job is to pretend to be opposed to the Democrats. With such a pathetic performance history, what else could it be? When smart people do seemingly stupid things, there's a hidden agenda in there somewhere.

rhoetus| 1.5.12 @ 6:33PM

Mr. Neumayr: Please send your resume to National Review as their staff is short on "Conservatives" and are behind Romney 110%.
BTW I am voting for Ron Paul in the Arizona Primary.

Bob From District 9| 1.5.12 @ 7:10PM

As a pro-life Catholic, let me inform you, there are issues on which the Catholic Church has every right to pronounce a moral position, but no right to even push to enact that position into law.

Birth control is one of those. DOMA is another.

Even Catholics can have libertarian impulses.

canuckistani| 1.5.12 @ 9:03PM

Careful... the KJB protestants have you in their sights......

TMF | 1.5.12 @ 7:20PM

Man oh man...

There's more commies in this country than I thought...

Deborah Young| 1.5.12 @ 7:45PM

Obama does not qualify to be the president. He is not "a naturl born citizen" according to the definition handed down by the Supreme Court. There is a case in a Georgia court challenging him on the issue. The judge has stated that if he does not meet that requirement he cannot appear on the ballot in Georgia in 2012. Both of his parents would have had to be American citizens when he was born. His dad was not! What I want to know is how is he able to govern now as president. That rule was made for a reason, and I feel that he has defrauded the American people. We should not have to tolerate this for even one more day. I am going to write to every senator because as far as I'm concerned every one of them holds some liability for what has happened! Why hasn't anyone come out publicly about this travesty? This needs to be corrected while we still have some of our freedoms left.
Sincerely,
Deborah G.Young
An American Citizen
youdjajj@yahoo.com

Buck Ofama| 1.5.12 @ 8:51PM

We must permanently rid the white house of the commie rat infestation ASAP.

Glenn Koons| 1.5.12 @ 9:12PM

In a few days, conserv leaders are mtg. to deal with supporting ONE conserv. It will be between Newt and Rick S. As long as conservs finally agree on the non-Mitt, they will have a person people can rally around in all the primary states. Remember, only a few delegates have even been considered as of yet. People are getting to see folks mts. with the 3 Pub candidates on CSPAN, FOX, CNN et al. Forget the MSM, they lie and are just Obama flacks. Hear the 3 without the Big 3 lib lying MSM outlets from spinning for their WH master.

John Benz| 1.5.12 @ 9:21PM

Pathetically sad and true!

POST American| 1.5.12 @ 9:51PM

We're expecting Obama will be re-elected.

And, let's face it, with the 'Banker Bailouts',
the wars, the Romney designed Obamacare,
the yet disintegrating sovereignty, RED China
economic transfers, latest police state initiatives,
----and NO address of the deadly sinister
Rockefeller FED-ders ----he might as well be
BUSH III.

We have been faithfully warning of the
Globalist agenda for the industrial takedown
of the West, and the TREASON transfer
of the economy to RED China ---and soveriegnty
to the multi-faceted U.N. Agenda 21 --and the
stated EUGENICS agenda for the X-termination
of 90% of humanity by 2100.

(And BTW---don't be conned --incremental,
pre-emptive and inter-generational sterilization ops and viruses DO constitute GENOCIDE in every sense of the word --as sure as the FACT
that EUGENISTS giggle).

We have been warning you ---for decades.

4 CFR-Trilateral front op administrations
LATER---

"Unless we realize that the unthinkable's
ALREADY been done to us ---we're finished."

-----------------HUAC/ Nuremberg 2012--------------

lauretta| 1.6.12 @ 5:30AM

You DON"T think this is all DONE BY the Left and the ESTABLISHMENT all so they can continue the racket that's going on up there??? I do. And lots of us do. We weren't born yesterday as they would like us to be. A GIANT has awoken!

obadiah| 1.6.12 @ 8:25AM

This post exemplifies right-wing delusions and stupidity. Empty-headed Republicans have nothing to offer so they try to abuse Democrats. Empty-headed Democrats have the winning strategy -- use vague promises to distract from their own stupidity while the stupid opposition acts abusively and you get to abuse them for their abuse.

obadiah| 1.6.12 @ 8:25AM

This post exemplifies right-wing delusions and stupidity. Empty-headed Republicans have nothing to offer so they try to abuse Democrats. Empty-headed Democrats have the winning strategy -- use vague promises to distract from their own stupidity while the stupid opposition acts abusively and you get to abuse them for their abuse.

sub| 1.6.12 @ 10:41AM

yeah, great "winning strategy" in Nov 2010 congressional races. let's see what happens in november, junior. everybody but the press and the truly ignorant are sick of this arrogant dictator.

gotta love the photo at the top of this column. are you the president, or are you starring in Men In Black III? what a tool this guy is, and i'd tell him right to his face if i had the chance.

BCanuck| 1.6.12 @ 8:32AM

Two term Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson is running third party on the Libertarian ticket. Gary Johnson was a popular and successful Governor. He is a succesful business person with a scandal free public and personal life.

Gary Johnson will attract the Ron Paul supporters and unlike Ron Paul, Gary Johnson is pro-choice and pro-marriage equality. He will attract independents including 'buyer's remorse' former Obama voters.

In the latest PPP poll in a three way Obama-Romney- Johnson race, Gary Johnson is at 9%; not bad since he only declared for his intentions for the Libertarian party one week ago.

Gary Johnson is a very credible candidate and will make a very credible third party run.

emo| 1.7.12 @ 5:21PM

wont happen. Johnson will get less than 2% on election day 2012

poet756| 1.6.12 @ 8:42AM

The democrats are already demoralized. They have an incredibly inept leader who doesn't understand that the white working class who are having a tough time of it really dislike his inumerable golf outings and million dollar vacations on the public dole. They see how aloof he is when it comes to shaping policy, as he is always careful to put the blame on someone else. They resent his war against capitalism. Obama claims not to be a socialist, however, recently he made the comment that capitalism doesn't work and has never worked in the history of the country. So what made the US the powerhouse it's always been BO. (Before Obama) His attempt at bringing communism to the US has proven to be a disaster and his choices for advisors would be laughable if not for the irreperable harm they have caused. The same fervor voters have shown in fighting Obama's socialism in 2009 and 2010 and 2011 will spill into 2012 and could very well end the democratic party as it now stands. They are far left loons who shovel in the graft with both hands, the citizens be damned.

Ron| 1.6.12 @ 11:16AM

We will evaluate all the candidates, pick a conservative and crush the Incompetent in Chief. Never demoralized, we care too much about our country and the ongoing destruction

JL Fuller| 1.6.12 @ 11:22AM

Too many people on the religious right seem to think their version of Christianity is the only one and that anyone who has another view of danged near anything must be evil and they vote that way too. If we loose to Obama it will be because of them.

CFORUS| 1.6.12 @ 12:01PM

Never, NEVER count out the ABO12 vote. It's a sad commentary when you think about it. It doesn't matter who runs. There will be a fairly sizeable group of voting citizens (R's, D's and I's) that will NEVER vote for BO again. They finally figured out that he and the Democrat party only wanted the 'change' left in their pockets.

Frank Gerber| 1.6.12 @ 12:13PM

No matter how well Barack Obama continues to govern, you will continue to mischaracterize him as inept.

Jobe| 1.6.12 @ 2:43PM

Sir, you are truly an enigma. There is not one area in which obama has governed even poorly. He would have to experience tremendous improvement to do so. He has all but destroyed our economy, trashed the rule of law, tarnished the Constitution, enriched himself, and is in the process of weakening the military to such an extent that our enemies are greatly encouraged, while our friends are aghast at our foolishness.

How you can maintain that this communistic anti-american has "governed well" is truly extraordinary.

tpaine| 1.6.12 @ 2:15PM

Any one, including this author, and any poll that tells you Obama doesn't lose Herbert Hoover sized is, as Herman Cain said so eloquently, "simply wrong."

Jobe| 1.6.12 @ 2:37PM

I am afraid that it won't matter in the long run who the republican candidate for president is. The battle is lost already. The fact that obama can do what he is doing with recess appointments that are clearly unconstitutional, vacations every other week, lies to the public, destruction of the economy, a severely weakened military, and yet the approval of more than half the country speaks volumes for the chances of anyone righting this ship before it rolls all the way over. obama makes me sorry that I helped to bring children into the world.

Dane Bly| 1.6.12 @ 2:43PM

What are you smokin'?
This election isn't going to be about the challenger. Obama is the Jimmy Carter of 2012.
He may not have 'broke it' but he owns it.

Nathan| 1.6.12 @ 5:18PM

Obama has a worse job approval rating than Carter. Carter lost in a landslide, and he was up against some nobody from California. How is Obama supposed to win when he is vastly unpopular, and has successful opponents to go up against? Answer: he can't. He promised to be a one-term President if he couldn't fix the economy in three years. Let's not make a liar out of him.

jimmy| 1.6.12 @ 6:18PM

This has got to be one of the most off-base bits of political commentary I have ever read, from anywhere on the political spectra. The Democrat equivalent of Romney is...Barack Obama! They're both pragmatists who have alienated and enraged their bases. The only difference is that Obama has more charisma. Democrats are the big-tent party, the ones who have historical difficulty falling in line. It's axiomatic! What planet has this author been living on? As for McCain, Bush, Dole, and the rest, they did exactly what all other Presidential candidates have done of late: Served up just enough red meat to satisfy their base, and nothing more. That's how you win an election. When's the last time we had a hard-core party extremist in the Oval office? This article is just so dumb I don't know what else to say.

Cleophis FlyJuice| 1.6.12 @ 6:40PM

You liberals just crack me up.

The Republicans have a week field?

Funny... I don't see any Freshman Senators with ZERO legislative records and ZERO real world business experience running in 2012.

I would say that that type of candidate would not only be the weakest ever but would be a pathetic joke... That's of course if he wasn't a consummate con man and the king of BS and had the entire main stream media covering every ridiculous campaign promise with ZERO scrutiny.

Fact is, there will NEVER be a weaker candidate for President than Obama 2008.

Oops... Exempt maybe Obama 2012. LOL

POST American| 1.6.12 @ 9:15PM

---------------------FINAL WORD-----------------------

Putting aside the false, CFR Rockefeller
set up political 'spectrum' paradigm altogether.

Taking up what's surely, surely coming--

----------------HUAC/ Nuremberg 2012---------------

SNAKESRULE| 1.7.12 @ 12:57AM

This would be the same "demoralized" GOP who administered an historic beatdown to the left in the mid-terms? The Presidency, The Senate, and the House.....morning in America.

Stephen Boone | 1.9.12 @ 5:58PM

If a man on the street said that I would say "hey, mr.ignorant that isn't how it works" However, considering your position I have to assume you KNOW that "the party" doesn't GET to choose the nominee. People do that. STATE parties have some imput and God Knows that THAT is one change we, as a party could and NEED to make. NO MORE OPEN PRIMARIES. Frankly I wish that only people REGISTERED AS PARTY MEMBERS by Jan 31 of the election year and/or people who voted in the off year primaries -- the OFF YEAR PRIMARIES, not the previous even year primaries -- should be allowed to vote in the Primaries or participate in the Caucuses ( Cauci??) . This bit about letting people vote for the easiest to beat or the most like a democrat is just NOT the way to go. Now, that said, George W. Bush was a great President and who was needed to stand up to Saddam and he got us the first Arab Democracy in the history of the world. He felt, rightly so, that doing that was such a priority he had to do some hoss-tradin' to keep us in there. that's politics. You don't get everything you want, but if you try.. you know the song, right? So.... instead of just whining how about you smart people present an actual program, some specific goals that can lead to improvements in the party. We have too much Reagan Worship, too much associated denial of RR's failings and weakneses. They were plentiful. As silly as Reagan worship is... Newt worship?? OMG!! The man needs to go home and stay there. Even HE didn't see himself as a likely winner. I believe he simply wanted to increase his lecture fee's and his book sales and there is plenty to support that. I notice that you have banned the "grossly impolite" and so cannot state what my wife and I think about Rick Santorum. You have my email, I give the publisher's permission to release it to you. Rick Perry I strongly supported and wrote 3 letters urging him to run before he did and ... Rick rick rick WHO is helping you?? Just because Rove is associated in people's minds with Bush or he tried --on the basis of previous associations tried WEAKLY -- to help Kay Bailey run against you in her "I want to retire and there's a nice new mansion in Austin" campaign -- that doesn't mean you can't TALK to the man. People are making you make a fool of yourself. I ( with a triple capital I) could guide you better than your current batch of handlers. We have only, since the Bill of Rights, made 17 amendments to the US Constitution and you have a stump speech calling for four and four MAJOR ONES, completely rewriting the constitution, the relationship between the 3 branches and making the President into a tin Deity. STOP THAT! Roll up a newspaper, hand it to Anita and tell her to give you a good firm swat across the snout, ok? BTW -- I have sent you money, sent you letters, bought my own bumper stickers, made phone calls in Iowa and I DON"T LIKE THAT CAMPAIGN so how do you think OTHER PEOPLE like it?? Please, please don't tell me it "polls well" I studied polling and survey. I have written them. Any good pollster can load the question to affect the answers by 30 to 40 percent. They can make Lenin and Mao come out in favor of the Virgin Birth... Sorry, there goes those new rules again.

Elektro Roller | 1.28.12 @ 10:14PM

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