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Okay, now that Mitt Romney officially has enough pledged delegates to win the nomination, allow this one last comment about his overall worthiness for that nomination. From now until November, I will praise him or criticize him even-handedly as his conduct warrants, always keeping in mindhow he compares (still rather favorably) against the horrors of the current guy Occupying the Oval Office. But for now, let it be noted that Republicans have are managing to nominate a distinctly mediocre candidate, about as conservative on his best days as the “no vision thing” elderBush and about as inspirational as Hymie the robot from Get Smart.
But, as I say, for the next six months, in terms of gratuitous and generic comments along those lines, I will impose upon myself the “cone of silence.” Of course, the darn cone never really works.
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Occam's Tool| 5.30.12 @ 12:23PM
He's lightyears better than Obama, incidentally. And, Quin, the boy may surprise you. I don't see him nominating any pro-choice judges, do you? Opposed to Gay Marriage, forced to be pro-Life, and his economic perspective is fine.
Coupled with the fact that he will routinely piss the Paulbots off on FP, I'm reasonably satisfied.
It is much better to have as a leader Antoninius Pius rather than Commodus. I think Romney will make a good Pius.
Dai Alanye | 5.30.12 @ 1:19PM
It's premature, in my opinion, to say what Romney will or won't do. I've no faith in his conservative instincts. Better than Obama? Certainly. But Joe Biden would be "better than Obama."
Al Adab| 5.30.12 @ 1:44PM
Fair enough analysis gentlemen. Anything would be better, but how can we defeat something (even abysmal as it is) with nothing? As Dai notes any resenblance between Romney and a Conservative (Movement type) is purely pragmatic not of principle. We can follow another accomodationist republican to defeat.
One Mediator 1 Tim. 2:5. | 5.30.12 @ 1:08PM
At last Hymie found it impossible to pull the wool over anybody's eyes.
And he wasn't a Communist sympathizer, either, was he?
rossputin@rossputin.com| 5.30.12 @ 1:09PM
That's fairly insulting to Hymie the robot...from my favorite TV show of all time.
Al Adab| 5.30.12 @ 1:45PM
Ross our old friend. This new log in system has confused we technophobes. There is a reason my screen saver says, "General Ludd was right."
Occam's Tool| 5.30.12 @ 7:35PM
Al, my friend, I'm very, very happy with the entrance bar here with the new log in system. Think very carefully about why.
Remember the joke about Big Ben and the Englishman who lived next to BB. Over the years he got used to the noise. One night Big Ben failed to toll, and the man woke up saying "what's that?"
Albert Constantine Jr.| 5.30.12 @ 3:10PM
From my file cabinet, Agent 13 asks the following:
The insult to Hymie notwithstanding, haven't we been dominated by KAOS during the last 40 months?
Oldefarte| 5.30.12 @ 2:38PM
What some seem to NOT consider is the fact that whether Romney is unimpressive is not the issue, but rather that we have two choices, left or right, up or down, north or south, east or west, however you wish to phrase it. We've had 3 1/2 years of one way, and will have four more plus if we don't change things. I'll simplify the choice for those whose elevators do not ascend to the top, and it's DOMESTIC TERRORISM or RATIONAL[MAYBE BORING] CAPITALISTIC POLITICAL LEADERSHIP. I know what my choice is and will be.....do you??????
Jack of Spades| 5.30.12 @ 11:02PM
It's more like Left or Center-or-Right (depending). Sure, I'll hold my nose and vote for Romney, but if you think the Mittster will excite the great Center, you might as well spend your retirement savings on lottery tickets.
R. Dittmar| 5.30.12 @ 3:12PM
The GOP has finally worn out it's welcome. This year I won't even go to the polls to vote for some 3rd party goofball presidential candidate while pulling the levers for the GOP downticket. I'm simply going to stay home.
When the Dems inevitably start comparing Romney to Hitler, I will tepidly defend him against the charge in casual conversation. That is the only support he earns from me.
Oldefarte| 5.30.12 @ 3:23PM
Then the following is WHAT you [and all of us] will receive from your STAYATHOMEISM:
'.....Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan delivered a blistering rant against America and Israel in an address this Sunday in San Diego. The minister declared that Allah will bring down skyscrapers and “take out cities” if America and Israel take action to stop Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons.“So, America . . . I tell you, you’re on your way to war and if you declare war on Iran at the behest of Israel and you bomb Iran and some of you are saying we should invoke Hiroshima again on Iran, meaning drop an atomic bomb on Muslims — I have even heard that they’re talking about even bombing Mecca . . .,” he said, according to The Blaze.Farrakhan went on to say, “So I’m warning you, America, if you bomb Iran, I’m looking at San Diego, I’m looking at your beautiful cities — the God that I represent is going to take out some of your cities with earthquakes. You live in the city, I live in the city, but some of us are going to die, because we agree with them, agree with evil. So the God of judgement and justice, he’s going to kill a lot.”.....'
R. Dittmar| 5.30.12 @ 3:59PM
I'm not taking anything Calypso Louie says very seriously until NASA releases photos of his Mothership.
Albert Constantine Jr.| 5.30.12 @ 9:02PM
Why do you think the current POTUS made the number one mission of NASA muslim outreach?
Jocon307 | 5.31.12 @ 12:36AM
"But for now, let it be noted that Republicans have are managing to nominate a distinctly mediocre candidate..."
I understand that many people are underwhelmed by Romney. Some people seem to have a deep hatred for him. He wasn't my first (or second or third) choice either.
But, it seems unfair to castigate Romney because "some other guy" didn't get the nomination.