I believe his quest for the White House has everything to do with his father’s abortive campaign in 1968 (”Brainwashed” out of the running) and hasn’t the slightest idea what he would do if he actually won the job.
They probably want Obama to be re-elected because then 2016 will be an open election and they can go all orgasmic over Chris Christie (or some other worthless moderate) as the nominee.
They want to kill the Tea Party and keep the gravy train flowing. They either want one of their own (Romney) or to have Obama reelected. They won’t stand for any other eventuality, although we may force them to.
Many on FR have recognized Boehner & Company will cleave only to their own power, satisfied with one of two, RINO Romney or Obama, either with whom they expect to oversee the fall of America, manage the chaos, remaining quite secure, ensconced and undisturbed in power.
“He is a man who seemingly entered the race because, after a long and successful working life, he could think of nothing more impressive to top it all off than being President of the United States.”
That’s it! THAT’s what my visceral reaction to the guy has been. No, no, and hell no.
Many on FR have recognized Boehner & Company will cleave only to their own power, satisfied with one of two, RINO Romney or Obama, either with whom they expect to oversee the fall of America, manage the chaos, remaining quite secure, ensconced and undisturbed in power.
Best analysis of the turmoil on the Right I’ve seen. The Establishment’s failure to call out the fraud zer0 on his obvious ineligibility will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
Another reason I believe that a true Conservative third-party is inevitable. The sooner we set about making the GOP irrelevant the better.
I learned a new word from reading this: desuetude.
Col. Powell ... the establishment
Here’s an excellent article, worthy of a mega-ping.
I’ve read this article a second time and, even though it’s Friday evening here, I think others FReeper would benefit from reading this. This kind of well-thought-out and complete article doesn’t come out every day, or every week.
But Michael Medved says there is no “establisment” republicans. He says its a myth. Hey, he said it, not me.
Romney can and will do nothing to awaken people from the profound moral desuetude that is bringing the abyss closer every day. And, strange as it may seem, that’s just why the Republican Establishment chose him. It must not be forgotten that, at the very beginning of the primary process, back at the 2011 CPAC Conference, the Establishment-manufactured man of the moment was Mitch Daniels. “Mitch Who?” asked those genuine conservatives who smelled a rat. It was understood, and made explicit by prominent Establishment voices, that he was the man precisely because he spoke like a reasonable fiscal manager—while simultaneously speaking out strongly against allowing the so-called “social conservative” agenda to play a role in the 2012 election.
Awake! Awake! Awake from your profound moral desuetude that is bringing the abyss closer every day!
No presidential candidate is going to be able to do that. At least none of the candidates running now (and probably nobody who uses the word "desuetude").
For all this talk about McCain and Dole and the establishment, this year looks like Dole all over again, with Gingrich, say, constantly lecturing voters about their morality. Gingrich or Santorum may take it further than Dole, who had his own skeletons in the closet, but it won't work this time any better than it did in 1996.
We may be headed towards the abyss, but voters don't pick candidates who keep telling us that. And do you really think any of the current candidates really could effect the kind of changes in the public mind that Jonescu assumes a President can?
The cheap shot at Daniels is undeserved. He may not have been an ideal candidate, but he knew that himself. To look for a candidate who's actually in office, who's actually had to balance budgets and meet payrolls is only common sense.
Run down everybody who actually has administrative experience in favor of speechmakers who don't know how to do anything in the real world and you get -- well, you get what we've got now. Ronald Reagan, who had to balance budgets and meet payrolls wouldn't have gone in for cheap shots like this.
I don't think his goal is the presidency. He "deserves" the nomination. I don't think he has any illusions about beating the kenyan as someone who can implement communist policies more efficiently than the incumbent. He is like Dole and McCain. Neither actually wanted to be president. They both felt they deserved the honor of being Nominated but didn't really want to hold the office.