[presently no screen name]

“It has been eye opening to see up close the degree to which the establishment does put its thumb on the scale.”

I saw it in the first televised debates - all 'pre-arranged', all talking points, all lies - deliberately to bring out this outcome. Yes, their 'thumb' was obvious - I know mitt's and the GOP E fingerprints.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

....”NEWT GINGRICH

Amy, who is 31 years old and single, supports Newt Gingrich for president. She says, “Newt’s the only one who’s a fighter, and who gets what the battle’s about.” She added, “I’m tired of buying into the candidates I’m told to support. I am trusting myself on this one, not the GOP’s pick.”

The basis for her support included her opinion that “Newt has a strong core.” When asked to follow up on this point, she said, “He’ll withstand opposition.” And then she said, “His strong core makes me feel secure.” She also explained that “he doesn’t care what others think.” She says she’s looking for a person strong enough to fix what she sees as a fiscal crisis and a loss of confidence in America.

Amy said that another reason she supports Gingrich is that “he’s smart.” This led her to say, “He’ll expose the other side,” and “I feel validated” when he articulates the positions she feels strongly about.”....

http://www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/295371

[cripplecreek]

The Michigan Republican Party (MRP) Credentials Committee voted 4-2 last night to give Mitt Romney both of the state's at-large delegates, State Policy Committee Chair Mike Cox told MIRS today.

Cox was one of two "no" votes on the committee which met via telephone, along with attorney Eric Doster The "yes" votes included GOP National Committeeman Saul Anuzis, a Romney supporter, and MRP Chair Bobby Schostak.

That would put the delegate split at 16 for Romney and 14 for Rick Santorum, after each candidate won 14 delegates apiece in those divided by Michigan's 14 congressional districts.

As MIRS first reported on Wednesday, the MRP was delaying a final decision on the delegate split until after consulting with attorneys.

Cox said that according to the MRP rules, Santorum and Romney should each get one of Michigan's two at-large delegates based on their take of the popular vote.

"I supported Mitt, but the vote was clearly wrong," Cox said of the Credentials Committee. "It's kind of like Third World voting. We published rules and then we voted to change the rules."

Because The Narrative Cannot Survive A Rewrite

[muawiyah]

DId you catch how Priebus' crowd wants to call it a mess and blame it on Steele?

Irrespective of what he did the fact is Michael presided over the greatest Republican electoral come back in 70 years, and one of the best in history!

That's the kind of mess a replacement team should pick up and run with ~ not use as an excuse for their own incontinence and loss of effort for the next election.

I been tellin' you guys that Priebus and his gang do not know how to be winners, have no idea what winning is about, and they'll drag us down to damnable defeat at the hands of the Obots.

They'll tell us that was Michael Steele's fault as well, or was it Bush ~ yeah, they'll say Bush betrayed us to the Democrats.

The way to get rid of Priebus and that crowd of defeated defeatists is to HOLD A DIFFERENT PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTION.

I"d start with a site better known for weekend gun shows that has lots of parking.