Posted on 02/16/2012 8:16:03 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Obama is not the son of an extremely popular former Pennsylvania Governor and 2012 is not gonna be a communist landslide year like 2006.
I think RS would be fine. I think he’s a stronger opponent than Romney or Gingrich. Rust belt Blue Collar Catholic is a good profile for taking on Obama.
I like Paul Ryan a lot but I don’t see why he would do so much better.
Any other candidates position on entering the race is irrelevant unless no one wins a majority of delegates. And in such a case I think it’s more likely a current candidate would get the nomination. I’d put 95% odds that either Santorum or Romney will be the nominee.
Santorum has an opportunity right now to win the majority of delegates. Vote splitting with Gingrich is his largest obstacle, if Newt were to quit the race would be over. I think Romney’s attacks will fail this time, Santorum doesn’t have Gingrich’s baggage or likability problems.
I still like Marco Rubio the best. His speeches are quite impassioned and uplifting and he seems like a good hearted person as well.
They can win by hauling out the old Reagan line that “I will get Government off of your back”.
We won’t be telling you what car to buy.
We won’t be telling you what lightbulbs to buy.
We won’t be micromanaging your health insurance.
We won’t have bureaucrats inspecting lunches at your kid’s school
etc. etc.
Till date I don’t hear any of that from them.
The economy is not improving.
With the impending Iran crisis, Syria falling to Islamists, and Bambi’s proposals for unilateral nuclear disarmament, I wouldn’t rule out a strong national security candidate. The GOP might even try someone like
Schwartzkopf, Peter Pace, or Tommy Franks.
“With the impending Iran crisis, Syria falling to Islamists, and Bambi’s proposals for unilateral nuclear disarmament ... “
The problem as I see it is, the average voter has no clue who the muslim brotherhood is, or that Egypt is a mess now. That same voter is only vaguely aware that there is some kind of trouble in Syria, and could care less about Iran unless the price of gasoline spikes. Unilateral nuclear disarmament? The average American voter won’t even hear of it, and if he or she does, that person won’t understand it.
I sincerely believe that.
Now, if you disrupt cell service to their smart phone, or somehow crater Facebook.... you are going to have some seriously angry voters.
That's something Santorum won't say and won't do.
Santorum in 2006: " This whole idea of personal autonomy, well I don’t think most conservatives hold that point of view. Some do. They have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do, government should keep our taxes down and keep our regulations low, that we shouldn’t get involved in the bedroom, we shouldn’t get involved in cultural issues. You know, people should do whatever they want. Well, that is not how traditional conservatives view the world and I think most conservatives understand that individuals can’t go it alone. That there is no such society that I am aware of, where we’ve had radical individualism and that it succeeds as a culture."
Well, Ronald Reagan thought that the government SHOULD leave the people alone to live their lives as they think best!
"I'm convinced that today the majority of Americans want what those first Americans wanted: A better life for themselves and their children; a minimum of government authority. Very simply, they want to be left alone in peace and safety to take care of the family by earning an honest dollar and putting away some savings. This may not sound too exciting, but there is something magnificent about it. On the farm, on the street corner, in the factory and in the kitchen, millions of us ask nothing more, but certainly nothing less than to live our own lives according to our values — at peace with ourselves, our neighbors and the world."
Another thing that doesn’t happen in healthy, growing economies is for gasoline consumption to go down.
Why Is Gasoline Consumption Tanking? (February 10, 2012)
http://www.oftwominds.com/blogfeb12/gasoline-tanking02-12.html
An Iranian (or North Korean) high-altitude EMP blast could certainly do that...
Then you're in deep trouble. You're talkin' about me. And I'm doing everything I can to keep going at least another 30 years.
There is no economic recovery... only lies from liars and fools.
LLS
We need bumper sticker lines, not talk about "creative destruction" which require explanation upon explanation.Obama plans to win with the limousine liberals and the minorities. And single white women, no doubt. There are a lot of them. But,
Can your grandchildren afford what Obama is promising you?
When your parents get old and sick, do you want the government to decide what treatments they are allowed to have?
Gas prices high enough for you?Does you son have a chance for a good job if the government won't let companies work and oil companies pump?
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