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I'm shocked. Politico, which seems to obsess over GOP gaffes while largely ignoring Democratic chicanery, published a strong article condemning Obama for the lying weasel that he is:
There are two indisputable facts about politics.
The first is that every modern president in the fourth year of his presidency resorts to the cheap political stunts, broken promises and truth-fudging it takes to win reelection in what has been and will be a 50-50 nation. The reason is simple: Politics is not clean-living; it’s survival.
The second is that Barack Obama, for all his talk of moving beyond conventional political tricks, is doing just that, which wouldn’t be so glaring had it not been for his incessant call for a newer, cleaner and more transparent paradigm for American politics.
So much for the high road: Victory is more important than purity.
It goes on to highlight Obama's utter hypocrisy on issues such as Wall Street donations, the "Buffett Rule," the housing crisis, and the Keystone pipeline.
Most politicians, Republican and Democratic, are hypocritical. Obama has made an art form out of it, though.
I have to give Politico kudos on this one. I suspect that no other news outlets will follow up on this. Most of them are in full Obama-protection mode and will be until November (except Fox News, of course). Nevertheless, this article spelled out clearly what is so vile and disgusting about Obama. Liberals will buy his snake oil and go back for seconds. I'm hoping, however, that many of the independents will be equally offended by this and refuse to give him four more years.
This is heartbreaking:
When Barbour pardoned Bostick in January, the convicted DUI felon was sitting in an Oxford, Mississippi, jail cell for violating the terms of a previous DUI sentence and was awaiting formal charges from yet another drunken driving accident in October that ended in the tragic death of 18-year-old Charity Smith. Who's at fault in that accident has yet to be determined.
I can't stand pardons by elected officials. I don't like it when Democrats do it, and I don't like it when Republicans do it. Haley Barbour should be ashamed of himself for his recent pardons (one of which was the subject of this story).
Personally, I don't care for Haley Barbour. He may be a smart man and he may take some positions that I agree with, but he looks, sounds, and acts like the caricature of the Southern "Good Old Boy." He has spent extensive time as a lobbyist (one of the most loathsome professions in our Republic) and he's the ultimate Washington insider, despite being a governor in a Southern state. Now, he's given numerous controversial pardons to folks who should not be walking free today.
We're not (nor should we mimic) a monarchy in which kings decide the fates of their subjects based on favoritism or whim. We have a legal system. It's not perfect, but it's what we have. It shouldn't be in the hands of one partisan person to summarily decide a person's fate. That isn't justice -- certainly not for the families who were victimized by those Barbour pardoned.
Shame on you, Haley Barbour.
I've been away for awhile, and a lot has happened. My last couple of posts detailed my interest in Herman Cain as a candidate for the GOP nomination. I still like a lot of what he said. I also REALLY liked the fact that he was both a successful businessman and a non-politician. Unfortunately, his candidacy was derailed by some bad answers to key foreign policy questions and by some unproven allegations of sexual impropriety. As someone who voted for Ross Perot twice in the 90s, the idea of Herman Cain's candidacy had great appeal to me. Alas, though, it was not meant to be.
Looking at the remaining field leaves me a little disappointed. The current frontrunners are Romney and Gingrich. Like many other conservatives, Romney doesn't give me a warm, fuzzy feeling due to his vacillating on almost every issue. However, Gingrich gives me the dry heaves. My post in 2007 details why I can't stand him. All of those points about Newt are as valid today as they were then. He is a good debater, and he does have some good ideas. However, he is such a hypocrite and egotistical blowhard that I can't imagine voting for him in the primary. With that in mind, I guess I'm leaning towards Romney right now. I think Romney would do better against Obama in the general than Gingrich. I think Gingrich would REALLY turn off independents. I would still vote for Gingrich over Obama (every day of the week and twice on Sunday), but that fact is an indictment of Obama, not an endorsement of Gingrich.
I only wish this guy would run. Or maybe this guy. Then I could be truly thrilled about a candidate. However, if wishes and buts were candy and nuts, we'd all have a wonderful Christmas.
What is driving Herman Cain's meteoric rise in the polls? This may have something to do with it:
The percentage of Americans who approve of the job Congress is doing returned to 13% in October, matching the all-time Gallup low on this measure, first recorded in December 2010 and repeated in August.
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I like Herman Cain. I used to listen to him on his nightly talk-radio show here in Georgia. Even back then, I thought he would make a good candidate for president. He decided to run and I've been following his candidacy closely.
Folks refer to him as "the pizza guy" and make jokes about his background. This man's resume is impressive, though. The others who are running -- including the empty suit in the White House -- are all much less accomplished than the Herminator. Here is some of what he's done
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This should be interesting:
The Obama administration has decided not to ask a federal appeals court in Atlanta for further review of a ruling striking down the centerpiece of President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul.
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In the last couple of days, we learned that neither Chris Christie nor Sarah Palin will seek the GOP nomination for president. I think it was the right call in both cases.
Chris Christie has become a GOP favorite because of his no-holds-barred, plain-spoken brashness in defending his positions. I think he could make a solid run for the presidency someday, but this was not his time. He was just elected as governor of NJ and it would be wrong for him to leave that post so quickly. Also, from what I've heard, he might be a squish on illegal immigration. That's a big problem in this election (as Rick Perry has discovered). In terms of the hype, the media (the LIBERAL media) really was pushing him to run. That gives me pause. If they like him so much, what don't I know about him? Finally, the real money guys in the establishment wing of the GOP really pushed for him to run. Frankly, I'm sick to death of the corporatist wing of the GOP pushing their candidates on the populist wing
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September 29th 2011 05:37
Obama's administration is at it again:
The Energy Department approved two loan guarantees worth more than $1 billion for solar energy projects in Nevada and Arizona, two days before the expiration date of a program that has become a rallying cry for Republican critics of the Obama administration's green energy program.
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September 28th 2011 18:40
This is a welcome change:
Don't look for a quick winner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. After watching Democrats successfully ride their historic primary battle between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama all the way to the White House in 2008, the Republicans quietly adopted a new rule designed to extend their nominating process this time around.
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September 21st 2011 20:30
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Angry Electorate
You may want to take a look at the CDC's Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide. If Obama's zombies (Zombamas? Obamazombies? Obomzies? Ozombies?) put him back in office again, the tips there may come in handy. Here it is:
Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse