Post repub debate analysis!

And down goes Santorum! Down goes Santorum! Rick Santorum took a beating not unlike the late great Smoking Joe Frazier took from George Foreman at last evenings arizona debate! And now ,you will watch his poll numbers sink like a stone!Once again, with his back to the wall ,Mitt Romney salvaged his presidential hopes by being solid when he needed to be. Ron Paul, for all his foibles, has proven to be a straight shooter when it comes to his colleagues and their "true" record on capitol hill. It is so amusing to see Newt and Santorum misrepresent themselves, forgetting that Paul was a witness to all they have done! The most telling blows struck last evening were of  course Mr. Pauls assertion of Rick Santorum's being "fake", and, while it was a negligable one, the point Mitt Romney made about Santorums prior endorsement of him in 2008! If Mitt would have simply came out with this months ago, at the beginning of Santorums rise, there would have never been a Santorum rise! This debate, and its result, now sets the stage once again for Romney to close the door on this race with  Victories in arizona and Michigan next week, and then super tuesday in march! But while the stage is set, the plays the thing!So until the curtain offically closes  on this race, we will continue to monitor the situation and see how this plays out!!!

Pre Pub debate analysis

Tomorrow in Arizona there will be a public whipping, and the whipping boy will be Rick Santorum!Rick Like Newt, and Herman cain before him, has enjoyed being the anti Mitt Romney for sometime now, but tomorrrow when he is squarely in the crosshairs, and given his record and recent public statements, he is in for a shellacking!!!! This debate, more than any other so far, will shape who indeed will be the republican nominee, since this will be the last nationwide appearance before the super tuesday votes, so the gloves will and must come off! Mitt Romney has been pushed hard throught this process and every time he has been on the brink, he has come back strong, and i expect nothing different tomorrow night, but I do see the other candidates as well as Mitt himself chomping at the bit to address the record of Santorum! So get ready because tomorrow it's on in Arizona!!

Feb 22 the brawl for it all(republican style!)

Next week in Arizona there will be a republican brawl in arizona as the republican candidates prepare once more to debate, and once more Both Mitt Romney & Newt Gingrich are at the brink of disaster! The rise of Rick Santorum among conservatives has put Mitt once again on the defensive, and has put Newt ,once again, on the outs! Simply put, this debate may be a winner take all proposititon, and make no mistake, Santorum is going to take his licks. But as far as  Mitt romney is concerned, it better be a major licking!Because with the media continually greasing his pole and with the lemming mentality of conservatives, unless Rick Santorum is taken down and hard on Feb 22, Mitt may see his dream of the presidency, and the race of his life lost! As for Newt Gingrich this deabte will be his last stand. If he continues to place third and fourth his claim to relevance will fade fast, and his relevance cannot be maintianed battling Mitt Romney, because it is Santorum who is Pushing Newt out of the race! Feb 22, the brawl for it all in Arizona! And, for Mitt  and Newt ,the gloves better come off!!! Because Santorum is posied to run away with it!!!

Oh what a tangled web !!!

As the saying goes, "oh what a tangled web we weave"! And it seems that after four years of weaving and contriving, after four years of blocking and obstructing, the republicans have gotten cuaght in their own web! With natuional polls charting the trend of President Obama surging to the lead over the republican hopefuls, and with the republican congress being held in the lowest regard, it would seem that the political deception so hard woven by the rpeublican party over the last four years has unwound around them, and they have become entangled within it! The worm has turned on the economy and due to that the republicans are now in disaray!Entangled in a web of their own making. Who is now the spider and who is the fly? And on a side bar, did Sarah Palin   ever look more attractive as a candidate than she did on Sat afternoon? And ,in her most private of moments, is she saying, Damn I should have ran?!! The republicans have a problem, and it may get a lot more serious if the president continues to surge in the polls(and if he doesnt step in any more minefields like the contraceptive issue) because if the president can stand on his own solid ground, then the democraitc party can open up on the republicans themselves! And to think that six  months ago there was much talk about the republicans reclaming the senate. Now the republicans, if this trend continues, may be lucky to hold the house! Oh what a tangled web we weave, and the entire republican party is now caught up in it!

Keep your foot on the gas!(its a race!!!!!)

If the recent furor over the contraceptive provision has taught the Obama administration anything, I would hope that it is to Keep your foot on the gas when youre in the middle of a race!!!! The republicans were reeling ,due to the continued success of the Obama administration on the Jobs front, but just when it looked like President Obama was about to blow the doors off, he takes his foot off the gas and with one capitulatory press conferance refuels the fading republican engine!!! This is a race!!! And it's not over until you reach the finish line! And in this race, there are no rewards for sportsmanship, penmanship, or rationale! To the victor goes all the spoils plain and simple! This is no time to slow down in the race for the white house, this is not the time to take your foot off the gas, this is the time to floor it!!!!!!!! So hopefully the lesson has been learned! Drive like you're in a race, not a leisure tour!!!!Checkered flag or crash!!!!

The PUB aftermath. and the politics of choice!

In the aftermath of last nights republican caucuses and Primaries , it is clear that Mitt Romney is no longer the front runner!Rick Santorum has, by putting the winds of the fanatical wing of the republican  party at his back, surged into the lead! Simply put, If Mitt is to win, he can no longer allow himself to twist in the winds of the radical and unwilling to change fringe of conservative republicans!He must, as GW Bush did before him, Define conservatism and himself! He must open their eyes, as GW Bush did, and show them(conservative republicans & evangelical republicans) that there is nothing wrong with being a moderate, "compassionate" conservative! He must define it and the debate, that is how he will win over the Staunch conservative wing and thereby win the nomination! AS to the politics of choice, while we may not support or agree with the postures of gay marriage or Birth control, if they become law, we cannot and should not , as americans, stand in the way of same! But while we must and should obey the law, that does not mean we lose our morality, we can stand for the rule of law and take a moral stand as well! That is the beauty of America! I may not agree with what you say, but i will defend to the death your right to say it! Or in these cases, do it! The law may validate their rights, but I dont have to give them the moral validation they seek! And a quick note about Obama choosing to use superpacs: He is right!!! There is far too much at stake! And for him to come to a gunfight with a knife would be, simply put, STUPID!!!! Fight fire with fire!!! But after these elections are over, something must be done about the selling of America!!!!

Political Potpourri!!!!

Lets see what's in the political stewpot shall we? Firstly, how sad is it that MItt Romney must twist in the wind due to the radicalization of the republican agenda? A man with issues, or who is issue oriented, is lost amid the rhetoric and fanaticism! One thing though, Mitt needs to run with Blinkers on! Focus only on the finish line, not whos behind you!Newt is making a game effort, But the legacy of his Newtness is weighing him down,! You can remake yourself, but you cant change the past!Hilarious how the republcians are all in a uproar because Clint Eastwood of all people stood up and spoke out for America! No positive messages allowed!Toe the party line of Doom and Gloom and remember it's All Obamas fault!!! Mr. Eastwood, you did  more to inspire America in that one 60 second spot than all of your movies combined! America salutes you sir(except for ,it seems, the republican party!) I wonder how much longer will the house of cards that is the republican agenda of protecting the rich continue to stand.? Because Im sure the democrats and President Obama are licking their chops at the thought of a showdown over the payroll tax cut extenstion! Is anyone as tired as I am of the embracement of tokenism by black conservatives?  Is there anything as inane as a black conservative? If it wasnt so sad it be hilarious how these talking heads apepar on TV talking about taxes, economics, and the like AS IF THE REPUBLICANS GIVE A DAMN!!! You're a token, thats your only value!!! WAKE THE F UP!!!! Look for Mitt to take a commanding role this evening, since he is poised to sweep all of the caucuses and primaries tonight. And, as FEB quickly comes and goes, the ground will continue to solidify around Mitt as THE Repub Nominee!Saw the AD by the congressman with the Hot asian girl, Yep its racist, but as the congressman said 'I approve this message"! Again, house of cards!  And with that I think this stewpot is filled. Enjoy the reulsts tonight!