Posted on 12/04/2011 7:31:58 PM PST by raccoonradio
BREAKING: Sources tell FOX 5 News that Herman Cain will endorse Newt Gingrich Monday for the GOP Presidential Nominee
He's an untrustworthy weasel who speaks in grandiose adverbial superlatives.
How's that work for ya?
No surprise as they are buddies. Hint: Lincoln-style debate.
Constitutional problem—the electors must cast votes for individuals from two different states—which is why Cheney high-tailed it back to Wyoming after having lived in Texas for a long time. Who will leave Georgia, or will they write off its votes in the veep spot if it turns out to be down to the last vote?
*shakes head*
Cain is a sellout. Newt is bad for America!
I don't think it is going to be business-as-usual this time around.
Sarah Palin is not running for President.
Gingrich lives in Virginia.
Good. A much better endorsement than his 2008 choice of Romney.
Cain is on my ballot for Georgia and I plan on voting for him in March.
I will not vote for Newt in the primary, even if Cain endorses him.
Naturally, of course!
Cain is basically an independent, and taking Cain
out of the equation, Newt is the most independent
conservative in that bunch.
Newt’s momentum is increasing and soon Romney
will have extremely tough days and weeks ahead,
if not impossible to catch up to Newt.
btw in MA there were several terms for D gov Mike Dukakis then in ‘90 he chose not to run and the next few governors were Republicans—Bill Weld, Paul Cellucci, and Jane Swift
(Swift not elected: Became acting gov when Cellucci became
ambassador to Canada).
Not conservatives—remember this is Massachusetts, and the next conservative Republican will be... the first one.
The Left condemned them for being “Rethuglicans” for trying (at least it seemed that way) to cut government. Weld, to his credit, did wipe out some Registry of Motor Vehicle fees and made some Mass Turnpike tolls “free”. Trying to privatize some state functions led to bumper stickers saying
“Privatization: A Weld $cam”. Again, these were RINOs but in MA they were considered far right wackos. And yet they
did win. But Jane Swift was a disaster with positive ratings of, what, 10 per cent?
In came Romney on a white horse to save the day. Neither he nor his Lt Gov Kerry Murphy Healey (they only served one term) accepted a salary. We got our money’s worth.
Anyway, Mitt (who ran vs. Ted Kennedy in ‘94) would not have become gov. had it not been for the sad state of
the MA GOP in allowing the inexperienced Jane Swift
to get the job (and thus create the need for Romney.)
Thanks raccoonradio.
So the alleged adulterer will endorse the admitted adulterer.
Just can’t make this stuff up.
more on how Mass. got Romney
2002, Time
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,219417,00.html
>>Jane Swift looked like she had been through hell. Her eyes were swimming with tears that she refused to let fall. Voice quavering, the acting governor of Massachusetts announced Tuesday that she would not run for the governor’s seat this fall. Swift looked as shocked as the members of the state’s political establishment, who were expecting her to put up a fight. Only the day before, she was defiantly vowing to contest a late primary challenge from Mitt Romney, chairman of the recent Winter Olympics. But after a night discussing what that fight would be like with her closest advisers and her husband, she was dropping out of the race. “I’ve never walked away from a fight in my life,” Swift said. “That’s probably the toughest part of this.”
>>It’s tough, but it’s the smart move. Some might question Swift’s political toughness — the incumbent, she dropped out of a race before her opponent even formally announced his candidacy. But Swift is no pushover. And she knows this was a fight she could not win. By dropping out now, she has done a favor for the state Republican Party. Party leaders will owe her one when she decides to make her political comeback.
>>It’s testament to Swift’s brand of Republicanism that she was there in the first place — calling Massachusetts liberal, as they say, is like calling Alaska chilly. Still, Republicans of Swift’s stripe have managed to hold on to the governor’s office for 12 years now. When Governor Paul Cellucci resigned to become ambassador to Canada last April, Lt. Governor Swift stepped into his job, and at first it looked like she’d easily win election this November. She’s young, bright and inherited a state in good fiscal condition. Swift’s a trailblazer, too — the first female governor in Massachusetts, she was pregnant with twins when she took the job. After she gave birth, the sight of the ultimate working mom holding those babies gave her high approval ratings. But then Swift started making mistakes, and those cute babies were no longer political assets.
Swift’s first wounds were self-inflicted. An ethics panel fined her for using state aides as babysitters.
(SEE LINK FOR THE REST)
Following fal$e idol$ again, of course.
Two warnings weren’t enough, apparently.
Suckered by Palin - hubris and lust for power
Suckered by Cain - hubris, lust and hypocrisy.
Now suckered by Newt, who has the most sins of all.
Very appropriate.
YES, which was another unfounded lie.
Gingrich will list VA as his home state for two reasons.
1. He has a residence there
2. VA is a swing state.
Now there’s an idea! I feel better already.
Hmmmm
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