Posted on 04/16/2011 3:47:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Watching the Right come unglued as their circus primaries unwind is the most fun Ive had watching politics in a very long time. Seeing Sean Hannitys face fall when Mr. Trump criticized Rep. Paul Ryans budget on Thursday was a priceless moment on Fox TV. Now that Donald Trump is leading in a meaningless poll of mostly unannounced candidates, the Tea Party peanut gallery is chiming in, with something developing that could, though there is still no movement yet, but could help nudge Sarah Palin into the 2012 presidential race. If Trump would run as an Independent then, well, no matter who wins the Republican primary, we might actually have an interesting election.
First the establishment came for Sarah, now theyre after Donald Trump. Over a week ago I wrote hes the the un-Obama. Rich Lowry picks up that thread today, as the Republican Right begin theyre onslaught to take Trump down a notch, because the entire Republican field is making the GOP look like a collection of seriously wacky nitwits.
Trump wants to be the anti-Obama. Obama is too soft; Trump is tough. Obama knows nothing about business; Trump is Gods gift to American capitalism. Obama is painfully thoughtful in his affect; Trump is brash. They share much more important qualities in common, though. Like the Obama of 2008, Trump is an arrogant celebrity with a talent for branding who knows much less than he thinks and vastly overestimates his ability to fix the countrys problems. Weve been here before. Give me humble. Give me boring. Give me wonky. Give me anything but another celebrity apprentice.
Yesterday Andrew Breitbart tweeted a couple of missives in support of Palin:
"My goal is to intro David Mamet & other prominent @SarahPalinUSA supporters to Palins. In Hollywood there are tons."
"Im still waiting for the wrong position @SarahPalinUSA has taken. Or idea she misstated. They hate her because she is right."
Sean Hannitys mini-me, Mark Levin, squealed like a man worried about things getting away from his fellow wingnut warrior, going on about Trumps record as a private citizen. It seems the Tea Party crowd is all for citizen activists unless its an independent person finding fault with someone who deserves it.
For one that would be George W. Bush, which Donald Trump is on record as saying was the worst president ever. Like many Americans, in fact the majority as it eventually turned out, Trump also was furious about being lied to over Iraq.
Mr. Trump told Rush Limbaugh yesterday that he might be surprised about what he decides. The tone in Mr. Trumps voice was mischievous enough to tease hes closer to running than not. Again, Im still not convinced, though his interviews this week sound far more aggressive than he has earlier, no doubt bolstered by the polls.
But the Tea Party freaking out over Donald Trump catching fire means something is shifting. The establishment elite had to eventually speak up, so that was a given.
What the wingnut crew doesnt seem to understand is that Breitbart and the mini-me Levin tape, as well as the CNN tape with Blitzer, only makes Donald Trump more attractive to conservative Independents who will no way vote for Obama or Mitt Romney.
Donald Trumps best bet has always been as an Independent, with a trial Republican balloon the way to get there. However, therein lies the conundrum. Theres really no path to winning as an Independent, which means his pledge of only running if he can win is put to the test by the backlash going on right now by the Tea Party who are balking that Trump could take the Republican nomination, which is up for grabs.
On the sidelines sits Sarah Palin. Im guessing with Trumps rise, but also Michele Bachmann taking some energy out of Iowa, Palins receiving a lot of fan mail and encouragement from Tea Party people to please consider running in 2012. Its also her only real shot, as politics doesnt wait for anyone. Her fans yelping The Tea Party needs you, Sarah! Michele Bachmann cant win and we cant let Trump use our movement! Run, Sarah, run! This is the chant shes been waiting for, the push shell need to move, because she cant disappoint the people.
Or maybe this whole thing will end with Mitt Romney winning the nomination, but I just dont see how he makes it through the primaries. Does the Republican establishment still have that kind of power? Well soon see.
Analysis with a shotgun.
“Barry is so weak that a sneeze from the right direction will blow him out of office.”
Taking the Democrats with him. Having Bill Clinton as UN Secretary General would be a funny thing, but the problem is that to eject Obama either way is going to end up being painful (but desperately needed) for the country.
“Barry is so weak that a sneeze from the right direction will blow him out of office.”
Taking the Democrats with him. Having Bill Clinton as UN Secretary General would be a funny thing, but the problem is that to eject Obama either way is going to end up being painful (but desperately needed) for the country.
“Look, look at this. We got Hurricane Grace moving north off the Atlantic seaboard. Huge...getting massive. Two, this low south of Sable Island, ready to explode. Look at this. Three, a fresh cold front swooping down from Canada. But it’s caught a ride on the jet stream...and is motoring hell-bent towards the Atlantic. What if Hurricane Grace runs smack into it? Add to the scenario this baby off Sable Island, scrounging for energy. She’ll start feeding off both the Canadian cold front...and Hurricane Grace. You could be a meteorologist all your life and never see something like this. It would be a disaster of epic proportions. It would be...”
“...the perfect storm.”
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