Posted on 11/22/2011 4:22:28 AM PST by no dems
Two prominent Democratic has-beens suggested Thursday that Barack Obama abandon his attempt to win a second term and turn everything over to the nanny, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“He should abandon his candidacy for re-election in favor of a clear alternative, one capable not only of saving the Democratic Party,” write Patrick H. Caddell and Douglas Schoen in the Wall Street Journal, “but more important, of governing effectively and in a way that preserves the most important of the president’s accomplishments. He should step aside for the one candidate who would become, by acclamation, the nominee of the Democratic Party.”
Democrats couldn’t decide by acclamation to go to the bathroom. We always get this narrative at this point in the presidential election cycle. We’re close to the end of the cafeteria line, and they’re out of roast beef and nobody’s happy about what’s left, the chicken and dumplings (mostly dough and not much chicken).
So, it’s time to peddle the story that this time there’s no Snow White, only the dwarfs. Newt’s gift for harsh bloviation appeals to the ruffian who lurks deep in the American soul. When he calls the chairman of the Federal Reserve “corrupt,” scorns Barack Obama as the “food stamp president” and says if we start putting people in jail we should “start with Barney Frank and Chris Dodd,” thousands cheer.
But here’s what will happen. The Republicans will nominate a candidate (the betting here is that it will be Mitt Romney, boring and bland notwithstanding). The Democrats and Mr. Obama will proceed with their best shot, a campaign of unrelenting class warfare. Both sides will get behind their man, as they always do. Next Nov. 7, we’ll wake up stuffed with all that sirloin and with a newly elected president.
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No game changing bombshell yet...
Just more grousing...
Newty is no different from any other RinoCrat ...except his tongue is slightly more gifted...and can tickle a few more ears..than his competition. He does nothing foe We the People and will be as completely beholden to DC special interests as anybody else.
Truman did!
Gingrich and Cain - beautiful balance of blarney and beneficence.
Let me repeat---I will NOT get behind Romney or Gingrich, ever. My "nose-holding" "lesser evil" voting days are OVER. Period.
Of course, "white chocolate' could be the winning flavor; but you still get chocolate. And America would get further disaster, from another Marxist/Alinskyite.
As history always has been so it will also be with the election or 2012, regardless of whether you hold your nose or not.
Good, so that when we wake up next November to the news of Obama being re-elected, we at least won't have to listen to your bloviation and whining because since you won't vote, you will have no excuse to bitch!
gosh, newt is so-o-o intelligent,
just like obama
and o’reilly.
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Well, go right on ahead and pull that lever for Romney then.
I’d take Newt over Romney but Cain over Newt.
That said, if you want to argue that it’s anyone’s “turn” - it’s Newt. Newt led Congress under the first balanced budget in a generation, and the first bicameral GOP majority in 40 years.
Some day, kiddo, you may have to grow up and come face-to-face with an imperfect world.
Then don't come back to this forum in the future complaining about why there are so many RINOs infesting the government. You are obviously part of the problem.
No, he didn't. Came closer than anyone in awhile, but there was no balanced budget. They played games borrowing from SS, just as Newt criticized politicians for doing (during the Cain/Gingrich "debate", where he also lied about the balanced budget).
These laughable "urinalists" who denigrate his stature are pipsqueaks in comparison.
Also, although Pruden refers to Romney as boring, you notice that he doesn't list his flip-flops and socialist policies. Gee, I wonder why?
FR should start a list of phony "conservative" journalists who are in the tank for Romney. I'll start:
- The entire staff of National Review
- Wes Pruden
You need an all-around intelligent guy like Newt.
Look at what you got for an ex community organizer.
Comingling Social Security funds pre-dates Newt’s speakership. He was using the rules as they were in place at the time. Doesn’t mean he can’t support changing them.
To me, Newt’s good outweighs the bad. That’s saying a lot, since he’s done and said many boneheaded things in the past.
However, when you consider what was actually done under his watch versus Romney - it’s not even a contest.
To Newt, or not to Newt?
OK YES, Newt has some baggase
But he is the ONLY candidate on stage that has actually balanced the FEDERAL BUDGET
He had help, but the balanced budget under clinton (!!!) was largely due to Newt forcing it on him.
I agree with you on Romney but not on Gingrich. When Romney governed it was as a liberal. When Gingrich governed it was as a conservative.
Gingrich tosses out ideas, trial balloons, and other comments because he speaks what he’s thinking about. But when he analyzes, he analyzes from a conservative direction
Huge difference between the two when actually governing. Newt has a near 100% rating by right to life. Romney is rated like a liberal.
I wiil never support Romney. I will support Gingrich
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