Posted on 02/10/2012 7:23:34 PM PST by writer33
I am amazed at how, every four years, many otherwise sane human beings want to become president of the United States. Harry Truman, our 33rd president, is reputed as having said: "If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog."
Usually, a president is inaugurated with great pomp and jubilant celebrations followed by a brief "honeymoon" period. After the honeymoon ends, however, he pleases practically no one and disappoints nearly everyone. Why anyone would wish that upon himself or herself is beyond me.
Minus a few exceptions, Ronald Reagan being one who comes to mind, the men who have occupied the Oval Office have aged at a far faster rate than their peers in Congress or the Supreme Court.
With that understood, I gleefully celebrated Rick Santorum's three-state win. Finally, a real Republican conservative - someone who understands and loves the Constitution -has taken Mitt Romney to the woodshed. Hopefully, it will happen many more times.
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Can I get an Amen for brother Osterman.
He’s had my vote since Cain and Bachmann dropped out.
On a side note.
You really have to wonder about the sanity of Mitt Romney. What kind of man wants to be president from a party where the voters can’t stand him?
By the way, it might interest some of you to know that Rick Santorum has both a law degree and an MBA. A lot people seem to be unaware of that.
Likewise.
Are you by chance implying that Rick is smart? Surely you jest, Eva. :-)
You have to be kidding me.
“But I do have concerns about women in front-line combat, I think that could be a very compromising situation, where people naturally may do things that may not be in the interest of the mission, because of other types of emotions that are involved,” Santorum continued. “It already happens, of course, with the camaraderie of men in combat, but I think it would be even more unique if women were in combat, and I think that’s probably not in the best interest of men, women or the mission.”
I don’t think he knows the voters cannot stand him, otherwise he wouldn’t have gotten as far as he has.
Give me an Amen, Toespi. LOL!
Yes, I had to remind a few of my children during the returns from MO. He’s a very bright guy with white- and blue-collar appeal.
Are you being sarcastic? Color me ignorant, but I don’t see anything wrong with the statement.
No, sir. No longer.
“You really have to wonder about the sanity of Mitt Romney. What kind of man wants to be president from a party where the voters can’t stand him?”
Romney has Michael Medved, Hugh Hewitt, Ann Coulter and Grover Norquist telling him that only right-wing kooks oppose him. It’s the opportunists and insiders versus the grassroots.
I sent Herman Cain some money and POOF he was gone.
I sent Noot some money and POOF he was gone.
Maybe I should send Myth some money?
No, Toespi isn’t being sarcastic.
Guess you missed the desensitizing hearings in the 80s about women in combat. Essentially you have two choices: desensitize the men and allow the women who can barely carry their own packs to serve alongside the men, and—oh yeah—try to reverse the desensitization AFTER combat; or refuse to allow women to serve in combat. I like efficiencies, especially in combat. I go for the latter.
Write Myth the biggest check you can afford to write. LOL!
AMEN!
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