* DEBATE!
I liked and actually did watch quite a bit of the debate. Once again, no one seemed to really take on what a slimy weasel Romney is and pin him down, and thus we’re continuing to this slow march to the inevitable Romney nomination – just trading a soulless inept politician for a soulless skilled politician. That probably means another eight years until we have a chance for some real reform to our government… and that’s if Romney is a one-termer.
Meh.
Still hoping Cain can get some more momentum. Not sure how much he impressed people repeating “9-9-9” over and over. I get that he’s trying to stay on message about jobs, but he needs a few other messages. Maybe some other big plans for like foreign policy such as “We need giant robots to step on our enemies. If there is one thing I’ve learned from running a pizza company, it’s that giant robots keep people in line.” Also, he needs to slap Romney around enough to mess up that hair of his. And looking at Romney’s hair, that could be a lot of slapping.
* Was Perry in that debate?
* Chris Christie endorsed Romney. So we have the guy known for straight talk on the budget endorsing the slimy weasel who demagogues on entitlement. I think this hurts Christie more than it helps Romney.
“Why Christie, it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world… but for a box of Krispy Kremes?”
* So Obama is now accusing Republicans of purposely trying to destroy the economy. Isn’t that like accusing someone of damaging a car you just totaled? “See that tail light? I swear it was slightly less smashed up before the Republicans were let near it.”
The Democrats are going to have to try everything, because they don’t have any positive arguments for reelecting Obama.
Obama 2012: We got nothing.
* So we foiled an Iranian terror plot on U.S. soil… so are we going to do something about that? At some point, don’t we need to sit down with the Iranian government and say, “You people are bad. KABOOM!”?
I know we’re not looking for another war, but they actually did a terror plot in the U.S. Can’t whatever non-war thing we’re doing in Libya to no national interest we instead do in Iran? We don’t need to regime change or anything; we just need to be very consistent with the message that if you mess with us, it will be very painful. And you’ll get stepped on by giant robots.
* Israel is going to trade 1000 Palestinian prisoners to release one Israeli solider. This was the negotiated settlement, so by the Palestinians’ own math, one Israeli is worth 1000 Palestinians. Doesn’t that explain a lot? The Palestinians basically see themselves as cannon fodder. It often seems the Israelis place more value on Palestinians lives than the Palestinians do themselves, and you’re never going to find peace until the Palestinians see themselves as something more than worthless things to get blown up in an effort to murder others.
* Paul Krugman has explained why he’s not joining the Occupy Wall Street protests. He says it’s because he doesn’t want to appear to be an activist… which no one is dumb enough to think he isn’t. I think he’s just afraid to be out in public because he knows there is a kill order out on his beard.
* Did you know that Glenn Reynolds has a British cousin who works as a TV chef?
* Wisdom of the Day: “The indentations on his knuckles said he liked punching kids with braces. ‘You’re hired,’ I said. ‘We need men like you here at Del Taco.'” –Joshua Allen
* Buttercup loves pumpkins!
Can you train a pig to retrieve a duck? Or possibly herd sheep?
Current GOP lineup: Romney and Perry, who are liberals. Bachmann, Tea Partier who talks a good line but has no accomplishments to speak of and passes along viral e-mail rumors as fact. Ron Paul, 9-11 apologist. Cain, true conservative, proven leader with impressive business accomplishments but whose absence of legislative background will make it difficult for him to turn any of his ideas into law.
What was the reason we couldn’t get behind Palin again? She hit a fish in the head with a baseball bat or something?
Christie endorses romney. A mosque loving, gun hating, tax hiking liberal, endorsing a stiff haired , gun hating, tax hiking liberal. go figure.
OWS: Parasites on parade.
OWS: Oooh we stink
OWS: obahamas will save us!
We are getting a new donut chain…Christy Creme.
Palestinians are so stone age. The Palestinian age is between the Democratium age and the Nukemtilltheyglo age.
Iran has committed another act of war against us. Meh. time for another sternly worded letter.
Buttercup is saying “Look, a little moon pumpkin. Can I nuke it?”
plentyobailouts:
But…when Christie yells at school teachers it’s so cool!
Boy, it’s becoming obvious that Buttercup looks like mommy and not daddy! Whew!!! Good girl Buttercup! What does your Postman look like?
I bet it’s because Buttercup wants to repurpose the Mexi-cannon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn5_ThuoQYw
“Paul Krugman has explained why he’s not joining the Occupy Wall Street protests. He says it’s because he doesn’t want to appear to be an activist…”
Umm…I’m speechless.
when was it that being a good debater or a good public speaker become a mandatory and defining criteria for a President?
A President should be a good leader with good ideas. Is this a presidential race or a Ms. America pagent???
Judging from the last election I’m inclined to say the later, so I guess there’s probably a swimsuit competition coming…
@Storm 1911 #4: “Iran has committed another act of war against us. Meh. time for another sternly worded letter.”
Nope, time for another sadly disappointed speech. People who are not Obama just keep letting him DOWN.
Let’s all just get with the program, m’kay? Pass this bill! Grant respect and concessions (and reverse thousands of years of historical animosity) based on my Muslim name alone! Punish the rich (except me, and my campaign donors)! Go green! (Except for my family’s and Al Gore’s need to fly jets around the world to make speeches, take vacations, accept awards, and just generally enjoy ourselves. Supporting cap-and-trade and forcing the American taxpayers to invest in Solyndra more than makes up for our carbon-spewing ways.) Acknowledge my intellectual superiority (I don’t need no stinking transcripts)! Blame Bush! Looooove meeeee!
Her hair is the color of those pumpkins! Woo hoo. A Celt!!
Damn, she’s cute. I only had boys. *Sigh* 😉
I’d LOVE someone with more clout than I to coin the phrase “It’s settled politics, why are we still debating this????”
If we calculate the excellence of the Israeli military, then, yes, a single Israeli soldier is almost undoubtedly equivalent to one thousand Palestinian nutjobs.
It’s Science!
Well, at least Cain has started people talking about the IRS tax code.
Cain! wants to throw it out.
That’s FINE FINE FINE with me.
@ 10 Crabby Old Bat..You did not include Nancy Pelosi as one of the Embrace Green while I fly on jets to “talk to my constituents”, (“By that, of course, I mean the ones who are behind the security at my $$$$ mansion”), about the need for wealth re-distribution (“Which won’t affect me because I pay the best lawyers and accountants in the world”). SEXIST !! I will have to report you …nothing personal, but if WE don’t report people like you-how will THEY fight people like you ?!
@Frank J….That picture of Buttercup evokes the sound of laughter that we only hear when babies laugh, with that unrestrained reaction !! She must be looking at a copy of the new “Jobs Bill” !
Jimmy – Your boys were “neutered” by the state, of course! So as not to produce any more Jimmy kin? Herman Cain wants 999…Michelle Bachamann says we should turn the numbers over so I guess she thinks he’s the Anti-Christ…Romney like sucks the big green weenie and what’s his face thinks 999 is a pizza! Yup, pretty smart debater stuff! How about the deficit, cuts to the military, restoring pride (no not gay pride) in America, nuking a few evil doers to settle things down over seas, etc. etc. etc. They talked about nothing! Zilch! Zip! Nada!
Instead of cutesy campaign slogans, I wish someone would get serious about a policy debate…or do the Republicans also believe that we are all a bunch of Rubes who are too simple for this “hard” stuff?
Absolute Brilliance. Should be required reading.
Is Obama still set on sitting down with Imapajamahead? This could be his big chance to open up a dialogue.
Not yet, ussjimmycarter. They’re still “young bucks” (20’s) and they can literally kick my ass! My youngest has a fondness for shoving 50 cal’s and rockets up hodgie’s rearends in you know what country. My oldest knows so much about computers it scares even me and I program the bastids for a living (engineering).
9-9-9. What plan does anyone else have? Simple is best, less parts to screw up. Romney’s 59 point economic plan? In congress it would turn into 5,000 pages of pork. Plus I’ll bet Herman could give that angry look he has and all the RINO’sand Libs would wet their pants and give him what he wants.
Testify, Pastor Ed!
For CrustyB, I like Hermain Cain and I don’t worry about ‘the need’ for policy experience. That’s what we have the Heritage Foundation for. Ron used it.
For all the others doubting Hermain, I’m voting for the exec who has the bigger picture and the drive and the Conservative ethic. All the rest is dross. Give me the foundation and we will build the rest.
Sorry, forgot.
Cute kid.
Aww, little Butternut Squish amongst the pumpkins! What a cutie.