The Cain kerfuffle
makes it seem like Newt could swing in and take the nod. Which wouldn’t actually be the apocalypse, but you’d be able to hear the clip-clop.
Unlike others, I don’t think Newt is all that bright. I think he has a knack for taking whatever subject and whatever question he’s asked, and turning it into an emotion laden shibboleth that appeals to conservative viewers. If you watch him he doesn’t usually answer questions, he proposes solutions, usually out of an apparently huge playbook of preapproved plans. His memory, not his reason, is what I am impressed by, but when I use the word imprerss, I mean “Like a 3 ton elephant sitting on a pile of marshmellow peeps”. Bottomline, I will never forgive Newt for sitting on that goddamned couch with Pelosi.
Romney is wrongity wrong. He’s invisible at the moment, almost the very definition of the fnord. You can’t see him, but he’s there, waiting to sneak up on you and eat your freedoms like the liberal we all know he is.
And Pascal thinks Cain is the uberdog, the predestined candidate being deliberately attacked to give him a reason to attract all our sympathy, so the newest type of machine politician can be elected.
Oh well. G-d loves us, anyway. Wish he’d show up with a plague of toads or something. Those of us not involved in Government could paint our lintels with lamb’s blood.
I think Cain may be the best of the candidates now left, but given the poor handling of some vague allegations, I’m afraid he may be gone.
Given a choice between Newt and Romney, I’d have to choose Newt. I agree with you about the Pelosi Global Warming commercial, but Newt has said that was stupid and he apologized. I’m not going to hold my breath waiting for Romney to apologize for Romneycare.
Given that it’s easier to change tactics than it is core beliefs, I would pick Cain over Romney any day.
Of course, I’d pick Mrs. Crozier from my freshman gym class over Romney, too. (Sweet woman, but, well, gym teacher.)
There’s about six people that would make a worse president than either Romney or Newt, and fourth on the list occupies the oval office right now.
If Cain’s problems make Newt the front runner, I will tear out what little hair I have left.
We have Cain who got creepy with the help, versus Newt, who cheated on his wife and got a divorce. And then he did it again. We ditch one moral failure for a bigger one. Make sense to me.
Thanks to the last twenty years of federal politics I no longer care about the moral failings of politicians. They’re all skunks in that regard and the species will not improve.
What I am interested in is will this goober’s policies make me more free or less?
None of ’em–not one–is going to do more than maintain the status quo. The GOP has shown absolutely no interest or resolve in fixing the problems that beset us.
The difference between Cain and, say, Romney, is that if Cain gets the nomination I’ll hold my nose and vote for him. Romney’s nomination will ensure that I do not vote in the Presidential election.
Shit, if Romney gets the nod I’ll hold my nose. Possibly until I expire.
John Bolton Fred Thompson Duncan Hunter.
We’ll end up with the love child of Bob Dole and Gary Hart, but the hair will be impeccable.
I don’t give a shit if Cain told a staffer, ten years ago, “blow me”.
Best of the bunch.
If he can suck Sarah into his camp and hint some conservative appointives, he should take the nom.
If not, then I will transfer my 401k to Cheaper Than Dirt.