It is so true when they say that “a fool and his money are soon elected.”

In order for the office of President Of The United States to regain any kind of credibility there should immediately be a cap on how much any individual can spend during an election campaign.

He’s a perfect Republican leader! Morals and values all the way.

Of course, Palin quit her job – that puts her high on the list as well!

I don’t disagree the appeal Gingrich may have as second banana (in a very literal sense) on what it appears the Repubs may put forth in 2012.

Newt is a two-timing, philandering hypocrite. Is America really ready for a First Lady, Calista Bisek-Gingrich, who whored her way into the White House?

This kind of stuff always cracks me up. Decades of watching America convinces me that it’s a serious mistake to expect Americans to care deeply about this sort of stuff, especially if it happened years and years ago.

Now, I have no doubt that it would all get dredged up, get some folks riled up, and cost votes. But if you present a clear, coherent, sensible vision to voters and your opponent seems unconvincing or unknowledgeable or just plain full of shit, then you can win. [I'm speaking in the abstract here, not saying any of those qualities applies to Obama].

November, 2012 is a long ways off. While most sensible Americans hope for our collective sake that we’ve rebounded substantially by then, it’s by no means an economic given. If unemployment is still 8 or 9 percent and an anemic recovery brings with it inflation and unpleasantly high interest rates, few guys will be better able to lay the blame for that at Obama’s feet.

By February 2011, the economy and all of the fed government’s actions will be viewed as wholly Obama’s by the electorate. He’ll be the veteran qb, and he’ll take the blame for each W and each L. One can argue about how fair that is depending on the issue, but what you can’t do is dispute that it’s how American voters tend to keep score. Should America still be struggling (and I think we will be) it will be up to each of us to decide how much we’ll buy the “Obama is still cleaning up the last admin’s mess” argument.

Under any scenario where the economy has failed to rebound to the satisfaction of the majoprity of Americans, I think Romney and Gingrich are the two guys who will be best able to make the argument that it’s due to Obama’s misguided policies. Please take care to note that I’m not saying here that Obama’s economic policies are misguided here, I am only saying Mitt and Newt are the ones who can best make that argument if its appropriate in 2011. I would also not discount Mike Huckabee’s ability to make such an argument well while adding some clever populist spin. Huckabee seems more skilled at explaining such things in ways that appeal to regular folks than do Gingrich or Romney.

Is America really ready for a First Lady, Calista Bisek-Gingrich, who whored her way into the White House?

Agnostick
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