Chris Christie and Obama sittin’ in a tree….

The Bromance continues between the Governor of Joisey, and President Obama, and Chris Wysocki is not pleased with Christie sitting next to the National dietician 

 

snagging the coveted seat next to Michelle Obama at this weekend’s Governor’s Ball.

Gov. Chris Christie and President Obama have been in “an extended hugfest” since their bipartisan showing during Hurricane Sandy, reports The Atlantic Wire.

Perhaps that’s the reason Christie scored a coveted seat to the right of Michelle Obama at the Governor’s Ball on Sunday night?

Gag me with a spoon.

Exit question, how much advice will Michelle Obama give Christie about eating his vegetables?

Chris Christie, Andrew Cuomo’s kind of Republican

Just another politician, all about himself

Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), who is widely expected to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, may have justharmed his chances by signifying his support for the policies of ultra-liberal New York governor – and possible 2016 Democratic opponent – Andrew Cuomo. Talking with union leader Larry Bulman, political director for United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Steamfitters, Christie reportedly said, “I’m not much different from Andrew Cuomo. I probably agree with him on 98% of the issues.”

Christie leans liberal on a myriad of issues. While he maintains that he supports traditional marriage, that position is clearly malleable for him; he grandstands when it comes to federal disaster funding; he has ties to groups that are questionable in terms of Islamism; his anti-union rhetoric masks the fact that he gets along quite well with most of the unions in his state, including the much-maligned teachers unions; he blasts the NRA on a regular basis.

Ben Shapiro might be right, maybe this is just posturing for a 2016 run, I wonder if Ann Coulter will endorse him again? But, to me, this is the type of political gymnastics Americans are sick of, especially Republicans. Give us a candidate that says what they mean and means what they say! CONSISTENCY damn it!

 

Rand Paul for President?

I would be happy to see him in the race frankly. We need a real Conservative who can deliver the Conservative message in a positive manner, Paul fits that bill I think. Sure the media would try to trash him, as they do any Conservative who even thinks about running, and the Dems would bring out the Extremist Card to play, but so what. Frankly, I think it is too early for talking about 2016, remember we DO have the 2014 mid terms next year, but frankly, traffic is slow today, and a bit of Rand Paul can only help.

Looking at 2016, I hope that we can for ONCE have a field of Conservatives without a Moderate to screw it up, why yes, I am talking to you Chris Christie. And I hope that field of Conservatives can debate without trying to destroy each other with unimportant issues or emotionalistic tactics, and yes, that is meant for you Michelle Bachman And PLEASE, Ann Coulter just shut up this time, we really do not need you telling us who CAN, or CANNOT win. Sorry for the negative tone, but, I am sick, and also tired of Conservative candidates picking each other off so that we get struck with the candidate the Democrats WANT to run against. And yes, that means you Mitt, and you Mr. Maverick. Finally, I want, more than anything, for a candidate’s record, and accomplishments to matter, not style. Yes, I am talking to you GOP voters!

While I am at it, let me add a list of GOP candidates I do not want to see run

Mike Huckabee, do I really have to explain why?

Jeb Bush

Chris Christie. He is the fatter, less tan Charlie Crist

Sarah Palin. the media would make a circus out of this, I do not think she could win.

Jeb Bush, yes, I already said his name once but I REALLY do not want him to run.

Joe Scarborough. Do we really want that tool running?

Rick Santorum. Two words sweater vests! Plus he is a whiner.

ANY “Moderate Republican”.

Newt Gingrich. I said him just to aggravate Ed Daley.

 

Remember when I said Chris Christie would be a Democrat in five years?

Well, here is another sign of his “evolution” that Chris Wysocki noted

Who’s side is Chris Christie on? Because the Democrats will surely turn his tirade against John Boehner and the GOP into must-see-TV in the run-up to the 2014 midterm elections.

Gov. Chris Christie ripped into House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) today for delaying a vote on billions in federal aid for recovery from Hurricane Sandy.

“There’s only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: The House majority and their speaker, John Boehner,” said Christie at a press conference this afternoon.

Christie, who gave the keynote address at the Republican National Convention last summer, said Congress traditionally puts politics aside for disaster relief but that House Republican leadership had put politics “before our oaths to serve our citizens.”

“For me it was disappointing and disgusting to watch,” said Christie, who praised New Jersey’s own House delegation. “Last night the House of Representatives failed that most basic test of public service and they did so with callous indifference to the suffering of the people of my state.”

Wow.

Hmmmm, Charlie Crist, Chris Christie, similar names……, similar political paths? Maybe we should just automatically distrust any Republican with the name Crist, or Christie, or anything similar no? Remember Christine Todd Whitman?

Lisa “Job Killer” Jackson resigns as EPA head, New Jersey blogger hardest hit

Word from Chris at Wyblog is that Lisa Jackson might be seeking Chris Christie’s job soon

Her work at the EPA is done. Jeff Dunetz chronicles Lisa Jackson’s “achievements”.

In her almost 4-year tenure we can thank Jackson’s work for the prevention of the Keystone Pipeline, the loss of thousands of Jobs in the coal industry, Punishing Oil Refineries for not using an ingredient that doesn’t exist, preventing the use of our own energy resources and don’t forget her biggest “victory,” declaring human exhalation a pollutant (farting also).

Word is she’s heading home to run for governor of New Jersey. Because we need a real job-killer back in Trenton, and if anyone knows about killing jobs it’s Richard Windsor Lisa Jackson!

I guess Chris is concerned that Jackson might do for Jersey what Governor Granholm did for Michigan, or what Governor Moonbeam is doing for California Taxifornia, and he ought to be concerned. This crew of Leftists is apparently set on destroying American jobs, and any hope for energy independence. Of course, they would tell us they have a better idea, more “green energy”, higher taxes, more regulations, and of course more dependence on government. What could possibly go wrong?

Fat Bastard Chris Christie Criticized For Being A Fat Bastard By Leftist Media Clown (Video)

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie Criticized For His Weight, Yet Again – Red Alert Politics

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s critics are once again attacking him for his largesse.

The most recent attack came from ABC’s Barbara Walters during an interview for her annual “Most Fascinating People” special.

In the interview, a clip of which played on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today, Walters rudely asks the Republican Governor about how his weight would affect his ability to serve as President should he decide to run and be elected.

“OK, governor, I feel very uncomfortable asking this question when I’m sitting opposite you, but you are a little overweight,” Walters told Christie.

“More than a little,” Christie responded.

“Why?” Walters brazenly asked.

“If I could figure that out, I’d fix it,” Christie said.

“There are people who say you couldn’t be president because you’re so heavy,” Walters continued.

“That’s ridiculous. I mean, that’s ridiculous,” Christie tells her. “I don’t know what the basis for that it is.”

Walters: “I think they’re worried about your health.”

Christie: “Well I’ve done this job pretty well. I think people watched me for the last number of weeks during Hurricane Sandy doing 18-hour days and getting back up the next day and still being just as effective in the job so I don’t think that will be a problem.”

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The loud-mouthed governor, who has been much aligned throughout his political career for his girth, was included in Walters’ “Most Fascinating People of 2012″ list for his superb reaction to Superstorm Sandy in late October, which devastated the Garden State and its infamous shoreline.

Christie’s approval numbers have surged among Jersey voters in the past seven weeks since the storm. The aggregate approval rating for the governor is 73 percent, according to Talking Points Memo’s PollTracker.

Governor Christie is up for reelection in November, and is currently the heavy favorite (no pun intended) to win. He holds a double-digit lead over popular Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who is a rising star in the Democratic Party and the candidate believed to have the best chance of making the race competitive next fall.

While New Jersey residents may have a more favorable opinion of their Chief Executive than they did before the hurricane, not everyone in his own political party is currently enamored with him. Many conservatives have tried to pin some of the blame for Mitt Romney’s loss in last month’s presidential election on the New Jersey governor, citing his decision to publicly appear with President Obama while touring areas devastated by the storm and to forgo attending a rally in suburban Philadelphia 72-hours before Election Day as reasons the former Massachusetts Governor came up short.

Americans planning to watch the special in full tonight may have to DVR it. Tonight is also the “12-12-12” Concert at Madison Square Garden to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy in Christie’s home state of New Jersey as well as New York and Connecticut. The concert will be headlined by several local acts, including John Bon Jovi, Billy Joel and Christie’s favorite musician, Bruce Springsteen.

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Storm victim finds out how important she really is to our glorious leader

I feel badly, very badly for this woman’s problems. But, the fact is that she was used as a photo-op by the president, and once she was no longer needed? Well, under the Obama Magic Bus she went

Via NorthJersey.com:

Donna Vanzant struggled through flooded streets and downed power lines two days after superstorm Sandy to reach the ravaged marina she owns in Brigantine.

Secret Service agents were combing the area when she finally arrived, and by the time the afternoon was over, she had met President Obama and shared an emotional hug with him.

The following morning, the image of that embrace, top right, appeared on the front page of The Record and was published and broadcast by news outlets around the world.

I was fortunate enough to be in the pool of news photographers who accompanied the president on his tour of the devastation along the Jersey Shore, and among those who got to photograph Vanzant’s presidential encounter.

I returned to Brigantine last week to see how she was doing.

All but one of the boats in her North Point Marina that were pushed as far as three blocks away by the storm surge have now been recovered, but there is much left to do. Vanzant estimates that her business losses will amount to at least $500,000, including the cost of repairing the marina.

She said she was honored to meet Obama, but she is also frustrated that she has yet to receive help from either her insurance companies or the government. “The president told me I would get immediate help,” she said.

“Looking back on it, it wasted a lot of people’s time,” she said of the visit.

Democrats are like the person who uses whatever they can to get you in bed, and then bolts once they get what they wanted! Wake up America!

 

So, how long until Chris Christie is saying that the Republican Party left him?

I am not sure who said it, but recently, someone opined that the New Jersey Governor will one day complete his metamorphosis into a full blown Democrat. I was not sure that was right, but, when you add Christie’s pro-gun control beliefs with his throwing Romney under Hurricane Sandy for photo-ops with Obama, well, the direction that Christie seems to be taking is troubling. Chris, who lives in New Jersey, is starting to have doubts too.

Raise gas or ice prices more than 10% during a hurricane? Chris Christie will go after you with the full power of the law at his back.

But afterwards? Afterwards he’ll talk about raising taxes, because there’s no such thing as price gougingwhen government needs money.

Homeowners in towns hit hard by Hurricane Sandy could be in for an unpleasant surprise on their property tax bills.

Gov. Chris Christie said today that he expects property taxes to go up in towns that need extensive rebuilding.

“They’re probably going to have higher taxes,” said Christie. “It’s got to be paid for. This goes back to the old magic money tree. There’s no magic money tree.”

C’mon Christie! Your new bestest buddy Barry would beg to differ. He promised his peeps a magic money tree. They voted for a magic money tree. You can’t be dissing Prez BO! That’s like racist or something.

Yeah, one hug from Dear Leader is all it took to turn Governor Awesome into Robby RINO, tax hiker extraordinaire. Remember that tax cut Christie promised us earlier this year? Kiss it goodbye.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he isn’t sure whether he’ll still pursue a tax cut that was the centerpiece of his economic strategy because Hurricane Sandy may have hurt state revenue in October and November.

At times like this, I cannot help but think about Ann Coulter who once said that unless the GOP nominated Christie, we would get stuck with Mitt Romney and would lose. Then she said that Romney was our ONLY hope when more Conservative candidates were still viable, and would have benefited from a Coulter endorsement. Odd isn’t it? The guy that Coulter backed first ended up helping give Obama a big PR win hurting the second guy Coulter endorsed. And people wonder why I am not especially impressed by Coulter?

And, a note to Chris up in Joisey, there is lots of room here in Texas, and our governor, well his record speaks volumes, he IS the real deal!

Hey, whadda ya know, Ann Coulter WAS right about Mitt after all

Remember this from Ann Coulter? Milton Wolf does

Sometimes you’re right but for the wrong reasons. Still, as we sift through the postmortems of this election and the last-minute effect of Chris Christie’s bromance with Barack Obama, remember that he was Ann Coulter’s first choice for Republican nominee.

Yep, Ann the Conservative, sure liked two less than Conservative guys in 2012.

 

Who am I most upset with this morning?

Well, it is quite a list to be sure. Let’s see here

Gary Johnson voters, yep, throwing away their votes instead of backing the candidate that could unseat Obama.

The GOP establishment for, once again, playing it safe.

The Romney campaign for going on cruise control after the first debate.

The media? Hell yes, for NOT covering Benghazi, NOT covering Fast and Furious like they should have, and for making Obama look like a hero after Sandy, and for painting Romney as some rich, out of touch, greedy man with no compassion

Chris Christie? Yes, we get it Chris you met the Boss, but you bromance act with Obama? Not what we needed there jelly boy

The voters who are  too lazy to actually do any research, or are just voting for free stuff, or who are naive enough to buy into the Democratic tactic of fear mongering or voting because of skin color? Good grief!

Yes, upset with all those people, but, oddly enough, the first name that crossed my mind when the results started looking bad was Chief Justice John Roberts. Because of that spineless bastard playing politics rather than doing his duty, we will be shackled with ObamaCare now. There is no escaping that albatross around our necks, even if the 2014 midterms were to give both houses to the Republicans, it is too late. Oddly enough, it will be ObamaCare that will finally wake up many Americans to the horrors we are in for. But, tragically, that wake up call will be too late.

One more question, about turnout. Obama got 10 million FEWER votes than in 2008, yet, Romney got two million less than McCain? What about all the polls that showed GOP enthusiasm up? Why would fewer Republicans go vote? I get lots of Obama voters from 2008 not voting, but Republicans? This does not make any sense.

Finally, one apology is in order here, no, make that three apologies. To the Founders, we let you down, we failed. Too many of us fell for the lies of Leftism. Too many of us have been seduced by the false promises of Marxism. Yes, Mr. Franklin, you gave us a Constitutional Republic, no, we could not keep it.

To our military, who have defended us for 250 years, who gave all so we could be free. Sadly, we took their sacrifice and embraced not liberty, but rather, a slow march to Statism.

Finally to God, who blessed us with natural rights, and with men who founded this nation, and gave us our constitution. Too many of us failed to weigh what a blessing those natural rights are, and have increasingly rejected those liberties for things we think we are somehow entitled to.

The next time a Liberal politician tells you how much they care about people……….

Remember how Liberals like Nanny Bloomberg treated the people after Sandy. The Lonely Conservative has the details

Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers remain cold, hungry and in the dark after Hurricane Sandy, but Michael Bloomberg has decided to go ahead with the New York City Marathon. This is unbelievable. They have three massive generators for the media tent, and they will need to divert police to the marathon away from where they are really needed.

The three diesel-powered generators crank out 800 kilowatts — enough to power 400 homes in ravaged areas like Staten Island, the Rockaways and downtown Manhattan.

Since emergency executive orders have been issued, the governor, mayor — or even President Obama — could take the generators for a more important use, explained Pace University law professor Bennett Gershman. …

But plenty in the city wish they had taken such decisive action. After all, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie postponed Halloween for safety reasons, so Gov. Cuomo or Mayor Bloomberg should issue an executive order for lifesaving generators.

“We’re struggling here, and we want the city to know that,” Councilwoman Margaret Chin of Chinatown said yesterday.

She asked the Office of Emergency Management on Tuesday for a generator to run pumps to get water to stranded seniors.

“They’re telling me there are other priorities,” Chin said. (Read More)

The article goes on to note that the manager of a Staten Island Hilton Garden Inn said they will not honor marathon reservations if it means having to throw out those displaced by the storm.

The people running the marathon say that the generators are not owned by the city or the government, so they aren’t diverting resources. But they are using NYPD flatbed trucks which were being used to transport people who were stranded until they were recalled to carry the barricades that line the marathon.

Needless to say, people in Staten Island are outraged.

Molinaro urged New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Wednesday to cancel Sunday’s New York City Marathon. The race’s staging area is on Staten Island and Molinaro said it would be “crazy, asinine,” to have the race after what has happened.

“My God. What we have here is terrible, a disaster,” Molinaro said Wednesday. “If they want to race, let them race with themselves. This is no time for a parade. A marathon is a parade. Now is the time to put your shoulder to the wheel. If they want to prepare for something, let them prepare for the election, not a marathon.”

“Do you realize how many police officers you need for a marathon?” he asked. “There are people looting stores on Midland Avenue. There is looting taking place in the homes on the South Shore that were destroyed. That is where we need the police.”

This should not surprise anyone, Statists like Bloomberg care nothing about people. They care about power, and control, and their own benefit, but people? Bloomberg has no regard for people.

 

LInks you ought to be reading today, updated through the day

Matt at Conservative Hideout always has some great, and informative links on Sunday’s

Matt Ross has ten questions Obama should be asked about Benghazi

Wirecutter  has a video of an adorable dog who loves his trampoline

Nice Deb, has the latest news on Benghazi, was the president watching the attack?

Reaganite Republican Sunday Funnies

What Would the Founders Think notes the narcissism of Obama

Izismile has video evidence that drunk can be funny

Uncoached has the worst car repair jobs evah!

TC Mag Amber Heard + lingerie=

1389 Blog has the three things Chicago is famous for

Ted: THIS is why we need voter ID laws

A Trainwreck in Maxwell: Let me get this straight Lena Dunham

Fritz: Emma Swan is quite fetching

Adrienne: Did you hear about Chris Christie and Barbara Streisand

American and Proud more on Benghazi

American Glob: Doesn’t Lena Dunham look a lot like….

Donald Douglas: Benghazi, the ultimate disgrace

Among the Joshua Trees: Hot or not?

Astute Bloggers: Romney is going to win big

Atlas Shrugs: You know, Russell Brand REALLY is a douche

Soylent Green: What if I bought Current TV?

Smoking Jacket has the 50 best looking worst actresses EVER!

Barking Moonbat has eye candy

Bring the Heat has one angry cat!

The Other McCain: Romney pulls even in Ohio

Confederate Grey: Andrew Sullivan is an idiot

Daily Pundit: Another Jihadi work-related accident

Diogenes Middle Finger: New Obama logo

Doug Powers: How could Obama NOT know?

Mandatory: 10 best MMA  knockouts

Hookers and Booze: One nasty rabbit

Hell on Earth: It is nice butt day?

Heavy: DUDE!

EBL: Who is up for NFL cheerleaders in Halloween costumes?

Jamie Jeffords: Kristen Bell is really cute

Fire Andrea Mitchell: Is it me, or is Stephanie Cutter nutty?

Lady Liberty: Is it me, or is Joe Biden a blooming idiot?

Gatewqay Pundit: Is it me, or are some Obamabots really ass hats?

Grandpa John: Recall Obama?

Guyism: Links!

Guyspeed: Woman sells her virginity for $780,000

Gunaxin: Drunk Pumpkins!

Feral Irishman: Boots, Boobs, and Booty! NSFW

Egotastic: Remember Kate Moss?

Hot AIR: Whither the Electoral College?

I’m 41: Madonna gets booed

It Ain’t Holy Water: Now THAT is a freaking paper airplane!

COED: Man that Jamie Chung is hot!

Chive: Ah, lingerie!

Brosome: Now THAT is a mansion

Bro Bible: Ten things we want

Brigade: FIREPOWER!

Barn -O-Rama hot gals, hot cars

Legal Insurrection has your stupid Tweet of the day week month year

Liberal Guy has your toons

Maggie: WHY?

Obama voter stuck on stupid!

Michelle: Biden really is the gaffe that keeps on gaffing

 Moonbattery: Why yes, Ted Turner is a loon

Motor City Times: Sunday Morning linkfest

Zions Trumpet: Britton Hart looking good!

NeoSexist: Dayana Torres is smokin

Newsbusters: Yep, Andrew Sullivan is off his meds

Old Virginia: Has the Left ever read US history?

Wyblog: How ’bout that Chris Christie press conference

Woodsterman: Blonde joke time

Wizbang: Yeah, about those 5 million jobs Obama says he created…..

Silver Fiddle: Democrats and their ugly stereotypes

William Teach has his Sunday Pin-Up

Pitsnipes: Rules for your man card

PJM: Essential car repair made easy

Proof Positive: Alyson Hannigan

Jill: LIARS!

Lance Burri: Hey if you are going to be executed anyway….

Theo Spark: FAIL video!

The Right Way: Frankenstorm 1938

The Other McCain Rule 5 Sunday

H2: Big Boob Friday

Rio Norte Hot Girls in Glasses

Classic Liberal: My that Natalie Martinez is rather attratcive

Randy: Cameron Diaz does something to me

That Mr. G Guy: Why schools sucks!

Wyatt Earp: Squirrel Zombies!

Sentry Journal: What the Hell became of us?

Say Anything: Saturday Links!

*VIDEO* The Best Of The Republican National Convention

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MITT ROMNEY

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MIKE HUCKABEE

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JANINE TURNER

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RICK SANTORUM

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PAUL RYAN

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NIKKI HALEY

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NEWT AND CALLISTA GINGRICH

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JEB BUSH

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CLINT EASTWOOD

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CONNIE MACK

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MARCO RUBIO

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Poll: Who Should Mitt Romney Choose As His Running Mate?

*VIDEOS* CPAC Chicago 2012

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Sarah Palin’s foot meets Chris Christie arse!

Via The Gateway Pundit!

YES! Thank you! The fact is this, the most qualified guy in this race is not Mittens Romney, sorry Christie, sorry Ann Coulter. Sure, newt has his faults, but Mitt has his, and so does Prince Christie for that matter. But, if you look at what Mitt and Newt have done to advance Conservatism, Mitt loses! And, let us remember just how important winning in November is. Let us remember what we have now, as a president shall we?

CNS News reported:

President Barack Obama says the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade is the chance to recognize the “fundamental constitutional right” to abortion and to “continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters have the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams.”

Because a woman cannot have dreams if we respect human life? Moral retardation run amok!

I try to be an optimist, I really do, but………..

I must admit that I am concerned that the GOP is going to find a way to lose in November. It is not that I doubt that Santorum, Romney or Gingrich are FAR better choices than Obama. All three clearly are, it is not that at all. It is that I can see any of those three losing to Obama.

Santorum? Boring, and yes, he appeals to the Social Conservatives, but, I do fear that his Achilles heel will be some of his past statements would be used effectively to turn off the middle of the road voters.

Newt? Sure, is debates performances have been good, and he has had lots of applause lines, but man his baggage will hurt. He is very polarizing, and comes across as an arrogant ass at times. Lots of positives but lots of negatives too.

Mitt? He will be class warfared to death, and face it he does NOTHING to excite the base, and YES, that does matter, no matter what the establishment types tell us.

Sm, I can see an election where Obama will have a good chance to win re-election, and that is a depressing thought. As she often has during this primary madness, Jill expresses the same anger at the shallowness of voters, and the idiotic manner in which we choose a nominee!

But it’s impossible to compare the process of electing a president now to what it was two centuries ago, or even to fifty years ago when television changed everything. Huge piles of money are now crucial to success, and media scrutiny is so intense that not many persons, even great ones, are willing to subject themselves or their families to its pitiless glare.

Now for a bit of dead-horse-beating. As for the might-have-runs who chose not to offer themselves as candidates this time around, none of them had the complete Rick Perry package: genuine conservative principles, a long record of successful leadership, and a temperament suited to the office. And none of them was without his own negatives. To name a few: Mitch Daniels: “truce,” bald, family problems; Bobby Jindal: dull; Chris Christie: too fat, RINO-esque, arrogant; even Paul Ryan: inexperienced. And who knows how the fickle at-home viewers would have rated their debate performances? Perry’s notorious oops (and the resultant disproportionate, magnifying spin) was the biggest factor in his failure to attract support. Amid all the attention, little serious discussion was given to what kind of president he was likely to have been, based on his extensive record. His flop was an enormous win for Obama.

Now we’re looking at a couple of guys with towering negatives, some of which may constitute deal-breakers for some conservative voters. Come November and beyond, when this American Idol-esque nomination process has borne its strange fruit, Perry’s “oops” may look very tiny in comparison to the one uttered by the rest of us.

And for anyone who is going to throw down the “that is how politics works” line, let me say this. That may be true, and if we just continue to accept it two thing swill happen. Substance will cease to matter at all. Accomplishments? We will overlook them, because “gaffes” are so much more important somehow. And, God help us, once substance and records no longer matter, America will simply fade away.

So, if you wish to defend this madness as worthwhile, spare me. If you wish to defend this intellectual bankruptcy, then you are a big part of what is wrong with this nation frankly. So do not come bitching to me or anyone else if Newt or Mitt are beaten in November. Go look in the mirror. And please, no one tell me, that we need a “solid Conservative” with principles. That is pure, grade A BULLSHIT frankly! We had that, and we rejected him.

Why is it that Conservatives so often want what they want, until we get it, then, we forget what we were wanting! I tell you, I seriously wonder if Reagan could get nominated today. I am sure that we would find enough superficial, stupid reasons to dismiss him too.

The GOP establishment is wrong about Mitt, Ann Coulter hardest hit!

I think we all can agree that Mitt Romney is the choice the GOP establishment wants us to close our eyes, hold our noses, and overcome our gag reflex and vote for. We all have heard the arguments for Mitt. He can  get those independents they tell us. He can reach the moderates they assure us. He is not “too extreme” He is smart, and a good debater, and oh yes, he is electable! The establishment is wrong though. I do not see Mitt as the “only electable” candidate.

what really worries me, though, is that the media has left Mitt alone. They have attacked Gingrich, Bachmann, Santorum, and boy did they attack Cain. Their most hostile attacks were, and still are launched towards Rick Perry. They have heaped praise on Mitt, while attacking the rest of the GOP field. Hmmmmm

This tells me something. Something, apparently, that escapes the all-knowing GOP establishment. The media WANTS Mitt Romney to win the GOP nomination! And why would that be? Of course it is because they truly see Romney as the guy Obama can most easily beat. Isn’t it interesting that the most LIBERAL of the GOP field not counting Hunstman of course, is the one the media is codling? Remember how the media loved the Maverick? John McCain? Until he got the nomination of course. Then out came the knives. Do the GOP “experts” like Coulter and the rest think this will NOT happen again?

I also think we can read from the attacks on Perry, that the media wants to pit him vs Obama the least! Given that the economy is the biggest issue, and given Perry’s economic record, and Obama’s, I think we can understand why the media has tried to destroy Perry.

Chris, at Wyblog, offers his take on Romney, and his inevitability as nominee.

 

^*I’m the token Republican in a sea of blue state leftists, so naturally they think I have some kind of direct pipeline to either GOP or Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Headquarters, or something. If only they knew…

Almost unanimously they don’t like Obama. The reasons vary (alas some even feel that he hasn’t driven the country far enough to the left). I heard “weak,” “ineffective,” “unqualified,” and more than one wishful lament that a Draft Hillary movement hasn’t gained any traction.

So, what do I make of this? My socialist neighborhood clearly isn’t moving into the Conservative Camp. They recoil in horror at the thought of Newt Gingrich being the nominee. Ditto for Rick Santorum or Michele Bachmann. Rick Perry intrigues them (as does Chris Christie) because both guys stand up for their principles, and the concept of “leadership” is a big factor among the sheeple. But their perception is that Perry is a lousy communicator and thus not “electable.” I guess they’re still looking for a silver-tongued messiah to lead them to the promised land. Which of course is how we got Obama in the first place.

In my mind this really seals Romney’s RINO status. Liberals are comfortable with him because he’s one of them. Ugh.

AH, the lie, and it is a lie, that Perry in unelectable, because he is “stupid” or cannot speak, a lie pushed by both the media and the GOP establishment, has caused many to think they can write him off. But, as Chris points out, the interest in Perry is real. This tells me that the more he talks to folks, and campaigns on the ground, his strong suit. The better his chances are.

Remember my first rule of politics, look at which Republican the media is propping up, then look for the Republican they are most intent on tearing down, the rest should be self-explanatory shouldn’t it?

As Chris says

I’m intrigued by the softness of Obama’s support here among the die-hard lefty faithful. And I’m sure we can do better than Mitt Romney’s interpretation of Obama Lite. C’mon Rick Perry, your moment awaits.

Something tells me that Doug Powers is not that broken up over Christie’s decision

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Frankly, I am not that upset either

As fun as it always has been watching Chris Christie smack down union leaders, stuff like this is just one of the reasons why I was never on the “Draft Christie” bandwagon:

Chris Christie weighed in on the Occupy Wall Street protesters yesterday asserting that they “come from the same perspective” but have “different solutions.”

“What they are saying is, that ‘Government is not working for me anymore, government is not being fair and government is not helping me the way it should,’” he added.

Absolutely clueless.

A tale of two states

New Jersey and California were stuck in the Pit of Liberal Fiscal Insanity. Then New Jersey started to climb out, thanks to a Conservative governor. California? Well their governor is Jerry Brown, and California is not climbing, they are, digging!

New Jersey and California both adopted state budgets yesterday. I listened in on Chris Christie’s press conference and had to laugh as he excoriated the Democrats in our state legislature for relying on “fantasy revenue found between the couch cushions.” Christie said, “I looked, it isn’t there.”

No kidding.

Then he aggressively used his line-item veto power to slash almost a billion dollars from their spending plan before signing it. And he vetoed two supplementary bills, one resurrecting the job-killing “millionaire’s tax,” and another which fed money into various slush funds for use by urban mayors (these funds are kind of a New Jersey tradition, it’s about time somebody had the guts to kill them off).

My favorite quote?

“We are not increasing taxes on the most overtaxed people in the country.”

Meanwhile, CA Governor Moonbeam Jerry Brown didn’t get the No New Taxes memo. He’s busy turning the Golden State into Zimbabwe, U.S.A. The budget bill he signed yesterday had an immediate effect on California’s economy and jobs climate.

An immediate, decidedly negative effect: 25,000 Amazon.com affiliates in California woke up to the unemployment line this morning. Why? Internet sales taxes. Jerry Brown imposed them. And Amazon.com said “kiss my ass.”

In California the public employee unions run the government. And their appetite for tax dollars is voracious and insatiable. Jerry Brown expects his new Internet tax to raise $200 million a year. Hah! In actuality it will result in a net revenue loss:

For the benefit of anyone too stupid to understand why the California Internet tax is a bad idea: All the revenue from sales commissions to California’s 25,000 Web site operators who had participated in the Amazon Associates program was taxable as income.

Now? Zero income. And also zero sales.

Ergo, nothing to tax.

Meanwhile in New Jersey, Chris Christie tamed the unions and cut taxes. So we can breathe a sigh of relief.

Just imagine how great California could be, with some common sense leadership. Or just take a look at this story from Wisconsin

“This is a disaster,” said Mark Miller, the Wisconsin Senate Democratic leader, in February after Republican Gov. Scott Walker proposed a budget bill that would curtail the collective bargaining powers of some public employees. Miller predicted catastrophe if the bill were to become law — a charge repeated thousands of times by his fellow Democrats, union officials, and protesters in the streets.

Now the bill is law, and we have some very early evidence of how it is working. And for one beleaguered Wisconsin school district, it’s a godsend, not a disaster.

The Kaukauna School District, in the Fox River Valley of Wisconsin near Appleton, has about 4,200 students and about 400 employees. It has struggled in recent times and this year faced a deficit of $400,000. But after the law went into effect, at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, school officials put in place new policies they estimate will turn that $400,000 deficit into a $1.5 million surplus. And it’s all because of the very provisions that union leaders predicted would be disastrous.

In the past, teachers and other staff at Kaukauna were required to pay 10 percent of the cost of their health insurance coverage and none of their pension costs. Now, they’ll pay 12.6 percent of the cost of their coverage (still well below rates in much of the private sector) and also contribute 5.8 percent of salary to their pensions. The changes will save the school board an estimated $1.2 million this year, according to board President Todd Arnoldussen.

See, just use some common sense