Gingrich, Palin have no shot at being GOP presidential nominee
She can kiss dreams of the White House goodbye.
Bill Kristol, the Fox News analyst and Weekly Standard editor, made a couple of predictions on Fox News Sunday about the GOP presidential race:
“Can I go out on a limb, since everyone else is scared to say — actually make any predictions. I predict Palin will not run. I have no knowledge at all; I just have the hunch that she ultimately will not run.
I think Newt Gingrich is underestimated. Newt is going to run and Newt will be formidable. People can talk about the baggage, but lots of candidates have had lots of baggage, and people think they’re the right guy for the job, he could do better — and I do think — than people expect.”
Kristol has been an advocate for Palin in the past, so his prediction about her candidacy is interesting in that light. I also think he’s correct. Palin has peaked politically, and will be taken less and less seriously from here on out. A year from now, she’ll be considered little more than a curiosity. Public Policy Polling — admittedly, a Democratic-leaning polling firm — says that even in Alaska, her popularity has plummeted. Only 33 percent of her home-state voters now see her favorably, while 58 percent have an unfavorable impression of their former half-term governor. Among Alaska independents, 65 percent rate her unfavorably, and only 25 percent have a favorable opinion. In fact, of the 10 states surveyed by PPP, only Massachusetts gave Palin a lower favorability rating than Alaska.
Been there, done that, next joke please.
Sorry, no nomination for you, either.
On Gingrich, however, I think Kristol’s dead wrong. Like Kristol, I now believe that Gingrich will probably run, and his glib tongue will ensure he gets media coverage. But in general, people don’t like Newt and people don’t trust him, and people want to like and trust their president. And in Newt’s case, the more exposure he gets on the campaign trail, the less he’ll be liked and trusted. He is not a person who wears well over time.
I wouldn’t care to guess at this point who the GOP nominee will be. It just won’t be either of these two, and for that fact the country and the Republican Party ought to be thankful.
– Jay Bookman
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Adam
December 28th, 2010
6:24 pm
Kamchak: Maybe not guilted into retraction. But I did feel a need to explain why I believed that. I also have some thoughts on the Assange rape case but I’ll save that for when it comes up.
RW-(the original)
December 28th, 2010
6:25 pm
That would mean voting for…
Carter in 1980
Mondale in 1984
Dukakis in 1988
Clinton in 1992 & 1996
Gore in 2000
Kerry in 2004
& Obama in 2008
Yikes!
Keep up the good fight!
December 28th, 2010
6:25 pm
Del, a lot of americans are racists. They may not be KKK members, they may not wear sheets but they still believe that the white race is superior or they base reactions on sterotypes and prejudice. To some extend studies have shown that a great number of “white people” may have hidden stereotypes and prejudices. That should be acknowledged.
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
6:26 pm
common sense
The election of 1976
Keep up the good fight!
December 28th, 2010
6:26 pm
A broken condom is rape?
RW-(the original)
December 28th, 2010
6:27 pm
somehow I just don’t have you fixed in mind as old enough to have voted for Ford!
josef,
That’s because of these ancient pictures he uses. Go to his Twitter page and you won’t think he was old enough to vote for Kerry.
barking frog
December 28th, 2010
6:28 pm
Josef, Common Sense- all conspiracy theories in the US
are silly. No one here could keep a secret long enough for
one to get off the ground. The entire country is like a small
town bar…..
Fred
December 28th, 2010
6:28 pm
Even when my leanings were more Republican, (while still being an independent), i didn’t like Newt. I loved the three books he wrote on the civil war (alternate history type, Lee follows Longstreets advise and avoids the debacle at Gettysburg), but not him as a President. Hell, I didn’t like him as my representative………..
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
6:30 pm
Okay, folks, since when are racists white?
Racism is not bound to one group and in the black white dichotomy so feverishly perpetrated by those with a vested interest in keeping it there effectively keeps the red, brown and yellow–an mixtures there of–shut up and on the side…
Adam
December 28th, 2010
6:30 pm
Del, josef, you miss what I am saying. First, no it’s not ALL opposition, just opposition that has this “feeling” that has nothing to do with policy, that Obama shouldn’t be president – people who believe wholeheartedly that Obama was born in an African country, that he’s anti-colonialist (and this is somehow a bad thing). People who HATE him as well as all of the above. That reduces the segment.
And no, it’s not JUST people in the south. But racism is more rampant in the south, because it is STILL socially accepted in certain circles. Please be aware I grew up in the south and have lived here for most of my life. I’m not speaking as some sort of outsider on this. But had I not experienced other areas of the world and the country, perhaps I would not recognize the racism when I see it.
Adam
December 28th, 2010
6:33 pm
Keep up: I should have said when it comes up without my prompting
Scout
December 28th, 2010
6:33 pm
Keep Up the Good Fight ! :
………. my dog can whip your dog.
fastaire
December 28th, 2010
6:33 pm
This goes right along with the 2008 prediction that the Democrat Party is going to be the majority in Congress for the next 40 years.
Jay
December 28th, 2010
6:33 pm
Del writes:
“Most recent polls continue to show that a majority disapprove of President Obama….”
However, most recent polls DON’T show that.
NBC poll: Positive 48, Negative 38
Bloomberg: Favorable 52, Unfavorable 44
McClatchy: Favorable 47, Unfavorable 49
AP: Favorable 55, Unfavorable 44.
Source: http://pollingreport.com/obama_fav.htm
On job performance, as opposed to favorable/unfavorable, the numbers are lower. But even there, only one of the last 15 national polls report a disapproval rating of above 50 percent, and that was Fox at 51 percent.
Source: http://pollingreport.com/obama_job.htm
In the two major tracking polls, Rasmussen has disapproval at 51 percent; Gallup at 48 percent.
The thrill is Gone
December 28th, 2010
6:35 pm
Scout—————-You ask——————-
Therefore, the question I propose is not “why” this sociopath did what he did but why he was “free” to to it ?
I ask————–why bother someone over a broken headlight? No other country has the interaction with law enforcement like America does. The technology is available for photos and mailing appropriate fines. It is a different world now and people are getting tired of being harrassed.
We should keep the interaction between the public and law enforcement to a minimum. It makes for a better and less violent world. It is not going to get any better.
Yes, it is tragic.
More so, in that the officer died over a blown headlamp.
Alvin Green Cousin
December 28th, 2010
6:35 pm
Well! Palin and Newt can run on my presidental ticket in South Carolina and still lose to a out of work Black man again!
Robert M. Simon
December 28th, 2010
6:35 pm
If this country can elect a corrupt,authoritarian Far Left dunce like Obama,it can elect someone like Palin who has basic common sense.
Scout
December 28th, 2010
6:36 pm
Question:
What would you call a person who believes their race is genetically superior to another?
Think on that ……… I’ll be back later.
Jay
December 28th, 2010
6:37 pm
For the record, I’m 54.
Paul
December 28th, 2010
6:38 pm
Common Sense 6:24
The 1972 election between Nixon and McGovern is one I cite as a classic test:
does one vote for a candidate who tells the populace what they want to hear, but who one thinks is dishonest, or
does one vote for a candidate who tells the populace what he thinks (tells the truth), even if one disagrees with what he says?
Scout
December 28th, 2010
6:38 pm
The Thrill is Gone:
………. and sometimes they murder when stealing $10 from a convenience store.
………. sorry, you have to add yourself to the mirror analogy now.
Fred
December 28th, 2010
6:38 pm
Keep up the good fight!
December 28th, 2010
6:25 pm
Del, a lot of americans are racists. They may not be KKK members, they may not wear sheets but they still believe in Black Power. They still believe in Reparations. They still believe that everything a white man says is a lie. They still believe that’s it’s ok to rob, cheat, or murder a white man. They still believe that BET, and TV1 are OK, they love the trumpet awards and the Miss Black USA pageant, but would pull the race card if there was a white Miss USA pageant. Or an entertainment award for whites only. Let’s not even go into a White entertainment channel or a magazine called IVORY.
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there, I fixed your post.
The race card is old and tired. It’s marked. Everyone knows the marks. It’s time to retire it from the deck…………..
barking frog
December 28th, 2010
6:39 pm
President Obama has squandered one thing. Money.
To improve his perception he should have sent out
a lump sum check instead of varying the payroll
deductions. Nothing raises approval like a check
in the mail. He should have learned that from GW.
Paul
December 28th, 2010
6:40 pm
Keep Up 6:25
“Del, a lot of americans are racists. They may not be KKK members, they may not wear sheets but they still believe that the white race is superior”
same holds true for nonCaucasians -
Keep up the good fight!
December 28th, 2010
6:40 pm
Scout…don’t even try dogs….mine help vets and others around the world live better lives. Over 90 commands and have saved the lives of numerous recipients. I have spent almost every day for 6 years working with dogs who improve the lifes of others. My own opinion is that your value is not half of what one of my dogs is worth to the lives of the recipient. Dogs judge on what is important not appearance or stereotypes…they make a difference in this world.
Have a milkbone and chill.
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
6:41 pm
Adam
More rampant in the South? If you are trapped in the black-white dichotomy, of course, this is where the black and white people lived…other races, not so much and in fact the South has led the nation in those areas–brown, red, and yellow. And elsewhere? Good L-rd man, go try being an Indian in the ever-so-liberal and ever-so-white Pacific Northwest…go try being a latino in Arizona or California…
Robert M. Simon
December 28th, 2010
6:41 pm
I’d call someone who believes their race is superior to others a liberal black or Hispanic.Definitely a Democrat….
Lil' Barry Bailout
December 28th, 2010
6:42 pm
Obama is a U.S. citizen, but he still is not an American.
Del
December 28th, 2010
6:42 pm
Keep up the good fight, If studies have shown that White people generally speaking harbor racist inclinations you would be hard pressed to find one of them that explains the civil rights act, racial desegregation in the South and the election of Obama. Those events wouldn’t have been possible without White cooperation. BTW…do you believe that there is no such thing as a black person, Hispanic or Asian whose a racist?
Paul
December 28th, 2010
6:42 pm
josef nix 6:30
I shoulda waited until I read your eloquent posting and not posted anything… point made.
One of the first girls I liked in jr high – couldn’t go to her house ’cause here parents didn’t want her dating any Anglos -
Keep up the good fight!
December 28th, 2010
6:43 pm
Fred…you poor poor persecuted white male majority.
Doggone/GA
December 28th, 2010
6:44 pm
“No one here could keep a secret long enough for one to get off the ground”
I think it was the Russians who believed that 2 people could hatch a plot, three could keep the secret, but if there are 4 or more – at least one person will spill the secret
The thrill is Gone
December 28th, 2010
6:44 pm
Scout
As long as Policeman keep stopping people for stupid reasons,(headlights,tail-lights,tag-lights,etc….)
when they have the technology to photo and bill accordingly,
then policemen will continue to die needlessly.
Unless of course, if it is a revenue or quota issue.
Paul
December 28th, 2010
6:45 pm
Hi Doggone/GA!!
What did the puppers get from Santa?
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
6:45 pm
JAY
Damn! 54? You don’t look it and that’s not cheap flattery…and it’s not judging from your photos…you must not have had the same fun I did back when!
Del
December 28th, 2010
6:46 pm
Jay, well Real Clear politics doesn’t support you assertion nor does the poll that really counts, which was taken last month.
Gordon
December 28th, 2010
6:46 pm
Jay,
Who won the contest to pick the outcome of the election? I think lunch at Manuel’s with you was on the line. It was probably reported, but I missed it.
Doggone/GA
December 28th, 2010
6:49 pm
Hi Paul “What did the puppers get from Santa?”
Cheap tasty dog food! I know that sounds bad, but those soft/moist foods are top drawer stuff to them!
Fred
December 28th, 2010
6:49 pm
Adam
December 28th, 2010
6:30 pm
And no, it’s not JUST people in the south. But racism is more rampant in the south, because it is STILL socially accepted in certain circles.
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I like you bro, but that is one of the most ignorant statements I have ever read. It’s stuff like that which led me to inquire about your age.
Or maybe not. If you are talking about the racism blacks have towards whites, then I stand corrected. But if you aren’t, I would suggest you look into Idaho, Minnesota, Illinois, The Dakota’s (both north and south), Wisconsin, Wyoming, Maine, and Indiana.
If you are talking about racism against racists other than blacks, I would also include California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
Just damn.
Jay
December 28th, 2010
6:49 pm
No, not the SAME fun, Josef.
But I had my share and a bit of somebody else’s share too.
Keep up the good fight!
December 28th, 2010
6:50 pm
yes, there are some non-caucasians who have prejudices against whites. Frankly, some have survived the violence directed at them in the 60s, the busing of the 70s and worse. There will always be fringes in each group and race. But the sudden white persecution syndrome claims and the claims that racism is past is utter nonsense.
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 28th, 2010
6:50 pm
barking frog@6:28 pm
Josef, Common Sense- all conspiracy theories in the US
are silly. No one here could keep a secret long enough for
one to get off the ground. The entire country is like a small
town bar…..
______________________________
How about this theory then Harry Callahan and LBB are the love children of Barack Obama and Sarah Palin.
Raised in the frozen north and were forced to hunt ilk from a young age.
It turned them bitter to their true father Pres. Barack Obama
Fred
December 28th, 2010
6:50 pm
LOL Jonix, you beat me to it.
Jay
December 28th, 2010
6:52 pm
Actually, Del, RealClearPolitics backs me up as well:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/president_obama_job_approval-1044.html
Mick
December 28th, 2010
6:52 pm
Jay – just substitute 54 and who knows how much more into the lyrics of this great song-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQoJ5Qbjx_4
For the record, I’m right on your heels at 52, we kinda went through the same time warp..
Adam
December 28th, 2010
6:52 pm
josef: That’s fair. The Hispanic population gets a bad rap in areas outside of the south like you mentioned. And yes Native Americans have persecution as well. So fair point.
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
6:53 pm
PAUL
And then there’s the “what kind of” this, that or the other. I may have posted this before, but back when I was still trying to come to terms, I was smitten by a certain female…beautiful green eyes, long luxurious blond hair with just the right amount of darker streaks to make it true blonde, ivory complexion needing no make-up, wit, charm, intelligence…how I ever got the nerve to ask her out, I’ll never know, but I did. “I can’t go out with you,” she told me, “my Daddy won’t let me date white boys.” A gens de couleur, her Daddy wouldn’t let her date black boys either…
Keep up the good fight!
December 28th, 2010
6:54 pm
Del, you confuse overt racism with subconscious issues and matters. There are a great number of white people who try to intellectually overcome matters but who unknowingly react differently to an unknown white male on a dark street than they would an unknown black male. You can argue all you want but the studies are there.
Adam
December 28th, 2010
6:54 pm
Fred: I did speak to the point of “other than blacks” but your attempt to reverse the subject of black-white racism to suggest that blacks racist in the south and whites are not is just not true.
Fred
December 28th, 2010
6:55 pm
Jay: I thought you missed my email LOL since you didn’t reply. I still have the question: Am I good with French bashing?
Call IT
December 28th, 2010
6:55 pm
All I know is they would be better than the Socialist Racist that we have in the White House now. Calling the Eagles to say thanks for giving Vick a second chance, OMG! The only reason that Barry did that is the fact that the loser is Black. What a freakin endorsement!!!! I’m glad he will be gone in 2012!!!!
Enough Said!!!!
Fred
December 28th, 2010
6:55 pm
Adam: Prove it. I experience it every day.
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
6:56 pm
JAY
Well, SOME of the same fun! Different plumbing, but same fun!
Del
December 28th, 2010
6:56 pm
Jay, thank you for proving my point, however, some friendly advise…you may want to get an eye exam. 2.7 was in the red.
Kamchak
December 28th, 2010
6:57 pm
…Real Clear politics doesn’t support you assertion…
There’s your sign.
Fred
December 28th, 2010
6:58 pm
Keep up the good fight!
December 28th, 2010
6:43 pm
Fred…you poor poor persecuted white male majority.
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Keep, you poor over tired oppressed “minority.” You are just mad that the “single mom” has usurped your sacred cow position. Argue a point on something other than race. I dare you. Oh wait, you can’t. It’s your sole excuse for your failures……….
Del
December 28th, 2010
6:59 pm
Keep up the good fight!, you still haven’t explained historical facts. Suppositions prove nothing.
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
6:59 pm
Fred
French bashing? Viens t’en, mon ami, viens t’en!
Paul
December 28th, 2010
7:01 pm
Doggone/GA
Somehow, when it comes to your four-legged friends, I’ve a feeling every day is Christmas for them at your house.
Keep up
“But the sudden white persecution syndrome claims and the claims that racism is past is utter nonsense.”
Now that is a very good point. No one wants to be left out, eh?
josef nix
Her loss…..
Your description reminded me of an exchange student who visited our high school for a couple weeks (part of the same group as the French communist I was so smitten with…. not only was she really good looking in an early version punk sort of way, she was smart ! Anyhow, this girl was from Iceland, lonnnng blonde hair, when she walked down the hallway boys and girls would stop and stare. So did the teachers.
And she was one of the nicest, most down to earth 16-year olds you’d ever met -
Jay
December 28th, 2010
7:01 pm
bien sur, Fred
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 28th, 2010
7:01 pm
Jay – I am the same age as you and remember when you came to Atlanta all those years ago LOL
Jay
December 28th, 2010
7:03 pm
Or Del, perhaps you should invest in a dictionary. The standard you set was MAJORITY, meaning greater than 50 percent.
Jay
December 28th, 2010
7:04 pm
And Common, I came to Atlanta as a young man and will leave it … well, as not.
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
7:05 pm
Mick
@ 6:52
Has Sooth seen that?
Matti
December 28th, 2010
7:05 pm
… but who unknowingly react differently to an unknown white male on a dark street than they would an unknown black male…
This white girl doesn’t trust either of them! But I do have something in common with black men: discrimination by white men. Statistics also show that I am more likely to be brutally assaulted and murdered by a white man, as rape occurs more often within the same racial groups, and I am more likely to be murdered by a boyfriend or husband than a stranger. Just sayin’. (Off for a dinner date, y’all. If I don’t make it back, blame the white guy!)
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 28th, 2010
7:06 pm
Jay – post your original picture on the blog for grins all around
Adam
December 28th, 2010
7:06 pm
Fred: You experience 1) that no whites are racist and 2) that all blacks are racist?
Mick
December 28th, 2010
7:06 pm
OK – guys aren’t afraid to say their age, so here’s a few guesses:
Josef – 57
SoCo – 39
Amvet – 55
Scout – 63
Del – 65
Paul – 47
Kamchak – 51
Hillbilly deluxe – 57
Kamchak
December 28th, 2010
7:08 pm
Mick
I wish I was still 51.
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
7:08 pm
PAUL…
Papa DID allow us to be friends, though. So long as I spoke French!
Fred
December 28th, 2010
7:08 pm
@Jay 7:01: Thanks
@Jonix 6:59: I can’t respond to that without admitting that I can speak and read that vile tongue, so I must say: No comment. (Come of, my friend, come you in
)
Keep up the good fight!
December 28th, 2010
7:08 pm
Fred… you make no sense.
Del…the fact that someone says logically and emotionally that the separate but equal was not morally nor legally correct does not mean that while they are not overt racists and that they cannot overcome conscious overt thoughts does not mean that they have not some internal stereotypical fears. The fact that a great number of white people supported the civil rights movement does not mean that no whites are racist or that there are not subtle racial issues deep inside that they can for the most part surpress and may not realize are even there. Most people can acknowledge certain biases. So your defense that whites supporting the civils rights movement is proof that racism was at end is just nonsensical.
Del
December 28th, 2010
7:09 pm
Okay Jay, let me fix that and say most polled were unfavorable towards Obama. Most of the voters repudiated the Democrats in last months mid-term election. I believe Mr. Obama is a Democrat, so it’s a reasonable assumption that he too was repudiated. There now, is that better?
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 28th, 2010
7:09 pm
LBB = 12, Harry Callahan=14
Mick
December 28th, 2010
7:10 pm
Kamchak
Remember, age is only a measurement of time……that was once a great pickup line if the lady was older….but I still think it has value…
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
7:10 pm
FRED
Nope. “Bring it on!” (i.e. come on!)
Paul
December 28th, 2010
7:10 pm
Mick
Bless you, my child -
Kamchak
December 28th, 2010
7:11 pm
Mick
I like this line better: You’re only as old as the women you feel.
Del
December 28th, 2010
7:11 pm
Keep up the good fight! Again you’re only making a supposition against a majority of Americans.
Fred
December 28th, 2010
7:12 pm
Adam
December 28th, 2010
7:06 pm
Fred: You experience 1) that no whites are racist and 2) that all blacks are racist?
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How in the HELL did you infer that from what I posted? Please explain. It will help me to understand your (lack of) thought process so I can better respond to you in the future. Because right now, I can’t logically put together what I said with the post of yours I just quoted. It defies my comprehension……..
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
7:12 pm
Mick
Will be in June…
barking frog
December 28th, 2010
7:12 pm
Common Sense isn’t very Common
December 28th, 2010
6:50 pm
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Truth is not necessarily a theory, nor a conspiracy.
Jay
December 28th, 2010
7:13 pm
actually, no Del. You made your problem worse. “Most” is considerably more than a majority. “Most” implies at least 70 percent to 75 percent.
Keep up the good fight!
December 28th, 2010
7:14 pm
Del…. I disagree. I am not making a supposition. I am capsulizing scientific study but I know the right does not truly believe in science. So let’s be clear. It is not my position that most of the white race is overtly racist in any way. There is a minority of the white race that is overtly racist. There is a significant portion of the white race that has subconscious race issues and for the most part struggles to overcome it when consciously aware of it. Your mileage may vary.
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
7:15 pm
FRED
Silly Boy, don’t you get it only whites can be racists…blacks can’t be racists against Indians, latinos can’t be racists against Asians…man, you need to keep up with the memos…
Fred
December 28th, 2010
7:16 pm
Jonix: Sorry, I’m a little rusty. I do my best to forget that language lol. Although I loved it in the Bayou’s. Maybe that’s why my translation is a bit off………
Adam
December 28th, 2010
7:17 pm
Well Fred, I said that you reversed the situation and suggested that blacks are racist and whites are not, and I said that’s not true. Your next reply was “Prove it. I experience it every day.” Now I admit, maybe that wasn’t what you replied to. If so, I don’t know what you replied to. But that’s what my next reply was based on.
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
7:17 pm
No, Jay, most can be a plurality…20%, 20%, 20% and 40%…of the responders said…most is the 40%…
barking frog
December 28th, 2010
7:19 pm
If we had not always been racists there would be no races.
Del
December 28th, 2010
7:20 pm
Jay, no it’s not my problem it’s Obama’s problem and presumably your problem since you’re evidently one of his staunch supporters. I’ll let you enjoy whatever delusion makes you feel better as I’m going to raid the refrigerator for Christmas dinner leftovers. Later
Mick
December 28th, 2010
7:20 pm
josef
Born in the rockin 50″s, come of age in the experimental 60’s, get confused and go disco dancing in the 70’s, get serious in the 80’s, grind out in the 90’s, ________ in the new millenium ..
Paul
December 28th, 2010
7:22 pm
josef nix
Friend of my parents is part Indian – not sure the tribe. Anyhow, she became seriously ill and went to Oklahoma for medical treatment at the Indian Health Service. She sat down in the waiting room and a couple women near her got up and moved to the opposite side of the room. Parents’ friend asked them why. Their response? “We don’t sit with half-breeds.”
The uglier sides of the human condition know no boundaries -
barking frog
December 28th, 2010
7:23 pm
josef nix
December 28th, 2010
7:17 pm
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as in , he got the most votes, could be 2 of 3.
T Rizzi
December 28th, 2010
7:23 pm
It’s always nice to read an article with a glimmer of hope. I don’t think you can totally eliminate either of these characters however. If someone like Nathan Deal can win here in Georgia there is hope for these 2 individuals.
Common Sense isn't very Common
December 28th, 2010
7:25 pm
Mick at what point do we burn out a majority of our brain cells?
With some of the rants here I would say at birth LOL
Fred
December 28th, 2010
7:25 pm
@Jay and Del: I can’t find the post you two are arguing about, but I saw something the other day that made me think, and I will poorly paraphrase. Jay will understand but I doubt Del will.
The Republicans are saying that “the will of the people have spoken and we need to follow it” after a slight majority voted republican in the mid term elections. However, a HUGE majority of people spoke during the last major election (that of president) and the Republicans didn’t listen.
If the Democrats are now supposed to sit down and STFU after teh slight gain the Republicans just got, then why weren’t the Repulicans expected to sit down and STFU after the HUGE gains the democrats got in the major elections?
Just wondering. Of course I think BOTH parties suck. Unfortunately I don’t understand folks like Del who want a return to the policies that drove us into this mess in the first place.
Kamchak
December 28th, 2010
7:28 pm
Fred
I think that you are laboring under the misapprehension that anyone will sit down and STFU.
barking frog
December 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
Paul
December 28th, 2010
7:22 pm
The uglier sides of the human condition know no boundaries -
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I can testify to that from many hungover mornings…
Mick
December 28th, 2010
7:29 pm
common
We have to keep the brain stimulated as opposed to lethargy, some of the rants here have good psychological perspectives on the failure of some adults to move out of adolescence in expressing their viewpoints…
Mick
December 28th, 2010
7:31 pm
fred @7:25
Bingo!!!!