In the big leagues, September can be very cruel
As September began, the Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox were cruising to all-but-inevitable spots in the post-season. Today, after a month of some of the worst baseball by contending teams in MLB history, they are perilously close to going home early in what would be a pair of record-setting collapses.
Rick Perry can surely relate.
Gov. Rick Perry greets pitcher Mike Jackson after throwing out the first pitch in a 2001 Astros game (AP photo)
A month ago, the Texas governor was a formidable political figure. Within days of entering the GOP presidential race, he enjoyed double-digit leads in the polls, a growing campaign treasury and the enthusiastic backing of a Republican base excited to have a viable alternative to Mitt Romney.
“If (Rick) Perry can prove that he can perform on the national stage,” I wrote in late August, “the nomination is all but his and there’s nothing Romney can do about it.”
But Perry has done the opposite. In a series of debate performances, each one worse than the previous, he has performed terribly on the national stage. He has exposed himself as a man who doesn’t know much and doesn’t even know that he doesn’t know much. In fact, we haven’t seen a political crash-and-burn this spectacular since the former mayor of Wasilla, Alaska swapped reading lists with Katie Couric.
As that great political strategist Yogi Berra once observed, it ain’t over ’til it’s over. Like the Braves and Red Sox, Perry still has hope. But so far he shows no sign that his fumbling performance is anything but a permanent state of affairs. In fact, watching a smiling Romney play with Perry in the last two debates has been like watching a cat toying with a very frightened, confused mouse.
Unless that changes, the 2012 Republican standard bearer looks to be the man who created the model for ObamaCare, who believes that mankind contributes significantly to global warming, who opposes the teaching of creationism and who signed a state law banning assault weapons, noting that “these guns are not made for recreation or self-defense; they are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people.”
As for Perry? Well, as Yogi also noted, “the future ain’t what it used to be.”
– Jay Bookman
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Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
1:17 pm
Jm
Which Romney?
Which, BTW, is why he won’t.
St Simons - we're on Island time
September 26th, 2011
1:17 pm
“it’s not our fault, the meeeedia picks our candidate”
Maybe not the best talky-point for the party of personal responsibility
57 states, teleprompter, uppity muslin – much better
Peadawg
September 26th, 2011
1:17 pm
“In the big leagues, September can be very cruel”
I agree. Just look at Obama’s pole numbers. Gallup has it @ 41% approval. Yikes!
Jm
September 26th, 2011
1:18 pm
Surprised it took so long for Jay to get his knives out for Romney….
Peter
September 26th, 2011
1:19 pm
Well Cain called Obama a liar……. would that be……. the Pot calling the Kettle Black ?
TaxPayer
September 26th, 2011
1:19 pm
Evangelicals would not even vote for a Catholic much less a Mormon. Romney may as well be Muslim. Republicans need to vote for Obama in their primary. Make it a write-in campaign. Republicans are guaranteed to elect their candidate then. Republicans and Democrats can then both claim Obama as their president. It’s a win-win.
Trotsky Foxtrot
September 26th, 2011
1:21 pm
Jm: “Surprised it took so long for Jay to get his knives out for Romney….”
Oh he loves Willard. As do I.
Willard in 2012!!!
Jm
September 26th, 2011
1:25 pm
Granny 1:17
The one I like
Jm
September 26th, 2011
1:27 pm
Trotsky don’t worry you’ll grow to dislike him too
And why jay has been keeping his “kiss of death” in reserve for so long I just don’t know
Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
1:27 pm
Jm
Now that’s an honest answer!
:ROLL:
Jm
September 26th, 2011
1:29 pm
Trotsky bad news for you
Romney won’t be reappripriating everyone’s wealth
Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
1:33 pm
Jm
Any idea why Romney isn’t pumping millions into his own campaign again this year?
larry
September 26th, 2011
1:34 pm
Romney having a jobs plan?? LOL!! The same person who cost thousands of jobs through his actions at Bain? He’s gonna create jobs ?
Where’s the screen cleaner at?
stands for decibels
September 26th, 2011
1:34 pm
would that be……. the Pot calling the Kettle Black ?
Boooo…
Republicans and Democrats can then both claim Obama as their president
That way, instead of *joking* that Clinton was the best Republican president we’ve had since Ike, I can honestly say that about Obama. Swell.
Trotsky Foxtrot
September 26th, 2011
1:34 pm
Jm: “Romney won’t be reappripriating everyone’s wealth”
He won’t have to.
larry
September 26th, 2011
1:37 pm
“Romney won’t be reappripriating everyone’s wealth”
You wanna bet.
thewindwhistler
September 26th, 2011
1:38 pm
When you come to a fork in the road, one leading to Gov. Perry and the other leading to Mitt Romney, take it.
ragnar danneskjold
September 26th, 2011
1:38 pm
Dear Midori @ 12:34, “if you’re “that” concerned, it would follow you’ve contacted house leadership demanding they pass Obama’s jobs bill.”
I concede that there would be some justice in imposing an explicitly-labeled ObamaNomics bill onto the voting masses. I hesitate only because of the damage it would inflict on the country. Probably the best compromise would be to impose the Obama “jobs” bill only on three conditions: (1) made retroactive to Jan 2011, (2) effective for one year only, and (3) imposed only on those states that voted for the president in 2008. Sort of a poetic justice, and a fresh reminder for those voters for 2012.
stands for decibels
September 26th, 2011
1:38 pm
Just look at Obama’s pole numbers.
Freudian slip on Aisle 7…
Dave R.
September 26th, 2011
1:39 pm
The media likes a bright new shiny object to play with, thus, the hype.
This was predictable and predicted months ago by some of us.
Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
1:39 pm
stands
probably aisle 8 or 9
stands for decibels
September 26th, 2011
1:40 pm
probably aisle 8 or 9
stands for decibels
September 26th, 2011
1:40 pm
whoops. screwed up my “rimshot” tag after the slantie-quote @ 1.40.
Stonethrower
September 26th, 2011
1:44 pm
People still watch baseball?
Gator Joe
September 26th, 2011
1:48 pm
Jay,
Perry, like Bachman, and Palin are the perfect candidates for simple-minded, non-thinking, intolerant, Fox-brainwashed electorate on the Right. They are short on facts and real-world ideas that would actually improve the dismal economy their party created.
Disgusted
September 26th, 2011
1:49 pm
Fla. GOP sweats over Social Security—headline on Politico.com
A swing state in which more than 1 in 5 residents are 65 or over, and these dumbbells are talking about reforming programs on which these senior citizens depend? Even the state GOP recognizes that the line “We won’t cut anything for people already on Social Security and Medicare” won’t sell. Senior citizens vote, and that’s more than can be said for younger voters yearning for their private accounts.
Butch Cassidy
September 26th, 2011
1:49 pm
Ya know, politicians dealing with the job situation is a lot like an average person dealing with a homeless person.
They are aware of the problem, they can see the problem, and it would make them feel good to do something about the problem. However, it’s not a top priority, and is somewhat inconvenient to deal with right at this moment.
Strawman
September 26th, 2011
1:51 pm
Hey Jay, do you ever intend to do a column about Obama’s inordinate and heavy reliance upon rhetoric, which has become increasingly disingenuous and vapid? Surely this could not have escaped your notice and, if you wished to be intellectually honest, you’d address it. I would contend that in this regard, he is not unlike Perry – that is, in his pride, he simply imagines he can talk people into seeing eye to eye with him without the use of a lot of reason or factual evidence. I mean, really – making the exemptions given to jet owners THE metaphor for the wealthy escaping paying their “fair share” of taxes as part of the deficit problem (when those taxes amount to an infinitesimal – almost microscopic – portion of the overall tax burden) is a vapid argument. But then, to repeat it like nine time in 15 minutes! Does he even realize what he sounds like? It’s like he’s trying to convince 3rd graders of the rightness of his position. He should also realize, a Mark Anthony he is not.
Peadawg
September 26th, 2011
1:52 pm
Thanks, grammar mom and dad @ 1:38 and 1:39.
Talking Head
September 26th, 2011
1:53 pm
“If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew, uh, as a janitor makes me a warrior for the working class, I wear that with a badge of honor. I have no problem with that.”
-President Obama
this guy is a clown
Fly-On-The-Wall
September 26th, 2011
1:53 pm
Chris Christie – I’m wondering if there aren’t a few skeletons in his closet that he doesn’t want out in the public view and being in the race for POTUS would expose them. Someone of his supposed abilities plus given how the money machine on the right would back him, you’d think he would have chosen to run much sooner. My guess is, and I hope I’m wrong, is that he has something to hide.
Strawman
September 26th, 2011
1:59 pm
“My guess is, and I hope I’m wrong, is that he has something to hide.”
Everybody has something to hide, I am afraid. But little can be hidden these days. The best tact is probably to humbly admit anything that could disgrace you up front and so disarm the media piranhas. A long as there is nothing too damning and it is well in the past, I suspect people would respond positively.
Peadawg
September 26th, 2011
1:59 pm
“If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6GuEswXOXo&feature=related – 32 D’oh’s in 15 Seconds
Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
2:01 pm
Fly on the Wall
America will not elect a man with Chris Christies “health issues”
Jefferson
September 26th, 2011
2:01 pm
If gas keeps going down the GOP will frown…
Intown
September 26th, 2011
2:02 pm
I like the Mass. version of Mitt Romney better than the Republican presidential candidate version.
Talking Head
September 26th, 2011
2:03 pm
Granny,
What’s worse…someone who is obese or someone who smokes?
chauncey
September 26th, 2011
2:03 pm
Ragnar – I like to watch
HDB
September 26th, 2011
2:03 pm
Peadawg
September 26th, 2011
1:59 pm
As if Bushisms were better………I can deal with a Freudian slip……
theyeshaveit
September 26th, 2011
2:04 pm
A long as there is nothing too damning and it is well in the past, I suspect people would respond positively.
strawman,
I suspect that you are wrong. Does your analysis apply to both Democrats and Republicans?
Trotsky Foxtrot
September 26th, 2011
2:05 pm
We have the spectacle of a so-called “progressive” president who after many months and with his back solidly against the wall of political reality has finally proposed .. what? A real ambitious progressive agenda? No. Just a measly little suggestion that mega-wealthy individuals pay the same tax rate as the middle class workers.
And this guy is attacked for being a “socialist” ?
Bwahahahaaa ahahahahahahahahah that’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard of.
What a crock.
Joe Mama
September 26th, 2011
2:05 pm
FOTW — “My guess is, and I hope I’m wrong, is that he has something to hide.”
Bring me Solo and the Wookiee!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabba_the_Hutt
Generation$crewed
September 26th, 2011
2:06 pm
Are people saying that folks wouldn’t vote for Christie because he is fat?
Or does he have documented health problems?
Seems Bill Clinton was a lil heavy when he was gov of ark.
Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
2:06 pm
Talking Head
Actually it would be a former smoker and a man who is morbidly obese.
Peadawg
September 26th, 2011
2:06 pm
“As if Bushisms were better………I can deal with a Freudian slip……” – I love Bushisms just as much as the next person. Fool me once….
“What’s worse…someone who is obese or someone who smokes?” – How about a man smokes as his wife parades around as a spokesperson for healthy lifestyles.
Peadawg
September 26th, 2011
2:08 pm
“Actually it would be a former smoker ” – Very nice…didn’t know he finally quit. I take back my 2:06 then.
theyeshaveit
September 26th, 2011
2:09 pm
intown,
Who has more “versions” of himself – McCain (circa 2004-2008) or Romney? At least with Perry you’re getting a WYSIWYG candidate.
strawman,
IMO, Perry hasn’t been hiding much; we just weren’t looking before. It is one thing to run for governor of Texas and another to run for POTUS.
Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
2:11 pm
Governor Christie and President Obama
“lil” heavy?
Steve - USA
September 26th, 2011
2:11 pm
JamVet@12:38 at the election the stock market was trending higher and home prices were still rising. People vote for their pocketbooks over everything else.
JMHO
Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
2:13 pm
theyeshaveit
“WYSIWYG” but don’t campare written versus spoken word?
Talking Head
September 26th, 2011
2:13 pm
Granny,
Whether or not Obama has kicked his tobacco habit, simply saying one is not electable because of his weight is a ridiculous statement. If as you say Obama did quit, can Christie not lose weight?
theyeshaveit
September 26th, 2011
2:14 pm
Does anyone remember Chester A. Arthur?
TaxPayer
September 26th, 2011
2:17 pm
Are people saying that folks wouldn’t vote for Christie because he is fat?
Or does he have documented health problems?
The problem is that if he were elected, his presidential health care insurance would have to be rescinded due to pre-existing conditions and then the taxpayers would have to pick up the tab for a Lloyds of London Free Market Insurance Policy covered by an AIG-issued AAA-rated CDS which is worthless so if he ever got sick, the taxpayers would end up paying free market rates at the nearest emergency room that would demand cash in advance which we do not have and so he would have to just lay there while the Congress debated raising the debt ceiling enough to allow them to run to China and take out an emergency CRA-backed liar loan just to get him looked at and that’s not even the worst of it. Then comes the problems with that unfunded prescription drug company benefit plan.
Kramer
September 26th, 2011
2:20 pm
I love the article on people loving his personality. This is typical of the slanted media, sell what you can of this liberal train wreck because his policies are not going to be purchased by the majority of America. This election is heading towards a landslide and you see what the libs are doing. Make it appear that even though Obama is terrible he is better then the others and they are turning it into a race issue. If you do not vote for Obama then you must hate black people. So typical of a weak minded group of liberals who have no idea how to run an economy let alone a country.
theyeshaveit
September 26th, 2011
2:20 pm
Granny,
As republican analyst, Alex Castellanos, would say, “Perry is shooting from the lip.” And, as we know, loose lips sink ships. The Good Ship Perry is sinking.
Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
2:21 pm
Talking Heads
First I said “health issues” you do understand what the “morbid” in morbid obesity means, right?
Can Governor Christie lose weight? I hope so for his sake and the sake of his family. Mike Huckabee did.
the eyeshaveit
AS for Chester Arthur, yes we remember him, President about 150 years ago.
Kramer
September 26th, 2011
2:21 pm
Talking Head
September 26th, 2011
2:13 pm
Granny,
Whether or not Obama has kicked his tobacco habit, simply saying one is not electable because of his weight is a ridiculous statement. If as you say Obama did quit, can Christie not lose weight?
One more fact about Chrisite’s weight. He can lose weight, Obama will still be ignorant. Try to remeber that fact granny goose.
kayaker 71
September 26th, 2011
2:22 pm
“Stop your whining, stop complaining, take off your bedroom slippers and put on your marching shoes…. we have work to do”. The words of a desperate, failing, sorry excuse for a leader lecturing his most loyal supporters about how to act. If I were them, I would have walked out of that speech with my middle finger stuck proudly in the air. His policies have hurt the very people who were most loyal to him….. 16.5% unemployment rate over all and over 45% unemployment in blacks under 23. What a clusterf**k.
Talking Head
September 26th, 2011
2:23 pm
Kramer,
“If you do not vote for Obama then you must hate black people.” No, that was the last election. Haven’t you seen or heard the new slogan for 2012?
“In 2008 you voted for Obama to prove you weren’t a racist, Now in 2012 vote for someone else to prove you’re not an idiot.”
theyeshaveit
September 26th, 2011
2:24 pm
So typical of a weak minded group of liberals who have no idea how to run an economy let alone a country.
Kramer,
I suppose it’s OK to elect a weak-minded Republican to office, like the original recipe Dubya or the crispy style W2?
out of the blue
September 26th, 2011
2:25 pm
Granny…..Great picture…That poor old smoker who runs up or down a flight of stairs without wheezing. and the darling of the republican party, the obese guy who can’t walk without wheezing.
Oh did I forget to mention Boner, and his habit?
Talking Head
September 26th, 2011
2:26 pm
Granny,
So you don’t want Christie to be POTUS because he is overweight? You’re unsure about is qualifications because he is overweight? Are you a medical doctor? More specifically are you his medical doctor?
If you’re not, then you know nothing. As because you are soley basing his qualification for POTUS on his weight, you know nothing.
Peadawg
September 26th, 2011
2:27 pm
“I suppose it’s OK to elect a weak-minded Republican to office, like the original recipe Dubya or the crispy style W2?”
Since Obama is nothing but Bush-Lite, would that make him extra crispy Dubya?
Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
2:28 pm
Kramer
Granny Goose?
Does that make you Kramer Kestral? Kiwi? Koala? Kingfisher?
You may not agree with President Obama’s policies, but when you call him “ignorant” it makes you look just that.
Joe Mama
September 26th, 2011
2:29 pm
T. Head — “So you don’t want Christie to be POTUS because he is overweight? You’re unsure about is qualifications because he is overweight? Are you a medical doctor? More specifically are you his medical doctor?”
One wonders if you’d apply your same criticisms to the posters here who slag on Michael Moore.
kayaker 71
September 26th, 2011
2:29 pm
Granny,
Then we can’t expect the average welfare queen to run for President anytime soon, ne’-ces-pas? Most of them spot Christie by at least 50#.
Strawman
September 26th, 2011
2:30 pm
“I suspect that you are wrong. Does your analysis apply to both Democrats and Republicans?”
Yes. Part of the problem is that people pine for near perfect human beings and there is no such thing. I would personally be much more comfortable with someone who has messed up in the past, changed and overcome than someone who is trying to project a perfect image of him or her self.
Kramer
September 26th, 2011
2:30 pm
GREAT POINT talking head and the independents are not going to vote for this guy again. He is the living example of insanity which is doing the same stuff that does not work over and over again. To bad we still have another year of his insanity. Hope we can take it.
theyeshaveit
September 26th, 2011
2:32 pm
For anyone who thinks that those who disagree with him are the only stupid people in the world, there is this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MT3CihStFQ
Aquagirl
September 26th, 2011
2:32 pm
If I were them, I would have walked out of that speech with my middle finger stuck proudly in the air.
You stay classy, kayaker.
Talking Head
September 26th, 2011
2:33 pm
Joe Mama,
“One wonders if you’d apply your same criticisms to the posters here who slag on Michael Moore.”
To my knowledge, Micahel Moore meets every basic requirement to be POTUS. Although in my personal opinion, I don’t think he would run. He bashes capitalism in his “work”, yet profits off the very system he discourages others from supporting. For Michael Moore, talk is cheap.
Joe Mama
September 26th, 2011
2:33 pm
K71 — “Then we can’t expect the average welfare queen to run for President anytime soon, ne’-ces-pas? Most of them spot Christie by at least 50#.”
Evidence, please.
theyeshaveit
September 26th, 2011
2:33 pm
Peadawg,
No. Your syllogism has an error.
Granny Godzilla
September 26th, 2011
2:33 pm
Talking Head
None of the above. He has been a ineffective Governor who’s approval in his own state has tanked. If he does roll out a campaign we can talk about his other issues…..for example
Christie’s Talk Is Blunt, but Not Always Straight
My statement remains, America won’t elect a man with his “health issues”.
Doggone/GA
September 26th, 2011
2:34 pm
“AS for Chester Arthur, yes we remember him, President about 150 years ago”
and he gained a lot of weight while he was President, and lost most of it again after his term was over
1811/0311
September 26th, 2011
2:34 pm
” …. they are perilously close to going home early in what would be a pair of record-setting collapses.
Rick Perry can surely relate.”
OBAMA CAN SURELY RELATE !
“You can’t not make ‘em come (vote)” ……………….. Yogi ! ………..
Joe Mama
September 26th, 2011
2:35 pm
T. Head — “He bashes capitalism in his “work”
No, he doesn’t.
“yet profits off the very system he discourages others from supporting.”
Specifics, please. When, where and how has he ‘discouraged’ others from ’supporting’ capitalism, please?
“For Michael Moore, talk is cheap.”
So you say. Evidence, please. Can you substantiate your *own* charges, or is talk as cheap for you as you claim it is for Moore?
Kamchak
September 26th, 2011
2:35 pm
…the independents are not going to vote for this guy again.
I don’t see independents voting for Perry.
kayaker 71
September 26th, 2011
2:36 pm
Aquagirl,
He could have done so much. And we needed him to at least try to heal the racial rift in this country. He has just tossed the whole black community aside. From the way they are responding to their leader, they are not happy campers. And we are just hearing what the CBC is saying in public. Can you imagine what they are saying behind closed doors?
1811/0311
September 26th, 2011
2:37 pm
“Obama says Republicans would ‘cripple’ America… ”
He “has” crippled America !
President DIVIDER !
Kramer
September 26th, 2011
2:37 pm
Kamchak
September 26th, 2011
2:35 pm
…the independents are not going to vote for this guy again.
I don’t see independents voting for Perry.
They won’t be, they will be voting for Romney in mass.
1811/0311
September 26th, 2011
2:38 pm
Kammie:
“I don’t see independents voting for Perry.”
………….. you may be right and they won’t vote for Obama either. The more that stay home the better it is for the Repulican candidate !!!!
theyeshaveit
September 26th, 2011
2:38 pm
Joe Mama,
I agree with much of what Michael Moore has said and done, but I am not enamored of him as a personality. On the other hand, I like Ronald Reagan, but could not agree with much he said or did.
Strawman
September 26th, 2011
2:38 pm
“You may not agree with President Obama’s policies, but when you call him “ignorant” it makes you look just that.”
Ignorance means simply not knowing. We are all ignorant to some extent – Obama included. I personally think his actions display a palpable lack of wisdom (he doesn’t really seem to understand what makes people tick – that, for instance, publicly scolding Congress when you are trying to negotiate a bill buys you adversity and not cooperation), which is a form of ignorance. He simply wasn’t up for this job (and I’m not sure there are many that are) .
Kamchak
September 26th, 2011
2:39 pm
They won’t be, they will be voting for Romney in mass.
Romney’s name won’t be on the ballot in the general election.
kayaker 71
September 26th, 2011
2:39 pm
Joe Mama,
Just come on down to Macon and take a stroll through the local Wall Mart. That’s all the evidence you need.
Joe Mama
September 26th, 2011
2:40 pm
1811 — SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (arms flailing)
TaxPayer
September 26th, 2011
2:40 pm
I can see Perry splitting the Independent Tea Party vote with Bachmann.
Joe Mama
September 26th, 2011
2:41 pm
K71 – “Just come on down to Macon and take a stroll through the local Wall Mart. That’s all the evidence you need.”
Thanks, K71. I didn’t *think* you could.
Strawman
September 26th, 2011
2:42 pm
“He has been a ineffective Governor…”
Says who? No doubt he has numerous detractors, but you paint a monochromatic picture which is, of course, false.
DebbieDoRight
September 26th, 2011
2:42 pm
Ok – Thought I’d jump in and point out that, yet again, repugs continue to repeate lie #175:
If you do not vote for Obama then you must hate black people.
[That comment is] So typical of a weak minded group of
liberalsrepubs who have no idea how to run an economy let alone a country.Kramer
September 26th, 2011
2:42 pm
Kamchak
September 26th, 2011
2:39 pm
Romney’s name won’t be on the ballot in the general election.
Oh, I think it will be. And if not, who ever is on the ballot will beat Obama.
jm
September 26th, 2011
2:43 pm
“As for Perry? Well, as Yogi also noted, “the future ain’t what it used to be.””
Fundraising stats in a week.
1811/0311
September 26th, 2011
2:44 pm
Headline (ABC) : “Doc Botches Surgery, Gives Woman ‘Uniboob’ …”
Ah ……………………………. nevermind.
theyeshaveit
September 26th, 2011
2:44 pm
I can see Perry splitting the Independent Tea Party vote with Bachmann.
TaxPayer,
Maybe so, but what is the TeaParty approval rating these days? Around 32% when I last checked.
Tom Middleton
September 26th, 2011
2:45 pm
Who was it in Texas politics that said that if George W. Bush and Rick Perry were brothers, George would be the smart one? It appears they know their politicians down there!
Kramer
September 26th, 2011
2:45 pm
DebbieDoRight
September 26th, 2011
2:42 pm
Ok – Thought I’d jump in and point out that, yet again, repugs continue to repeate lie #175:
If you do not vote for Obama then you must hate black people.
[That comment is] So typical of a weak minded group of liberals repubs who have no idea how to run an economy let alone a country.
Original debbie but, liberals own the market on racism and using it as a weapon. Remember little ms doright, if it was not for the Republicans Civil Rights would not have passed. The dems figured out a long time ago how to control a minority through government programs. How is that hopey and changey working so far? Yeah, that’s what I thought.
1811/0311
September 26th, 2011
2:45 pm
Joe Mama @ 2:40
You can do better than that ……………………..
Kramer
September 26th, 2011
2:46 pm
Tom Middleton
September 26th, 2011
2:45 pm
Who was it in Texas politics that said that if George W. Bush and Rick Perry were brothers, George would be the smart one? It appears they know their politicians down there!
And both are more inteligent then Obama. Go figure.
DebbieDoRight
September 26th, 2011
2:47 pm
publicly scolding Congress when you are trying to negotiate a bill buys you adversity and not cooperation), which is a form of ignorance. He simply wasn’t up for this job
Huh?