ZooOldParty and The DummyCratsWho would have thought we'd have the candidates for the Oval Office that we do now? The Republicans nominate the old, cranky guy McCain, with hopes that he brings back some normalcy to the GOP. A solid, war veteran with some maverick tendencies. I think most Americans like to think themselves a bit of a maverick, the "I'm an independent" majority of Americans who always end up voting for one of the major parties, unless they smoke so much weed they think Ron Paul is a good idea or make a run to the nearest right leaning, change candidate nutjob that has enough money to self-finance. I think for many Republicans, it was time for the adults to take over the party again. They thought the tax cutting, tough talking GW would shrink the government enough so only rich folks would be able to steal and keep regulation off corporate backs, at least until they needed to get bailed out by the American taxpayer.
Let's just say I had McCain all the time, an early adopter. I thought Romney would make a little hay, as the milquetoast but much smarter adopter of the Reagan legacy, but generally people saw that his flipflopping and inability to order breakfast without a focus group as a liability, the rest of the field really were just a bunch of dooshbags. I mean is there really another word for it? Huckleberry? That my friends is what you call a historical footnote, Jeopardy 2012.
I think there was some hope for McCain 2000 to come in, knock some heads around and bring some maturity and sense back to government. Alas sometimes it seems like sense has grabbed the checkbook, the keys and the kids and hit the highway. I still have respect for McCain, and I think all Americans should realize that no matter who wins in November, that our long American nightmare is likely over. If you think about and chronicle the past eight years, and I'm not just talking about the big stuff like 9/11, the Global War on Terror, two bear markets, huge budget deficits, oh the Iraq War, PlameGate, etc but really silly wacky stuff like Dr. Frist diagnosing people over the TV, Congressmen who can seem to keep their hands to themselves, a really strange Ptolemic view of science and just general poor judgement in hiring and keeping public servants.
The Democratic party manages to take any chance of just a cakewalk to the White House and make it much more difficult. Let's just say any random white guy who had honorable service in the military or public service, hasn't stolen public money and manages to not have sexual relations with a narwahl who won the Democratic nomination would be picking drapes at this point and getting Bekins for January 20th.
But Democrats being Democrats, we go with the brilliant but extremely polarizing wife of a former President and a black guy that's not named Colin Powell. Oh and not some ordinary black guy, this fella's middle name is Hussein. Which brings us to the most strangely timed middle name since Harry Tojo Truman dropped his moniker in exchange for a less polarizing letter "S". It's not to say that Barack Obama is a fascinating candidate but to quote my friend from two years ago, "nobody care what the junior senator from Ohio has to say." (we've since cleared up his midwestern US geography) Where did he come from? How did this happen? An incredible orator and communicator, is he a creature of the primaries? From people so frustrated on the left that they decide not to have the middle ground candidate (read random white guy) or the dynastic overlady to be, become the candidate for the oval office?
The latest meme is the Jimmy Carter comparison. Accurate in some ways in that many people are likely to vote for anyone who doesn't have a R after their name, similar to the post-Nixon funk of 1976. But the label is really being put on because Jimmy Carter was probably the only liberal candidate ever elected President since FDR, and some might argue FDR was just trying to save capitalism. And his (James Earl Carter) Presidency is often looked upon as a complete failure. It will be entertaining however to watch George W. in retirement in comparison to Jimmy Carter but that's a point for another day, Habitat for Halliburton?
So we're off. I'll be doing some research, that is buying some bourbon and trying to figure out the handicapping for vice presidential candidates by the end of the month. Until then, keep smiling.
Oh, if you get a chance read Fareed Zakaria's Post American World. Best book I've read in a while. This guy should be secretary of state.
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For McCain's Veep, it appears that it’s all down to Alaska Gov Sarah Palin or Mitt Romney, and team Romney fears Palin now has the best shot, so Romney camp is mounting a blogosphere-wide assault via Politico.
The tip-off that Politico is just a “promote Romney” piece is that it mentions EVERY NAME in the next two tiers of Veep prospects EXCEPT SARAH PALIN!!! — even names far more unlikely than Palin (since Romney camp knows Palin is the ONLY ONE who tops — I’ll say tops by far — Romney as McCain’s best pick).
Bottom line, Romney and Politico fear Palin most — as do the Dems and the MSM. (By the way, the Dems and MSM do not fear Romney the most — which says a lot.)
AOL, a main on-line pro-Obama/pro-Dem player, is now carrying the Politico piece promoting Romney buzz.
Clearly AOL wants McCain and the GOP to lose the general elction — hence they gladly promote Romney (no mention of Palin).
Also, CNN had Romney — kind of out of the blue — attacking Obama. Again, CNN, wanting McCain and the GOP to lose, gladly promotes Romney (to attempt to avert the Palin threat).
All the media frenzy which will surround the remarkable Palin “story” — essentially free to McCain — will be worth millions and millions of dollars of coverage and PR (more money than Romney would provide anyway).
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