The four Republican candidates chip away at each other, but no “winning” Republican theme emerges from any candidate. Are we supposed to vote for Romney because he worked for Bain Capital? Newt’s time was long, long ago, if it ever was. Ron Paul espouses some good ideas, but then veers off into distant left field on some issues. Governor Perry was an embarrassment for the great state of Texas. Santorum sounds good at times, but his basic theme comes across as somewhat restricted. Besides, there is real doubt he would be a strong enough candidate to tackle Obama, even while wearing his sweater vest.
Then, in Congress we have John Boehner and Mitch McConnell promoting the Republican point of view. Both are seriously mild, even boring, in their approach and are terribly ineffective as speakers to Republican truth. The Tea Party made a splash a few months ago, but it now seems to have a diminished voice. Sarah Palin showed promise as a spokesperson, but lately her message sounds tired. Rubio, Mitch Daniels, and Chris Christie all come across better than the candidates we now have, but they refuse to go national. Who else can you name that speaks for the GOP? To show the extreme poverty of Republican noise, Donald Trump even gets media attention when he speaks on their behalf.
Barack has a disastrous record in every phase of Presidential behavior. In response, the primary Republican strategy has been to blame Obama for the poor economy. In so doing, they take the risk that this may improve on its own. Meanwhile, Obama gets away with despising the traditional America that has served us so well for so long. He apologizes to the world for past American behavior. He fails to endorse American values in situations like the Arab Spring. He plunges headlong down the dangerous path toward European style socialism. Shamelessly chasing voters, he promotes massive deficit spending on entitlements. Barack punishes the successful and rewards non-contributors. Obama’s overall approach is a total diversion from American exceptionalism. To my dismay, there is no discernable Republican response to this scary Obama program.
Meanwhile, Obama uses Air Force One and his teleprompter to tell us every day how great he is, and the media does its best to endorse his message. At best, the Republican reply is muddled and ineffective.
In summary, the Republicans give the impression they are not ready for prime time. They do not come across as a solid political force. If this is not corrected, their candidate will only attract the “loyalty voters” who won’t vote for Obama no matter what, of which I am one.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
The GOP Death Wish
We have endured three years of abysmal performance by Barack Obama. He has tortured us with daily speeches that mirror his latest reading of the political winds. Making conflicting statements over time do not bother him at all. Many pundits have noted Obama has exceeded the previous record holder of “worst ever”, Jimmy Carter. His approval/disapproval ratings are in the high 40%.
Now, one would expect feedback of such negative performance would humble a normal person. Not Barack Hussein Obama! There is hardly any room left in the White House for others when Barack and his larger-than-life ego enter. His press photos display his favorite look of “do you have any idea how smart I am?” He interprets criticism of his efforts as our failure to understand the brilliance of his position.
His disastrous performance and his tiring ego-dominated speeches should combine to make his reelection very unlikely. For the GOP it should be like playing a 0-10 team late in the season, a piece of cake. His record is so bad, you would expect the Democrats to reconsider Barack as the 2012 Democrat candidate. Surely, Hillary would be a more formidable candidate.
But wait, “Bring in the Clowns,” the Republican candidates, that is. Are there no Republicans in the country that at least begin to look and sound like a president? Apparently there is not. Romney is totally uninspiring and believes his stent at Bain Capital should be enough of a qualification. There is no substance in his message and his speeches are totally bland. Newt comes to us from another time and era, and he looks and sounds like it. How he could get five minutes consideration is beyond me. Santorum makes a good speech but then presents a campaign message that doesn’t mesh with what he says. All in all, the group is completely uninspiring. Apparently in the tradition of past elections the Republicans are going to put forward a candidate that the electorate finds boring, much as they did with John McCain and Bob Dole.
After watching as much of the Republican debates as my stomach could tolerate I see a looming Obama victory on the horizon. It will be completely undeserved, but the Republicans offer no viable alternative. ObamaCare will now be extended beyond health care into all aspects of our lives. To Obama, it is only logical that he take over the remainder of our affairs. After all, he is smarter than the rest of us. How could we not go along?
Having vented my GOP frustrations, of course I will vote for whoever runs against Obama. Let us hope and pray he is up to the task.
Now, one would expect feedback of such negative performance would humble a normal person. Not Barack Hussein Obama! There is hardly any room left in the White House for others when Barack and his larger-than-life ego enter. His press photos display his favorite look of “do you have any idea how smart I am?” He interprets criticism of his efforts as our failure to understand the brilliance of his position.
His disastrous performance and his tiring ego-dominated speeches should combine to make his reelection very unlikely. For the GOP it should be like playing a 0-10 team late in the season, a piece of cake. His record is so bad, you would expect the Democrats to reconsider Barack as the 2012 Democrat candidate. Surely, Hillary would be a more formidable candidate.
But wait, “Bring in the Clowns,” the Republican candidates, that is. Are there no Republicans in the country that at least begin to look and sound like a president? Apparently there is not. Romney is totally uninspiring and believes his stent at Bain Capital should be enough of a qualification. There is no substance in his message and his speeches are totally bland. Newt comes to us from another time and era, and he looks and sounds like it. How he could get five minutes consideration is beyond me. Santorum makes a good speech but then presents a campaign message that doesn’t mesh with what he says. All in all, the group is completely uninspiring. Apparently in the tradition of past elections the Republicans are going to put forward a candidate that the electorate finds boring, much as they did with John McCain and Bob Dole.
After watching as much of the Republican debates as my stomach could tolerate I see a looming Obama victory on the horizon. It will be completely undeserved, but the Republicans offer no viable alternative. ObamaCare will now be extended beyond health care into all aspects of our lives. To Obama, it is only logical that he take over the remainder of our affairs. After all, he is smarter than the rest of us. How could we not go along?
Having vented my GOP frustrations, of course I will vote for whoever runs against Obama. Let us hope and pray he is up to the task.
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