'tis the season, and as harvest time approaches the march of Republican mugwumps along Interstate 80 is gathering steam. Today is Sarah Palin's turn. She'll raise some right-wing money to confound liberal/statist candidates this fall. On balance, that is a good thing.
More significatly, she will prance down the runway, giving Zeke and The Missus a gander at the skin which she hopes will one day contain a president.
This is terribly exciting, and I suspect even the corn will suspend growing in awe of Sarah's nearness. I wish I could be more overwhelmed at the thought of her running for the White House, like I would be at an invitation to hunt grizzly with her on Kodiak Island.
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For those of you keeping track, the other Republicans sitting on straw bales and pretending to understand us flyover folks are:
-- Rick Santorum (when he can break away from his exclusive interviews with God)
--Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota
--Good ol ' Newt Gingrich
Of the lot, Newt is the one who comes closest to showing a rudimentary understanding of constitutional government.
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For those of you keeping track, the other Republicans sitting on straw bales and pretending to understand us flyover folks are:
-- Rick Santorum (when he can break away from his exclusive interviews with God)
--Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota
--Good ol ' Newt Gingrich
Of the lot, Newt is the one who comes closest to showing a rudimentary understanding of constitutional government.
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We decide who gets to run for president of the United States.
And we appreciate the bang-up job you've been doing.
Of the lot, Newt is the one who comes closest to showing a rudimentary understanding of constitutional government.
In what universe? Hatin' on liberals is not the same as understanding constitutional government. Or maybe you mean he understands it, he just doesn't approve.
I will never forgive that man for the lies of the so-called "Contract With America," though I suppose I should thank him for driving the final nail in the coffin of my belief that Republicans are a "lesser" evil. Now I just refuse to vote for evil.
You Newt point is well-taken. It was only a comparative evaluation. Still, among all the authoritarians and theocrats in the GOP tent (damned small, if you ask me, almost a bivvie sack), he seems the least objectionable.
Ron Paul haas been here once or twice this year. The press is giving him credit for putting one libertarian-leaning candidate over the top in a state legislative primary.
>>...or maybe he understands it, he just doesn;t approve<<
Or maybe the idea of putting final trust in people to take care of their own lives just scares Hell out of him, as it does every authoritarian whose personal well-being is tied to the continued dominence of government as the ultimate cartel, a monopoly with guns.
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