From the looks of things, all the other GOP candidates for President brought their tire irons to the debate last night and devoted a solid ninety minutes of air time to beating on Mitt Romney like he was the proverbial red-headed stepchild.
I mean it was painful, like they wuz laying for him or something.
Which gives me to think that maybe just maybe Messr's McCain, Huckabee, Giuliani and all the other cheap acts just might be readers of the Chimes at Midnight.
:D
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Chasing Romney...
An attempt by Humble Elias to see Citizen Romney "In the Flesh" at Caesario's Pizza in Manchester New Hampshire ended in abject failure this morning.
Apparently the campaign called the pizzeria that very morning and cancelled the event...the staff was put out to say the least by the slight.
Two more votes lost right there.
Romney's jittery acting staff in his Manchester Headquarters told Humble Elias that the appearance had been dumped in order to squeeze in more debate preparation.
The GOP presidential slat foes mano a mano in the Thunderdome (Okay I KID the Dana Center for Performing Arts) at Saint Anselm College tonight at 7:30pm EST.
One might infer that so much "debate prep" comes from a need to put the kibosh on McCain "by any means necessary".
Thus Humble Elias is speculating that tonight's debate will quickly degenerate into a harsh slugfest with Mitt Romney desperately trying to whang John McCain in the noodle with a rhetorical shovel without compromising his sunny optimist bona fides.
Good luck with that plan Mitt...
Friday, January 04, 2008
When the dust settles, the smoke clears and the true extent of the wreckage
from Mitt Romney's pricey defeat in Iowa is seen...then what is Scot Lehigh to do but proclaim his predictable man-love for...Senator John McCain.
This passage fawningly depicting McCain's sudden rise in the NH polls is particularly hilarous:
But in a larger sense, what's really happening is this: The state's finely honed authenticity meter has kicked in. Increasing numbers are concluding that McCain's character and candor stand out. That's what I heard at several McCain events on Wednesday, sometimes from voters who only recently had been leaning toward someone else.
Every time I read the word "authenticity" I reach for my trusty cannister of double strength pepper spray. Inevitably, gushing columnists use the word "authentic" because they dare not describe their candidate as "honest".
In McCain's case the use of the word "authentic" duly obscures his many lapses in judgement and famously short fuse.
Well what of it? All in all, we are getting some nice reverb out of Romney's fabled "Disaster in the Snows".
Poor poor Mitt, he can't even hope for a crash landing in the Vice Presidency, he comes from a state he can't deliver in November and anyway he has called everyone else in the race every vile epithet in the book from coward all the out of pimp...shoulda re-thought those negative adverts there Willard.
This passage fawningly depicting McCain's sudden rise in the NH polls is particularly hilarous:
But in a larger sense, what's really happening is this: The state's finely honed authenticity meter has kicked in. Increasing numbers are concluding that McCain's character and candor stand out. That's what I heard at several McCain events on Wednesday, sometimes from voters who only recently had been leaning toward someone else.
Every time I read the word "authenticity" I reach for my trusty cannister of double strength pepper spray. Inevitably, gushing columnists use the word "authentic" because they dare not describe their candidate as "honest".
In McCain's case the use of the word "authentic" duly obscures his many lapses in judgement and famously short fuse.
Well what of it? All in all, we are getting some nice reverb out of Romney's fabled "Disaster in the Snows".
Poor poor Mitt, he can't even hope for a crash landing in the Vice Presidency, he comes from a state he can't deliver in November and anyway he has called everyone else in the race every vile epithet in the book from coward all the out of pimp...shoulda re-thought those negative adverts there Willard.
Ahem... I need a moment here....
Romney is Defeated!!!!
Well in Iowa at least, and things look pretty damn tight in New Hampshire as well...if McCain wins up there on Tuesday, Willard Mitt Romney will be one of the few A-List Massachusetts politicians to NOT win the New Hampshire Primary...
Tis' a consummation devoutly to be wished....
Yeah Mitt got whipped by a shitkicker preacher with no voting lists, money or volunteers to speak of, ninety shotrt days ago Mike Huckabee was considered the giddiest of the cheap acts, whose routine ran over the closing credits if at all.
How much money did Mitt waste on Iowa? Has Willard thrown away some serious Steve Forbes' style cash yet? How long before young Tagg and his brothers start wondering about their inheritances? I mean, Mitt has loaned his campaign some serious cash...how much longer can he draw on those reserves before his kinder form a quiet junta and start plotting to seize the power of attorney?
:D
So many precious and lovely things to look forward to...
Well in Iowa at least, and things look pretty damn tight in New Hampshire as well...if McCain wins up there on Tuesday, Willard Mitt Romney will be one of the few A-List Massachusetts politicians to NOT win the New Hampshire Primary...
Tis' a consummation devoutly to be wished....
Yeah Mitt got whipped by a shitkicker preacher with no voting lists, money or volunteers to speak of, ninety shotrt days ago Mike Huckabee was considered the giddiest of the cheap acts, whose routine ran over the closing credits if at all.
How much money did Mitt waste on Iowa? Has Willard thrown away some serious Steve Forbes' style cash yet? How long before young Tagg and his brothers start wondering about their inheritances? I mean, Mitt has loaned his campaign some serious cash...how much longer can he draw on those reserves before his kinder form a quiet junta and start plotting to seize the power of attorney?
:D
So many precious and lovely things to look forward to...
Thursday, January 03, 2008
A few minutes of idle television viewing in the Boston market
is enough to expose Mitt Romney's insolent moral relativism. On the one hand, he has a nice good-old folks type ad in which Willard manfully tries to pretend he is a sunny optimist with a patently phony "aw shucks" demeanor.
In his other ads he all but accuses John McCain and Mike Huckabee of baby-eating and pagan idolatry.
These adverts run one after the other on Fox 25 giving viewers a priceless window on Romney's particular type of cynical dementia.
But then he has been doing this for months, when Giuliani came up in the polls, Mitt began ranting and raving about illegal immigrants...in fact anyone who gets within five percentage points of Romney gets the same Rovian treatment time and again.
Whoever organizes the fall campaign for the democrats, ought to pay attention to this aspect of Mitt's M.O. should the former viceroy actually get nominated for President.
In his other ads he all but accuses John McCain and Mike Huckabee of baby-eating and pagan idolatry.
These adverts run one after the other on Fox 25 giving viewers a priceless window on Romney's particular type of cynical dementia.
But then he has been doing this for months, when Giuliani came up in the polls, Mitt began ranting and raving about illegal immigrants...in fact anyone who gets within five percentage points of Romney gets the same Rovian treatment time and again.
Whoever organizes the fall campaign for the democrats, ought to pay attention to this aspect of Mitt's M.O. should the former viceroy actually get nominated for President.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
New Year Old Ideas Restated....
Modern U.S. conservatism is a dying political phenomenon.
It has "promised" itself to death.
Given that, modern conservatism either reneges on it's solemn pledges, or else it simply contradicts itself in some unpleasant fashion, but it never ever delivers on much of anything.
That is because if it ever did, the country would probably go up in chunks.
George Bush Jr. is the most flexively conservative US President in some forty years, and the country has never been more divided, indebted, hag-ridden and miserable.
As such, conservatism abides for the moment chiefly because it is not so much a doctrine or cohesive ideology but rather an interlocking and mutually reinforcing collection of cherished myths.
1.) The myth of grievance: Conservatives are the only oppressed class in the USA, Jeff Jacoby and sundry radio windbags send their kinder to toney private schools on the strength of this one alone.
2.) The myth of christian politics: Christ Jesus Universal and Triumphant has been exiled from public life by a tiny conspiratorial cabal of globalized secular humanists. GOP politicians will bring Jesus back and give him a high cabinet post or their 2008 Vice Presidential nomination if need be.
3.) The Myth of Rugged Individualism: The unstated goal of U.S. conservatism is to sire a sort of "Homo Conservatus-Americanus", a great strappinjg brute who will wax still stronger in a country free of personal entitlements like health insurance and voting.
4.) The Myth of Small Government: How small is "GOP small"?
Small enough to bungle Hurricane Katrina, screw up the Middle East, run up a huger national debt and openly distribute new boons and perks to your most fervent supporters. Of all the myths that compose modern conservatism, "small government" is the most malevolent.
Debased and corrupt, this dying theology is kep alive and relevant by a nasty and brutish class of native enforcers. Persons like Karl Rove and Grover Norquist are very very necessary given the decline in conservatism's approval rating these last eight years.
They know what they want and are happily willing to do anything to get it.
Therefore the task of liberals, democrats and independent progressives whether we win or not this year is to prepare for the arrival of "post conservative civilization".
That means less worrying about civility and the restoration of bipartisanship and more concern with refuting by deed the malevolent consequences of a discredited ideology.
Making nicey-nice with the GOP hasn't don't American any good for eight years now...no point in continuing something with no pay off.
Maybe someday U.S. conservatism will evolve into something more public spirited with a real willingness to negotiate in good faith, but til then we must be prepared for more bitterness and division, no best is so vicious save when it is cornered.
It has "promised" itself to death.
Given that, modern conservatism either reneges on it's solemn pledges, or else it simply contradicts itself in some unpleasant fashion, but it never ever delivers on much of anything.
That is because if it ever did, the country would probably go up in chunks.
George Bush Jr. is the most flexively conservative US President in some forty years, and the country has never been more divided, indebted, hag-ridden and miserable.
As such, conservatism abides for the moment chiefly because it is not so much a doctrine or cohesive ideology but rather an interlocking and mutually reinforcing collection of cherished myths.
1.) The myth of grievance: Conservatives are the only oppressed class in the USA, Jeff Jacoby and sundry radio windbags send their kinder to toney private schools on the strength of this one alone.
2.) The myth of christian politics: Christ Jesus Universal and Triumphant has been exiled from public life by a tiny conspiratorial cabal of globalized secular humanists. GOP politicians will bring Jesus back and give him a high cabinet post or their 2008 Vice Presidential nomination if need be.
3.) The Myth of Rugged Individualism: The unstated goal of U.S. conservatism is to sire a sort of "Homo Conservatus-Americanus", a great strappinjg brute who will wax still stronger in a country free of personal entitlements like health insurance and voting.
4.) The Myth of Small Government: How small is "GOP small"?
Small enough to bungle Hurricane Katrina, screw up the Middle East, run up a huger national debt and openly distribute new boons and perks to your most fervent supporters. Of all the myths that compose modern conservatism, "small government" is the most malevolent.
Debased and corrupt, this dying theology is kep alive and relevant by a nasty and brutish class of native enforcers. Persons like Karl Rove and Grover Norquist are very very necessary given the decline in conservatism's approval rating these last eight years.
They know what they want and are happily willing to do anything to get it.
Therefore the task of liberals, democrats and independent progressives whether we win or not this year is to prepare for the arrival of "post conservative civilization".
That means less worrying about civility and the restoration of bipartisanship and more concern with refuting by deed the malevolent consequences of a discredited ideology.
Making nicey-nice with the GOP hasn't don't American any good for eight years now...no point in continuing something with no pay off.
Maybe someday U.S. conservatism will evolve into something more public spirited with a real willingness to negotiate in good faith, but til then we must be prepared for more bitterness and division, no best is so vicious save when it is cornered.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Start the New Year with a correction...
Apparently, according to Yourarlington.com, Suzanne Gordon has made it clear she is NOT running for state representative in next month's special election primary.
(Whew! This one is even faster moving than the damn state senate special election!)
News like this is to Thielman's advantage, if he cannot divide his opposition (as did Marzilli in the senate special election) then at least he has a chance to keep his progressive and independent base united going into next month's primary.
(Whew! This one is even faster moving than the damn state senate special election!)
News like this is to Thielman's advantage, if he cannot divide his opposition (as did Marzilli in the senate special election) then at least he has a chance to keep his progressive and independent base united going into next month's primary.
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