Can Santorum win?

Originally Posted by vienna

Are you saying Dubbya led them into the wilderness?

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I hear what your saying, Cheney accidentally shot all the sane republican candidates while on trip into the wilderness and the GoP only has the nutjobs left.

[August]

Originally Posted by vienna

Are you saying Dubbya led them into the wilderness?

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Are you saying Dubbya is Moses?

[vienna]

Are you saying Dubbya is Moses?

I don't think so: maybe "Brian"...



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[Oberon]

George W. Bush was walking through an airport last week, when he saw an old man with white hair, a long white beard, wearing a long white robe and holding a staff. He walked up to the man, who was staring at the ceiling, and "Excuse me sir, aren't you Moses?"
The man stood perfectly still and continued to stare at the ceiling, saying nothing. Again, George W. asked, a little louder this time, "Excuse me sir, aren't you Moses?" Again, the old man stared at the ceiling motionless without saying a word. George W. tried a third time, louder yet. "Excuse me sir, aren't you Moses?" Again, no movement or words from the old man. He continued to stare at the ceiling.
One of George W's aides asked him if there was a problem, and George W. said, "Either this man is deaf or extremely rude. I have asked him three times if he was Moses, and he has not answered me yet." To which the man, still staring at the ceiling finally replied to the aide, "I can hear him and yes, I am Moses, but the last time I spoke to a bush, I spent 40 years wandering in the wilderness."

[vienna]

George W. Bush was walking through an airport last week, when he saw an old man with white hair, a long white beard, wearing a long white robe and holding a staff. He walked up to the man, who was staring at the ceiling, and "Excuse me sir, aren't you Moses?"
The man stood perfectly still and continued to stare at the ceiling, saying nothing. Again, George W. asked, a little louder this time, "Excuse me sir, aren't you Moses?" Again, the old man stared at the ceiling motionless without saying a word. George W. tried a third time, louder yet. "Excuse me sir, aren't you Moses?" Again, no movement or words from the old man. He continued to stare at the ceiling.
One of George W's aides asked him if there was a problem, and George W. said, "Either this man is deaf or extremely rude. I have asked him three times if he was Moses, and he has not answered me yet." To which the man, still staring at the ceiling finally replied to the aide, "I can hear him and yes, I am Moses, but the last time I spoke to a bush, I spent 40 years wandering in the wilderness."

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[August]

Funny stuff Oberon!

[CaptainMattJ.]

I hope not. I agree with skybird. Its all a catch-22. But id still rather vote for a slow-moving, indecisive, talking head than a fast acting time bomb that is the GOP nominees.

Neither party makes the right decisions. The democrats want koombayah let all the illegals live here for free with huge breaks in every aspect of life while the tax-paying citizen gets the finger-type of policies. The GOP wants to go back to monopolies where government did nothing to regulate big business and allowed them to grow out of control and gamble with the billions upon billions that they didnt have the right to throw away and sink everyone else with them. Its been made clear to me that the GOP, no matter what Obama does, will renounce everything hes achieved in his presidency. They dont like the idea behind obamacare (albeit obamacare is in need of much refinement), and they've made Obama out to be the devil.

Its just disgusting to see the incompetence, tribalism, and greed that plauges the nations "leaders".

[Tchocky]

Can Santorum win the primary? No.

Can Santorum win a talk slot on Fox after all of this is done? Sure.

[mapuc]

According to the danish news channel, Rick Santorum is gonna withdraw from the Republican election.


Markus

[BossMark]

Originally Posted by mapuc

According to the danish news channel, Rick Santorum is gonna withdraw from the Republican election.


Markus

Breaking news on sky says hes going to pull out of election race

[vienna]

Getting back a bit on the Moses tip, it dawned on me what it might have been like if Moses were around today with today's neo-cons. I would presume, that upon the presentation of the Comandments tablets, the neo-cons would immediately protest the interference of the "Government" in public and private affairs. Then I expect the neo-con business contingent would be upset by the bothersome "do not steal, lie, cheat, covet" provisions as stifling "job creation" and "entrepreneurism"...

I now await the lightning bolt from above...

BTW, glad that Santorum is out, but still wish there was someone better than Romney...

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[nikimcbee]

No. He just quit.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/201...-announcement/

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by vienna

Getting back a bit on the Moses tip, it dawned on me what it might have been like if Moses were around today with today's neo-cons. I would presume, that upon the presentation of the Comandments tablets, the neo-cons would immediately protest the interference of the "Government" in public and private affairs. Then I expect the neo-con business contingent would be upset by the bothersome "do not steal, lie, cheat, covet" provisions as stifling "job creation" and "entrepreneurism"...

I now await the lightning bolt from above...

BTW, glad that Santorum is out, but still wish there was someone better than Romney...

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Todays GOP would be dancing around the Golden Calf as Moses returned.

Not being mean, just saying.

I agree with your last statement. (There is something creepy about Romney) I really miss "moderate politicians" (D's and R's)

I just want someone to cater to the middle of the roaders as most Americans are.

Obama by default, people prefer a guy who does nothing, to a firebrand who does too much.

(Prayers out for Santorums child, politics aside)

[Subnuts]

I hear the mirror-universe CSA is looking for a presidential candidate.

[vienna]

I just want someone to cater to the middle of the roaders as most Americans are.

Obama by default, people prefer a guy who does nothing, to a firebrand who does too much.

I basically agree. The GOP leadership (an oxymoron, it appears) has the unnerving habit of taking viable, sane candidates and turning them into raving extremists, at least in the eyes of the electorate. Look at Bob Dole: a decent enough candidate, but the GOP "advisers" turned his public image into that of an "angry, old, man", obscuring his sense of humor and humanity. Then they did the same thing to McCain. The many jokes on late night talk show about McCain as the"grumpy old granpa" also obscured a man who had much to offer. (Not that being saddled with Palin helped his campaign.) You can go back all the way to Goldwater against Johnson in 1964 (the first campaign I volunteered on at the age of 13). I have a deep respect for Barry Goldwater and admire him as straightforward individual who could be trusted to speak the truth as he saw it and, more often that not, he was correct. But the campaign that was run on his behalf also made him out to be this angry, raging guy who was possibly going to start WW3. Johnson, not the most popular of persons, even with the cachet of being JFK's VP, really hammered on this and was able to defeat Goldwater...

This morning, on the radio, the local news station had an item about the electability of Obama versus Romney. It was interesting to hear that on the topic of likability, Obama far outpolled Romney. This is something the GOP must address, but I fear they will simply fall back on old habits and make Romney out as a raving Fox News/Limbaugh/Hannity, etc. icon. As was said in a campaign of the past, where the GOP also lost, "It's the economy, stupid!" They can try to play to Romeny's strengths in this area (he outpolls Obama on economic issues) but, knowing the GOP leadership, it'll instead be more of the pro-life, anti-gay marriage, flag waving, bible thumping, and whatever else they usually run with as a sideshow instead of dealing with the real issues that interest and affect the "middle of the roaders" like jobs, economic recovery, and stability here in the U.S. Oh, I'm sure the GOP leadership will address the economic issues; they'll just do it as they always have, with platitudes, slogans, and vagaries. Neither party seems to have learned much from the effect Perot had in the 1992 elections. He was mocked by both parties for his presentations, using charts and graphs to explain to the electorate the economic problems and his possible solutions. But Perot did get 20% of the total votes in the 1992 election (most of those votes at the expense of the GOP, btw) and, I believe, proved the electorate will listen to someone who will talk straight, lay it all out openly, and propose actual, possible solutions. I voted for Perot in 1992, because I could not, in good conscience, just vote for the "lesser of two evils". I may have "thrown away my vote", as some had told me, but I believe the 1992 election was a shot across the bows of both parties to give up the rhetoric and speak plainly and honestly without platitudes. I really didn't think Perot had a chance in hell of really winning, but I was "mad as hell, and not going to take it any more". I was surprised at how big a percentage of the vote he recieved in the election. The middle of the roaders spoke out with their votes, but the parties didn't really listen, particularly the GOP. It will be interest where they will take Romney...

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