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So what did I think of the debates?

Well that picture of Tony Blair just about wraps up my approach to these attention getting, time wasting exercises in wonkery. I dont want to discuss an election thats going to happen in 2008 in 2007. I just dont.

On top of that, I really dont think this is much of a race. As a Republican, I have to say that its teriffic to watch the candidates we have on our side, because I really dont care who wins the Primary to get the nomination. For once and probably for the first time I can say that any one of them will do nicely. I prefer Guiliani, but if I had to take Romney or McCain, I'd be fine with that. Really I would.

Oh, and shut the hell up about the 'Fred Thompson' thing already. That just annoys the hell out of me. Either he's in the race or not, you can't be both. I don't buy this line of "Conservatives are looking for another candidate in the race" as evidence of a Fred Thompson line of support, because conservatives are always generally dissatisfied with the candidates no matter who they are. Yes Reagan fans, way back in the 80's, even "The Great Renaldo" was derided as "not good enough" for the rock ribbed members of our tribe.

That's what it means to be conservative, to be generally dissatisfied, cranky and wishing for a return to that golden age of the past( which never really did exist in the first place...). Conservatives pull this kind of crap every election and they are pulling it this time too, and it wont mean a thing when it comes down to the wire. He who has the most votes in the primary will get the party, lock, stock and barrel. No one is sitting this one out in 2008 saying "Democrats aren't any worse than Republicans", weve all had a pitcher of water thrown in our faces with the 2006 election, and now we know that no matter how bad it was then(and it was), that this Democrat Congress is truly - worse than anyone could have possibly imagined.

It's my guess that if the Democrats continue to "out-French the French" by spending ever minute of camera time that they've had since they regained power looking for someone, anyone to surrender to, thereby reminding everyone in the world what a bunch of feckless yellow cowards they really are; that a good portion of that party will go for whomever the Republicans put on the table.

Remember kids, the way you win elections is to get your party solidly behind you and to take a good percentage of the other guys party too. Name me a single Democrat who will get a sizeable portion of Republicans in this election? Wesley Clark? oh, sorry hes not running this time. It's Hillary or Obama, and kids, I want you to look really, really close here, because there isn't so much as a fleck of 'conservative values' what-so-ever on either of their platforms that would make even the most foppish, blue blooded country club Republican switch for either of those two. These guys arent banking on taking away votes from Republicans, they are working hard to get their own voters lined up behind them, and they are working real hard at it too.

I would say if a country wide Republican primary were held today, that Guiliani would take New York, California, Florida and yes, even Texas with a sizable lead.

I dont expect that to change. I suspect that in each of those states a large number of formerly Democrat voters, disgusted by their parties continued collaboration with the enemies of this country, will also vote for Mr. Guiliani out of utter disgust. Those states make one big pile of votes to set up as a base. This is not to say that the rest of the Republicans are bad candidates, or that they won't or cant win, its just that the one candidate on either side of the fence who can get the biggest pile of all the voters,Democrat or Republican, is and continues to be - Rudy Guiliani.

But like I said, I don't really care who it is, because I know who it's not going to be. It's just not even close. Weve never been presented with clearer choices between the two parties or the two potential candidates.

All I really ask for in this election, is two things.

First - Please, oh dear Sweet God in heaven, stop us all from making Presidential politics into the equivalent of the World Wide Wrestling Federation Championships. I know, even I stoop to accasionally poking fun at one candidate or another, but the never ending pointless speculation and babble and has just got to stop. It's just not that interesting folks, go back to sports, go flyfishing, take up bowling, ok? You'll thank me for it later.

Take a little time and pick a candidate, read their material, go work their campaign if you think that will make you feel better, but for gods sake, shut up and go get a hobby, make model airplanes, plant a garden or something until about July 2008, will ya? Sheesh.

Second - I pray deeply that whomever wins, and I mean this sincerely for both of the candidates who end up running either as a Democrat and Republican, I hope and pray deeply for a landslide, a sizeable landslide for whomever wins. No one deserves to be an a position where they have to try to motivate and manage the shipping crate full of flesh eating,blood crazed gerbils (also known as the "People of the United States") with just a 300 vote margin out of 350 million people. Bush didn't design it that way, it just happened, and to me it always seemed to be the cruelest thing that was ever done to him in his life.

Roosevelt fought a war overseas, and so did Wilson, but neither of them did it with almost a full blown state of Civil War going on here at home at the same time. Bush has had to fight a war like no other war before, all around the world, while also trying to keep the economy from falling into a depression, but he's always been under the burden of doing it in a near state of seige here at home since before he took the oath.

The Honeymoon for this President occured from Tuesday September 11th 2001, until Wednesday September 12th 2001, when he was accused of cowardace by the Democrats, because he didnt immediately return to New York City after the attacks. For 12 hours he had peace. I doubt he noticed,since at the time we were still under attack.

I hope no one is ever saddled with that burden ever again. A lesser man or woman would have folded up like a wet paper sack under the never ending pressures of that job, but through it all, this man has stood tall. Forget Reagan, get me someone who can talk like Tony Blair and stand tall like Bush, and I'm happy. I'm satisifed that in our current candidate ranks that the bill can be filled for that order.

Now you'll excuse me, I've got a garden to till...

Posted @ May 03, 2007 09:20 PM | Current Affairs

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