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The Remainder Bin is a little bit more full tonight

Not too terribly long ago, John Podhoretz once wrote a book called "Can She Be Stopped?: Hillary Clinton Will Be the Next President of the United States Unless... "

It turns out that the answer to that question is that not only can she be beat, but she managed to get beat by the lightest weight fighter who ever fought in her weight class.

You understand what I'm getting at right? She didnt get beat by the big bad right wing, paternal,God and the flag big buisness conspiracy that rules the world, she got beat by the only person in her party who didnt cower down to her in fear. As I said before, the man is to be both thanked and respected for that fact. He wont win the Presidency, but he deserves a medal for his work all the same.

Its my expectation at this point in the election show that on March 5th, we finally will see the "good ship USS Clinton" finally slip beneath the waves. I just realized that ff Castro dies on March 6th, i'll be all out of champagne, I guess that means I better stock up!

Let me also say that I think that Senator Obama is the most beatable candidate to grace the stage since McGovern or maybe Carter in his second electoral attempt to be a President. The only type of person that people hate more than a person who recently stopped drinking or smoking and cant wait to get you to stop either one is someone who implusively overpromises and then underdelivers. We have many, many months to go before the election and I guarantee you, this patina of charisma is going to buff off and reveal a pretty dull piece of statuary underneath. Any teenage male can tell you that when your potential new girlfriend is in one those girls with a 5-alarm teenage crush, that when that crush soon wears off that shes not too happy about the loss of endorphins that come from discovering that you really arent the dreamboat that she thought you were, and she will blame you for not being the guy she thought you were and ruining that really cool good feeling that she had. And yes, there will be blood... Fallen Idols, dont usually do very well.

Part of the reason I say that Obama will be defeated is because I'm now starting to hear Democrats say that they can't vote for someone who is that far to the left, that they just might vote for McCain after all, because " he doesnt seem so bad by comparison to that guy". When you have one candidate who most Republicans will vote for and a good number of Democracts will vote for, you have yourself a Presidential candidate who is going to win ( and not by 300 votes either). I have yet to meet an "independent" or a Republican who does anything but laugh at the idea of voting for Obama. Its my belief that while "everyone loves Obama" and theres no question that they do, only a small number are going to be willing to give him the electoral equivalent of free access to both the liquor cabinet and the Corvette.

Between now and the election, McCain only has to remain steadfast and alert and keep a smile on his face. Dont fall of the stage, dont dotter in the Debates, just answer the questions intelligently and clearly. It shouldnt be too hard to smile though, he's about to be President of the United States. He finally gets to outrank his "old man" and his Grandfather.

And all I have to say how is "GO NAVY!"

Posted @ February 21, 2008 07:23 PM | Current Affairs | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)

Who you callin' a plagiarist?

Senator Clinton is calling Senator Obama a 'Plagiarist",which strikes me as a charge that ultimately wont stick because of the character of the person making the charge.

The problem is that Senator Clinton has run her entire campaign by co-opting her husbands presidency, in effect "plagiarizing" President Clintons work as her own. Senator Obama on the other hand is running on his record, and no one elses.

Words are easy to copy, but it takes a real heart of larceny to steal someone elses political record.

This tactic will go nowhere, and will in the end backfire. You can already hear the keyboards a'tappin in the Obama campaign headquarters and by morning, we will have a dozen examples of Senator Clinton doing the very same thing.

It's desperate, inneffective and bitter. Sounds kinda like a law firm on retainer to the DNC me...

Posted @ February 18, 2008 07:13 PM | Current Affairs | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

And I say this in the most totally straight-hetero way I possibly can

but I just LOVE Bob Lutz.

Now, I'm sure his comments will upset those who are parishioners at the Holy Church of Mother Earth, but folks lets try to remember that if the market insisted on having cars that ran on soap bubbles and pixie dust that its not Mr. Lutz' job to figure out how to talk you out of it or agree with you; its actually Mr. Lutz' job to figure out how to make the best soap bubble/pixie dust burning cars for the most profit.

He doesnt care why you want zero emission cars, he just wants you to buy them from him. He's not making cars for you and your sense of well being. He's making them so the shareholders of General Motors can make a profit. If theres a profit in it, he would make cars that run on hamster pellets.

If I were Mr. Lutz, I would sell the Volt, not as an "Green" car, but as a "patriotic" car. This is the car to free America from foriegn oil. Whats that song they run? "This is our country?" Well, this is our car.

I'm one of those funnily odd folks who think that you can get closer to the "green ideal" if you remind people that its fundamentally patriotic to do so than you can by tut-tutting everyone who doesnt live up to your neo-luddite idea of modern civilization. At the end of the day you have to understand that every gallon of gas you burn actually funds the people who want to kill us.

You want to go green? then try going Red, White and Blue first.

Welcome Instapundit-eers! And to think that for awhile there I was sure I was blackballed by "the prof" for some infraction.

Posted @ February 14, 2008 09:21 AM | Current Affairs | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)

Two Predictions

1. Romney is out by Friday.

2. Its a McCain/Huckabee ticket.

These races should have been much closer than they were. In the end, it can best be said that Romney simply never closed the sale with the Republicans. People hate McCain, but they cant quite make up their mind one way or the other about Romney and thats a shame. It's my personal opinion that Romney was robbed.

My own feeling is that Republicans have an built in distrust of eastern Republicans and we see that illustrated in this race. The two candidates who have done the best, are the two from the furthest west in the candidate pool.

Here's another thing to consider. McCain has always had this odd sort of black cloud following him through his life. He was on the USS Forrestal during the fire, more to the point he was right in the middle of it. He was shot down and became a POW. He also had some fairly rough handling as a candidate for President back in 2000.

So, lets say 71 year old John McCain makes it to President. What are the odds of his Vice President needing to take the helm at some point?
I know, its a tough thing to talk about, but its very possible. That means that the number two guy is going to have a more than average shot at being President.

Yes thats right, this is a "double-whammy" ticket.

First, McCain was supposed to be out of the race and into 'forlorn hope' months ago. Well that didnt happen...

And now I've just painted a very likely scenario where we would get a "President Huckabee", which we also said would never happen.

Never say never...

And let me say this about Romney. The man is ok in my book. You folks that voted for Huckabee because you got some major bug up your ass about Mormons, do me a favor and take one of your Mormon nieghbors to lunch and talk to them. Just sit down at the table and talk to them. You really need to set your 16th century, small minded bigotry aside and see the real measureable goodness that they and their faith brings to the world. You dont have to share another mans faith to respect him for what he is in his.

He is a good man and he doesnt deserve what you folks did to him, he really doesnt. This is a big country, but it sure does have its share of small people in it. Some of you did vote for Huckabee because he really represented what you wanted, but more than a few of you voted for him for less than honorable reasons. You know who you are and you have to live with yourselves on that one.

Ok, you folks that hate McCain, good for you! Now, welcome to the town of Minority, population - "You". Now, you say you call yourself "The Real Republicans!", well now you get your chance to prove it. How? Its called "Down ticket". You dont have to vote for McCain, thats fine, but you still have a chance to get what you want by working to elect a conservative Republican Senate and House. If the candidate in your district sucks, then go find another one. Its a big country and a whole lotta districts. This is the age of the internet, you can find them and help them. Thats the cool thing about the House, they all have to run. You say you want to make a difference and you are principled and believe what you think you believe, then go and do thusly.

Forget about McCain but do something besides just sit and pout. You can neutralize McCain or Obama or Evita by ensuring that the House and Senate are on your side. Those damn framers of the Constitution, they think of everything, dont they?

Posted @ February 05, 2008 11:07 PM | Current Affairs | Comments (7) | TrackBack (0)

Tells you everything you need to know

I just got back from voting at my local precinct. This is one of the most Republican counties in California. Turnout so far, is the lowest recorded in over 16 years.

San Francisco, which can arguably be called the polar opposite from this precinct has a different story.

Momentum. It tells you everything you need to know.

You know, its not like we havent already been campaigning for a year because we have. Its not like rock ribbed conservatives didnt get a chance or didnt raise enough money, they did. Its not like people didnt get their message out because "big media is out the get them", if that were really true, Huckabee would never have left Arkansas and Ron Paul would be leading a reenactment of the Boston Tea Party somewhere.

The problem is that no one is buying what they are selling. If solid conservative is a good product then why did Tancredo fold up like a wet paper sack? Thompson? Didnt get their message out? Come on guys, Huckabee won Iowa on a $1.95. Its not just money, you have to have something to say on those big media buys.

In 1976, Jimmy Carter ran on a campaign of change and people bought it. It was refreshing and fun to watch someone like us rise to be President, the only problem was that the world wouldnt wait for us to feel better about ourselves by electing a nice man to be President. We very nearly lost it all in 1978, and yes kids, it was that close.

I was there. I watched it happen. I watched gas lines, forget paying lots for gas, you just couldnt get it. You had "odd/even" rationing. I watched gas go over a dollar a gallon and I thought there would be a revolution in the streets, I really did. It was that bad. I watched mortgages with interest rates like credit cards. I watched as my countrys flag was torn down and burned everywhere in the world.

I watched in agony as my President used the word "Malaise" in public and it made me wretch. (And just to run salt in the wound, I think he wore a sweater when he did it.)

The late 1970's were a dark time for the United States. It was an era, marked by Gov. Jerry Brown saying that people needed to "Lower their expectations", that Americans needed to understand that America was in decline and would remain there. That was what passed for leadership in the 1970's.

I hated the Jimmy Carter 1970's the first time I lived through them. I'm really going to hate them the second time when they are warmed up and resold to us in 2008, but thats whats coming.

And no, I dont think that means that another Ronald Reagan is going to rise from the grave and save us all from this horror. In this party, in this climate of todays political world, the mortal Ronald Reagan couldnt get elected to anything under this Republican party.

The God Ronald Reagan didnt get elected to anything by the way.

The God Ronald Reagan didnt come about until long after he died. We forget that the veneration for Ronald Reagan didnt come into universal appeal until after he had left office and until after he died. While he was in office, and while he was in competition, he was hated and feared and despised and dismissed - by Republicans!

Reagan brought Democrats, Independants and yes, Republicans into the party. Once upon a time, we thought this was a good thing, now we get snotty when we hear that Democrats might like one candidate or another.

Its not the candidates fault that this disaster has happened. Its ours. Candidates are a reflection of the party, and this party has turned its back on the country in a fit of self pity.

Well, we get what we deserve. You'll excuse me for awhile, I have to find my 2 stroke moped, my bellbottoms and white Adidas shoes and my pukka shell necklace. If I have to live through the 1970's again, I might as well look good doing it.

Posted @ February 05, 2008 04:56 PM | Current Affairs | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)