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Just as everyone knew that the Non-Aggression Pact between Hitler and Stalin would eventually be broken by one party or the other, it was a good bet that the Non-Aggression Pact between Mitt Romney and Ron Paul would also eventually be broken once it was clear that Romney had no intention of honoring whatever deals he may have struck with Paul.
What wasn’t clear was that Paul and his people were not only fully aware that Romney couldn’t be trusted to keep his word, but they were also fully prepared to execute a plan to compel Mittens to keep his word, to punish him if he didn’t, or to just plain win outright:
The five states holding primaries on Tuesday—Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island—were all prime turf for Romney: heavily urbanized, high-Catholic populations with comparatively moderate Republican electorates. Romney did as well as expected, running the table in Connecticut and New York, and successfully ending Newt Gingrich’s campaign by seizing the winner-take-all state of Delaware. But, in Rhode Island’s proportional race and Pennsylvania’s loophole primary, Ron Paul managed to slip in and grab delegates. In fact, Paul is expected to finish second in the overall delegate haul for the night despite investing almost no effort in the states contested.
Next stop: Texas, which is not only Paul’s home state but has proportional representation — in other words, it’s not winner-take-all.
Meanwhile, the Ron Paul contigent has made serious inroads into various state GOP branches, such as Minnesota’s. Here’s an example of a Minnesota Ron Paul Republican; his name is Kurt Bills, and he’s, erm, interesting.
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No doubt everything you say is true. But how does it matter unless Paul runs as an independent in November?
The pact is not over when Ron or Mitt start openly fighting for votes or attacking each others policies thats what should happen in a Primary.
The pact is over when one of them get personal and risks pissing off the others supporters and makes Ron being VP impossible.
But I do hope it does get worse PW.
It’s Rand not Ron for the Veep slot.
Right. And even that is crazy. Ain’t gonna happen. And ‘real’ Hispanics don’t give a crap about arrogant, uppity Cubans, so Rubio isn’t going to help in CA or AZ…..but I think it is funnier than hell that the Rs don’t seem to get that. So insular, really. So stupid.
Just left you the following on an earlier thread.
Apparently Rubio spent part of his life as a Mormon.
And from what little I’ve picked up (won’t waste time on this one as there are so many good books I haven’t read), Rand is even crazier than his father.
It’s Ron trying to go for the gusto. He, at minimum, wants a speaking slot — either for himself or his son — and he thinks he can take advantage of the fact that caucus delegates, unlike primary delegates, aren’t committed to their winners but can change their votes at any time right up to the nominating convention.
The “real” Hispanics also resent the fact that Cubans were given such special treatment and “real” ones were treated like illegal dirt.
Thanks. I’d heard about the stint as a mormon. Goofy. Someone on O’Donnell’s MSNBC show just pointed out that Mexicans are not charmed by Rubio’s Cuban story. Good that that is finally getting voiced…..although it would have been fun to watch the stupid Rs think they’d found their Hispanic connection only to be crushed on election day. Oh, well, it was a fun fantasy while it lasted.
Hey, Twain, so glad to ‘hear’ your voice! I’ve been looking for you since the ‘grand melee’ — good you took a break from the insanity, but better
, as it were, to have you back!
And, yes, the Cubans, through Nixon, I suppose, got all kinds of special treatment that was not shared with the Hispanics who had a much longer history in the USA. I actually have a grandson who is an honorary 6th generation Californian (through his mother, a 5th generation California), and we are nowhere near some old Mexican families in California history.
I have a mild interest in how members of disadvantaged groups get to be powerful people in one venue or another. Rs usually pick shmoos who, as you say, have little connection with other members of their group bc they are willing to be tools of the Rs, or in the case of ex-Cubans, consumed by commie hatred. Another R tactic is to pick particularly incompetents, like Herman Cain, so that when Ds criticize them for their incompetence, the Rs can accuse the Ds of racism or sexism, or whateverism.
Thanks, Dearie. Have to step away at times from the walleyed hissy fits and rest. Also dealing with some health issues, but I’m okay.
CA was part of Mexico before the U.S. stole it. The Mexicans were there first. Remember Coulter’s trying to raise the reconquista hysteria as one of the first verbal pogroms of the Rs against Hispanics.
I haven’t studied the Cuban migration, but I suspect that many of the early comers were from the wealthy classes that could see that Fidel was going to cause them grief. I think they still feel entitled. As to Nixon, I just remember that Bebe Rebozo was his dear friend. I think the fact that Rubio’s folks came even before Fidel took over suggests that they came from the upper classes……and I do get a sense of entitlement from the smirk on Rubio’s face.
I would so love to see an ‘open revolt’ on the floor of the Gooper Convention…! Pass the popcorn…! ;-)
Glad you’re back. Just avoid the …. well, those folks.
His grandfather emigrated to U.S. before Castro, wasn’t making it here, went back to his shoe store after Castro took over, became disenchanted with Castro after Bay of Pigs, tried to get back into U.S. but didn’t have a visa, was ordered deported but didn’t leave and several years later was granted refugee status, or something like that. So he wasn’t one of the rich Cubans whose property Castro confiscated, but I guess to fit into the Cuban community in FL the Rubios played the anticommie card.
Thanks for the info. I wonder if Rubio has ever done anything for the Cuban people? Well, I’ll just have to do some research…..IF he keeps climbing the Republican monkey pole.
The article I linked to in 5 is apparently excerpts from a book on Rubio scheduled to come out around the same time as Rubio’s book on Rubio. No shortage of hubris, it would seem.
Weren’t the terms of the so-called non-agression pact signed by Ribbentrop and Molotov revealed only after the defeat of Germany in 1945?
I voted for Paul simply because of the assassination of US citizens issue (only candidate against).
http://monetaryrealism.com/why-i-voted-for-ron-paul/
Good lord PW, a comparison of Hitler/Stalin held as a lens to view Romney/Paul?
Sorry, ma’am, this is just insanely incomparable.
It’s a horrid comparison.
No way should this be held so . . . it’s, insane.
Two of the planet’s worst despots and murderers of millions and two hack assed punk bullshit political entities that will lose to a shit DIM resident president?
Yer killin me.
Horrid, ma’am. What were you thinking.
I didn’t know you had actually done the deed–I am preparing myself for it, when write in day comes in November,but I’m really just chickenshit cause NY is safe for Obama.
When you hang with the Ronulans, you hang with teh crazy…
I’m sorry dude, but you are fuckin’ obtuse.
Precious Blood of the Sweet Baby Jesus, will the tubez gods not send down an “irony” smilie?
Ya miss it hoss, completely.
1) There IS no irony in comparing those two things. One is NOT like the other, you should know that.
2) It’s not only bad journalism, bad blogging, and bad writing, it’s completely and utterly lacking in any irony or comedic value.
Ya see, (I HATE having to explain the obvious shit to people who who should know better) if this was funny, or ironic, then it would be done well by oh, say, John Belushi, Jane Curtain, Dan Akroyd, a bit of Bill Murray, and such.
To my mind and memory, PW is a great human and has published TONS of stuff I’ve endeared myself to, over the years.
However, she don’t do comedy, or irony, much. N this diary is a fail, IMO.
So, Rex ya silly lil goat dancer, ya miss MY points for my critical POV of this diary, oh so completely.
Lemme know when ya finish the Journ 10 freshman class course.
Then, we can tawk.
But I will STILL ridicule you in public for your fallacies.
*G*