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Obama has left Romney with so little wiggle room on the right that Romney has resorted to doing some really stupid things in order to distinguish himself from his opponent. His reaction to the Libyan embassy killings was wildly miscalculated and seems to be backfiring in a big way.
Once the corporate media turn against him, he’s toast.
The question is, will he double down, surely causing his candidacy to implode, or, will he get better handlers and find a strategy that doesn’t cause more political harm than good?
Maybe he will have an “aha!” moment and turn left? Ha ha, just kidding.
Still, for a moment, I thought he would turn left, if only a little bit, when, under the cover of state’s rights, Ryan talked about medical marijuana. Sideways glances aside, it did cross my mind.
Some people postulated, even before the Libyan comments, that the fix was in, that Romney would lose on purpose to meet the wishes of the powers-that-be.
Originally, I thought that idea, although interesting, surely far-fetched. Now, I’m not so sure. What’s that old saying about the simplest answer being the correct one?
Now, some of you may be thinking that the simplest answer is that Romney is simply a dumbass. Maybe so, but the people who pull the strings in the Republican party aren’t, and they got GW elected twice. Where in hell is Rove et al., when you need them? Maybe they realize that Obama is their man?
After all, Obama has continued the legacy, and then some, of the former administration, yet still has the support of “progressive” organizations, unions, and the Democratic Party. What Republican could hope to accomplish that!?!
It wouldn’t surprise me if, after the election, Obama finds a spot in his administration for Romney. Romney’s reward for throwing the election, so to speak. It could happen.
Move over Jeffrey Immelt.
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Don’t laugh. Obama’s left flank is wide open. Romney could go all constitutionalist on him and shred him to small pieces, as Ron Paul surely would have.
Also, we are losing (in fact, have lost) the war in Afghanistan, and are being driven out by our alleged allies. That is certainly a matter of incompetent leadership. The hatred of the U.S. is soaring in places like Yemen and Pakistan where are drone activities are highest. Why not criticize that?
All Romney’s campaign would have to do to get a lot of really good campaign material is read Glenn Greenwald’s columns for the past year or so.
Shoot, dude; you even brought up Occam’s Razor, and skittered right by the simplest answer for Romney doubling down on his remarks on OBomba and Libya? Sheesh.
It was Ron Paul in a plastic Romney mask! Like Devo doin’ Kennedy, see?
(Rec’d anyway) ;o)
…so it would seem…the ? then becomes why is Mitt’s campaign not doing so? … the skinny in these politics seems to be Obama will be be allowed to win because that is the win wanted by UniMoneyDuopoly.
Hi, Wigwam. I can’t find fault with a thing you say.
The idea about Romney turning left is not implausible. There are many issues ripe for political exploitation, that would appeal to both the left and the libertarian vote.
But, despite the opening thrust on med-mar by Ryan, Romney is choosing to go all berserk instead of exploiting the low-hanging fruit of those issues.
Realizing this is what generated my somewhat embarrassed chuckle when the thought initially crossed my mind. In other words, not for thinking that he could do it, but for thinking, even briefly, that he would do it.
So, there you go.
And a hearty hallo to you, ma’am. Might I call you Wendy? Or, would that be too presumptuous for a man of my meager prospects?
There is a flaw in your logic, I’m afraid. Why on earth would Ron Paul do such a thing? Unless, of course, he was planning on running a third-party/write-in candidacy and wanted to fuck with Romney’s campaign.
Hey, waaait a minnit, I think I just answered my own question!
Shootthatarrow, allow me to posit the situation this way:
Is the Romney campaign really that stupid, and why are the smart guys who could possibly get him elected staying away?
Bright feller ya iz, dear. And so sorree; that’s wendydavis to ya. ;o)
And shoot, OBomba was been to the right of *Governor* Mitt plenty of times, as well as to the right of many Republicans on immigration. Since candidates so often fail to follow their campaign pledges, who knows how he’d shape policy?
…hi X3 …should you like click on sta to see the comment I posted on 2012-9-12 at 20:51:36…
Shootthatarrow, I didn’t see your comment until just now, and now that I have, I must say, with admiration, that you lined the pins up nicely.
Were you one of the early postulators that I saw? For the life of me I can’t place the names, but I do remember more than one commenter saying that the fix was in, even before this latest roll in the brambles by Romney.
Dayum, talk about a smackdown.
Time for me to go breathe into a paper bag. Do you have one without cutouts I can borrow?
:O
Shhhhhh. No Bag Lady here…oh…cancel that, lol. Just the other kinda bag lady, see.
But yes, someone easily could have paid Romney to choose Ryan; blimey, I’ve heard one main name mentioned, but I haven’t been payin’ all that close attention to eletoral stuff. (Had to go look up what these fine candidates *did* say about the killings in Libya…
Smackdown? Shoot; I’d only meant it as a gentle reminder… ;o)
The simplest answer is he’s a shitfuck.
LOL; didn’t even know they’d *made* a word like that, geraldo.
Oh WD…just go to an old auto junkyard in the south sometime. You’ll here words that are quite frankly physiologically impossible.
Both Obama and Romney were full of shit. But Obama, who stuck with conventional lies and doublespeak that “reasonable men” approve of, didn’t make any political blunders.
Romney, on the other hand, in an attempt to paint Obama as an extremist liberal apologist, came off looking like a desperate quack, IMO.
What captures my interest is how Romney seems hell-bent on misreading the politics of the election and sabotaging his own candidacy.
Even if Romney is just plain stupid, and I don’t think he is, it is interesting that the people who pull the strings in the Republican Party are allowing Romney go down this path. They are not stupid.