stick a fork in him

[Jamie B]

Gee, I heard that this is Perry's new bodyguard. Rickie will be a No Fork Zone now! 

[Scout26]

Gee, I heard that this is Perry's new bodyguard. Rickie will be a No Fork Zone now! 

Holy Heyzeus M. Christ on a flaming pogo stick.  You like pokin' c&sd with sharp stick doncha.   You're hunting over bait and it ain't sporting. 



Oh, and roo_ster, you owe me one keyboard, monitor and a Red Stag & coke for:

Shh!  Don't confuse CSD with data when he has his "I H8 Texas" cap on.

[MicroBalrog]

Just remember: a lot of these people who are now sating they won't vote for a RINO will soon be looking for an excuse to do so.

[Jamie B]

You like pokin' c&sd with sharp stick doncha.   You're hunting over bait and it ain't sporting.

Oh please! He has hammered me so dam many times over the years that this is like an ant crawling up an elephant *expletive deleted*ss with rape on it's mind.

[makattak]

I guess a lot of people are anxious to cut there noses off to spite their faces......

There's also a little matter of:

"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace."

I don't want to push dealing with the collapse of the entitlement state off to my children. Either I will vote for someone who will reform, reduce, and (note that's not an "or")repeal it or I want the Democrats to go full speed ahead and crash it.

[TommyGunn]

Quote from: TommyGunn on September 15, 2011, 10:50:15 PM

I guess a lot of people are anxious to cut there noses off to spite their faces......

Quote from: makattak on August 12, 2011, 07:44:09 AM

There's also a little matter of:

"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace."

I don't want to push dealing with the collapse of the entitlement state off to my children. Either I will vote for someone who will reform, reduce, and (note that's not an "or")repeal it or I want the Democrats to go full speed ahead and crash it

Even better than having a *$#^%%^ in our time, how about getting the best electable person in office so we can better avoid the *&*&^^*&#$#%%.

[makattak]

Even better than having a *$#^%%^ in our time, how about getting the best electable person in office so we can better avoid the *&*&^^*&#$#%%.

The "best electable" person is a matter of opinion. If the nominee ends up being some moderate squish who doesn't want to rock the boat and will only make gestures towards "fixing" things but no real progress (again, I'm looking at you, Mitt), then we aren't "avoiding" anything. We're delaying it.

We can't only play defense anymore. We need to push back. A feeble, milquetoast moderate won't push back. He'll make "adjustments" to Obamacare. He'll "tweak" social security. He'll "study" Medicare.

That's not acceptable to me anymore.

[TommyGunn]

Last I heard, Mitt was against Obamacare.  
Yea I know he did Mittcare in his home state.  But he's against it nationally.
Think he won't try to get rid of it?
You know, a lot depends on what happens in kongress as well.  We need to get the senate.  Right now we have part of the House -- and only enough to throw around monkeywrenches and jam up the works.
If we REALLY want to undo 4 years of Obamanation....or 12 years of BushiObamanation, we need the SENATE as well.  It's not all about the oval office.

[MicroBalrog]

Last I heard, Mitt was against Obamacare.  
Yea I know he did Mittcare in his home state.  But he's against it nationally.
Think he won't try to get rid of it?

...

Wait.

Let me get this straight.

You are actually suggesting that Mitt Romney should be the Republican candidate?

[roo_ster]

...

Wait.

Let me get this straight.

You are actually suggesting that Mitt Romney should be the Republican candidate?

He's not alone.  I hear Mitt is keen on the idea.

[mtnbkr]

...

Wait.

Let me get this straight.

You are actually suggesting that Mitt Romney should be the Republican candidate?

He has an R next to his name, doesn't that make him awesome? :D

Chris

[TommyGunn]

...

Wait.

Let me get this straight.

You are actually suggesting that Mitt Romney should be the Republican candidate?

No.  Maybe I'd prefer Perry. (cool Perry factor: "Perry" was my mother's maiden name.)
But I will be voting against Obama no matter who the Repub candidate is.

[birdman]

Last I heard, Mitt was against Obamacare.  
Yea I know he did Mittcare in his home state.  But he's against it nationally.
Think he won't try to get rid of it?
You know, a lot depends on what happens in kongress as well.  We need to get the senate.  Right now we have part of the House -- and only enough to throw around monkeywrenches and jam up the works.
If we REALLY want to undo 4 years of Obamanation....or 12 years of BushiObamanation, we need the SENATE as well.  It's not all about the oval office.

The senate is key.  Unless Reid is gone, nothing can really occur--he has flat out refused to bring bills to the floor for votes, and the senate hasn't passed a budget in over two years (three?). 

On that note, WTF?!  Why is there not more outrage about that?  Do people just not know, or do they just don't care?

[Jamie B]

He's not alone.  I hear Mitt is keen on the idea.

Hot damn - I can get 3 more wives!

[French G.]

What's the problem?  Virtually everyone running for federal office is a corrupt/connected/shmoozed/pampered self centered person with a large ego.  If they are not so when running the first time, they will be in short order, with a few exceptions.

I never look at what they say, I look at what they do insofar as I am able.

I like Bachman.  America needs a cranky woman at the helm.

Ms. "God brought an earthquake and a hurricane to Washington to get their attention? " That Bachman? I was already down on her for some shrill stock pandering statement that referenced the faceless, clueless, hapless but lovable anonymous entity known as "The Troops" but the smiting of DC put the fork in it. No one that thinks like that needs nuclear weapons.

[Perd Hapley]

Ms. "God brought an earthquake and a hurricane to Washington to get their attention? " That Bachman? I was already down on her for some shrill stock pandering statement that referenced the faceless, clueless, hapless but lovable anonymous entity known as "The Troops" but the smiting of DC put the fork in it. No one that thinks like that needs nuclear weapons.

Boy, I don't know which one of you sounds goofier. Her comment seems more like a bad joke, but you might actually be serious. You weren't serious, were you?

[MicroBalrog]

I hate to say this, but I'm with fistful. Bachmann seems far more of a genuine conservative than Perry Romney too.

[MechAg94]

Except Bachmann hasn't been a governor and had to make the decisions that would give people reasons to hate her.  I am sure if she was governor somewhere y'all would be able to find plenty of reasons to not like her as well.  I have come to the conclusion that candidates are like Supreme Court nominees.  The only ones that aren't hated are the ones that have no paper trail. 

I have lived with Perry as my Gov for 12 years.  I can deal with him as President.  Regardless of all that stuff, he is still more conservative than most of the candidates out there IMO.  I also think he has the tools to run a decent national campaign which guys like Cain may not.

Besides, he is an Aggie.  I really want to have the first Aggie in the White House.    I would REALLY like to see the string of Harvard/Yale Presidents stopped.  Romney is another Harvard elite guy.  That aristocratic trend has got to stop.

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Except Bachmann hasn't been a governor and had to make the decisions that would give people reasons to hate her.

She has been involved in many major national issues, that governors just talk about. She has a tangible record of action (voting yay or nay) on bailouts, Obamacare, the Patriot Act, etc. Perry and Romney have no voting record on those things, just a lot of talk. Talk is cheap.

[Ron]

Besides, he is an Aggie.  I really want to have the first Aggie in the White House.   grin  I would REALLY like to see the string of Harvard/Yale Presidents stopped.  Romney is another Harvard elite guy.  That aristocratic trend has got to stop.

You say it kiddingly but I actually think it is a great idea.

[birdman]

You say it kiddingly but I actually think it is a great idea.

Even better, how about a NON LAWYER.

[MicroBalrog]

Even better, how about a NON LAWYER.

It would be great if a non-lawyer, perhaps a physician, ran for President.

[roo_ster]

It would be great if a non-lawyer, perhaps a physician, ran for President.

What sort of crazy talk is this?  Keep it up, and they'll allow them in the Senate, for the love of Pete!

Except Bachmann hasn't been a governor and had to make the decisions that would give people reasons to hate her.  I am sure if she was governor somewhere y'all would be able to find plenty of reasons to not like her as well.  I have come to the conclusion that candidates are like Supreme Court nominees.  The only ones that aren't hated are the ones that have no paper trail. 

I have lived with Perry as my Gov for 12 years.  I can deal with him as President.  Regardless of all that stuff, he is still more conservative than most of the candidates out there IMO.  I also think he has the tools to run a decent national campaign which guys like Cain may not.

Besides, he is an Aggie.  I really want to have the first Aggie in the White House.     I would REALLY like to see the string of Harvard/Yale Presidents stopped.  Romney is another Harvard elite guy.  That aristocratic trend has got to stop.

I still like Bachmann in that she has been about the most consistent & vocal in opposition to BHO's policies.  She is not a career policritter, having had a tax law practice & a few other endeavors under her belt.  IOW, she is no Obama who drifted from affirmative action position to patronage position & back.

I do agree with you on Perry.  He is a known quantity to me.  I have a decent handle on all the ways he falls short in my book.  Despite that, he'll do as a non-RINO GOP nominee.

The Aggie/non-lawyer deal is just icing on the cake.

[MechAg94]

She has been involved in many major national issues, that governors just talk about. She has a tangible record of action (voting yay or nay) on bailouts, Obamacare, the Patriot Act, etc. Perry and Romney have no voting record on those things, just a lot of talk. Talk is cheap.

I could probably be happy with her as my President also.  We'll see how the primaries work out. 

I guess I hate to see people tearing into Perry so hard.  I feel that if he is torn down, Romney will be the default.  I wouldn't want to see that.  Bachmann needs to show better in the primaries than she has in the polls.

[Balog]

No.  Maybe I'd prefer Perry. (cool Perry factor: "Perry" was my mother's maiden name.)
But I will be voting against Obama no matter who the Repub candidate is.

This is how we got to this point to start with. Some people never learn.