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I think Huntsman is the lone sane guy of the GOP
That is because Huntsman really should be running as the lone sane guy of the Democratic Party.
Iran and Europe are big concerns and domestically housing and construction are just now bottoming.
If Iran explodes a bomb or if the Euro collapses, the game is completely changed. Both are certainly possible before October 2012. North Korea could also be a factor if the new fatboy nutjob decides to start a war with South Korea.
Oh yea forgot about baby Kim, somebody should post the photo of him riding a horse, its the hilarious pic of the year!
Oh yea forgot about baby Kim, somebody should post the photo of him riding a horse, its the hilarious pic of the year!
My concern about Kim Un is that if he (or really, his inner circle of handlers) think that their power is slipping in the face of a military coup, they might create an attack just to relieve the pressure on them. But, it is starting to look like business as usual there (crushing dictatorship), at least to the outside view. The sad thing is, that country (and the peninsula) would probably be better off eventually with a military coup that resulted in a modernized government - even if there was chaos temporarily. But it would not play well for Obama, who just proclaimed that the U.S. does not need a military capable of fighting two wars at the same time.
Speaking of the 8.5% unemployment rate - this came on CNBC this afternoon:
the Gov. is saying that the unemployment rate @ 8.5% is the best in 3 years. This is completely misleading and deceptive:
the UN-employment rate is 8.5%, but the EMPLOYMENT rate is only 58.5% the worst in decades.
**the reason the rate appears to be going lower is because people are dropping out of the count, and therefore decreasing the denominator in that "fraction/ratio".*
The % of old people working is higher than ever, and the % of young people working is lower than ever.
Clearly the partisans are speaking here, but no one is talking about the things that can help an Obama landslide.
1) Romney will not get the Christian right out to vote. They will turn out in less numbers then they did in 08 for McCain and the bimbo. While I doubt Obama will get out his voters as much as he did in 08, I predict he will get more of his people out to vote than the GOP will in '12.
2) A big point would be an economic recovery of sorts. If there is an upswing that continues, I doubt the center (sway) voter bloc will go to Romney.
3) Don't underestimate how poorly the GOP run house did in 2011, creating a political pinata that will give all through 2012 for the Democrats. Will Romney be able to draw support from the House, which is clearly hijacked by the far right of the GOP? I don't think that is a recipie for success. He may have to run against the Tea Party to move to the center, and that will line things up well for Obama.
4) It is way too early to see how Ohio and PA will do. Obama hasn't given up on any state. If anything, I infer that he has been playing chess, giving the fringe right enough rope to hang themselves, which they have done.
I will definitely consider Romney if he runs. I am undecided if he is in the race. Any of the other players in the GOP field will not get my vote and I will vote for Obama.
I'm not losing any sleep over this, that's for sure.
Homeland Security Is Monitoring The Drudge Report, The New York Times
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"It's unclear exactly why, but the Department of Homeland has been operating a "Social Networking/Media Capability" program to monitor the top blogs, forums and social networks online for at least the past 18 months. Based on a privacy compliance review from last November recently obtained by Reuters, the purpose of the project is to "collect information used in providing situational awareness and establishing a common operating picture." Whatever that means. Either way, the list of sites reported by Reuters reveals in a Wednesday afternoon exclusive is pretty intriguing:.........."
| Bangalore | posted ~ 24 hours ago (1/11/2012) |
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My question is, which of the establishment candidates, save Ron Paul, have uttered one word about Homeland Security(aka TSA) invading the privacy of ordinary citizens in defiance of the US Constitution's prohibition against "unreasonable searches and seizures. " The only thing that seems to matter to most people is football. Not much different than the last days oF Rome.
Back on topic - the Republican Nominee will be Romney.
It will be a close race between Romney and Obama - too close to call at this time: make it 50/50.
Will Obama Lose? Looks very vulnerable
Time for another health vacation? He doesn't have aids does he?
