And the Field Narrows........

Thank God Iowa is over! If we can just survive the next inconsequential state primary in New Hampshire next week then we can get back to reality.

Here is the deal. The press and the establishment Republicans have decided that Romney is the most "electable" candidate in the race for the nomination. So with his "win" in the Iowa caucuses the rest of the candidates should just drop out and let him have it. Perry is too stupid, Gingrich is too fat, Paul is too wacky, and Santorum is whatever.

So we are supposed to let 100,000 hayseeds in Iowa decide who is going to run against the Teleprompter in Chief? The last I checked there were a couple of more people in this country (try 312,000,000) and those caucus goers in Iowa represent 0.03% of that population. Considering that Romney beat Santorum by 8 votes and received 25% of the vote that would mean that 0.00125% voted for him. Either someone is smoking something evil or learned their statistics at A&M because that is not a representative sample.

No Mitt, there is not a Santa Claus and you will have to earn the nomination. That means you need to put on your conservative mask, especially in the South, and do your best impersonation of Ronald Reagan. Rick Perry, the Stupid One, apparently didn't get the memo and is over in South Carolina stumping for votes. The fact that he has a great track record doesn't matter, he just can't Bo Jangles with Obama. Santorum, another Non-Believer, is in New Hampshire, just happy to be there. So because the same number of people (less 8 ) voted for him that makes him the great conservative hope? Santorum is a one trick pony and while I like his pony (pro life) I don't think it is enough to classify him as a conservative. He is a Pennsylvania Republican which is not much different than a Pennsylvania Democrat. (see Arlen Spector).

So will Romney get the nomination? Maybe. If he does, will he beat Obama? Not likely. Hello, he was elected Governor of Massachusetts! What does that tell you about his conservative credentials? Either he was lying then or he is lying now and either way he is a snoozer! He is pretty, has good hair, and is acceptable to the establishment. Unfortunately those are the same folks that gave us John McCain, Bob Dole, and George Bush (Both of them) THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH OF THEM TO WIN THE ELECTION FOR HIM!!! I will vote for him if he is the nominee. I'd vote for a stump if Obama was his opponent! But what it is going to take to beat Obama is those lazy butts that need a foot well placed to get them to the polls. They need inspiration, imagination, leadership. Romney generates about as much enthusiasm as a buck of spit. Obama has his usual Kool-aid drinkers and takers that will go vote for him. That is almost half of the voters. Not coincidentally they are primarily the ones not paying income taxes. And when Obama starts doing his impersonation of Oprah and starts giving away the store he will get a large portion of the uninspired couch potatoes ready to go to whoever makes them the best deal.

So who do I want? I'm not sure he is in the race and that is disappointing. I have watched enough debates to know that they are all a bunch of professional liars and, due to the wussification of America, a real man is going to have trouble getting through the gauntlet. Ronald Reagan would have trouble getting elected in this political climate. I prefer someone who has actually had to earn a living, maybe even met a payroll with his own money. Wall Street types like Romney and Washington insiders like Gingrich instill nothing but suspicion and mistrust in me. Perry has been a career politician so we know where his allegiances lie. With himself! Huntsman, Paul, Santorum. Is that it?

It looks like another Christmas will go by with me not getting what I want: a strong, conservative president that will take the job seriously and get our financial house in order. Whoever is elected will inherit a $16 trillion + national debt and no plan to deal with it. In fact, if if Obamacare is fully implemented that debt will blow past $20 trillion before you know it. Wish I could end this on a positive note but I just don't have it in me today.