Beachhead

So, Newt took SC. Given his rather excellent debates, one is not surprised. Given that Romney is the choice of Democrats and the Republican Establishment (but I repeat myself), one is not surprised that he went down in flames. Neither Dems nor Redems seem to understand— we’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore.

Now, as I have previously stated, I am not a Newt fan. But I am less of an Obama fan, and solving a problem like Newt is akin to breaking through the hedgerow country after winning Normandy. Got to get on the beach first, then deal with the later issues.

So, yes, Schlub would vote for Newt, or any other infected toe, over Obama. Job 1 is send the Marxist and his useful idiots back to Chicago. Then we'll see about the hedgerows.

15 inches of global warming in the driveway

Hey, hippies of Oregon and Washington:

If you get a spare moment between bong tokes, please explain this.

Turned me into a Newt

The Schlub is not a big Newt Gingrich fan. Newt is a consummate DC insider, the kind of person Schlub believes needs a one-way ticket back home. Sure, yes, fine, the man did yeoman service in the 80’s and 90s, something Schlub remembers well and applauded him for, BUT… (and you knew that was coming)…

In all of that, a whiff of overweening pride could be detected.

Newt IS a conservative and a believer in the Constitution, but how much of that is vehicle to larger ambitions is a matter of drawing a random line, and it is these self-aggrandizing professional politicians who have gotten us into our current straits.

But, Schlub, wait a minute! Since when is ambition a poor character trait, and don’t we need overly confident conservatives to face the winds of leftist war? Why, yes, but motivation is key. And Newt loves government, instead of its purposes. What else explains his rather bizarre behavior since leaving Congress? The Nancy Pelosi ad, the attacking of Paul Ryan, the Bain capital stuff…methinks he self-promotes too much.

Oh, no doubt Newt would support governmental reductions and lowerings of taxes and raising of armies, all subjects near and dear to Schlub’s heart, but it is the method and process and functions of government itself which is dear to the Newt, not the ideas themselves. I can do without these people, no matter how much what they say rings a cordant note.

Having said all that, I gotta say, Newt’s handling of that snippy, perpetually whining professional race victim Juan Williams, was just masterful. And a pleasure to behold. And, yes, yes, if Newt becomes the nominee, Schlub will vote for him.

After all, I’d vote for an infected toe instead of Obama.

Puttin' You on Notice

You RINO’s, you RNC members, that is.

I’m sure you noted Rick Santorum’s rather close defeat in Iowa. Depending on which news source you consult, Romney beat him by 8, or 1, vote. That’s it. And what’s NOT being widely reported? Several “independents” (read “Democrats”) voted for Romney in the cauci (18% for Romney, 13% for Santorum, and a whole lotta’em for Paul. Go figure).

Okay, so?

Well, dudes, it means that Tea Party you so smugly have declared dead and over, ain’t. It also means there is a revolution going on, one you refuse to acknowledge. One that will no longer take your John McCain’s and Bob Dole’s, the “business-as-usual” candidates you seem to prefer.

You got rid of Cain, you have eliminated Bachman, and you have all but run Perry out of town. But Santorum remains. And got a helluva lot more votes than you expected.

You should think about that.