I don't particularly like Romney but,,,,,,Perry is getting his butt kicked by everyone on the stage. Especially Mitt.

Romney... the illegitimate child of John Kerry and John McCain...

Feels slimy and speaks like a liberal republican without a clue.

Perry is the latest flavor that hasn't addressed the real cancers destroying this country, basically plug him in with the others as 'the least we can settle for is 2A protection and SC picks'

We need a chit load more that that, none of the choices are stepping up... we're Fooked at this point...

Kent

I think that moron Perry is going to lose it to Romney. It was his to lose, and he's doing it.

If there is going to be a real difference maker in the GOP, they better get in the race soon... this is Fing embarrassing.

Kent

It's a pitiful scene that we can't even get a half-ass decent [bleep] to run for Prez.

Doesn't speak well for the current generation much less the USA.

We might be [bleep].

Might be! The understatement of the year Sam but I like it.

I really believe we need a candidate from the generation below the one that has F'ed this country up... Romney, Perry, Newt, RP don't apply...

I wish West would jump in, he speaks the truth...

Kent

And to be clear, it's a failure of the system.



I can think of at least 20 members here(of that generation) who would be excellent Presidents. Of course none of them are politicians.....

Thanks!

Exactly!

All this country needs is a kick in the ass.....grin

The "we suck less than the other guy" schtick has gotten too old, and ain't worth it anymore.

About ready to say "f'k it" and let the whole thing to through the schitter.

It was very obvious tonight that there are only two viable candidates for the nomination: Perry and Romney.

The rest of the comedians should vacate the stage and let these two have at it.

I have not endorsed Romney or Perry.

You didn't make the 'Fire Top 20.....grin

Yep, if I have to go through the McCain saga of, 'He's not that bad' again, because that's our only choices... I'm headed completely off grid for the remainder of my days...

Kent

who gives a flying flip who you endorse! like you matter you old fool....

You're my secretary of agriculture, or whatever the hell else you want!

too bad we cant clean washington out and start over,get rid of some of the fossils in the senate and congress.

I was fine tuning a truck for a morning run,....listening to that chit on AM Radio,.....Fox via the "Rusty Humphprey Show"

.....'bout 20 minutes was all I needed,.....flipped the thing over to some Tom Russel CDs,....and cheered right up.

This whole approach to "Government" is looking pretty goddam insulting, IMHO.

GTC

But..........let's be clear on one key point, any of these candidates are light year's better than Obama.

So long as we don't have to move......grin

You know, I really don't think so.. Once they're in, and the folks that put the money up want the payoff, they start looking real similar.

No way!

Unless they need to send me to Mexico again, and only during the winter..

Explain please?

Yup.

GTC

Your senility precludes higher office.

You and whatever hope you have for a future are invested in the 'system'... precludes you from office...

Kent

The 'ranch' is overpriced.

I've never really thought either one was that strong a candidate. They both have deal breaker issues for me at least.

But I am not running for high office, are you? I just want a simple explanation of a somewhat obtuse posting. Is that too much to ask?

I agree, the worst of the republicans are far, far brtter than the communist Dear Leader.

Now that logic is just F'in pathetic!

It wouldn't be obtuse if you read the other posts on this thread... is that too much to ask?

Kent

Seriously, this is the GOP version of The Gong Show, except it doesn't have any funny parts.

Is it just me or does anyone else's gaydar go off when Gary Johnson talks?

Lets hope the funny part is when they figure out we think these people aren't worth a [bleep] and if they don't run someone that is the Tea Party is going to kick a lot of RINO ass under the bus.

My feeling is they couldn't be playing into the Tea Party's strong hand any better than they are and they really aren't even holding a pair.

Can you show me where the most transparent government sent the TARP money (dem congress and senate) and QE 1 & 2 (all 3 branches dem)? If you can produce this information you are superhuman. The efficiency of Federal Government has been estimated to be between 10 and 25%. The government has required health insurance compabies to pay at least 80% for treatments. Where is the problem?

He did sound a little light on the loafers.

Watching Romney and Perry go back and forth is like watching two kids in a grade school play ground talking smack.

Pretty embarassing huh?

Even though I know their odds are slim right now, I still like listening to Newt and Herman the most lately. Unfortunately, Newt has baggage, because I would PAY a cover charge to watch Newt debate Obama.

I think that is the correct word... embarrassing... two weeks from the end of the last election, I went from holding my nose, to feeling completely embarrassed over McCain... turned off the tube including Fox news and canceled my cable TV.

Had some hope after the midterms and the Tea Party's political push...

back to embarrassing...

Kent

In all fairness to Michelle, I thought she started really rusty a couple months ago, and wasn't very good at communicating with the audience. Lately she seems to be getting more comfortable on the stage in the debates.

If I was smart I would do the same thing.

FWIW, my take last night was there were three who did very well; Bachmann, Paul and Cain (not necessarily in that order).. The worst, IMHO, were Perry, Romney and 'robo-thumb' on the left...

My wife said Perry looks like a Ken Doll lite... That, or a bad imitation of Alfred E. Newman..

You guys, you scoff at real conservatives like Cain and Bachman and then you wonder why you get the schitt sandwich.

Your standards for judging candidates belong in beauty contests, not political races.

We might be........however we KNOW we are with the present debacle! In this case any unknown from the RNC is far better than what we have now.

The others, maybe.. Not I.. I'd vote for Michelle in a heartbeat.. Cain too..

Let them "duke it out" and let's see who looks the best in the end. No one candidate will appeal to everyone, so lets get that straight. The bottom line is that we need a significant change. Unfortunately we have to wait til Nov/'12 to decide and Jan/'13 to actually get it.

Make no mistake, there also needs to be veto proof numbers in the Senate and a larger cushion established in the House.
Last Nov/'10 was a good start with 7 Repub. Senators and 63 new Repub. House Reps.

Hopefully the Country can survive until then!

Paul's a lousy speaker, but he's the only one with the whole conservative package when it comes to what needs doing. It's too bad the MSM has informed us he doesn't stand a chance.

Bullshit....and that's exactly the attitude Obama and his thug army are counting on.

Everybody on that stage fundamentally differs with Obama and the democrats on the issues most of us care about. Nobody looks like Reagan...get over it. Most people didn't think Reagan looked like Reagan until after he was in office. You don't get to pout and sit it out.....it's Obama or one of these. Or somebody new who jumps in. But the country can't survive four more years of recession and three Obama supreme court justices.

It is now a two man race.

Get the rest of the comedians off stage and let Mitt and Rick have at it. One of them will be the nominee. I'm still predicting it will be Romney but I have not endorsed him or any other candidate.

Romney has the right hair, but will be disqualified for being a Mormon.

Perry is an idiot. Romney is a lying socialist.

Sorry, but I'll take the one with the right heart.

Until the next 'The Donald' or Perry or Fred Thomson from last election or 'whomever' throws their hat in...

funny chit, how quickly the winds blow in and then out on a candidate... a couple months ago it was all about 'The Donald' lol

Kent

That circus or clusterF*** or whatever you call it and the cartoon characters involved is proving out what I said. GOP hasn't learned a thing. Still plannning on riding the lesser of two evils BS all the way to the white house.

Is anyone else ready to reduce Team R to 3rd party status?

Load them in the hand basket. It's time for them to begin their homeward journey.

Why would being a Mormon disqualify him?

The only reason I discounted those two early on is because the struggled communicating their message in the debates. Both have gotten much more comfortable with the campaigning and in my opinion, are now much better candidates. At this point in the process, there should be clear front runners. But the front runners are destroying each other. I expect the "2nd tier" to close the poll gap here soon. Should be interesting. And I have like Newt from the first debate too.

Same here

so if Bachman or Cain don't make it you will vote for Obama by not voting for anyone?

So are yor're voting for Romney?

Perry writes that Social Security is unconstitutional, knows that as President he would have to take an oath to uphold the constitution and then says he slam dunk guarantees he'll keep this unconstitutional program in place for the next 20 to 30 years for those already retired or near retirement. Perry says and does whatever is politically expedient at the time. When it was to his advantage he was a democrat, when he's pandering to Latino voters he's for no fence and in state tuition for illegals, when he's pandering to Tea Partiers he says Social Security is unconstitutional, when he's pandering to retirees he slam dunk guarantees to keep Social Security. Perry is more like Blagojevich than Bush, and I don't trust anything he says.

Perry just got caught in another lie. When Bachmann went after Perry in the last debate over the HPV Vaccine issue, Perry says he was lobbied by a 31 year old woman with cervical cancer, but he signed the executive order mandating the vaccine before he ever met her.

Perry is just another Ron Blagojevich.

Why does spanky keep saying he hasn't endorsed anyone?

Does anyone here, or anywhere, give a flying [bleep]?

Unlikely.

I am still of the opinion, now even more so after last night's froth that Romney will be the nominee.

Like my people in Texas said Perry is rapidly flaming out.

The reason I have not yet endorsed anyone is that my people are in constant contact with most (not all) of the candidates and can truly not choose the candidate certain to beat BHO.

This is serious and difficult business I can assure you my people are hard at work and will soon recommend a candidate worthy of my endorsement.

Please be patient. I promise I will announce my endorsement here minutes (or maybe seconds) before I go national.

Stand by. Spanokopitas

Were on pins and needles.

No, but he hopes to make you think they do.

Sleep easy tonight nothing will be forthcoming before 0700GMT.

Appreciate a good night of slumber. You're a sport. Thanks.