Now, I don't claim to be a prophet of any kind, but I will admit that something very strange happened last night: I had a dream that Rick Perry dropped out of the GOP race. And now it's happening.
This morning, news has broken that Gov. Perry has told supporters he will be leaving the race. The reason I had the dream is that I was discussing with family members that its asinine for Perry, Santorum and Gingrich to all remain in the race. They all want to be the conservative alternative to the man they claim to be the "Massachusetts Moderate," Mitt Romney.
While I don't agree with Gov. Perry's domestic policies, I commend him for being the "bigger man" in the race and having the humility and wherewithal to understand that sometimes the hardest thing to do is the right thing to do. His leaving the race will bolster the chances of either Gingrich or Santorum securing the nomination. Now, if Santorum or Gingrich followed suit, the conservative wing of the Republican party would have a real chance to knock out Mitt Romney.
Don't confuse my strategy for passion; I'm not a fan of a lot of what these guys say. I'm just looking at this from a politically strategic standpoint. Again, well done, Gov. Perry. He has maintained his reputation, increased the chances of his closest allies and saved himself a ticket to the next GOP race (whether it be in 2016 or 2020).
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Enough with the "Food Stamp President" Remarks
Look, I'm not for wealth distribution via government intervention, but to label POTUS as the "food stamp president" is misleading. To say that makes people believe that he got into office and just decided to hand out food stamps to people who didn't need it. We forget that this government had already acquired a considerably large amount of debt by the time he took office. Following years of military extravaganzas in the middle east, the US had racked up quite a deficit.
So, when he took office, the economy was already in shambles. The stock market begun its downward spiral in the summer of 2008 and when he took office in January of 2009 his primary responsibility was to, aside from protect the country, stabilize the languishing economy. Consider this analogy: when a terribly injured person comes into the ER, surgery is not the first course of action. Before any diagnosis or procedural plan can be drawn up, the patient first must be stabilized to secure a natural point before any invasive work can be done. So, before he could have started to fix the economy he had to stabilize it.
Furthermore, what do his critics think people on food stamps do with the food stamps? Hang them up in their living rooms as testaments to their supposed laziness? No, they spend it on..... that's right, food! And who does that benefit? Oh, yeah, the grocery stores. And when grocery stores sell more products, what gets a boost? Food ordered from companies like Cisco, CBI, etc. Then they hire more people to process the food and, in turn, the farms hire more people to grow the food to begin with.
To act like food stamps just adorn the walls of the poor and serve no further purpose is short-sighted and, frankly, ignorant. I don't always agree with President Obama, but to criticize him -- so repeatedly -- for lending a helping hand to those who need it most (and in turn allowing the economy to maintain its customer base) is just wrong.
So, when he took office, the economy was already in shambles. The stock market begun its downward spiral in the summer of 2008 and when he took office in January of 2009 his primary responsibility was to, aside from protect the country, stabilize the languishing economy. Consider this analogy: when a terribly injured person comes into the ER, surgery is not the first course of action. Before any diagnosis or procedural plan can be drawn up, the patient first must be stabilized to secure a natural point before any invasive work can be done. So, before he could have started to fix the economy he had to stabilize it.
Furthermore, what do his critics think people on food stamps do with the food stamps? Hang them up in their living rooms as testaments to their supposed laziness? No, they spend it on..... that's right, food! And who does that benefit? Oh, yeah, the grocery stores. And when grocery stores sell more products, what gets a boost? Food ordered from companies like Cisco, CBI, etc. Then they hire more people to process the food and, in turn, the farms hire more people to grow the food to begin with.
To act like food stamps just adorn the walls of the poor and serve no further purpose is short-sighted and, frankly, ignorant. I don't always agree with President Obama, but to criticize him -- so repeatedly -- for lending a helping hand to those who need it most (and in turn allowing the economy to maintain its customer base) is just wrong.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Jon Huntsman Drop-Out
I'm sad to see Jon Huntsman leave. This marks the departure of the rational Republican from the current GOP race. He says his followers should join ranks with those of Mitt Romney's. I'm hesitant but perhaps I'll follow. I'm skeptical of his corporate looting with Bain and I'm irritated by his insistence that he's not a lifelong politician. Make no mistake, that fact isn't by choice. If he had it his way, he'd have won elections since 1994 and would have been in Washington for nearly twenty years.
There was a funny cartoon in the New Yorker this week that depicted a yard sign for Romney. In small print above his name, there was the following: "Oh, alright, fine." I think that cartoon does a good job of outlining the sentiments of those who are slowly trotting along toward Romney's camp.
There was a funny cartoon in the New Yorker this week that depicted a yard sign for Romney. In small print above his name, there was the following: "Oh, alright, fine." I think that cartoon does a good job of outlining the sentiments of those who are slowly trotting along toward Romney's camp.
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