Dear Readers: Looking around at the reviews for the South Carolina foreign policy debate (e.g, The Other McCain), I can’t help but admit to having reached a level of serenity and acceptance. I think I have completed the Kubler Ross Cycle:
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My beloved Horemheb is a Romney supporter: I find I cannot be in despair if Romney gets the nomination. Perhaps it is because I am in the final stage of the Kubler Ross Cycle of Grief — acceptance.
I never detested Romney, and can’t bring myself to do so now. He was fully vetted in 2008, and the main flaw found was his flip-flopping technocrat leadership style. Given what we have in Obama, who fully ignores the precepts of our constitutional republic, even this would be a vast improvement. Except for Bachmann, I really don’t bear hard feelings toward any of the Republican candidates. In fact, I am mildly entertained how Newt is trying to court Palinistas. But that does not mean that we should not rattle cages, hold feet to fires, and make our concerns known. The harder YOU make the GOP candidate work for the nomination, the better the result will be.
Vote for the person who is the best match for your views, and work like a dog to get solid congressional representation in 2012 — and don’t forget focusing on key local elections. Start now by getting to know the races; for example, Legal Insurrection is featuring an important Indiana race.
MUT NOTE: Based on the comments, I want to highlight what is being “accepted”. It is not Romney I accept. Rather, this is a call to let go of undeserved anger toward specific candidates and a halt to insulting supporters of these nomination hopefuls. It is an acceptance that these are our choices, so we must make the most of the situation. VOTE FOR WHOM YOU WILL. BUT, let go of the anger, and make the most of the choices we have.
I hear a lot of concern over some current poll numbers related to the General Election. The best advice I can give is:Recover your courage, then prove your wisdom!
While we and the GOP candidates are working, Obama is on another vacation leadership tour. The Once, job killer extraordinaire, just said the US got lazy in attracting businesses! He made the comments at a CEO summit as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference Saturday. After his insults of both French President Sarkozy and Israeli Premier Netanyahu at the G-20 summit this past week, Obama should no longer be allowed to attend conferences with other world leaders: It is demeaning to them and embarrassing to us.
I find it hard to hold anyone in more contempt that he and his wife, who has a $15,000 a day make-up artist!
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Shrine Shout-Outs:
A big thanks to Tammy Bruce for her retweet of my TB rant. She has a link to a wonderful pictorial essay on War Dogs that is a must-see.
Thanks to Anna’s Clue Tank for the link, and a reminder of one of my favorite movie classics — Masque of the Red Death. That is a horror movie classic with Vincent Price. Hilariously, the post is entitled: MASQUE OF ZUCCOTTI!
The post title is a quote from that movie.
Finally, a thank you to B-daddy for the link and his great post: The Weakness of the Occupy Protest Model.
I don’t understand this whole “Romney is going to win” thing. No matter what his opponents do to screw things up, he can’t break about 23% in the polls. Newt Gingrich could be caught in bed with a dozen marmots, Herman Cain spotted handing briefcases of cash to Nancy Pelosi and Rick Perry could, well, be Rick Perry and Mittens still isn’t going to break 23%. He’s just a dreadful primary candidate. He spends, he talks, he debates and nothing ever moves for his poll numbers.
Romney is a toad. He’s not going to win.
When TCM was showing Masque of the Red Death at 2am. I stayed up to watch it. As I watched it I realized Ihad forgotten large portions of the movie. The scene I think we will see at the Occupy camps is when Death walks through Prospero’s gang of debased revelers. Their wanton dances instantly transform into pavanes fo death. Unless these infection vectors are broke up now.
As for the acceptance thing – not just yet. We have not even gotten to Iowa and the field is already winnowed. And more may fall from political backstabbing. So by the time we do get to the primaries everyone running will be so hobbled by negatives Romney at 23% will be a giant. And Obama will get a second term. Lets be cautious and not rush to rash decisions.
Anna and KT: It is not Romney I accept. Rather, this is a call to let go of undeserved anger toward specific candidates and a halt to insulting supporters of these nomination hopefuls. It is an acceptance that these are our choices, so we must make the most of the situation.
But it’s so much fun to mock Mittens!
Point taken Mut. I am not one of the screamers. But like you I am seeing way to much of independants and conservatives acting like doctrinaire socialists. attacking and destroying anyone who even slightly veers from their pet orthodoxy. We need to get away from this. If we don’t Romney will stay at 23% if he gets the nomination as people stay home and Obama gets a second term.
And we really need to start asking our Representatives in Congress what is benig done to contain these budding epidemics that are brewing. If we want an issue a lot of people will side with us on, its prevention of a TB epidemic. Remember Atlanta is a major airline hub. Just ponder an Occupy protestor who is TB contagious catching a flight back to California. Or to England. That should be give anyone pause for concern.
Anna: Thanks for the point about air travel. If I get a chance today, I will explore that point further. One of our local citizen activists is organizing a press conference to address this matter directly with the city.
I have never hated Romney either, the guy just looks so Presidential, and don’t get me started about his hair.
KT, Romney may never rise above 23% in any poll because there is always some new, more conservative savior. When it comes down to winning delegates, I don’t see how he will be beaten, because none of the other candidates can maintain momentum. It reminds me of a Sports Illustrated article some years back in which each of the NBA playoff teams was analyzed and found to have a serious flaw. The conclusion was that none of the 16 teams would win the championship, but of course one did. Romney seems to be the guy with the fewest flaws. That might be the ticket this cycle.
B-Daddy, you can’t pull 23% consistently and win anything. You’ll end up with 23% of the delegates. The fact that Romney has stayed at 23% while others have gone up and down shows that Romney has never been anyone’s second choice. It shows he’s dead last among the 77%. I don’t see how he can win.
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