Jon Huntsman. Who apparently is running for President. On the GOP ticket!
Honestly, who knew?
Meanwhile, every time it seems Americans are getting fed up enough to get off their couches and survey the political landscape with an unjaundiced eye, they backslide into Hope and Change and the empty promises of an empty suit. Obama leads Perry 46-39 (Rasmussen). Last month, before entering the debates, Perry held a lead of 44% to 41% over Obama.
Romney holds a 3 pt advantage over Obama, but he did get the fiercely sought after Jimmy Carter endorsement, so there might be an artificial bump built in to Romney’s numbers.
Most discouragingly, 46% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president’s performance. I note this as I remind you all that something like 47% of Americans don’t pay federal income tax, and Obama’s latest jobs plan is an effort to permanently raise taxes on the productive class to keep that 47% happy and well fed on the dole.
I’d quote de Toqueville here, but really, why bother? The math is what the math is. The window of opportunity to pull back from the end state of a free market capitalist society built upon the idea of individual rights and equitable justice is all but closed.
Polls are noise at this point. Don’t let ’em get to ya.
What Ernst said
plus how they sample and how the questions are phrased affect ’em too
While I agree with Ernst and Darleen that polls aren’t to be entirely relied upon, the capacity for stupidity by low information voters is fairly astounding.
Via Morning Jolt.
hey its good for business
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Well hell, if the singer of such hits as Copa Cabana and Mandy is for him, it’s time to give Ron Paul another look.
Biden claiming terrorists creat jobs in 5… 4… 3…
Is Tom lining himself up for a Cabinet position in the Huntsman administration? Or just demonstrating to the permanent government that regardless of which transient the peasants select, Ridge Global stands ready to service the Establishment.
I’m with you, Seth. For the logic.
This Huntsman guy seems to be one to watch for. My liberal friends tell me Huntsman is the only “non-extremist” republican candidate in the race and while they would never, ever vote for him, they think I should.
Seems legit.
Yeah, Seth – how dare you employ humor…on this site of all places!
Jeff, what we are seeing is a direct effect of one of your constant themes. The willingness of conservatives/libertarians (classical liberals) to surrender linguistic battles. Irrespective of how many leftists have called Social Security a ponzi like program, when Perry uses those very words, the interpretation foisted by so many, including many on our side, does not pass GO, does not collect $200, but is cast in the most nefarious terms. Similarly with Palin, Bachmann, Romney, Santorum, and anyone who speaks in clear, forceful, and yes, stark terms.
The non-left is petrified by the idea of having to support a candidate of whom their lefty friends have bought lock, stock, and barrel, the caricature created out of nearly whole cloth by manipulating statists and their useful idiots of our media.
I was going to get a “Barry M. 4 Eva!” tat, but I ran out of room after I got the combat engineer tramp stamp. It’s a picture of a castle with a banner that says “Essayons!” Very butch.
Big-time Washington lobbyist endorses the Democrat mole for the GOP nomination, and the MBM quietly smiles to itself.
I’m amazed that ObaMao could lead ANYBODY in ANY true poll. Even my lefty friends are sick of him. I know no one who thinks he is a “good president”.
Well, almost “no one”. There are still a few people who don’t understand what he is doing to our grand children. But they are frantic to really feel good about themselves, and their “will” to do good.
It would never occur to them to actually help needy people, because, in their eyes, that is what the government is for..
UGH!