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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Campaign Finance Reform
If you've read anything I've written or listened to me talk in the past couple of years, you've heard me go on and on and on and on and on about campaign finance reform. It is absolutely the most important piece of legislation that could be passed. Unfortunately, if you've heard me ramble about this issue you've heard me say that this legislation will never happen....at least in my lifetime. I really hope I'm wrong, but I'm not. It's not sexy policy, no one wants to hear about it and no one wants to campaign on it because they're afraid that their contributors (people who don't know you and don't support you) will pull their money and no one ever won an election by speaking out against the people that pay them staggeringly high monetary donations. ugh, don't get me started. Anyway, I read an article today written by a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. Instead of giving you my same bit of drabble, I figure that I'll share someone else's. Take the time to read this, maybe you'll start to understand why this issue angers me so. Now for a blood pressure pill and 30 minutes of silent meditation. I hope you enjoy:
Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- In recent weeks, there have been two important stories developing about the 2012 campaign. On the surface, they have nothing to do directly with Herman Cain, Mitt Romney or Michele Bachmann.
The stories revolve around money. American Crossroads, a political action committee founded by Karl Rove, is gearing up so that it can provide campaign funds to Republican candidates across the nation. The organization is determined to repeat its accomplishments in 2010, just on a much grander scale.
On the other side of the aisle, there have been stories about big bundlers who are raising enormous amounts of money for President Obama's re-election campaign. According to the Huffington Post, Anna Wintour, Jeffery Katzenberg, Jon Corzine and Harvey Weinstein are among the 100-plus bundlers who have raised more than $50 million for the president. According to the Washington Post, the financial and banking sectors have given President Obama more money than all the Republican candidates combined. Seems like Wall Street is not that scared of a second term.
With all the ups and downs of the last decade, one thing has been constant. Private money continues to flood the political system. As a result of the Supreme Court's decision to eliminate the ban on corporate spending, the problem will only get worse.
The vast amount of private money in American politics causes enormous problems for the nation. There are many problems that money makes it more difficult for the government to resolve. The power of private money, and the enormous influence of the interest groups and individual donors who provide it, prevents government from tackling fundamental issues of the day, including issues were there would otherwise be some agreement between the two parties.
For all the talk about reducing the long-term deficit and rationalizing federal spending, the chances of accomplishing this goal are minimal unless the campaign finance system is repaired. Interest groups in Washington fight hard to defend the status quo.
One of the classic examples of what political scientists called the "iron triangle," - the ironclad alliance between interest groups, government agencies and congressional committees in defense of specific programs - has been the defense budget. Since the Cold War, federal dollars have gone to defense contractors who reap huge profits from the production of certain weapons systems. These companies have become integral to the economy of the communities in which their plants located, and they are protected by the legislators who represent those areas as well as Pentagon officials. Agricultural programs are another case where lobbying makes innovations or reductions in spending difficult. The congressional supercommittee dealing with deficit reduction is spinning it's wheels. Indeed, The Hill reported that members of the deficit reduction committee are receiving sizable amounts of contributions from special interest groups, many of which represent sectors (such as health care) that are opposed to what the panel is attempting to accomplish. Without addressing the political dynamics that have fueled many of today's budgetary problems, it will be difficult for Congress to enact substantial changes, or to make sure that any successful reforms last over time.
A second problem is the power of business interests in Washington. This is a theme that preoccupies both Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street activists. Why did Wall Street receive so much assistance through TARP while homeowners have been allowed to languish? Protesters on the right and left talk about how policies are skewed toward these interests and how average middle-class Americans don't receive the same kind of attentions from the nation's leaders.
Business and financial interests achieve their influence in many ways. But their ability to deliver dollars to the campaign chest of candidates is crucial. Donating funds helps to ensure that these interests have a seat at the table. In 2009, as Ron Suskind recounts in his new book, "The Confidence Men," Democrats learned firsthand as the health care industry successfully pushed the administration to eliminate crucial measures that were intended to control costs and save money to pay for expanded insurance. This story has been repeated in a number of policy sectors.
The final problem that money fuels is gridlock. Everyone hates when Congress doesn't seem to be capable of doing anything. A chronic complaint about Washington is that the parties are so polarized that agreement is not possible. Money is one of the culprits. Political scientists have shown how the money race pushes politicians to seek favor with ideologically oriented interest groups and political action committees, will keep the purse strings open. Campaign money makes help certain that the parties are heard.
Without tackling core issues such as campaign finance reform in 1973, Sen. Hubert Humphrey warned that "it is a cesspool, it is a source of infection for the body politic." One year later Watergate shattered American confidence in the political system. The result was burst of reform that created public finance for presidential campaigns and contribution limits, as well as the Federal Elections Commission. For almost two decades, the system worked relatively well and did produce changes until recently when both parties abandoned it.
Right now there is no scandal comparable to Watergate to move American politicians. With all the attention that we pay to the horse race between Romney, Cain and Perry or the decline in President Obama's approval ratings, the fundamentals receive little attention. The basic ways in which politics works, the underlying sources of political influence and power that will have huge effects on whoever the next president is, are barely an issue. Without reform, the chances that we will see huge shifts in policy to make government more efficient and more effective are slim.
- lifted from http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/24/opinion/zelizer-money-politics-scandal
Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- In recent weeks, there have been two important stories developing about the 2012 campaign. On the surface, they have nothing to do directly with Herman Cain, Mitt Romney or Michele Bachmann.
The stories revolve around money. American Crossroads, a political action committee founded by Karl Rove, is gearing up so that it can provide campaign funds to Republican candidates across the nation. The organization is determined to repeat its accomplishments in 2010, just on a much grander scale.
On the other side of the aisle, there have been stories about big bundlers who are raising enormous amounts of money for President Obama's re-election campaign. According to the Huffington Post, Anna Wintour, Jeffery Katzenberg, Jon Corzine and Harvey Weinstein are among the 100-plus bundlers who have raised more than $50 million for the president. According to the Washington Post, the financial and banking sectors have given President Obama more money than all the Republican candidates combined. Seems like Wall Street is not that scared of a second term.
With all the ups and downs of the last decade, one thing has been constant. Private money continues to flood the political system. As a result of the Supreme Court's decision to eliminate the ban on corporate spending, the problem will only get worse.
The vast amount of private money in American politics causes enormous problems for the nation. There are many problems that money makes it more difficult for the government to resolve. The power of private money, and the enormous influence of the interest groups and individual donors who provide it, prevents government from tackling fundamental issues of the day, including issues were there would otherwise be some agreement between the two parties.
For all the talk about reducing the long-term deficit and rationalizing federal spending, the chances of accomplishing this goal are minimal unless the campaign finance system is repaired. Interest groups in Washington fight hard to defend the status quo.
One of the classic examples of what political scientists called the "iron triangle," - the ironclad alliance between interest groups, government agencies and congressional committees in defense of specific programs - has been the defense budget. Since the Cold War, federal dollars have gone to defense contractors who reap huge profits from the production of certain weapons systems. These companies have become integral to the economy of the communities in which their plants located, and they are protected by the legislators who represent those areas as well as Pentagon officials. Agricultural programs are another case where lobbying makes innovations or reductions in spending difficult. The congressional supercommittee dealing with deficit reduction is spinning it's wheels. Indeed, The Hill reported that members of the deficit reduction committee are receiving sizable amounts of contributions from special interest groups, many of which represent sectors (such as health care) that are opposed to what the panel is attempting to accomplish. Without addressing the political dynamics that have fueled many of today's budgetary problems, it will be difficult for Congress to enact substantial changes, or to make sure that any successful reforms last over time.
A second problem is the power of business interests in Washington. This is a theme that preoccupies both Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street activists. Why did Wall Street receive so much assistance through TARP while homeowners have been allowed to languish? Protesters on the right and left talk about how policies are skewed toward these interests and how average middle-class Americans don't receive the same kind of attentions from the nation's leaders.
Business and financial interests achieve their influence in many ways. But their ability to deliver dollars to the campaign chest of candidates is crucial. Donating funds helps to ensure that these interests have a seat at the table. In 2009, as Ron Suskind recounts in his new book, "The Confidence Men," Democrats learned firsthand as the health care industry successfully pushed the administration to eliminate crucial measures that were intended to control costs and save money to pay for expanded insurance. This story has been repeated in a number of policy sectors.
The final problem that money fuels is gridlock. Everyone hates when Congress doesn't seem to be capable of doing anything. A chronic complaint about Washington is that the parties are so polarized that agreement is not possible. Money is one of the culprits. Political scientists have shown how the money race pushes politicians to seek favor with ideologically oriented interest groups and political action committees, will keep the purse strings open. Campaign money makes help certain that the parties are heard.
Without tackling core issues such as campaign finance reform in 1973, Sen. Hubert Humphrey warned that "it is a cesspool, it is a source of infection for the body politic." One year later Watergate shattered American confidence in the political system. The result was burst of reform that created public finance for presidential campaigns and contribution limits, as well as the Federal Elections Commission. For almost two decades, the system worked relatively well and did produce changes until recently when both parties abandoned it.
Right now there is no scandal comparable to Watergate to move American politicians. With all the attention that we pay to the horse race between Romney, Cain and Perry or the decline in President Obama's approval ratings, the fundamentals receive little attention. The basic ways in which politics works, the underlying sources of political influence and power that will have huge effects on whoever the next president is, are barely an issue. Without reform, the chances that we will see huge shifts in policy to make government more efficient and more effective are slim.
- lifted from http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/24/opinion/zelizer-money-politics-scandal
Friday, October 21, 2011
joe
This is too good not to share. Joe Scarborough (Republican) wrote an article on politico.com. The article starts, "All the world is a stage and in this year's GOP presidential race, it is a reality soundstage cluttered with clownish characters auditioning for the role of commander in chief." I love that line. I could read that over and over. And it has the luxury of being true. As long as I've been following politics I haven't seen a republican primary as ass backwards as this. It's entertaining....but I'm terrified of what happens next.
I am a 1%er
Just kidding.
There are 1%ers who have joined the Occupy Wall Street protests across the country. In case you've been living on the moon for the past few weeks, I'll get you up to speed. In the third week of September a Canadian group called Adbusters (I know it's a stupid name...but they're Canadian, give them a break) started a protest in the park that is closest to Wall Street in New York City (can't remember the name of the park). Although the protesters were adamant and there were a hand full of arrests, they weren't getting the press coverage they wanted. A couple weeks after the first night of protesting, a NYC cop blasted a group of women protesters with pepper spray. Now the media had a human interest story to talk about so press coverage exploded. The protest grew, got more crazy, then got more organized and has now spread throughout the nation. Protesters occupy the uptowns of dozens of US cites.
First of all I'd like to applaud the leaders of the protests. There have been minimal arrests and trips to hospitals. It also seems to me the largest and most complex single issue protest since Vietnam. The protesters are speaking out against corporate greed and more importantly the influence corporations and lobbyists have over government officials. They are asking for social and economical equality. (I know it sounds a lot like Communism...and maybe it is...but we're Americans and the cold war ended, so get over it.) These people have a good point. I think a lot of people forget exactly how our public officials become elected and how they get re-elected. When you pull the leaver on election day, you are certainly lending your voice to democracy, but you're not doing it voluntarily. You haven't exactly been brain washed, but the candidate with the most money can buy the best political support staff, the most drive time radio ads, the best produced TV commercials, the prettiest pamphlets, etc. The one with the most money can have the most influence.
If you've read my blog before you know that campaign finance reform has come up already. I'm not sure if most of the protesters know it, but this is exactly what they want. Campaign finance reform is an idea that has been around for decades. We saw it coming 36 years ago when congress founded the Federal Election Commission. This is an independent organization that is supposed to police how federal campaign war-chests are filled. Well now the occupiers of the FEC are influenced by money too. Not only that, but there are gaping holes in the litigation regarding the policing of staggering amounts of money.
As of October 2010 foreign investors can donate as much money as they want to a campaign. No regulation. No limit. Yes, foreign investors can influence who your elected official is. Does that sound like democracy to you? President Obama said, "this ruling strikes against our democracy itself." and added "I can't think of anything more devastating to the public interest." Then again, Winston Churchill said, "the best argument against democracy is 5 minutes with the average voter." Would he be a proponent of this unlimited and unmonitored exchange of cash? The people pushing the cash aren't exactly average.
It is unreal to me that we allow this to happen. But then again, we should have seen it coming. It's a double edged sword. Everyone can be tapped. The people with the money will always make the decisions. The protesters are helping us move toward a national debate and opening a discussion that we must have. There needs to be litigation on this. Solid, concrete, unbreakable rules and regulations with genuine disincentive. We simply cannot allow 1% or even 10% or 20% of the people make the decisions for everyone. This idea changes the very definition of who we are. Or have we forgotten already?
I think we're still a generation away from making this happen. We need more 1%ers on the side of the 99%ers and that's not going to happen for a while.
In the mean time, God be with you protesters of the country. Keep the discussion rolling and make us proud.
There are 1%ers who have joined the Occupy Wall Street protests across the country. In case you've been living on the moon for the past few weeks, I'll get you up to speed. In the third week of September a Canadian group called Adbusters (I know it's a stupid name...but they're Canadian, give them a break) started a protest in the park that is closest to Wall Street in New York City (can't remember the name of the park). Although the protesters were adamant and there were a hand full of arrests, they weren't getting the press coverage they wanted. A couple weeks after the first night of protesting, a NYC cop blasted a group of women protesters with pepper spray. Now the media had a human interest story to talk about so press coverage exploded. The protest grew, got more crazy, then got more organized and has now spread throughout the nation. Protesters occupy the uptowns of dozens of US cites.
First of all I'd like to applaud the leaders of the protests. There have been minimal arrests and trips to hospitals. It also seems to me the largest and most complex single issue protest since Vietnam. The protesters are speaking out against corporate greed and more importantly the influence corporations and lobbyists have over government officials. They are asking for social and economical equality. (I know it sounds a lot like Communism...and maybe it is...but we're Americans and the cold war ended, so get over it.) These people have a good point. I think a lot of people forget exactly how our public officials become elected and how they get re-elected. When you pull the leaver on election day, you are certainly lending your voice to democracy, but you're not doing it voluntarily. You haven't exactly been brain washed, but the candidate with the most money can buy the best political support staff, the most drive time radio ads, the best produced TV commercials, the prettiest pamphlets, etc. The one with the most money can have the most influence.
If you've read my blog before you know that campaign finance reform has come up already. I'm not sure if most of the protesters know it, but this is exactly what they want. Campaign finance reform is an idea that has been around for decades. We saw it coming 36 years ago when congress founded the Federal Election Commission. This is an independent organization that is supposed to police how federal campaign war-chests are filled. Well now the occupiers of the FEC are influenced by money too. Not only that, but there are gaping holes in the litigation regarding the policing of staggering amounts of money.
As of October 2010 foreign investors can donate as much money as they want to a campaign. No regulation. No limit. Yes, foreign investors can influence who your elected official is. Does that sound like democracy to you? President Obama said, "this ruling strikes against our democracy itself." and added "I can't think of anything more devastating to the public interest." Then again, Winston Churchill said, "the best argument against democracy is 5 minutes with the average voter." Would he be a proponent of this unlimited and unmonitored exchange of cash? The people pushing the cash aren't exactly average.
It is unreal to me that we allow this to happen. But then again, we should have seen it coming. It's a double edged sword. Everyone can be tapped. The people with the money will always make the decisions. The protesters are helping us move toward a national debate and opening a discussion that we must have. There needs to be litigation on this. Solid, concrete, unbreakable rules and regulations with genuine disincentive. We simply cannot allow 1% or even 10% or 20% of the people make the decisions for everyone. This idea changes the very definition of who we are. Or have we forgotten already?
I think we're still a generation away from making this happen. We need more 1%ers on the side of the 99%ers and that's not going to happen for a while.
In the mean time, God be with you protesters of the country. Keep the discussion rolling and make us proud.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
have you ever....
have you ever been at a bus stop and thought "oh god I hope that isn't me."
have you ever walked into a place you don't know looking for friends that were supposed to meet you there only to find no one you know?
have you ever considered the thoughts of the American slaves in the the 17th century?
have you ever had a extraordinary conversation with a stranger?
have you ever really listened to the Beatles?
have you ever noticed greatness in someone sitting right next to you?
have you ever thought about what you would do as an elected official? would you make it better? worse?
have you ever noticed the bum in the street? wondered how he got there? why he is still there?
have you ever wondered why Rachel Maddow's neck is soooo long?
have you have taken credit for something that wasn't yours?
have you ever actually figured out how e=mc^2?
have you ever wondered how the government had functioned for so long without the social scrutiny it's under now?
have you ever punched your best friend?
have you ever noticed the way Lindsay Lohan's socks always match her necklace?
have you ever gone to the movies alone?
have you ever noticed that you don't know your local representative?
have you ever really looked at an amoeba?
have you ever thought about the struggle that it took to make this country what it is today? this world?
have you ever read the graffiti on the subway walls?
have you ever considered what the death of Moammar Gadhafi actually has on you? any effect?
have you ever thought that our generation has it better than the next? that the past had it better than us?
have you ever picked up a dollar and thought it might belong to someone else?
have you ever listened to an album so much that it wore out? had to buy a new one?
have you ever read to the Gettysburg Address?
have you ever read the constitution of the United States of America?
have you ever thought about doing something and chickened out at the last minute?
have you ever ridden a motorcycle?
have you ever crashed an ATV?
have you ever stayed up all night just to watch the sun come up? but fall asleep at 5am?
have you ever thrown a rock so far down a crick that you don't hear the splash?
have you ever thought of a dead relative? wonder where they are? guiltily wondering when you'll see them again?
have you ever wondered why Dora is so fricken popular?
have you ever wondered how you have been so blessed?
have you ever thought of those that have trespassed against you? those you have trespassed against?
have you ever done something dumb just to experience something dumb?
have you ever been deceived?
have you ever sat on the beach all day?
have you ever sat on a couch all day pontificating in your head about everything? and nothing?
have you ever listened to the traffic in your mind?
have you ever started something you couldn't stop?
have you ever heard the ghost train?
have you ever loved unconditionally?
have you ever sat next to the dish washer? the washing machine? dryer?
have you ever been cold? hungry? alone?
have you ever quoted a sonnet? a poem? an author?
------to quote mine: "peace and positive vibes."
look for your "have I ever" moment....and let you know about it.
have you ever walked into a place you don't know looking for friends that were supposed to meet you there only to find no one you know?
have you ever considered the thoughts of the American slaves in the the 17th century?
have you ever had a extraordinary conversation with a stranger?
have you ever really listened to the Beatles?
have you ever noticed greatness in someone sitting right next to you?
have you ever thought about what you would do as an elected official? would you make it better? worse?
have you ever noticed the bum in the street? wondered how he got there? why he is still there?
have you ever wondered why Rachel Maddow's neck is soooo long?
have you have taken credit for something that wasn't yours?
have you ever actually figured out how e=mc^2?
have you ever wondered how the government had functioned for so long without the social scrutiny it's under now?
have you ever punched your best friend?
have you ever noticed the way Lindsay Lohan's socks always match her necklace?
have you ever gone to the movies alone?
have you ever noticed that you don't know your local representative?
have you ever really looked at an amoeba?
have you ever thought about the struggle that it took to make this country what it is today? this world?
have you ever read the graffiti on the subway walls?
have you ever considered what the death of Moammar Gadhafi actually has on you? any effect?
have you ever thought that our generation has it better than the next? that the past had it better than us?
have you ever picked up a dollar and thought it might belong to someone else?
have you ever listened to an album so much that it wore out? had to buy a new one?
have you ever read to the Gettysburg Address?
have you ever read the constitution of the United States of America?
have you ever thought about doing something and chickened out at the last minute?
have you ever ridden a motorcycle?
have you ever crashed an ATV?
have you ever stayed up all night just to watch the sun come up? but fall asleep at 5am?
have you ever thrown a rock so far down a crick that you don't hear the splash?
have you ever thought of a dead relative? wonder where they are? guiltily wondering when you'll see them again?
have you ever wondered why Dora is so fricken popular?
have you ever wondered how you have been so blessed?
have you ever thought of those that have trespassed against you? those you have trespassed against?
have you ever done something dumb just to experience something dumb?
have you ever been deceived?
have you ever sat on the beach all day?
have you ever sat on a couch all day pontificating in your head about everything? and nothing?
have you ever listened to the traffic in your mind?
have you ever started something you couldn't stop?
have you ever heard the ghost train?
have you ever loved unconditionally?
have you ever sat next to the dish washer? the washing machine? dryer?
have you ever been cold? hungry? alone?
have you ever quoted a sonnet? a poem? an author?
------to quote mine: "peace and positive vibes."
look for your "have I ever" moment....and let you know about it.
Human Events
Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States and my personal hero, was approached by a reporter who tricked him into thinking that he wanted a picture with the VPOTUS. Jason Mattera, editor of Human Events.com and author of the book "Obama Zombies: How the Liberal Machine Brain Washed My Generation." (nope, I didn't make that up) is the reporter in question. I'll give you the history in case you didn't hear how this started. On Wednesday afternoon Biden gave a speech in Philadelphia. In this speech he made a point that if the Republicans do not help the President pass the American Jobs Bill they will be cutting off funding for police and other municipal services. In an effort to make his remarks hit home to the audience he made a reference to murder, burglary and rape increasing if the bill is not passed. His remarks make a point, but they may have been ill-advised. Yes, if municipal spending is cut, it means less police officers, less firefighters and less overall authority and regulation in the community. Would I have brought the word "rape" into the mix? Probably not. Burglary and murder are pretty bad offences in themselves. However, if he had not brought this heinous action into the discussion, we wouldn't be talking about it now and I would have nothing to blog about today. So maybe I should be saying "good job Joe. Keep inserting your foot between your teeth." Anyway, he said it, the speech was over, applause. On his way out of the room he was confronted by press and cameras in the lobby. Around this bank of cameras was this reporter Jason (something....I've already forgotten his name). The reporter asked the VP if he regretted using the word "rape" in his speech. (he didn't have anything to say about the content of the speech, just the one word.) When confronted, Biden did what any homeboy from Scranton does, he poked the dude in the chest with his index finger, gave him the stink-eye and said, "Don't screw around with me." (in the future this will be called "The Biden") There was no way the VP could have answered this question correctly. When a politician is asked, "do you regret....." there's never a right answer and reporters know that. If the politician responds with "yes, I regret that, it was a mindless thing to say and I didn't mean to offend anyone." then the politician is stupid and doesn't realize he's put his foot in his mouth until he's gagging on his sock. If he says, "I don't regret that." hen he is blinded by his own convictions and doesn't have the vision for change. Every radical reporter knows that's the easiest way to back a politician into a corner and get their name to the top of the bloggersphere. Joe Biden and his advisers know that too; so after Joe tried to avoid the question a few times by saying, "Let's get it straight guy. Don't screw around with me. Let's get it straight." he followed with, "Murder will continue to rise; rape will continue to rise; all crime will continue to rise." Good job Joe. A much better way to make your point. When the reporter ran out of insulting and nowhere questions, he followed up with, "Do you think it's appropriate for the Vice President to use language in such a way?" That's when Biden realized that there was no upside to the conversation and his peeps got him away from the reporter and into the VP motorcade (where I'm sure Joe cursed uncontrollably for the entire 3 hour ride back to Washington). I'm sure Joe could have taken this guy. But I'm also sure that he knows the old Mark Twain adage: never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel. So it was probably smart to walk away.
I have respect for Mr. Mattera (oh yeah, that's his last name) not because he's a successful business man and writer, but because he had the balls to blind side Joe Biden in front of about a dozen TV cameras (ok, maybe 5). There are 6 term congressmen who won't stand up to Biden like that. I sure as hell wouldn't. So hats off to you Jason. You've given your publication some much needed publicity and attained an age old story to tell single ladies in the hopes that one of them will show you her boobs. Now get back to dungeons and dragons before your mom calls you up for dinner.
I have respect for Mr. Mattera (oh yeah, that's his last name) not because he's a successful business man and writer, but because he had the balls to blind side Joe Biden in front of about a dozen TV cameras (ok, maybe 5). There are 6 term congressmen who won't stand up to Biden like that. I sure as hell wouldn't. So hats off to you Jason. You've given your publication some much needed publicity and attained an age old story to tell single ladies in the hopes that one of them will show you her boobs. Now get back to dungeons and dragons before your mom calls you up for dinner.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
reach out and touch Rick
Holy crap! The seemingly countless and ridiculously redundant republican debates reached a new and unprecedented level. Last night in Las Vegas the debates finally got interesting. All they had to do was combine mixed martial arts and dorky debating tactics and now we've got ourselves a Saturday Night show in Vegas. Romney broke the dreaded unsaid rule in any debate: no touching. When you start touching, this is what happens next:
I'm sure that Mitt Romney was not intentionally attacking Rick Perry because he knows that Rick would kick the crap out of him. Rick would kick the crap out of He-Man if he were so inclined. But the epic hand-on-the-shoulder move that Romney will soon patent was only the first of the finishing moves we will see in the upcoming debates. I can see it now. Herman Cain from the top of the podium "9-9-9 Mother F*ck*r!!! You like black walnut ice cream B*TCH?!?!?!?!" Gingrich flies in with the pencil stab, Michelle Bachmann and Ron Paul threaten the double clothesline and Rick Santorum runs back to the locker room.
As for the winner/loser of this debate I can only tell you this: The only real winners were the mainstream media and Barrack Obama, the only real losers were all of the nationally registered republicans.
So be sure to watch the next republican debate. It's going to be a whooper.
I'm sure that Mitt Romney was not intentionally attacking Rick Perry because he knows that Rick would kick the crap out of him. Rick would kick the crap out of He-Man if he were so inclined. But the epic hand-on-the-shoulder move that Romney will soon patent was only the first of the finishing moves we will see in the upcoming debates. I can see it now. Herman Cain from the top of the podium "9-9-9 Mother F*ck*r!!! You like black walnut ice cream B*TCH?!?!?!?!" Gingrich flies in with the pencil stab, Michelle Bachmann and Ron Paul threaten the double clothesline and Rick Santorum runs back to the locker room.
As for the winner/loser of this debate I can only tell you this: The only real winners were the mainstream media and Barrack Obama, the only real losers were all of the nationally registered republicans.
So be sure to watch the next republican debate. It's going to be a whooper.
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