In the wake of this week’s South Carolina GOP debate, we see that Rick Perry has mercifully bowed out, endorsing Gingrich on his way. John Huntsman has done the same. My prediction is that, despite his success in Iowa, Rick Santorum is soon to follow.
We all know what this means: A three-legged race of Romney, Gingrich, and Paul.
Since it is obvious that Romney and Gingrich both can’t get the nomination, it is predictable that they will empty their barrels on each other until one of them gets the permanent leg up. When that happens, as history would show, the other will end up gluing his tongue to the inside of his cheek and eking out an applause and reluctant endorsement of the other, all in the name of the advancement of the GOP. Of course, the term “advancement” is in the eye of the beholder. Because if either one of those guys becomes president, though the GOP might be moved forward, it is unlikely that America will be moved forward any more than Obama has done it, which isn’t a whole heckuva lot, folks.
The remaining possible scenario is that Ron Paul will run as a 3rd Party candidate, and I sure hope that he does.
Would that decision significantly divide GOP voters?
You bet it would.
Would that decision increase Obama’s chances for a 2nd term?
More than likely.
But it would also give a lot of us Americans a chance to not only vote our consciences, but also make a statement that we are sick and tired of party politics and the total shellacking of the Constitution that each party continually exercises year in, year out. It never ceases to amaze me how there are so many people on both sides of the political spectrum who claim to respect and follow the Constitution, until an issue arises that makes them seem to forget all about it. For Liberals, the Constitution is supposed to protect our free speech and give us the right to disagree with our government, until a Conservative says something they don’t like or the government primarily consists of Leftists. For Conservatives, many of them shout Constitutional freedom all day, until it comes time to declare war or protect our individual sovereignty. In that case, they seem to promptly throw the Constitution out the window in the name of the war on terrorism.
Ron Paul – like him, hate him, or different – is the only high-profile politician in modern history who has remained consistent in everything he says. And he is and always has been a proponent of our beloved Constitution, the way it was originally penned and intended to be kept intact by our Founders. By the way, this is the same “g*d d**ned piece of paper” (as per former President Bush II) that keeps every Liberal and Conservative safe from a police state as well as granting us rights of free speech, religion, etc. That’s why it’s so amazing the number of people from all walks of political life who continue to try to tear it down in some form or another. The only analogy I can pose is it would be similar to a bunch of citizens who resent the fact that a huge dam blocks the sunlight during the last 3 hours of the day. So, for decades they each pluck a pebble from its immense wall hoping that it will someday disappear. Finally, one day, someone pulls out one stone too many and the dam starts to crack and break apart, resulting in a gargantuan flood from the enormous lake that had, for years been securely held back.
The results would be horrifying.
One thing is highly probable: the majority – if not all – of those citizens who had despised that dam would suddenly, at their last breath, understand its importance, in spite of the occasional personal inconvenience it may have caused. Unfortunately, all of the others who understood the dam’s purpose and ongoing benefits, would also be gasping their last breaths at the same time.
As the old cliche goes, “Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it”.
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We could have ONLY hoped!! Now we have these idiots in these Caucuses voting for this anti-gay, anti-womens rights, anti- anybodys rights for that matter. Months ago he was talking about enacting laws about what people could do in the privacy of their own bedrooms??? And they said women did not like Gingrich!!! Women EVERY where had better jump and RUN to vote in Gingrich!! Santorum is going to ban birth control, while Romney believes the SAME THING and is to much of a WUSS to say it! Gingrich is the ONLY one that will not involve the gov’t in social issues! Remember, Santorum bashing him in the early debates over it! Gingrich ALL the way!!!
Cheryl55,
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If Mr. No Contraception wins, Americans will be riddled with HIV, AIDS, STD’s, AND a crappy economy. This guy has said virtually nothing concrete on what he would do to improve infrastructure… a man focusing on JUST the social issues to anchor his campaign is not what America needs right now.
Please forgive me for apparently living under a rock, but who is “Mr No Contraception”?
Nothing about the economy?infrastructure? Paul wants to privitise everything, get rid of the government with its inefficiency, have taxes to a minimum(or non existence) , pull all the troops home and get rid of the 16 odd intelligence agencies and all the money being poured into defense. Imagine if paul was in government the last 8 years – no bailouts,no wars, no “lifting the debt ceiling”, no ridiculous keynesian spending – a result of no debt and no crisis. I suppose you are looking for a politician who is going to promise you free med insurance, a brilliant pension and a whole lot of investment, despite the fact that there is a 15 trillion debt cloud hanging over the U.S?
a crappy economy – because the one at the moment is spectacular, though it will get infinately worse when romney wins.
Infrastructure? thats your biggest concern? The fact is if we don’t get someone radical like paul the system will continue on its downward spiral as guys like you continue to look to a inept and wholly incompetant government to solve their problems. RP’s campaign is not based solely or even primarily on social issues, though he does have a strong stance on abortion.
American needs a strong free marketer like RP more than anything else right now.
(Loud, hearty applause)
I think that Santorium should win. He has good morals that i dont see in the other candidates.