Libya Attack hurts Obama
It seems that the attack in Libya is complicating President Obama’s reelection bid. It appears to be a two-fer for the Romney
campaign as it shows a weakness in the president’s foreign policy and is
developing into a first rate scandal.
Obama’s chickens are
coming home to roost
Talk about chickens coming home
to roost. Talk about the Mother ofAll Fiascos. It's the revenge
of Osama bin Laden from the bottom of the ocean, and the message is plain:
al-Qaeda is very much alive, and America is a paper tiger.
The
Middle East is beginning to fall apart -- Iran just sent a spy drone over
Israel's sensitive defense installations, and the IDF waited hours to react; Turkey forced down a Syrian arms plane,
and al-Qaeda's Al Zawahiri openly
assaulted the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi in a six-hour attack, working
through al-Qaeda in the Maghreb (AQIM), while the glorious Libyan friends did
nothing as our ambassador was being raped and murdered. The guards called
for help, and nobody responded. A police car fled the scene. The
other ten cop cars requested by the consulate never showed up.
Another bad sign for
Obama
It
appears the crowds at Romney events aresurging.
Romney Ad Strategy
Ad purchases in the presidential
race doubled or in some cases tripled last week in swing states such as Colorado, Florida, Iowa and Virginia,
tracking data show. The surge is being driven by Romney and well-funded allies,
who decided against running more ads
earlier in the campaign in favor of a big bang at the end.
It
appears after letting Obama spend 28% more on ads from the convention through
September, Romney has opened his campaign wallet and is flooding the market
with his ads. And it appears to be
working as the polls show him surging.
Romney now leads in
Florida and New Hampshire
It appears the Democrats attack on Romney/Ryan Medicare proposal
isn’t working as they lead among Florida’s over 50 population by 54-42. I’m thinking
that SCOTUS’s decision to not strike down Obamacare is turning out to be a
benefit for the Republicans.
Hispanics in Florida
abandoning Obama
It appears part of the reason Romney is moving ahead in Florida is a shift in Hispanic support.
In September Obama led among Hispanic voters 52%-43%. In October Romney leads 46%-44%. There are 2 million Hispanic voters in
Florida so this amounts to a switch of 220,000
voters.
Will it be a blowout?
A lot of talk has been bandied about over the so-called Bradley Effect, the theory that a
number of California voters said they were going to vote for Tom Bradley — the
longtime Los Angeles mayor — for governor of that state in a 1982 election
because he was African-American, but really voted for his opponent who won.
This theory has been debunked and, frankly, I have no idea
of its veracity. More importantly, however, I believe it is passé. Fewer than ever are interested in the
color of Obama’s skin (well, maybe Al Sharpton and his claque) or — for
that matter — in Mitt Romney’s religion. We have far, far more pressing issues in front of us at this moment.
For that reason, I think the number who vote for Romney/Ryan
and then tell no one (at least in the short run) will be significant, so
significant that this election may explode and be closer to a blowout than
anyone, save a few, had expected.
Everyone says this will be a close election. I don’t think so. History shows us that the economy that we
have will insure that Obama won’t get a second term and it won’t be close. Romney
will win by at least as much as Obama won by in 2008.
How Liberal’s think
Just for fun, I Googled the
words "Selfish Republicans."
The query returned 4,240,000 hits.
They weren't pretty. Evidently, a major GOP goal is to impose selfishness
on the American people. I learned
that we favor the rich and the powerful. Worse, we are trying to starve
everyone. We are soulless, vicious, and degraded. I had no idea we were
this bad.
I know we like to keep our money away from the IRS. I got
that. We don't like to be taxed. We are fanatics about that.
We all know the mantra -- government bad, private sector good. But why
does that make us selfish? Why
does that make us soulless? Why does it make us want to starve little
children? In fact, a similar simple Google search would show that red
states give more to charities than blue ones.
Then, the other day, I am listening to Rush, and he says,
"Liberals think taxes are
charity!" -- and suddenly it all makes sense. Liberals think that by attacking taxes, we
are attacking charitable giving. When we try to cut taxes, they see
us trying to cut charity payments. When we say, "Read my lips: no
new taxes!," liberals hear "read my lips, no new
charities!" They think we are
sticking it to the kids by not paying the IRS!
Inside the Liberal Mind
Mike
Gallagher has recently written a new book, 50 Things Liberals Love to Hate. This book is both humorous and informative, written by
someone who has been a radio talk show host for over thirty years.
Included in his rundown are Walmart,
steakhouses, McDonalds, flag pins, football, the Second Amendment, success,
freeways, the military, and
the Founding Fathers. American Thinker interviewed Gallagher about this year's election
and his book.
What
was very interesting was Gallagher’s take on Liberal’s hatred for success. It seems particularly timely and revealing
realizing the absolute hatred the left has for Mitt Romney.
The VP Debate
Biden's
performance was beyond bizarre
-- it was unworldly. I'm not a druggie but I don't think a bad trip on acid
could have been more unsettling. The moderator, Martha Raddatz, was equally as dreadful. I had to keep rechecking
the scorecard to remind myself who it was that had actually signed up to debate
Ryan.
I thought Ryan played it very well, despite what you're hearing in the
mainstream media and from many on our side. Sure, Ryan could have interrupted Biden's insane ravings with the truth
-- but then why bother?
Biden enlightens the world
To hear Mr. Biden tell it, the Obama Administration now has
a new red line on Iran. The mullahs can
enrich as much uranium as they wish as long as they "don't have something
to put it in." This isn't the red line Israel's Bibi Netanyahu had in
mind during his recent speech before the United Nations. Nor are Turkey, Saudi
Arabia and others looking for proof of an Iranian ICBM before they decide to go
nuclear themselves. Iran becomes a
regional nuclear power when it demonstrates its ability to get the bomb at
almost a moment's notice, which is when it has developed enough fuel for
it.
The Veep made a
spirited case as well for doing nothing in Syria—no "no fly"
zones, direct arms supplies to the rebels, or any U.S. political lead in an
intervention. "If, in fact, it blows up and the wrong people gain control,
it's going to have impact on the entire region, causing potentially regional
wars," he said of Syria. News stories suggest this is happening already
without any U.S. involvement, as the
Syrian war pulls in Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey.
Mr. Biden appeared to preview another Obama policy shift on
Afghanistan. With a 2014 deadline to transition the security lead to the Kabul
government, the discussion will shift to how large the American military
footprint will be afterward—with up to 30,000 U.S. troops left behind to ensure
the Taliban don't overrun Kabul again.
But Mr. Biden said something different: "We are leaving in 2014, period, and in
the process we're going to be saving over the next 10 years another $800
billion." He added that Afghan forces are ready to defend the country
themselves and lead the fight in the difficult east, another piece of
intelligence that's news to us.
Either these are a bunch of gaffes
by the VP, or Obama needs to explain the changes in our foreign policy. We are leaving in 2014 period made for a
great sound bite, but lousy policy.
Clint Eastwood’s perceptive
speech at the RNC
Clint didn’t just predict Obama’s behavior at the first debate (an empty chair), but also mentioned Joe Biden’s performance at the VP
debate. Clint said:
Just kind of a grin with a body
behind it.
'The
entire reason that this has become the political topic it is is because of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan."
So
said Stephanie Cutter, President Obama's deputy campaign manager, speaking on
CNN about an armed attack on the 9/11 anniversary that left a U.S. Consulate a
smoking ruin and killed four diplomatic staff, including the first American
ambassador to be murdered in a third of a century.
To discuss this event is
apparently to "politicize" it and to distract from the real issues
the American people are concerned about. For example, Obama spokeswoman Jen Psaki, speaking on board
Air Force One on Thursday:
"There's only one candidate
in this race who is going to continue to fight for Big Bird and Elmo, and he is
riding on this plane."
More blame and childish
crying about the other side being “unfair.”
Obama is reduced to this. Mark Steyn
is devastating in this column.
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