SwampCast: Missing Mitt

AMC:

Could you put a disclaimer up as to whether you've included ads in the content, please?

I am missing Tagg most of all.

...she said "beaver"..heh..
Ana: In reason #2, you cut off part of your litany of Mittisms: "Golly", "If you will", and *zip*.gone. What got redacted?
Lastly: interesting book, "Under the Banner of Heaven"; a true eyes-wide-opener. Might I also recommend "A Gathering of Saints" by Robert Lindsey. Very different book, but, yet, very similar.

Well, at least (anti-)immigration should disappear as a campaign issue now. I really don't think Huck's heart was in that one.

Mitt was too wholesome.

McCain is too old.

Obama is too young.

Huckabee is too evangelical.

Hillary is too, well, Clinton.....

Ron Paul is too smart.

Gravel (is that his name?) is... still running?

The field is thinning too much.... Then again, maybe it isn't:

Bloomberg?

Nader?

This drama could just keep on bringing all kinds of great story lines. We'll miss Mitt!

1. While I'm sure the MSM and the crooks who profit from illegal activity would like it if Malcolm is right, immigration is actually going to be a very big part of the race to come.

2. Can anyone point me to even one instance of the MSM ever trying to go through one of Romney's proposals, trying to figure out its upsides and downsides?

NoMoreBlatherDotCom,
You really have to stop drinking the Ron Paul Kool Aid. His supporters will not play a significant role in this election.

As for Romney's proposals, which ones? I remember a MSM discussion of doubling Guantanamo.
And then there were his ideas about reviving the auto industry in Michigan.

There weren't much else in his campaign that was original. His anti-immigration stance ("Send them back") fits within the context of the debate that has been covered to death. Did he ever have a conctrete proposal related to Iraq (except, "Keep the timetables secret"), Iran, or Pakistan? His desire to continue with Bush's illegal surveillance of phone conversations also didn't merit separate consideration from the rest of the discussion on the issue. Were his tax-cut ideas any different from the usual Republican position?

I'll miss Mitt's help in surrendering to terror. His campaign was a big asset. Don't know why he decided he couldn't be a part of that anymore.

I am a scientist, I heard Hillary will double NIH funding for medical research. That is great, we are having a tough time to get funding these days. But I am wondering whether she can deliver, you know her healthcare plan for everybody, that is very costly. So I have to take it with a grain of salt. The question is, can you trust any politicians?

I agree with Mitt -- his campaign was helping the terrorists win. Good thing he saw this reason to quit.

P.S. Can we get a big, fat "X" on his face in the Swampland logo? Thx.

The horror. The horror:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwLnIhJWV2I

Movement conservative hacks:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/07/delay-man-is-not-causing-climate-change/

Adults, patiently, over and over, trying to explain reality, to the point of weariness:

http://scienceblogs.com/deltoid/2008/02/oreskes_on_the_american_denial.php

(The part about the Republicans starts at about 26 minutes.)

To John McCain and my political allies:

If you want the best to win...you always need your adversaries, and Mitt Romney will bring this presidential bid by JC over the top. I personally think that JC will have a hard time physically while holding the job of President - of which Russia, China, and France will be to eager to make a field day out of. However, I do know that with Romney as Vice President, JC can not only WIN but will prove that he came out of Vietnam EVEN STRONGER, thus proving to the American people that he is the TRUE leader that we know he can be.

If you want confirmation of my credentials, contact cstucke@ccem.com (Tempe, AZ), or contact the savantmgr@juno.com. Good luck JC, this is either a win or lose campaign for the American people, and H&O as successors in this presidency unless you make the right choice NOW! Check out the music of Oceanna on iTunes, specifically the song "I'll Always Love You" (No Matter What Happens), then you'll know how important this election is for the American people!

With best regards for your success,

JLegge

I think Romney will pull a Ross Perrot September

Great article! Also, check out the article “Romney’s ‘Huckattack” on www.SavagePolitics.com. Here is an excerpt: “Mitt Romney’s exit from the Presidential race was already expected. His campaign knew that it was very important for Romney’s reputation to remove himself from further embarrassment, and thus ensure a clean slate for his next bid towards the White House. Although he did create some impressive waves amongst many Social Conservatives, who chose to believe his political posturing, his campaign never made the impact that it needed to achieve a complete victory. Realistically, he would probably never have made much inroads in the first place if it wasn’t for John McCain’s apparent Liberalism and unpopularity amongst Conservatives. Today, only Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee remain against McCain, men who the Media has always taken for granted, dismissing their campaigns as “radical” whims and relegating them to the bottom of the list in exposure and respect. Even so, Huckabee, who has always been the candidate with the least money (with the comical exception of Mike Gravel), has nonetheless survived most of the other “serious” candidates on the race; Thompson and Giuliani. Should Huckabee succumb to the Media and his Party’s pressure to give up his run for the nomination? To Huckabee, this may sound a bit insulting when you consider the fact that he has been consistently underestimated throughout this election. Now, if he wants to increase his almost impossible odds, he needs to seek Romney’s endorsement, in an attempt to accumulate enough delegates (around 500 if Romney joins Huckabee) and face the upcoming primaries with a competitive number of delegates. What are Huckabee’s possibilities? What would be the consequence of such a strange victory?...” Get the rest at http://savagepolitics.com/?p=80