A Deal With The Devil

Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina GOP Primary last night. He won big, flattening Mitt Romney, who had been leading in the polls there for weeks.

How did he do it?

For Newt, it has always been about the debates. Newt is mentally sharper than most of the other candidates, and he knows his material well. When John King lobbed him a softball to open the debate the other day, Newt crushed a bases-loaded grand slam home run. He denounced the media for digging around in his failed marriage. The audience stood and applauded.

I don't think they were applauding his adultery, but rather the fact that voters had heard enough about that issue and Gingrich was bringing out the "Angry Newt" that is so entertaining to voters.

This man - who was down and out of the race after his Greek cruise with Callista last summer - is now poised in prime position to win the GOP Nomination. Since 1980, every winner of the South Carolina GOP Primary has gone on to be the party nominee. Mitt Romney desperately needs Gingrich to self-destruct in Florida, because a Gingrich win there will only accelerate his eventual victory.

The problem with Romney is that he is unloved by Conservatives who don't trust his former liberal rantings while serving as Governor of Massachusetts. Newt Gingrich, on the other hand, is not the GOP dream candidate by any means. Like I said in a blog post the other day, Newt Gingrich is a prick. He has a haters heart. He is mean-spirited and ill-tempered. He has explosive diva-like tantrums. Not exactly what you look for in your party flag-bearer.

However, Newt has a contempt for Barack Obama that you can almost taste. It reflects deep yearnings by party faithful to destroy Obama and remove all his conspirators from Washington. This is what drives voters to Newt. He hates Obama as much as they do.

Certainly, making Newt Gingrich the GOP nominee is like striking a deal with the devil.

But if the prize is an Obama-free America, then GOP primary voters seem to be willing to pay that price.

Americas Last Chance

South Carolina voters have practically been given temporary stewardship of Americas future.

If they vote for Romney, the GOP will have a general election candidate who is very liberal and not much different than Barack Obama.

If they can give victory to Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul or Rick Santorum, then the campaign continues.

Godspeed, Palmetto State Voters.

You might be Americas last chance.

Newt Gingrich is a prick

I watched the sensational moment above last night and it dawned on me why so many Republican voters want Newt Gingrich to be the GOP Nominee in 2012.

Newt Gingrich is a prick.

And I say that with all the respect due of a man who might eventually become the nations 45th President.

Politics is not for the faint of heart. Leaders have to be willing to hurt the feelings of their voters. Leaders have to fire people. Ruin careers. Shatter hopes and dreams. Tell people they are not getting what they desperately want. Gingrich can do these things in his sleep.

Newt Gingrich is clearly the meanest, nastiest person the GOP could ever run against Barack Obama. His intensity level is off the charts. He holds lifelong grudges. He has a haters heart, and some voters seem to like that about him.

There is no doubt that Gingrich would run Obama through a meat grinder in the debates, and many GOP voters are practically salivating at the possibility of seeing that happen.

Me? Not so much.

I'll give Newt Gingrich credit for doing some Conservative things back in the 90's. He helped the Republicans re-take the House, which was huge. And he also seems to be willing to eliminate government programs like Obamacare.

My reasons for my mild dislike of Gingrich have to do with his love of Big Government policies and solutions. And his weakness and nutty policies towards illegal immigration. (Really, Newt!?! We can't deport 12 million illegals, but we can drag them, Gestapo-like, in front of some bizarre "community standards" board to decide their fate? Really Newt!?! Really?)

My interest in his personal life is non-existent.

I fully acknowledge his failings in his marriages and his infidelity. Relationships are tricky things and anybody can have a relationship that doesn't work out. I don't blame anyone for that.

However, I do question the integrity of a person who can't be honest with their spouse.

Could Newt Gingrich do the job of being President of The United States?

Absolutely. I have no doubts about his intelligence or capabilities to perform the job.

I just don't like the idea that while serving as our President, I could never trust that guy, or turn my back on him for five minutes.

I have already had that feeling for three years now.

I don't need it for four more years.

What?! Perry dropping out?!

There are rumors flying around the internet this morning that Texas Governor Rick Perry is going to drop out of the GOP Presidential race. They even hint that Perry will endorse the bomb-throwing diva and Big Government lover Newt Gingrich.

I hope to God this is not true.

This is a nightmare!

I will be watching CNN in about 15 minutes to figure out where this is going.

Back soon with an update.

Update:

Oh my God, it's true...

We are now facing Obamageddon in 2012.

Jon Huntsman: Heretic

Shhh.

Did you hear the sound of a pin dropping?

Oh, yeah. That was the sound of former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman dropping out of the Presidential race. It was a news item so unimportant that nobody noticed.

Huntsman had zero chance of getting the GOP Presidential Nomination, anyway.

Why, you ask? Because Huntsman was guilty of ideological heresy. He said crazy things.

During one of the debates, he had the unmitigated gall to say "I believe in global warming and evolution...call me crazy." GOP Primary voters did exactly that, as Huntsman never went above the single digits in most polls, and finished a distant third in New Hampshire after being camped out there for nearly a year.

He believed in things that you cannot believe in if you expect Republican voters to vote for you. Most Republican don't believe in global warming and many question the theory of evolution.

Huntsman acted like both theories were unquestionable fact. He may as well have been a Democrat.

Also, the fact that he was working with Barack Obama in a Democratic Administration didn't sit well with primary voters. Huntsman was not trusted, and now he is gone.

Huntsman has chosen to endorse the Massachusetts Moderate Mitt Romney as his pick for 2012.

Wow. What a surprise.

The moderate Mormon supporting the other moderate Mormon in the race. Who could ever have seen that coming?

South Carolina must stop "The Massachusetts Moderate"

The voters of South Carolina will have a disproportionate say in who becomes our next President. If they do not deliver their Conservative votes en masse to a solid candidate, then Mitt Romney will be celebrating election night and he will probably coast to the GOP nomination.

I am asking the voters in South Carolina to do the right thing.

Give all your votes to Perry. Or even to Gingrich or Santorum.

But please, for the love of God, stop that Massachusetts Moderate!

Romney is "Obama-lite".

Less spending than pure Socialism, but with all the Freedom-destruction and government bureaucracy you can handle.

Dark days in Titletown

The Green Bay Packers were defeated by the New York Giants yesterday in their NFC Divisional playoff game. Soundly defeated. At one point in the fourth quarter, the Giants were up by three scores.

Fans at Lambeau Field were left scratching their heads and wondering....how could this happen?

Well, simply put, the Packers played poorly. Fumbles, interceptions. Dropped passes and missed assignments. The team that went 15-1 in the regular season and looked like they were headed for Super Bowl 46 will instead watch that game on television.

I had a great seat for the game. Third row of the Lambeau Leap section.

Unfortunately, there were no visitors.