Santorums Big Night

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum had a great night on the campaign trail yesterday, sweeping all three elections held on Tuesday. Santorum rolled to dominating wins in Missouri and Minnesota, and eked out a close one in Colorado, a state that former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney had been widely expected to win.

Combined with the Patriots losing the Super Bowl....the last few days haven't been good to Mitt Romney.

Pundits on the networks speculated that Mitt Romney is still unloved by Conservatives... (no kidding!) and Andrew Breitbart speculated that maybe the anti-Romney forces might come to a consensus at CPAC this week.

Coincidentally, I will be at CPAC starting on Thursday.

Santorum isn't perfect, but he is a solid Conservative and I could see supporting him if he survives the primaries. But there is a long way to go.

The person most crippled by last night was Newt Gingrich. Gingrich didn't even come close in any of those elections. His campaign is on life support now.

Santorum bought himself some publicity and momentum with these wins.

Lets see if he can roll that into a chance to beat Romney.

Obamas War on Catholicism

It's not enough that we have to worry about the Muslims, now we have to worry about our own President trampling on our faith...??!!

For those of you who are unaware, Barack Obama has declared war on religious freedom and more specifically against the Catholic Church.

His unconscionable demand that Catholic hospitals provide birth control is an attack on religious freedom. The Catholic Church will not bend to this tyrant. They have been around a lot longer than he has.

The Bishops of the Church realize that their faith itself is under attack. They will act as appropriate.

I actually appreciate more tyranny from Obama. It actually makes the case all the more clear to voters why he needs to be replaced. The guy keeps acting like he is the Pharaoh of Egypt.

Yes, expect Obama to lose the election over this.

He won't be getting 47% of the Catholic vote in 2012, that is for sure.

Meet my opponent, Scott Schmidt

If I successfully complete my paperwork to run for Congress in the 28th Congressional District, one of my opponents in the primary will be this man, Scott Schmidt.

Schmidt ran for West Hollywood City Council in the past but was unsuccessful in his attempt.

Schmidt is a Gay Republican, and a proud supporter of Gay Marriage.

Schmidt was active in the "No on 8" campaign.

This should be interesting when we get to the debates.

I'll have to make sure to bring some of my "YES ON 8" campaign stuff to the forums and remind him of what the voters of California have already decided.

Voters have rejected the nonsensical idea of gay marriage.

I support traditional marriage and the Judeo-Christian values that state that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Angry Newt is the best!

Last nights Nixon-like tirade from Newt Gingrich is a perfect example of why nobody wants him to drop out.

He is just too damn entertaining.

"Unlike Governor Romney , I care very deeply about helping the poorest Americans".

"I also believe that the vast majority of Republicans across the country are going to want an alternative to a Massachusetts Moderate who has in his career has been pro-abortion, pro-gun control, pro-tax increase and who ranked third from the bottom in creating jobs while he was Governor."

"What happens is...every primary day or caucus day the Romney headquarters in Boston sends out the rumor that they believe I will withdraw, which of course is their greatest fantasy".

"I've said myself...if the choice is Obama or Romney, there is no choice!"

"I'm kind of mildly amazed at the news medias desperation for finding some excuse to say 'wouldn't you please quit this evening' ? "

After going 0-55, should Ron Paul hang it up?

I know this blog post will get me in trouble with the Ron Paul crowd, but it needs to be said.

Maybe Ron Paul needs to drop out of the Presidential race.

After todays big win by Mitt Romney in Nevada, Ron Paul will have a record of 0-55 in the last 55 primaries and caucuses he has entered over the last four years, going back to 2008. Ron Paul might actually finish in last place for the third straight time today.

When you run for President for four years and can't win a single primary, the voters are telling you something. They are telling you that you are not the one for them.

And he can't complain that he is underfunded. Ron Paul spent $37 million of other peoples money in 2008, and he is spending even more now in 2012.

Rick Santorum, on the other hand, spent $30,000 in Iowa and won the caucus there.

With Ron Paul, it has always been about his message.

A Libertarian-style of Republican, Ron Paul has issues with the Federal Reserve and the use of force by our military.

I bought Ron Pauls book "The Revolution" and found it interesting.

I agree with him on certain things, but disagree on others.

Ron Paul demonizes the Federal Reserve... but a contrarian could argue that America became the most powerful nation on earth between the 1920s and 1980s by having a Federal Reserve Bank...so where was the harm then?

I generally agree that having your countries future depend on the arbitrary whims of the people at the Federal Reserve is a dangerous thing. But every advanced culture needs banking and currency, so I don't know what the alternative option would be.

Ron Paul also has a Libertarian world view that borders on being naive. Paul blames America for a lot of the conflict in the world, conveniently overlooking the fact that America has been getting attacked by others for over 200 years. From the Barbary Pirates to Pearl Harbor and 9-11...the world has proven beyond any doubt that you can't stick your head in the sand and hope that your enemies will go away.

It is specifically Ron Pauls foreign policy views that send voters running to other candidates.

It is why he will lose in Nevada today.

And it is why he will probably go 0-100 by the time the GOP holds its Convention in Tampa later this year.

Dick Morris predicts "landslide loss" for Obama in 2012

Dick Morris says that Obama is headed for a landslide loss in November. I certainly hope he is right.

But he also said Romney would win South Carolina and Hillary would beat Obama.

So I wouldn't put too much faith in his predictions.

Mitt Romney & The Super Bowl

Mitt Romney won the Florida GOP Primary yesterday. Some political experts felt it was in dominating fashion. I don't think that way. More voters voted for someone other than Romney than voted for him. He has still never cracked 50% in any primary, but that might happen in the upcoming primary in Nevada, where there is a large Mormon population.

I was thinking last night about how similar the primaries are to the NFL playoffs.

Getting to the general election is the equivalent of going to the Super Bowl. Winning that Super Bowl puts you in the White House for four years.

Mitt Romney isn't in the Super Bowl yet, but he is getting close.

These next few primaries are like the Conference Championship game for Republicans.

And where are all the players?

Gary Johnson, Thaddeus McCotter, and Buddy Roemer never made it to the big leagues and are watching the playoffs from home.

Jon Huntsman is doing interviews from New Hampshire, saying he really likes "this football stuff" and finds it all very interesting.

Herman Cain is back at Godfather's Pizza. They are gearing up for a very big Super Bowl weekend. They are having a special promotion for their pizzas. You already know what the price will be....

Michele Bachmann quit the cheerleading team. She accused the others of being mean to her.

Rick Perry got cut from the team. He never studied the playbook or got comfortable in the system.

Ron Paul is in the parking lot outside the big game. He is doing interviews where he says "we need to stop this gridiron warfare stuff. It's very expensive and it's not Constitutional."

Rick Santorum is on the sidelines yapping in the ear of coach Fred Thompson. "C'mon coach.... Newt isn't getting it done...put me in...put me in coach!"

Newt Gingrich is on the field arguing with the referee. He's pointing at the instant replay board and saying about Romney...."You see, ref...he cheated! He cheated! Throw the flag! He's a Massachusetts Liberal!!"

Coach John McCain is talking to Mitt Romney on the other sideline. "You don't want to do anything crazy. Just get in there and run it! Run it!"

Newt Gingrich is going crazy on the other side of the ball. He keeps calling out crazy blitzes. But Romney just keeps running it into the middle of the line. Two or three yards at a time.

Romney looks at the scoreboard and the play clock and lets it wind down before running another play. He's up by two scores with under ten minutes left in the game.

Mitt Romney is probably going to the Super Bowl.