Resurrected for today - another What the Well Wednesday. This time I simply ask, "Is it just Iowa that is insane? Or is it all of America?", after reading the headline in my morning paper that said "Romney, Santorum in surprise tie".
These are choices? A man who blames liberalism for abuse in the Catholic Church versus a man who believes that life begins at the moment of conception? In whose reality?
It appears that conservatism truly believes the only way to garner attention is to pander to extremist groups. In this case the far right. My only hope is that it is then the far right whose votes have been tallied in Iowa and this isn't a true consensus of the Grand Old Party.
It appears those smart enough and talented enough to run for America's highest office are also smart enough to run away from it. The position is now the crowning achievement of ambition for career politicians and not a home for true leadership.
It is a sad state America when we pick up our morning papers and see those headlines, shake our heads and mutter "What the Hell?"
16 comments:
You're so right. They are smart enough to run away from it... Tough job and unfortunately, not enough good (or good enough) candidates to be hopeful for. *sigh*
As a liberal I do tend to think that life begins at conception. Abortion is the most complicated issue we all will face as a society for many years to come...if not forever.
i dunno what the world is coming to MM...honestly anyone worth voting for would never want the job.,..
good to see you man...happy new year...
As a political moderate, I am not enthralled with any of the Republican choices.
Given that, I don't see how our country can stand another year of President Obama... We simply can not afford him economically.
At this time, I see myself voting for anyone who runs against Obama... but I also am aware I will probably not like the outcome.
I see the Democrats being as extreme one way as I see the Republicans being extreme the other way.
We are fukt...
~shoes~
These are primaries, not the general election. You win primaries by pandering to the partisan base. If there were Democrat challengers you'd see the same thing from the left.
Basically candidates move to the far-left/far-right during primary season and to the center during the general election.
Very good points here, my friends. I realize these are pandering primaries filled with candidates more interested in selling books than representing a united America and that thus primary is in a very right wing Christian state, but I am still amazed at the irrational thinking.
I can't even think of who's the lesser evil in Iowa right now haha.
I've always said that anyone who wants to stand for election should be automatically disqualified.
I'm just shakin' my head over here. Happy New Year!
really good to see your post Monkey Man! Impossible to please the masses. I try to keep an open mind but the basic issues - human rights trump everything. The rights of women, gays, form front and center.
as a member of the far right, I want NEITHER Romney or Santor...however the hell you spell it.
Actually I think Hillary has me on the list called "members of the vast right wing conspiracy." whatev...
Sorry it's a benzo night...ya know, xanex, valium, ativan and any other one out there.
It would easier if they just put the comics on the front page. Oh wait...they do...
Politics is the freezer-burn on the leftovers of life.
No, wait, it's the insect leg in the Doritos-bag of life.
No, wait...
Sadly, it's all of America that has lost its marbles...fasten your seat belt...we're in for a bumpy ride..even bumpier than lately!
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