The self-immolation of Rick Perry; Update: Perry to appear on Letterman; Rush jibes, then criticizes criticizers
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En fuego.
Big Government’s John Nolte has a term for Rick Perry’s devout adherents — “Perrykrishnas.”
Tonight, after Perry’s latest mortifying GOP debate gaffe in which he can’t remember the name of the third government agency he would cut and gazes helplessly at Ron Paul to bail him out, Nolte tweeted:
Heh.
In case you missed Perry’s cringe-inducing Brain Blip, watch now:
It’s not like he was asked to name the president of Uzbeki-beki-beki-stan, for heaven’s sake. This is Remedial Government Cutting 101.
I’ll have to go back and amend by September 23 blog post on Perry’s then-cringe-worthiest debate moment, when Perry botched what should have been his most potent attack on Mitt Romney’s chronic flip-flopping. As I noted on Twitter when it happened, any random high schooler at the CPAC conference in Washington could have done better than this. Video thanks to The Right Scoop. The lackluster stumbling starts at around 1:28 into the clip:
Then there was Perry’s somnolent debate performance on October 11.
Who knew Perry would turn out to be such a debate flake? A lot of people in Texas knew.
Allahpundit has a round-up of reax.
Perry’s team was no doubt hoping its candidate would reignite a flame tonight.
But not the flame of self-immolation.
Yeesh.
I’ll repeat what I said in my GOP 2012: Hold Your Nose Tracker post from October 17:
As all of these candidates’ campaigns remind us — endlessly — there’s no such thing as a perfect candidate.
Yep, don’t we all know it? Politics is the Pageant of the Imperfects.
Every single one of these front-runners is a pro-TARP interventionist with a variety of problematic Big Biz/Big Government impulses and alliances.
Which one will do the least worst job against Obama in the debates, on the campaign trail, and ultimately in the White House? Which one will insult the base the least? Which one will actually have the energy, competence, and credibility to directly challenge Obama’s corruption, profligacy, class-warfare demagoguery, progressive pandering, and epidemic failures?
Watching, waiting, hoping, praying. And yes, preparing the nose plugs however this race turns out…
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Hoo-boy. Team Perry thinks it’s a good idea to book Burning Man on all the morning shows tomorrow. Hope he gets a good night’s sleep.
The inevitable joke: “Perry’s booked on 3 morning shows, but can only remember 2 of them.”
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Update: The masochism. It hurts. Rick Perry tells Laura Ingraham this morning that he’ll be appearing on the David Letterman show and possible the Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Lamb to the slaughter.
Fanning the self-immolation flames.
Someone help: He needs a fire extinguisher, not more fuel.
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Update:
Rush Limbaugh jokes that he’s forgotten the third letter of his “EIB” network. Then he complains that those criticizing Perry are “eating our own.”
No, this is how we toughen them up.
John Podhoretz tweets:”This is a real opportunity for Rick Perry to make it known he has a sense of humor about being completely unfit to be president.”
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I didn’t see last night, but I’ve heard her talk about it before and I thought she had a good grasp of the issue.
He’s not doing much to help their reputations, is he? It does make you take a fresh look at the vandalism at the Governor’s mansion, though, since it’s not far from the UT campus.
With a conservative Congress, he wouldn’t do any harm. I’d rather have somebody more activist, though, to work with Congress to actually roll back at least the past 4 years’ worth of government growth, and preferably a lot more. I don’t see Perry as that motivated, especially since he couldn’t remember the name of the government agency that Texans would most like to see go away.
I think Perry gaffed badly enough he’ll have issues if the Marxists nominate a strong candidate for governor…
Heck, he might get primaried and lose…
No, Michelle, you haven’t been about “toughening him up” since he announced. You’ve been about destroying him as a candidate. Your website, your privilege, but don’t try to sugarcoat it at this late stage.
Or, he might not run again. At any rate, a couple of the strongest potential challengers are involved with the senate race right now. We’ll see what happens after that.
txvet2,
As would we all. It would be most reassuring to the business community at large to hear:
“At present, we see no further changes to the Tax Code and Regulatory landscape. That is to say, at least ‘changes’ that will not prove to your benefit!”
This way, we can let The Healing begin. Not to say it’s delusional to hope for more? Screw “Wreckovery”, this is a recovery operation. Can we just get (1) into the lifeboat at a time? January 2013 won’t bring anything to be ‘gleeful’ about.
Ah yes, the melodious ululations of the yellow-bellied LOTE VOTE LOVE BOAT Noseholders!
Dracula: [about the wolves that are howling] Listen to them: the children of the night. What sweet music they make.
So, what you’re saying is you prefer Obama?
Not a lot of choices here, Cheddar!
Tell Rush we are not “eating our own”. I don’t know these guys.
If Rush is once again going all wobbly-legged in the clutch, maybe it’s time for him to cash in his chips and retire. It’s not how you get to the red zone that matters Rush, it’s whether you score.
As everyone knows, I really don’t care which liberal Democrat is driving the bus over the cliff. I don’t want to be on the bus. Right now, all I see are liberal Democrats as far as the eye can see and the “conservative” media is closing ranks around the Republican liberal Democrat.
Armageddon outta here.
I heard good things about a two party system.
I wish we had one here in the USA.
There’s always a choice, some take more courage that others.
If you like your choice, stick with it, regardless of his or her frontrunner status. Stop falling for the same old party line trap.
Your premise is unequivically rejected.
First thought there, is toughen them up for what? The way we pile on one of our own doesn’t make me think they have a future to be toughened up for!
If you take out Perry’s brain fart, IMO he still didn’t outshine some of the others. So why spend time talking about him when several others showed themselves to be quite presidential?
IMO, there is a unique difference between how Democrats treat their pols and the way Republicans treat their own. Democrats seem outwardly to have a “So what?” attitude when a Dem politician goofs. Seems much more supportive and likely strategic by some.
Maybe we (anti-BHOers) should move on from this??
He would be a great person with whom to talk politics over a beer. Sitting with the Joint Chiefs or the Fed Chairman, not so much.
Excellent way to put it, RedDog!
So is your premise that any of the Republican candidates are evil.
Aww..crap. We’re in absolute agreement.
Doesn’t look too “cheap” to me if they wind up as “damaged goods” as a result, and either Hussein al-Chicago waltzes back into office, or (possibly worse) we get Mittens Obamney to provide the Donks cover for the next four years.
The conservative GOP candidates need to wake up and smell the coffee: They will never get anything even close to “a fair shake” from the Mainly Socialist Media or anyone associated with them. The MSM is, has been, and will be in the tank for Obama, and will do everything in their power to destroy real conservatives. Period.
Sometimes, as Joshua in WarGames tells us, “The only winning move is not to play.”
Heh. Nope.
Leadership experience? DNA
Business experience? DNA
Successful track record? DNA
Ability to speak without ‘prompters? DNA
Validation of college records? DNA
Public’s perception of electability? Oh, yeah!
The choice to vote for a mentally ill Israel hater like Ron Paul is the same as not voting. If a Communist agent, the Fresh Prince of Bill Ayers, a disciple of Marxist agitator Saul Alinsky, a race obsessed traitor who despises the average working person, despises white people, despises the Constitution, wasn’t one of the two candidates running, it wouldn’t matter. But to feel all smug as the US is destroyed once and for all by a Manchurian Candidate who deserves to be tried for Treason, because the likely nominee isn’t perfect, isn’t just stupid, it borders on treasonous in itself.
Reminds me- car with a Ron Paul sticker I saw yesterday. Also had a “9-11 was an inside job” sticker. Where the Klan, StormFront, and dope smoking hippies meet on the far side of reality, that is Ron Paul.
Betcha ‘Occupy” is full of Paulbots…
Please note how Obama’s polling against “generic Republican” improve as it becomes more and more clear that the “generic Republican” will be Romney.
CA’s most unpopular politician Jerry Brown polled very poorly too until Meg Whitman became the GOP candidate.
The “generic Republican” is only attractive to voters during the inkblot stage when everyone can project what they want to see in a Republican candidate. Once it becomes clear that the “generic Republican” role will be played by a liberal Democrat, polls head south for the “Republican”.
Moral of the story: the Republicans need to start running Republican candidates that Republicans and conservatives like me who fled the party will vote for. Good luck trying to win by warring against conservatives and wooing liberals.
I unequivically reject your premise.
That was for Ed.
Oops, link to poll.
Since Romney is the most RINO of the leading candidates (Obama plant Hunstman doesn’t count), whoever is doing best against him, its the way to go.
It helps me (a little) that Gingrich finally admitted his mistake in the Nancy Pelosi love seat commercial.
But whoever the GOP nominates, I will support, because the modern would be Pol Pot is the Dem candidate.
Rogue Cheddar- you think a guy who thinks its dandy that Iran has nukes, and has never renounced his support from Storm Front, can win?
Neither do I. So you’d rather see a new Cambodia arise and the United States become history?
Sure sounds like it.
Don’t give me crap about the patriots maybe being lucky enough to defeat the Communists in the coming civil war. The people in South Carolina thought that in 1861, and look what that got them.
Question for txvet2 and Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul:
You know the best thing that comes out of Bryan, TX (College Station), home of the Texas Aggies?
Answer: Highway 6.
Cheddar: I unequivically disagree with you on this issue. But I love ya anyway!!
It’s too bad he didn’t stop talking after he said it was a stupid thing to do. Unfortunately, Gingrich isn’t one to stop talking.
God forbid Ms. Malkin actually look at Rick Perry’s record and see whether he’s conservative (Gardasil, crony capitalism, etc.). As long as he’s a Texan with an -R after his name, that’s all good for txvet. That’s how you got GWB, which was the #1 factor getting Obama elected.
Only since they closed the Chicken Ranch.
Well, Romney is clean, articulate and doesn’t speak with an African American dialect. Aside from these advantages, Shelby the Border Collie may be a better choice. The pooch has a recent win under his belt (collar), knows where his meals come from (who he works for), and that his defecation is malodorous.
You’re an idiot, a fool, and you haven’t read the rest of the thread. Go away.
After this diatribe, your mental illness is quite apparent.
Mrs. Malkin didn’t destroy Perry. His lack of preparation to campaign is what destroyed his candidacy. Better he be exposed now than against the second coming of Josef Stalin.
Moderate
Communist
Do you know who Bill Ayers is? His sex partner Bernadine Dohrn? You do know Obama launched his first ever political campaign from their house. Dohrn is a suspected cop killer, Ayers is an admitted Communist terror bomber who got off on a legal technicality thanks to a wealthy father.
You know any normal candidates who so closely associates with Communist revolutionaries?
If “conservatives” and whiny Republicans keep voting for whatever candidate the GOP keeps cramming down your throats, you deserve what you get.
Complain all you want but if you keep voting for liberals, stop lecturing us conservatives who have had it up to here with the corrupt one-party system.
[Leia and Han share a passionate kiss before Han is dragged towards the freezing chamber by the imperials]
Princess Leia: I love you.
Han Solo: I know.
The key isn’t to abandon the GOP because of the RINOs, the key is too take the party back by primary battles. It worked, to a degree. Boehner should have a fat target on his back, he has been inside the Beltway too long and does nothing as Obama defecates on the Constitution.
But if you think even a RINO POS like Romney is no different than a future Hitler like Obama, you’re delusional.
Count me in as mentally ill, because I agree with Ed! Call the men in the white coats, I’m ready!
You are indeed an enigma!! You keep baffling me, then say something that has me literally rolling on the floor. Priceless!
Man. I’ve been waiting for you to admit this for a long time. Thank goodness.
You’ve been voting third party for over 20 years and you don’t seem very happy about what you got either. All that will be accomplished by voting third party is to re-elect Obama, and you get pissed every time I point that out.
This is a false premise. If you’re speaking of the accusations against Cain, you might have a point. If you’re speaking of the difficulty Bachmann has had expressing her views, you might have a point. If you’re speaking of the difficulty Santorum is having getting the spotlight, you might have a point. If you’re speaking of Perry’s forgetfulness, you might have a point.
But, by your argument, Hillary Clinton would be an acceptable Republican candidate, if she could beat Obama. Sure, she’s not perfect, but she’s not Obama, either, and (to you) that’s what’s important, right?
That’s the problem with you people who support Republican liberals (or at best, moderates) like Romney, Perry and Huntsman; you support them because they’re not Obama and you think they can beat Obama. You’re people who don’t really believe in the convictions you mouth. Because, if you did, you’d realize that most people, that includes independents, can rally around a conservative candidate, because conservatism is right.
There comes a point where a candidate does not represent your values. Where a candidate’s agenda and philosophy match Obama’s more closely than they match yours. This is the case with Romney, Perry and Gingrich, for certain.
Say you want to buy a 2010 Camaro convertible. Someone brings you a 1998 minivan. Are you “guilty” of being too picky, of seeking “perfection” because you reject it?
Someone else brings you a 2005 Camaro hard-top, someone else brings you a 2010 Mustang convertible. Someone else brings you a 2010 Camaro convertible with a blown engine and 4 flat tires.
Again, are you being too picky if you reject this car that is everything you said you wanted (you never specified you wanted it to run, after all)? And the final car is a 2009 Camaro convertible in top shape, but has never been on the highway.
Now, add in that if you don’t accept any of these, you’ll have to continue driving a 1980 Pinto Runabout that gets 5 mpg and requires a quart of oil every hundred miles.
Your premise is that you should take the car everybody else likes, rather than holding out for the car most like the one you want.
Which is BS.
All that will be accomplished by voting Republican rather than conservative is to elect Obama… either the real Obama, or an Obama with an “R” after his name.
If everybody voted 3rd party, the 3rd party would win. I seem to remember a 3rd party candidate who won an election about 150 years ago.
His name was “Lincoln”.
We shouldn’t even have to consider a 3rd party, except for the LOTE voters, who are more obsessed with getting that Democrat out of the White House than they are with getting someone IN who will FIX THINGS.
Make up your mind which is more important to you: Getting Obama out, or fixing the country? Because it is NOT the same thing. Not even close.
Actually, I suspect this is what did him in: “…Hot yellow Kool-Aide and save a pretzel for the gas jets.” Hard to rise above that one.
Phil reminds me of Frank the Tank from Old School deciding to go streaking through the quad and trying to get everyone to follow him.
In this version, instead of turning around and finding nobody, he sees Hiraghm.
As with RC, I reject your premise that any of the Republicans candidates are evil.
I vote the way reccommended by the founders, if your process serves you better, go right ahead. I no longer bend my knee to LOTE. God will judge me either way.
The founders wanted to make Washington a king. I disagreed with them there, also.
Like in Alaska where Joe Miller defeated Murky Murkowski only to have to face the full brunt of the Rovian prog money allied with Murky? Are you not paying attention to what is going on?
Palin endorse McCain as her first official “coming out” act and then goes on to endorse numerous female liberals against solid male Tea Party conservatives.
Michelle Bachmann demures from any fight to secure a leadership position despite being instrumental in last November’s GOP House victories then hires Ed Rollins as her campaign manager. Then she gets ravaged by the “conservative” media and MSM.
Herman Cain is still getting taken down by spurious SH charges, not by the Dems but by the Rovians aided and abetted by the “conservative” media.
I can tell you many stories about races here in CA too but the lesson is the same. If conservatives want influence over the GOP, we are going to have to fight and win the war the establishment is waging against us. Assuring them that you will hold your nose and vote for their candidate when they have made it clear that they won’t do the same for our candidate is stupid. STUPID!!!
@happyscrapper
I have a problem with Newt’s infidelity. Regardless of that, I consider Newt to be one of the best political thinkers in American history, not to mention the best debater.
I’m a Georgian, so I’m biased, but I love the guy. I believe that he’s past his immaturity. That said, I don’t want him to embarrass me for supporting him, and I’ll be pissed off if he can’t contain himself. Herman Cain has already done that.
It’s worse than that. As MM pointed out on Sean last night, Much thanks & praise to those that finally stood up to a LSM panel of ‘debate’ sponsors hell bent on picking the GOP candidate ‘they’ would most like to run against! ( para )
That’s why I love when Libtards who’s sole purpose became sharing their insightful analysis of our candidates every gastric movement.
To the Professional Left: Stuff It! I’d really like to see everyone carry those Dollar Store party “air horns” w/ them and every time they [objectively] try to weigh in, sound off and drown them out. We’re -not- interested.
Not unless Rove has taken over the Chicago machine and hired Axelrod. Another flight of fantasy by PP.
Well, John Adams and a few others. JA was also however adamently opposed to the two party system, for reasons that are now all to apparent. Wonder how we’d have fared with a monarchy… King Zero…hmmmmm
Memo: To world leaders.
If your military does a mean goose step well, but not much else – you’re not doing it right.
P-Phil- you get rid of McConnell, and someone like Murkowski loses all her committee assignments for her betrayal, and the entire party campaigns against her.
It isn’t an instantaneous process. But Romney sucks, Obama will be Josef Stalin if he can be. There is a difference.
BYW, it is a almost a slander to say I am supporting Romney now. He is my bottom choice, not counting the 9-11 conspriacy theories/anti-Israel/pro-Iran Ron Paul.
Hell, I might even vote Ron Paul over Obama. A nutter who loves his country beats an active, willing participant in treason.
Oops, sorry again Phil, you were right. Here’s one of those “conservatives” you were talking about. Rove strikes again, this time through a fake “Tea Party” organization.
Not having a parliamentary system, a two party system is the natural order. I was kind of hoping sane Dems would form a third party, and the Marxist party would die out, instead the moderates who weren’t communists fled to the GOP.
McCain and Lindsay are prime examples. They would have been Dems as late as the mid 1960s. But they are military vets, and by the time they entered politics, it was clear the Henry Wallace/George McGovern pro-USSR/anti-military wing of the party had taken over, so their only choice was the GOP. And if the GOP splinters, it will mean the Marxists walk with every election until a glorious peoples Republic with Stalinesque 99% election victories and camps and mental hopsitals for dissidents are the norm in this country.
It’s already started. They’re supposedly scared to death of the incredible bore who couldn’t defeat Maverick McCain last time around, and in that same vane, I’m scared to death of a Kucinich candidacy.
It’s the fashion among the third partiers here to pretend that we’re all closet Romney supporters and that only by re-electing Obama can you prove that you’re a real conservative. Of course, in my view, no conservative would under any circumstances put a Marxist ideologue back into power where he has no constraints and nothing to lose by going for full-blown dictatorial powers and an end to any kind of substantive representative government. Could he do it? I don’t know, there are a lot of people who wouldn’t mind and a lot who would prefer it to allowing Republicans/conservatives to roll back all of their bennies. There’s a huge conservative movement in this country, but there’s also a huge constituency for keeping the status quo or even giving more stuff to the non-producers.
J-Bone,
I’ll be careful not to speak for MM but I believe the thrust of her comments leave one w/ the impression that “fever had broken”?
We’ve already weathered the worst of permitting The Left to have a say in our Primary process, and… as those in attendance last night proved, we’re fed UP with it.
It’s as upbeat as I’ve seen Michelle in some time. We should all find it similarly motivating. From ‘my’ perspective, when it comes to unsolicited “just trying to be helpful?” peanut gallery comments, it is perfectly acceptable to be as RUDE as we see fit!
Since when do bellhops orchestrate wedding nights?
Good Coulter on the Herman Cain episode here.
Strike three, Rick. You’re out. Too bad. I REALLY WANTED to support the guy, but it’s clear now that BO will eat his lunch if he’s nominated.
You nose holders who just refuse to grasp the concept that former Republican conservatives who are constantly being attacked by the GOP establishment and noseholders cannot be bludgeoned by insults and the fear of Obama that infects your thinking. You don’t have our votes. And you offensive and insulting tactics are making it more certain that you will never get our votes.
Spare me the personal ad hominems and slander that always follows after I post my comments. Read the polls and the party registration numbers. BOTH Democratic parties are suffering dramatic loss of registration and almost half of new voters are registering as independents. You guys need to start making friends and stop insulting everyone. You are a big part of the problem because you make it impossible to have an intelligent discussion about anything. It’s all about Republicans winning for you. Some of us actually want to make a change.
But if you (we) vote third party now, it is a 100% certainty that bho wins.
And that cannot happen.
PERIOD.
And if alive today JFK would be a Republican and hated by the Democrats.
Nothing new, relevant, or even interesting. Everybody who reads this site regularly knows that you’d never vote for a Republican, Phil, and nothing we say or have ever said will have any influence one way or the other. Go write in your mystery third party candidate and watch in smug satisfaction as Obama is re-elected. But don’t come here and complain about anything that he or his administration does. You’re his enabler.
As for the intelligent discussion, you’re as likely to engage in that as a liberal is to debate global warming. You consider it a personal insult and slander whenever somebody dares to disagree with you.
Oh yeah, that old ploy you regressives have of taking things out of context. Nice. Classy. STFU.
I don’t know what recess of your imagination you pulled that “premise” from, but it’s not mine. I never said they were “evil”.
Romney, Perry, Gingrich and Huntsmen don’t “get it”. They all have demonstrated an appreciation for government, for top-down societies where the government runs things instead of the people. Romney has Romneycare, Perry has Gardasil, Gingrich has globular warming.
You cannot believe the Earth is flat, and plan a trip to the moon. You cannot believe that the ills of this nation are caused by too much power in the hands of the government, and still agree with, promote or embrace any aspect of government control.
They don’t have to be evil, at this stage, to continue the destruction of the nation. All they have to do is continue playing politics, continue thinking you can cede a little more power to the government, and (worst of all in my opinion) believe it is right to tax people at different rates.
Speaking metaphorically (again), if the nation has a broken leg, and the current doctor’s solution is to hit it with a hammer, you’re not going to improve things by hiring a doctor whose solution is to use a smaller hammer.
That’s not 100% certain. If the Republicans were to run Hillary Clinton, and a 3rd party rain Cain, Bachmann, Santorum or even Ron Paul, the 3rd party would almost certainly win.
But, this reveals the LOTE view, the nose-holder view. It’s a dog-in-the-manger view. You don’t CARE who’s in the White House, just so long as it’s not Obama. You just don’t seem to get that it’s not enough to get Obama out. You don’t seem to remember Bush sr or Bush jr, and the progress they progressively made to set things up for Clinton and Obama.
Ultimately, it’s a losing strategy. You’re like the fink who feeds his comrades to the troll on the promise that he’ll be eaten last. Just keep electing soft core progressives because you don’t have any real believe in conservatism, and you prefer going to hell slowly rather than quickly. Not me. Either Hell now or Heaven now. I’m tired of limbo.
You’re a completely stark, raving idiot.
This country is composed of liberals, conservatives and independents.
Neither side can win without the independents.
You and the idiot from Pasadena want to wave a magic wand and have a complete 100% certified conservative with no baggage elected.
And just who is that? Who? Yeah, we don’t have one, do we?
Baby steps dude….one step at a time. This took nearly a hundred years to break down and it will not get fixed overnight.
I’d love nothing better than a complete constitutional conservative, but they are rare and hard to find and certainly NOT electable in the current environment.
One step at a time.
Get your meds re-filled.
We’re not allowed to primary people anymore. The minute the first person announces they are running, we start with the lectures on who is the most electable and who can beat Obama in debates.
We’re getting Romney. I said so six months ago, and I have no reason to change my mind now.
Dunno, could be Newt.
Still early.
Rush is wrong about Perry. Perry has destroyed his own candidacy, and he did so long before last night’s gaffe. I am tired of the media pumping this loser up.
OT but so what – others do it all the time:
On election night, November 2, 2010, Rep. John Boehner said in his victory speech:
Next morning, Ezra Klein commented in the Cult of the President lives on:
But Boehner is not as astute as Ezra Klein, and does not know that it is our Constitution which sets the “agenda” for the federal government. The agenda the Constitution sets restricts the federal government to war, international relations & commerce; and domestically, the establishment of an uniform commercial system: a monetary system based on gold & silver, weights & measures, patents & copyrights, a bankruptcy code, and mail delivery (Art. I, Sec. 8, cls.1-16). 1
And because none of the House Republicans seem to know that our Constitution sets the agenda, and don’t know that our Constitution also enumerates the powers delegated to the President, they are allowing Obama to carry out his “agenda” to transform our Country into a fascist dictatorship.
What are the Enumerated Powers of the President?
The powers of the President are “carefully limited” and precisely defined by our Constitution. In Federalist Paper No. 71 (last para), Alexander Hamilton asks,
The answer to Hamilton’s question is this: There would be nothing to fear if Presidents obeyed the Constitution. But they don’t obey it because the dolts in Congress don’t make them obey it!
Well, then! Here is the complete list of the President’s enumerated powers:
Art. I, Sec. 7, cls. 2 & 3, grants to the President the power to approve or veto Bills and Resolutions passed by Congress.
Art. I, Sec. 9, next to last clause, grants to the executive Branch – the Treasury Department – the power to write checks pursuant to Appropriations made by law – i.e., by Congress.
Art. II, Sec. 1, cl.1, vests “executive Power” [see below] in the President.
Art. II, Sec. 1, last clause, sets forth the President’s Oath of Office – to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States”.
Art. II, Sec. 2, cl.1:
* makes the President Commander in Chief of the armed forces when they have been called by Congress into the actual service of the United States. 3
* authorizes the President to require the principal Officers in the executive Departments to provide written Opinions upon the Duties of their Offices.
* grants the President power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for offenses against the United States, 4 but he can not stop impeachments of any federal judge or federal officer.
Article II, Sec. 2, cl. 2 grants to the President the power:
* to make Treaties – with the advice and consent of the Senate. 5
* to nominate Ambassadors, other public ministers and Consuls, federal judges, and various other officers – with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Article II, Sec. 2, cl. 3 grants to the President the power to make recess appointments, which expire at the end of Congress’ next session.
Art. II, Sec. 3:
* Imposes the duty on the President to periodically advise Congress on the State of the Union, and authorizes the President to recommend to Congress such measures as he deems wise.
* Authorizes the President, on extraordinary Occasions, to convene one or both houses of Congress [e.g., when he asks Congress to declare War]; and if both houses can not agree on when to adjourn, he is authorized to adjourn them to such time as he deems proper.
* Imposes the duty upon the President to receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers.
* Imposes the duty upon the President to take care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and
* Imposes the duty upon the President to Commission all the Officers of the United States.
That’s it! Anything else the President does is unlawful and a usurpation of powers not granted.
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“globular“? Is that some new language or something?
I absolutely, unequivocally, agree with this statement, and I also align myself with happysrappers response to idiot kent.
Bruce #181,
Naw, it`s `Merican. “Globular” is synonymous with “sphericular”, but more worldly ….. ish !
Bruce #182,
I agree with happyscrapper most of the time, and not “just” because of my innate fear of flying battle-skillets !
Yes it does, you leftist leech.
How about giving some more of your racist slurs?
People who use dysphemisms such as “Perrykrishna” or “Mittbot” or “Palinista” need to grow the hell up and that apparently includes Michelle. I realize MM hates Rick Perry (you have no interest in “toughening him up”), but keep it somewhat mature.
Seriously Michelle, you still as paranoid as Bachmann about the whole Gardasil and retardation hysteria?
Aside from that brain freeze, Perry actually had a decent debate and has improved. On substance his campaign has definitely improved and put together an attractive platform. Now none of that means much if Perry can’t articulate his own message and clearly his memory lapse here was a major gaffe and perfect fodder for his haters, but setting that aside I see improvement here. I want Perry in this race to keep Romney in check, Cain has too many gaps in knowledge and political experience for me to take him seriously and no Conservative in their right mind should EVER support a National Sales Tax with a Federal Income tax. It is good to see Gingrich rise in the polls now, I look forward to seeing him vetted to see how he holds up but the fact remains this field is weak and Romney would be a terrible nominee.
Perry is good at rallies, good in interviews, good at fundraising and weak but improving in the debates; all he needs to do is get to a “good enough” George W Bush level and he’ll be fine against Obama.
I’m all for “toughening them up”. What do you all think is going to happen to the Republican candidate in the debates against Obama???? Do you think Obama or the media is going to go easy on them????
I’d rather get these kinds of things out of the way right now – because if you wait till he’s across the podium from Obama these kinds of gaffes are going to guarantee an Obama 2nd term.