A few thoughts on the day…
December 6th, 2007 at 07:40pm Leo Pusateri
I don’t have a lot of time to post tonight, but just a few thoughts on the day…
First, when I heard the NIE’s report the other day that Iran hasn’t been seeking nukes since 2003, it hit me as just a little bit more than a brain disconnect. After all, it flied in the face of everything I’ve been hearing, since 2001 (this year included).
The report concludes that Iran “bowed to (international) political pressure” in its decision to supposedly halt its nuclear program in 2003.
My question: If Ahmawhackjob did indeed bow to international pressure in Iran’s decision to halt its nuclear ambitions, ostensibly to give the message, “Hey, don’t invade us–we’re really not all that bad!” then why the even-recent rhetoric to “blow Israel off the map?” If one abandons nukes because they’re afraid of international pressure, then wouldn’t it be defeating the purpose by continuing to talk as if you had nukes or were still looking for them? Wouldn’t that be the same kind of denial that ultimately got Saddam into trouble? Wouldn’t a government wishing to avoid an invasion rather take a Qaddafy-like approach?
The more I look into this matter, the more putrid-smelling it becomes.
My main man Fred Thompson makes the most sense of anyone I’ve read or heard on the subject.
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Next on the agenda–the long-awaited Romney “JFK’esque ‘Don’t be afraid of my religion” speech.
Truth be told, I was never afraid of Romney’s Mormonism. I was more (and continue to be more) afraid of his having been a “successful” governor of one of the most liberal states in the Union. The perpetual home of Sens.- for- life Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, for cripe’s sake!
For all we know, a Romney candidacy will be George Bush v. 2.0 in terms of social spending and lack of immigration enforcement, and without George Bush’s lifelong convictions on the abortion issue, to boot!
As far as I’m concerned, Romney’s got a lot more ’splainin’ and cowtowing to do in those departments than WRT his possible allegiance to the ideals of Joseph Smith.
At the very least, Romney sucked up all the political oxygen for the day, which was a brilliant move on his part in keeping his name at the forefront of the news cycle.
When it comes down to it, I truly suspect that’s what it was all about to begin with.
Entry Filed under: Campaign 2008, President Bush, Religion, Republicans, Social Issues, War on Terror
6 Comments
1. Gozer the Carpathian | December 6th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
*Shrugs*
I’ve never cared about his Mormon status. Moromons are funny people, but that doesn’t effect why I would or wouldn’t vote for him. (I’m not BTW) I’ve never understood the fear/hate/confusion around mormons. Then again I don’t understand it around Jews either. *Shrugs*
2. KCJ | December 6th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
When is Obama going to give a similar speech about how he won’t let his race affact how he would be president?
When is Hillary going to give a similar speech about how she won’t let her sex affect how she would be president?
3. Hates Cows--Male | December 7th, 2007 at 6:39 am
Don’t hold your breath, KJC. Earbama is a member of a black separatist church, and his spouse is out there playing the race card every day.
And Hillary? She’s not having sex, so how would it affect her presidency? Well, she’s not having sex with Bill, that is…
4. Christian Wright | December 7th, 2007 at 7:50 am
“The greatest thing about this man is he’s steady. You know where he stands. He believes the same thing Wednesday that he believed on Monday, no matter what happened Tuesday. Events can change; this man’s beliefs never will.”
The NIE report came out on a Tuesday. Way to go Stephen C!
5. Almiranta | December 7th, 2007 at 10:47 am
I am not as bothered about Mitt’s work as governor of, as Leo put it, “one of the most liberal states in the Union…”
I am not a Utopian, and I don’t demand perfection. As far as I am concerned, it was a huge victory for a Republican to even be ELECTED as governor of “one of the most liberal states in the Union” and once he was, he obviously had to tread lightly. There was no way he could expect to simply march into such a state and implement uncompromised conservative values.
That he was able to moderate the wild-eyed liberalism of MA is, to me, a big point in his favor.
As far as abortion goes, a lot of people have been wishy-washy on the issue, most being bamboozled by the phony “choice” issue which appeals, on the surface, to those who really try to be “fair”. It is common to simply say one is in favor of choice, because after all isn’t that an American value, and to also say that if something is legal then he will accept it as such.
I think it is legitimate to be pushed into a serious consideration of the REALITY of abortion, and to evolve into a more civilized belief in its inherent brutality and immorality.
This being said, while I think Mitt would be a competent and trustworthy President and I would be comfortable with him in the White House, so far he is not my favorite candidate.
I do think bigotry will play a role in his chances for the White House. I watched him on Glenn Beck last night and was turned off by his campaigning when answering questions. When he was asked something about immigration, for example, insetad of just giving HIS views, he went into a canned campaign speech referencing his version of the botched immigration positions of Huckabee, Guiliani, and one of the others—by that time I was tuning him out. In that show, he came across as cold, distant, calculating, and a little evasive in that he would not simply answer a question directly but would spin it into a canned campaign speech.
Huckabee, on the other hand, just looked into the camera and answered the questions.
6. Herman | December 8th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
“If Ahmawhackjob did indeed bow to international pressure in Iran?s decision to halt its nuclear ambitions…”
Uh, Ahmadinejad didn’t bow to “international pressure,” as the NIE states that Iran abandoned anything it had going in 2003, and, conservative — get this through your skull — Ahemdinejad wasn’t elected president of Iran until 2005.
Get with the program.