Perry Drops Out, Endorses Newt

Exciting news today, as Rick Perry ends his campaign and throws his support behind Newt Gingrich.

From Perry’s remarks:

As I have contemplated the future of this campaign, I have come to the conclusion that there is no viable path to victory for my candidacy in 2012.

Therefore, today I am suspending my campaign and endorsing Newt Gingrich for president.

I believe Newt is a conservative visionary who can transform our country.

We have had our differences, which campaigns inevitably bring out. And Newt is not perfect, but who among us is?

The fact is, there is forgiveness for those who seek God and I believe in the power of redemption, for it is a central tenet of my own Christian faith.

And I have no question Newt Gingrich has the heart of a conservative reformer, the ability to rally and captivate the conservative movement and the courage to tell the Washington interests to take a hike if it’s what is best for the country.

Also, Rick Santorum was declared the official winner of the Iowa caucuses. The latter news will have a significantly smaller impact on the rest of the campaign.

Ignore Them

One of the things I can’t stand hearing during this primary process is a Democrat (it doesn’t matter who) says (or reveals) who Obama doesn’t want to run against, or who does. The latest example would be Nancy Pelosi, who says Romney can’t win.

Polls have shown everyone from Generic Republican to Mitt Romney can win. Some candidates may have a harder time than others, but Barack Obama’s poor record in office will be the same regardless of who he ends up running against. I think Newt Gingrich give us the best shot of booting Obama out of office, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think Mitt Romney or Rick Perry can’t beat Obama.

The only person Obama wants to run against is himself.  He can’t win running on his record, and this election will force him to defend his failures. Make no mistake about it. Obama’s biggest obstacle to winning reelection is himself.

So, ignore the suggestions by anyone with a (D) after their name on who can or can’t beat Obama. For that matter, ignore anyone with an (R) after their name with the same suggestions.

Romney, Bain, and Winning Our Future PAC

Winning our Future PAC, which supports Newt Gingrich, put out a movie attacking Romney’s time at Bain Capital. Even Newt called on the PAC to remove or revise the inaccuracies in it. The super PAC has agreed to do just that, but has offered some still legitimate questions for Romney to answer.

Perhaps Romney should answer the questions. His record, be it in the public or private sector is fair game. If Romney doesn’t want to answer the questions now, what if he had to answer them as the GOP nominee. If he doesn’t want to answer them now, maybe there’s a reason.

Do I personally care? Not particularly. But winning this election is incredibly important, and I want a nominee who can stand up to criticism, and explain what needs to be explained, because they’ll have to at some point. If Romney becomes the nominee he’ll have to answer a lot more questions than last time.

Ditzy Debbie – The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Debbie Wasserman Shultz might be the best thing that Republicans have going for them right now.  The more that this brainless twit flaps her gums, the more inane her comments seem to become. Hopefully her baseless hysteric ignorance will be a turnoff to the voters of this nation.

In some ways I feel for her … she does have a rather difficult job: defending the obAMATEUR and his failed policies. You need to know that many, if not most, Democrats don’t much like Obama either; but he’s theirs and they have to live with the ugly person they brought to the dance. But on the other hand, you get the feeling that this woman truly believes the things that she is saying. If so, she is one of the most ignorant people in public service in this country. But .. that goes hand-in-hand with being a Democrat. Remember that being called a “democrat” used to be an insult. It meant one who panders to the mindless whims of the masses. Ditzy Debbie is most assuredly a democrat. I guess that’s OK, though, if you believe that to be your road to power.

Just when you thought she had hit some sort of ignoranus peak, she comes out with this unbelievably partisan quote:

“We need to make sure that we tone things down, particularly in light of the Tucson tragedy from a year ago, where my very good friend, Gabby Giffords — who is doing really well, by the way, — [was shot]. The discourse in America, the discourse in Congress in particular . . . has really changed, I’ll tell you. I hesitate to place blame, but I have noticed it take a very precipitous turn towards edginess and lack of civility with the growth of the Tea Party movement.”

Yes!  Those Tea Partiers are out of control with their riot like actions, squatting on public land, crapping on police cars, etc. etc. OH WAIT!  Those are the actions of her and her party’s beloved Occupy Anywhere for Anything lunatics. You know the Occupy groups that her pResident and her party had orgasms over and try to paint them as a mainstream movement.  Their uncivil behavior was beyond contempt but her regurgitation of dumbed down talking points against the Tea Party fits to the pandering to the ignorant masses, the drones.  Occutards left their occupied sites full of trash .. and sometimes dead bodies. Tea Partiers always cleaned up. And I’m still waiting to see the a picture of a Tea Partier taking a crap on a police car. Edginess? Lack of Civility? That’s the occupiers, not the Tea Partiers.

That wasn’t all she had to say. She goes on to say, “when [the tea party] disagree with you on an issue, you’re not just wrong, you’re a liar.” Now I don’t use the word “liar” lightly. Someone is lying only if they know what they are saying is untrue at the time they say it. I’ve highlighted, the many occasions, her inaccurate statements about Barack Obama’s economy. Does she know that she is full of donkeysqueeze at the time she is spouting off or is she just ignorant?

As if that previous quote from Ditzy Debbie wasn’t enough, now she has something to say about our tax code. You’ll appreciate this.

There is nothing wrong with doing well. It’s a goal we all inspire to. And we want everybody in America to do well. But we shouldn’t have our tax policy exclusively focused on helping people already doing well do better. In America we should target our tax policy towards people who want to be lifted up.”

 First of all, half of Americans don’t even pay income taxes! For those who do, but find themselves at the bottom of the scale, it is not the job of the tax code to “lift people up.” Not to mention the fact that the earned income tax credit has become one of the federal government’s largest programs for lower-income taxpayers. Consider the following:

  • The EITC has grown in cost from $4.4 billion in 1990, to $26.1 billion in 2000, and to an estimated $44.9 billion in 2011.

  • The CTC was enacted in 1997, and then its cost rose from $0.8 billion in 2000 to an estimated $22.9 billion in 2011.

If anything, Debbie Wasserman Shultz should be outrage by the $4.2 billion in refundable tax credits given to illegal aliens just last year alone! Meanwhile, those who are doing well are carrying more of the burden than ever. The figure fluctuates between 37 and 40% — that is the percentage of income taxes paid by the top 1% of taxpayers. Meanwhile, they are earning around 20% of the income.

There is no doubt that our tax code is riddled with loopholes; clearly you know my opinion of our tax code. But to claim that our tax code “exclusively” helps those who are doing better and needs to target people to “lift them up” is such a misguided view of things. This is a prime example of how politicians view our tax code as another means of legislation and a way to buy votes. Is it any wonder why they will fight so vigorously to defend it when challenged with ideas like the FairTax or the 999 Plan?

While we are at it, here other moments, brought to you by Debbie Wasserman Shultz.

DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Dodges Question About Obama’s Responsibility For Solyndra

DNC Chief Wasserman Schultz Stumped When Asked About Obama’s “One-Term Proposition” Promise…

Again this woman is either a complete ignoramus or a habitual liar.  She spews the mindless talking points so well and the dumbed down lefty drones eat it all up.  Some of them posted here and you can read their statements verbatim.

Debate Open Thread

I missed the Saturday night debate and slept in and missed the one this morning also.  Hopefully there are some of you who watched one or the other (or both) and have some comments.

Also, how do you see the next couple weeks playing out?  I heard an interesting fact the other day that no Republican has ever won both the Iowa Caucuses and the New Hampshire Primary and failed to be the Party’s nominee.  If Romney wins New Hampshire convincingly enough that his momentum carries him to a win in South Carolina, is it all over?