tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post5998473289375052384..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-8202384938622338002012-07-27T13:04:28.524-04:002012-07-27T13:04:28.524-04:00I think Victor made a good point. The lumpenright ...I think Victor made a good point. The lumpenright base of which Mitty is terrified sees alliances as a one-way street. If some foreign policy initiative/position (preferably a war) is OUR idea, then every nation which can plausibly be called an "ally" is expected to immediately and enthusiastically sign on, regardless of national self-interest. OTOH, if an ally or allies come up with an initiative, our proper response is suspicion and resentment at lese majeste', and a refusal to cooperate unless USA-Number1! is running the show. Finally, if (in particular) Europeans seem to dislike a Prez/candidate, well, that's a plus - it just means the Prez/candidate is a real Amurkan.<br /><br />The downside for Mitty, however, is that even though he hasn't really departed from the lumpenright script with his Anglogaffes, he simply can't deliver the "screw-them-furriners" lines convincingly. Richboy androids do have drawbacks... eh, Karl?BHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12991272246814476124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-22283796574767471742012-07-27T10:50:43.150-04:002012-07-27T10:50:43.150-04:00I think it's all of the above, plus this: Romn...I think it's all of the above, plus this: Romney just thinks he's <i>entitled</i> to the presidency ("it's my turn"). The election is a formality; the presidency is <i>his</i>. And it never enters his mind that anything he might do or say could hurt his chances, because none of that would change the fact that he's <i>supposed to</i> be President.Tom Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575511424823512042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-71737525505463372242012-07-27T06:44:43.754-04:002012-07-27T06:44:43.754-04:00Show me several polls with Obama holding a double-...Show me several polls with Obama holding a double-digit lead. Then we'll talk brokered convention. They still think he can win. (And, given the lousy economy and a gazillion <i>Citizen United</i> dollars, so do I.)Steve M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-24232169570243701932012-07-27T04:50:38.988-04:002012-07-27T04:50:38.988-04:00I'm starting to wonder if Ten Bears isn't ...I'm starting to wonder if Ten Bears isn't right about a brokered convention.<br />But then I remember the ability of Conservatives to delude themselves into thinking inept idiocy is the very height of competency.<br /><br />Mitt is, not unexpectedly, making an ass of himself, on the international stage.<br /><br />He's starting to make W look like positively diplomatic in comparison.<br /><br />Of course, one can't discount the Conservatives ability to double-down on the stupid, and make oneself like the moronic and unlikeable simply because those on the left are mocking the laughable idiocy of their candidate.<br /><br />Who better to represent the Conservatives in this country than the man who wrote a campaign book called, "No Apologies," and has to start his international tour, to show his foreign policy chops, making apologies?<br />His apologies are, after all, looked upon as little "WHITE" lies, to make the furriners happy.<br /><br />You can't make this sh*t up!<br /><br />I can hardly wait until he goes to Germany, and asks how the Nazi's were able to hide their stolen treasures from the world in Swiss bank accounts for almost 50 years? <br /><br />Or, at a meeting with the Israeli leadership, orders a BLT with cheese, a glass of milk, and a side of lobster salad.<br /><br />On foreign policy, Mitt is proving to be positively "Bushian." <br /><br />And while this would disqualify a Democratic candidate, it will endear him to people who think foreign policy is best pursued with a sneer, a fist, and the ability to spit into the eye of anyone who looks at us funny.<br /><br />And Conservatives will look at Mitt, a politician whose political ability makes Nixon look like FDR, and see someone the left is laughing at mocking, and try to make a Churchill out of an ant hill - like they did with W. <br /><br />The only place he's vulnerable, is in Israel.<br />He can piss-off the rest of the world nine ways to Sunday - but he better not do anything to screw-up relationships with our 51st state.<br /><br />THAT, could be a death knell. Even for a Conservative.<br /><br />If Obama wins, he'll be the luckiest man since Truman. And he defeated a man who was far from a dolt. So, Obama may be the luckiest man in American political history.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-73597851473915222472012-07-26T23:39:23.046-04:002012-07-26T23:39:23.046-04:00I think he thinks he's just gonna waltz in the...I think he thinks he's just gonna waltz in there and the queen will spread her legs. I don't think he will come back as the "presumptive candidate".<br /><br />Steve, wanna talk about a brokered convention, or the fact that Ron Paul has enough delegates to fall into a bucket of rose water?Ten Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594307610015584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-49744428987528788722012-07-26T22:52:50.338-04:002012-07-26T22:52:50.338-04:00Or he may just be a colossal dick.Or he may just be a colossal dick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com