Dem’s NC Convention Woes – Cuomo Compares Romney to Nixon? The National emphasis on on Grandma Warren - Draft Hillary Now

The Warren-Obama Connection - and 2016 - Are Democrats Serious?


From all accounts the Democrat National Convention to be held in Charlotte, NC is being billed as a “train wreck” or “disaster”, of course, this comes from one syndicated columnist whose use of adjectives are at once descriptive and yet, hilarious, depending upon which side of the aisle one subscribes. (See Michelle Malkin's New York Post OPed piece here for the full flavor.)

However, in every piece that attempts to inform and entertain, there is more than a grain of truth – a trip around the web finds that several higher profile Democrats plan on skipping the Tar-Heel State this year, it’s an election issue, their own. From Gather.com “More Democrats Announce Plans To Skip Convention” - included in the skipping: New York Democratic Representatives Bill Owens and Kathy Hochul , Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Sen. Joe Manchin and Rep. Nick Rahall –a total of 5 to date.

The CNN announced another: Mark Critz of Pennsylvania who is up for election in November in a re-drawn competitive 12th Congressional District.
That said there must be more to this story than meets the eye – but of course, it’s the fact that the Convention is being held in a State that is “right to work” and of course, Democrats are backed mainly by Labor Unions – putting them at odds with their base.

Now, Occupy Wall Street plans to attend with Gusto - entitled “The Charlotte Principle” with a note to “Occupy Wall Street South”, the rising use of anarchy rather than insipid chanting (not sure which is most annoying), will greet convention goers – of course, Obama’s own, Elizabeth Warren created the group - (a la Al Gore) as a platform for running for Senate in MA on the Grandma ticket - Since it’s a good possibility Ms. Warren will be hawking her Chow Wow Pow cookbooks and other ancestral trinkets at the convention to raise funds to fend of popular Scott Brown – the Current Senator running on – Good Grief – Common Sense – perhaps she can talk some sense in to the anarchists attending – and save the day for the rank and file?

According to Tampa Bay Online, both major parties are not taking any chances, and will be opening their conventions with; Prayers having the conventions “Blessed” prior to engaging in the political back and forth, the anarchists the missing members, and the fact that a pro-union political party is holding it’s convention in an anti-union state. – On the Republican side, they are consistently opening and closing Conventions, town meetings, what-have you with blessings and prayers, so it’s anticipated, and expected, and – nothing to see here move along type news.

Last note on the nervous breakdown the media is not even attempting to hide anymore, as one after another either puts their foot in it (and is subsequently fired), or makes things up and or just writes as if Obama is going to win big in November (See Ostrich and behavior and what should be happening: - Politico (yes the very same) now is asking the pivotal question of Mitt Romney (first he’s boring, then he’s a bully, then he’s an outsourcer, then he’s rich, then he’s a Republican! (woops), then he’s lacking this, or has too much of that - the Google News Alerts are consistently demeaning and worse, consistently more desperate and ridiculous – which tells anyone with access to two to four years of presidential polling data – Mitt’s the guy, and they’ve got nothing on him – the latest “Smack of Desperation Award” to: Politico for their piece this weekend on:
Mario Cuomo asking Romney to “Show him (Cuomo) that he’s (Romney) not Richard Nixon!!!

No kidding.

Next week it will be: What Romney and Calvin Coolidge have in Common!
(Answer in advance, both Fiscal Conservatives, both from Massachusetts)

The Gist: The writes of the piece wanted to know more about Romney’s plan (instead of going to the Romney website and looking at the document), specifically in areas of “immigration, balancing the budget, foreign policy and Wall Street regulation.” – So they called in an expert:

Mario Cuomo, the former three-term governor of New York who spent a decade as the North Star of liberal Democrats after keynoting the party’s 1984 convention. In an interview, Cuomo said Romney’s “playing the Nixon game. Nixon said, ‘I have a plan but you won’t know it until you elect me as president.’ ” (Politico)

Cuomo then gets into the Massachusetts race, chastising Scott Brown to do the same for Lizzie (Grandma) Warren so she can take the Brown plan to the President (Obama) and have him figure it out!

Apparently, Romney isn’t giving the Democrats enough information! They have nothing to go one, nothing to figure out – however, memory serves that just a few years ago, and on an ongoing basis - the Democrats passed a bill that is currently on the chopping block of the Supreme Court at the behest of several states ad the American Public, all on a promise by then Speaker of the House – Nancy Pelosi – who infamously said – “You’ll have to pass the bill to see what’s in it!”
(Video clip below funny if it weren’t so heartbreakingly disturbingly true!)



Now, Democrats want transparency from Mitt Romany?!! Seriously? Romney is, let’s face it, even from Conservative Standards, as transparent as they come, not over the top, but he asks and answers, and thus the witch hunt or inability of top Democrats and their surrogate press to find links or get answers they want (notice, note: answer that to do not play into editorial content will not be considered transparent, rather a dodge.)

Elizabeth Warren on the national stage may be being groomed to be the next Obama, (see Petition from Weekend piece on Warren at the 2016 convention) This Obama appointed Harvard Professor of dubious background and even less credentials that the current White House Occupier, who runs ads in Massachusetts where she’s running, not mentioning the Democrat Party once in the 30 second video (of which there are several), is consistently being touted in the national press – Brown certainly has a lot on his plate as the MA media is in Warren’s back pocket (what else is new) and Brown is left with nothing but the people – sounds eerily familiar to the last roundup – only Coakley was at least a respected pol (which is rare in MA – she was not indicted), she was up by 15 points in the Boston Globe Polls, everyone and their bother from Washington to New York and Boston though she was a shoe in – and – somehow, the voters said no and elected Brown. Look for a repeat.
As to the Romney Obama Matchup – although Romany is looking at the all important swing states, careful attention should be paid to the 10 states where Obama still has a job approval rankings of 50% or higher: These are the states he is most likely to carrying a presidential election – no matter the dream act, no matter if they rise the dead, bus in voters, register their dogs, their 10 year olds, UN diplomats:

From Gallup: (3 consecutive years in a row): From January 1st 2012: States where the President Enjoys a 50% approval rating are: DC (81.1%), HI (56.1%), MD (55.1%), MA (55.1%), CT (55.%) NY (54.7%), VT (51.3%), DE (50.9%), NJ (50.8%), IL (50.4%) and CA (50.1%) - as with any polling data that is ongoing and rolling – there is a margin of error – is approximately 5% (with a 95% confidence rate) (Gallup). The article then goes on to speak to the Electoral College – if not a fan of the Electoral College, one could say look at the popular vote – either way with the other 40 states in varying degrees of apathy, one might hazard to guess after 3 years of consistently dismal polls, and the same results, The President may be likable, he may be funny, he may be able to carry a tune, while Mitt Romney, has an actual sense of humor, is not as likeable, and cannot sing a note, but..He’s not: Barack Obama and he does have experience as Governor and in the Private Sector.

After watching the polls and the tracking data for the landslide of 1980, with a three way race no less, the above scenario is almost – the same.



Please, Call in the Calvery! Hillary! Image deathandtaxes.com

This is why the hysteria is growing, the tapes of Romney are being badly edited and the rest will, as they say, be history. This is not to say that one should think anything is in the bag – but it’s out there, and that’s a big huge, but.
The biggest question hanging out there is why on earth haven’t the Democrats done the sensible thing: Draft Hillary Clinton – save their party – save the nation, and stop the whole Chow-Wow-Occupy-Yet-Another-Unqualified-Progressive Petition for 2016 – Someone needs to get a handle on them before the Party implodes? Things to Consider: Clinton is not Teddy Kennedy, but Obama is not unlike Carter - The Convention, it’s their party, they make and break the rules all the time, just make the plans to nominate her now for crying out loud! In that way, the General Public, would at least have a contest on their hands one where, a woman of intellect, integrity and ability would have a shot.

2012 Roundup Palin Heads to NH & IA Labor Day, To Speak at World Conference in Korea, Obama Fumbles Job Speech, Rick Perry - Trojan Horse?

Will Palin Announce in Time to Join the Debate? image newsrealblog

As the President’s job speech and the timing thereof, appear to have caused a bit of consternation amongst all politicos, the appearance of lack of control over a simple speech, further indicates an administration in a campaign that is imploding. First, the President had schedule his “Jobs creation” speech at the same time as the September 7th Republican Convention. After some kickback from within the Republican ranks, as well as pundits such as James Carville, Democrat Strategist, who termed the timing out-of-bounds, noting that the preference of viewers, including himself, would be the Republican Debate, Team Obama decided that a better time would be might be during the NFL Opening game, until there was more dissent, and the final time choice became the pre-game warm-up.

Meanwhile, Sarah Palin is headed to New Hampshire and Iowa to speak at Tea Party Events over Labor Day Weekend. On Monday September 5th, Palin will be in Manchester New Hampshire, following an appearance in Iowa on the 3rd, where she will be a keynote speaker at a Tea Party Rally in Indianola. Speculation has grown as to when the former Alaska Governor and 2008 GOP VP Nominee might announce her intent to run for the Presidency – or not as the case may be – the latest date being the end of September. However, it appears to some news outlets that former GOP Front-runner Mitt Romney, will be in both places at the same time, obviously overshadowed by Palin and or a Palin announcment.

Further, speculation that the announcement must come fairly soon is evidenced (according to some pundits) by Palin’s appearance at the South Korean World Knowledge Forum 2011 which features multiple speakers including Heads of State and Global Business Leaders. One would think that this type of forum might be a place where a prestigious U.S. Presidential Candidate would fare quite well, setting the foreign policy, global business bar fairly high for other candidates. The conference is also scheduled during a GOP debate, which begs the question: will Palin announce her intent to run, or will she be a cheerleader for the eventual nominee? Smart money is on the announcement, the timing of which no one but Palin and her family are privy.

Although asked and answered a million times about an Iowa Tea Party announcement, not one question has been brought to bear about a New Hampshire Tea Party announcement. Therefore, it behooves one to speculate on that particular aspect of a possible announcement in New Hampshire post Labor Day Weekend. The reasoning: timing and taking the sails out of the pundit’s winds, such as Karl Rove who had chosen Iowa. In addition the New Hampshire landscape will be chock full of politicians, including the aforementioned Mitt Romney. Of special interest, her New Hampshire speech is schedule right before the Presidential Debate on the 7th, giving Palin time to possibly join the party at the Reagan Presidential Library. The Debate is hosted by Politico and NBC News. Why would Palin be able to attend at this late date? She may have received an invitation from

Former first lady Nancy Reagan (who) sent an invitation to the presidential hopefuls who meet the eligibility standards, which require that a candidacy be formally announced and that a candidate captures at least 4 percent in one of eight national polls.

(Politico)

This insertion into the Debate Schedule which also is Rick Perry’s debut, would turn this debate from a “barn-burner” (quoted: James Carville) into possibly one of the highest rated debates in history. Other candidates included are Romney, Cain, Bachmann and Paul (all of whom have done well in one or more of the eight polls In addition, it would be a coup for Palin to knock out one debate ball park before heading off to Korea’s World Knowledge Forum as a bona fide Candidate for the U.S. Presidency. Again that’s speculation and her announcement may come simply via You Tube (or a quick press conference) from her home in Wasilla, Alasak sometime before the end of October. That said the former (although speculation) would place Palin in a key position to upend the pundits, dominate a debate and hit the world stage running.

What of the current front-runner, Governor Rick Perry? An interesting op-ed piece at Politico by Paul Goldman and Mark Rozell puts forth the theory that Perry’s candidacy actually may help Michelle Bachmann. The scenario is laid out in such a manner that should Bachmann best Perry in the Iowa Caucus, she may go onto take the nomination, not unlike Obama, Carter and Clinton. However, there is another point of view vis a vis the relationship between Perry and Palin that bears some scrutiny. Perry, who is billed as a Tea Party Candidate, and has bona fides in that respect, is also known in Texas as a career politicians and aggressive campaigner. Moreover when Perry appeared to be on the verge of losing the governorship to Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Palin stepped in and rallied the base – which put Perry in the position for this run. Perry is viewed on the national (media) stage (by independents and Democrats) as someone who is far right of the mainstream, mixing religion with state politics (true or not, the Prayer rally for rain may have given that impression), his views on seceding from the Union, his views on Social Security as a Ponzi scheme (although he may have hit the nail on the head), all lead to a candidate as frontrunner who is just not acceptable to the all important independent voter.

Additionally, front runners lose that status as new challengers emerge, especially one that would, by virtue of Rick Perry being Rick Perry, appear to be the middle ground candidate, one who has the peoples interest in mind, one who has governed effectively, one who has succeeded in ridding her state of corrupt politicians, from both parties – one Sarah Palin. Perry, in his extreme right state of appearance, gives Palin the appearance of moderation. In addition, Perry has taken the wind out of Romney’s sails, so to speak, and should Palin announce, there would be the potential for Perry to drop in the polls. Should this occur, Romney would also decline, in theory, following suit, giving Palin, with the highest name recognition of any candidate, the lead. (The same can be said vis a vis Bachmann and Perry.)

What is certain, the incumbent will be a one-term president, the poll numbers continue to decline, and Democrats are praying that Hillary Clinton resigns tomorrow and mounts a challenge. From Vermont’s Sander’s to the Los Angeles Times looking for clues in a recent White House Press briefing, all eyes are on the former first lady, to take a stab at saving the brand and the White House. That said, it is doubtful that, with her close association with Obama (be it forced or a case of “keeping ones enemies closer”), it would allow the GOP opponent to cast Clinton in an Obama light, which regardless of her popularity, would render her unelectable – perhaps.