Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Some opinions on the Michigan Republican primary

American Thinker
Romney gets the job done in Michigan and Arizona  "No doubt Santorum picked up a few votes from Democrats in Michigan, but there may also have been GOP voters who were incensed that mischief-making Democrats like Michael Moore were similarly urging a vote for Santorum, perceived to be easily beatable in a general election."
Should the fact that the Michael Moore Democrats cheat for Santorum give us a new perspective on Mitt Romney?

Did Gingrich Just Win In Michigan?   "Now watching Romney and Santorum each beat the other's brains out in Michigan I think I finally figured out what Newt is up to.  Waiting for it to finish so that he can move south and east again.  Just like he always does.  And if I'm right it means we'll look back and see that both Romney and Santorum showed up for a chess match, clutching a box of checkers."



Santorum's robocall maneuver in Michigan strikes at the heart of his message  "Reagan didn't change his principles to attract Democrats.  He just explained that his principles were theirs, too.  Enough Democrats agreed with him to create tremendous hardship for the Democratic Party for many years to come.  Santorum's maneuver actually played into the Democrats' hands because they think he will be easier to beat than Romney in November.  That's what Ron Radosh was writing about in his article for PJ Media titled "Voting for Santorum Equals Electing Obama in November."
Big Government; Open Primary Shenanigans and the Santorum Democrats


Neal Boortz; Santorum loses  "My ideological choice for president is still Newt Gingrich.  My practical choice is the candidate that has the best chance of knocking Obama out of the Oval Office, hopefully to land on his bony bum right back there on the streets of Chicago (since Indonesia is a bit too much to hope for.) 
"By the way … here’s a question to consider during this campaign:

Have you ever heard Barack Obama propose a private-sector solution to ANY significant problem our country is facing?  Ever?  No?  Me either. (emphasis in the original)

Thomas Sowell writes this must-read;  Pettiness and Mud  "What could they possibly have been thinking about, in the first place, when they agreed to a format based on short sound bites for dealing with major complex issues, and with media journalists -- 90 percent of them Democrats -- picking the topics?
"The conduct of the candidates made things worse. In a world with a record-breaking national debt and Iran moving toward creating nuclear weapons, they bickered over earmarks and condoms. I am against earmarks, but earmarks don't rank among the first hundred most serious problems facing this country."

Taegan D. Goddard's Political Wire;   No More Talk of a White Knight? "The biggest impact of Romney's narrow victory in Michigan: It silences the talk of a white knight riding to the GOP's rescue. While such an outcome might not have occurred even if Romney lost -- was a Christie/Daniels/Jeb Bush really going to jump in this late in the game? -- last night pretty much closed the door on that kind of speculation, even if Romney struggles next week on Super Tuesday (which is entirely possible)."

Big Peace; Ron Paul Panders to Anti-Semitism in Michigan "Ron Paul, who has consistently engaged in anti-Semitic nonsense over the course of the past few decades, has largely attempted to hide his anti-Semitism throughout his campaign. No longer. Ron Paul has issued this Arabic-language flyer outside the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan:"...
"The English side promotes Paul’s “Plan to Restore America” and touts his deficit cutting prowess and dislike of the Federal Reserve. The Arabic side, however – the side shown above – is far less subtle. It says that Paul will cut foreign aid, and specifically mentions only foreign aid to Israel as the target of cutting."


WSJ; Romney's Rebound  He won in Michigan on the economy.  "But Mr. Romney also improved his case for his own candidacy, stressing a reform agenda as much as his business biography. In the final days in particular, he pressed his new plan for a 20% across-the-board income tax cut, as well as Medicare reform. He stressed his ability to revive the economy...."


NRO Symposium; Michigan’s Verdict  "Our experts weigh the evidence. "....it has become extremely difficult to see who in this field can ever defeat him. Romney has managed to win the middle 40-49 percent of voters in New Hampshire and Florida, and now Arizona and Michigan. If he can do it again next week in Ohio, that should effectively be the end of the race." "
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