It is Early
The 2012 Presidential election is 13th months away. You would think it was next week with the fixation the main stream media has with the Republican primaries and what is going on, or not, in Congress. It is all indicative of the secular view that all that is important is politics and economics. This only “character” issue to be concerned with in the media’s view is the craziness of candidates in the Republican primary disputing the religion and faith of each other.
It is early, way early, but a few observations:
1] Raising Cain. Herman Cain seems to be gaining traction. Imagine a race between black men! Won’t happen I imagine and even if it does, Cain will be described as the white man’s black not a real black. I read a recent editorial that BO has been treated more harshly than Clinton in his first term. Clinton was not nearly as successful as BO in legislative initiatives, so the article opines. But, he is treated as less successful because he is black. Racism always comes out and it would even in a black on black Presidential tussle.
2] Tex Gov. I believed from the beginning that Perry’s candidacy was doomed. Whatever you thought of GWB, the country is not ready for another Texas Governor. And, if Perry did win the nomination, he would be portrayed as just another Bush. He would be an easy target for Democrats.
3] Seems to be high time to somehow cut back on this election Presidential campaign stuff. We know Congressmen continually are in campaign mode because of the 2 year term. That could be addressed by meaningful term limits, but that is another story. It is clear that BO and his jobs bill is a campaign foray. He keeps tweaking it to try and get more Senators from his party onboard, and he may yet do that. But, it is DOA in the House, and BO knows that. Yet he is on a whistle stop tour, today in PGH, to promote this bill. Why? It provides talking points for his campaign for another term by drawing comparisons between Congressional Republicans and him.
Problem is he is not running against Congress. And, the country needs jobs now. The whole scene results in hopeless posturing and name calling … not governance on either side of the aisle. So, how about limiting the Presidential campaign to the year in which the election takes place, or better yet, to 6 months before the election? This would also minimize the $ needed thus addressing the endless fundraising for such a long campaign.
4] Another candidate. Palin and Christie are not running … for now. But, would they run if the party is in a hopeless quandary that would lead to a BO re-election? That, of course, remains to be seen. There may be a candidate out there who has yet to be considered who fits the bill. That, too, remains to be seen. That is why it is probably best, for your sanity, to tune out now and tune in later. It is early.
