Monday, July 23, 2012
How Much Longer The Craziness?
Lack of a ban on assault rifles is crazy. The fact that we track purchases of Sudafed but not ammunition is also crazy. In the United States we do not have to suffer incidents like the unspeakable tragedy in Aurora, CO. Western Europeans do not suffer their movie theaters being shot up. The main reason is European crackpots cannot buy assault rifles. The hold on our congress exercised by the NRA is crazy. Let us, in the name of the Aurora victims, man up and ban assault rifles and track ammunition purchases as vigorously as we track purchases of Sudafed. Then and only then will the Aurora victims not have suffered in vain.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Mitt, Don't Quit Your Day Job
Obama's latest ad featuring your off-key rendition of America The Beautiful proves you should not quit your day job.
Now to the important stuff:
The buzz is you are picking Rob Portman as your running mate. You can't be serious. Another old, white guy? Give me a break. You may have a chance if you pick Marco Rubio. He is young, good looking and a talented speaker. Remember that Eisenhower picked first term senator Richard Nixon as his running mate and while it didn't work out so great for the country, it worked out fine for Eisenhower.
Now, about your damn tax returns:
For goodness sake, release them already. Everyone knows that rich people have more lawyers and accountants than the rest of us. Nobody over fifteen will be surprised that those tax returns contain 50 page schedules detailing tax shelters and income from foreign investments. Yes, Obama and the democrats will try to make hay but this will allow you finally to get the conversation back to the economy. If the tax returns cost you the election (which they will not), that would be better than losing because you don't release them. Do this. The sooner the better and get it behind you. The economy is going to be flacid through November. This is your ticket to The White House. Don't blow it over the silly tax returns. Your campaign has been a royal mess for the last few weeks. But you don't need to wallow in the mess. Get up, hose yourself off and move on like the Christian soldier you are.
And please, no more singing.
Now to the important stuff:
The buzz is you are picking Rob Portman as your running mate. You can't be serious. Another old, white guy? Give me a break. You may have a chance if you pick Marco Rubio. He is young, good looking and a talented speaker. Remember that Eisenhower picked first term senator Richard Nixon as his running mate and while it didn't work out so great for the country, it worked out fine for Eisenhower.
Now, about your damn tax returns:
For goodness sake, release them already. Everyone knows that rich people have more lawyers and accountants than the rest of us. Nobody over fifteen will be surprised that those tax returns contain 50 page schedules detailing tax shelters and income from foreign investments. Yes, Obama and the democrats will try to make hay but this will allow you finally to get the conversation back to the economy. If the tax returns cost you the election (which they will not), that would be better than losing because you don't release them. Do this. The sooner the better and get it behind you. The economy is going to be flacid through November. This is your ticket to The White House. Don't blow it over the silly tax returns. Your campaign has been a royal mess for the last few weeks. But you don't need to wallow in the mess. Get up, hose yourself off and move on like the Christian soldier you are.
And please, no more singing.
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