Comments on: Newt Gingrich And Bobby Jindal Succumb To Bush Derangement Syndrome, Agree Palin Is Awesome

By: Adie

Adie — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:25:09 +0000

Apologies and agreement with your initial comment. Absolutely!

Per Roseanne Roseannadana of Laugh-In: “Nevermind!” *blush*

By: JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin

JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:03:25 +0000

Gingrinch/Palin 2012!

By: cinnamonape

cinnamonape — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:33:20 +0000

Look at the numbers and % of victorious votes/electoral votes in previous elections. Bush certainly never achieved these proportions. And neither did Clinton in his first election (and he won a second term). Reagan didn’t his first election (and he won a second term). Neither did Carter. You’d have to go back to LBJ…who rode in on the coattails of Kennedy and a strongly sympathetic nation…to find such a strong victory a first term President.

By: cinnamonape

cinnamonape — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:26:57 +0000

you would have to have an ego to want to be pres, don’t you think? I agree that he is stable and even tempered. We haven’t seen that around these parts for a while

I agree. I’d say that one clue that an individual’s ego is fractured in some way would be repeated unsuccessful runs for a political office. It’s either the thrill of the campaign or the attention that they seek. Or perhaps the thought that they “can’t lose”…and have to try again. Gingrich, I suspect, fills that category…as did McCain. If one runs for a position more than twice that suggests that there is something else involved. They haven’t moved on into another emotionally fulfilling career and think that THEY and only they are able to take on the position.

By: cinnamonape

cinnamonape — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:21:37 +0000

“In 1996 Republican Governor Foster appointed Jindal to be secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals…”

[BTW this was the same Mike Foster that purchased the KKK mailing list from David Duke

“….In 1998, Jindal was appointed [by Foster] executive director of the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, a 17-member panel charged with devising plans to

reform

Medicare.”

In 1999 Jindal was appointed [by Foster] to become the youngest-ever president of the University of Louisiana System. In March 2001 he was nominated by President George W. Bush to be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Planning and Evaluation.”

Yep! Not one bit of evidence that the fellow has accomplished a damn thing on his own merits, other than being a sychophantic politician.

He apparently went along with Fosters’ plan to rescind the law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets…something that almost all physicians agree has had a major impact in reducing paralyzing head and neck injuries.

And then there is the whole idea that driving demons out of people constitutes a valid medical application. Sure it would reduce medical costs, unless of course one could apply “exorcism treatment” from ones insurance. Of course, it would likely get the religious right all happy…as another faith-based initiative to line their pockets with Federal tax dollars.

By: marshen

marshen — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:09:04 +0000

The GOPers have to blame somebody for their policy failures, only they all were complicit voting with the Bush policies for the eight years, so blaming him now is very lame and won’t fly with the public. They are just biding time until they can blame Obama for everything.

By: dakine01

dakine01 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:52:18 +0000

I was talking about Mike Royko’s proposal for how veterans should be allowed to spend Veteran’s Day. Nothing to do with Newt.

By: Adie

Adie — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:49:54 +0000

Hard for me to get excited about that. It’s sort of a no-brainer. What does newter have to do to make that happen?! Sounds more as if he’s using veterans, pandering, seeking votes rather than honoring their service. ymmv i’m a jaded old thing. newter firmly in my can’tstandem file.

By: Raven

Raven — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:43:19 +0000

roger that

hard dick and bubble gum as they say

By: dakine01

dakine01 — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:39:18 +0000

Well, he did have his hot-button issues that reality didn’t always get in the way of. But overall, I did like his proposals for how Veterans should be treated and allowed to spend Veteran’s Day.