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Congressman Mike Pence, announcing from Washington that the governor’s seat in Indiana is his next career step, may have an imaginary friend he’s bringing along. He certainly got caught up in the first person plural construction so favored by Queen Elizabeth and the Pope:
“Our reasons for entering this race are really two-fold,” Pence said. “First, as lifelong Hoosiers, we love this state. … The opportunity to lead the good and great people of this state would be the greatest privilege of our lives. Second, we believe our state is on the verge of an era of growth and opportunity like no other in our lifetime.”
Surely such a staunch GOP isn’t suggesting that Hoosiers will get a ‘twofer,’ a deal first proposed for the White House by the Clintons? Just whose and Mike’s reasons is he talking about? Was the conversation about these reasons of ‘theirs’ a long one?
Entirely too much royal ‘WE,’ Mike. Better try to sound like a man of the people and, oh, as the Indiana Democratic Party Chair pointed out, really bad optics announcing your campaign from DC.
“That’s the kind of attitude that makes it impossible to get things done. A vitriolic critic with a megaphone does not a quality executive make, and he’d bring everything that’s wrong with Washington back to Indiana,” said Indiana Democratic Party Chairman Dan Parker. “Hoosiers cherish compromise, and we need leadership that can go beyond party lines.”
Let’s hope Mike kept the flak jacket he wore during his Shorja market visit in Baghdad — I’ve heard those Indiana summer market are just like Shorja! Maybe he can borrow McCain’s for his Imaginary Friend.
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It’s a terrible thing to put Indiana at risk like that, but the country will forever owe it a debt of gratitude from removing one of the stupidest men in D.C.
“We are not amused.” /QEII
— been taking lessons on the side from Palin, eh?
Since when The Queen Calls Herself “we” she is refering to the various parts of the state a monarch embodies, perhaps wacko mike pence thinks the three branches of Indiana state govt are manifested in his person. Or maybe hes the republican party, or all the seats on the various Congressional commitees hes been on. Or maybe he really does have an imaginary freind, or maybe he thinks he is several people and when he looks in a mirror he sees more than one.I hope he starts referring to himself as “Mike Pence” in third person, at press conferences. Thats always funny.
Who the fuck says?
Srsly?! Is that where we are now? I thought Americans cherished freedom, integrity, democracy, opportunity, and the rule of law.
I didn’t realize there was any compromise involved in those things.
…said Indiana Democratic Party Chairman Dan Parker. “Hoosiers cherish compromise….
Well, I *is* a Hoosier, and to Mr. Parker I would say “um, no. We don’t”.
Nothing like conceding defeat before the first shot is fired.
Dipshit.
I imagine it’s just like the whole, “Americans are more concerned about the deficit than _____________”, lie. If a Regressive says it, the media pick it up and repeat it and soon it’s “conventional, (beltway), wisdom” regardless of all of the polling that doesn’t support it. They are masters at manipulating the narrative and
the presstheir meat puppets.I’m not a Hoosier. That did seem like a completely idiotic statement though, didn’t it?
I don’t understand why you would say that about people. Compromise in politics is not a value or an asset. It’s a failure.
I was hoping that the Beltway Vichycrat mindset hadn’t spread to state level parties. Apparently it has.
This guy is a bigger tool than Mike Pence. Cherish compromise.
Might as well Win The Future.
It’s a failure.
And it’s a *plan* for the anticipation and admission of failures to come.
Why talk “compromise” if we, ostensibly, don’t know who’s going to be winning the elections?
It’s his little we we talking.
That was Victoria.
wee, what wee?
Wee wittle wee we.
“We’re Beatrice.” (:>
I’m not sure Pence can do any more damage than former Bush Budget Director Mitch Daniels has done from the governor’s seat. Indianans may be at rock bottom, with only upside. So, yes, getting the profoundly silly Pence outta DeeCee is a great gift to the country. We appreciate their sacrifice!
It does sound stupid.
I suppose the Dem chair was going for the setup of Pence as a hard partisan GOP with little record for ‘reaching across the aisle.’ Seems to me that a phrase like ‘Hoosiers cherish their elected officials working together for the common good’ or ‘Hoosiers cherish reasonableness’ would have worked much better.
But it’s probably important to recall that these Hoosier Democratic party officials are likely all Bayhites. So there’s that.
Oui.
No, that’s Mitch Daniels.
Ya’ll are just pissed because he’s gonna win.
No, we’re *laughing* because he’s gonna win.
Are you gonna elect him and let us keep laughing?!
I certainly hope so.
Wel, good, because he’s doing real damage in DC.