Could it be happening?!

[Farm Boy]

Poop or poop. With a side of poop with poop.

 

[bhsup]

That is why we need Mitt. Magical underwear holds infinite poop without spillage!

 

[Timsup2nothin]

That is why we need Mitt. Magical underwear holds infinite poop without spillage!

Unfortunately with Mitt we need the infinite poop containment. Unless he changed since 2012 Mitt is the rally point for the neocons in their effort to maintain control of the Republican party...and try to regain control of the government. They failed miserably in 2012, but they probably don't have any other option for their next attempt.

Mitt will very likely be nominated if he runs. All the moderate republicans have left the tent, and the other nut job factions probably won't present any united resistance. I like to believe the general public won't fall for another neocon con game though...at least not yet.

 

[Cutlass]

You really think that's a Republican thing? True, the Republicans screwed it up the most spectacularly in the last to big tickets but come on.

There isn't 100% overlap between 'Republican' and 'neocon'. Though over time the numbers have been coming closer, as the Republicans have been purging more and more of their diversity. You go back a generation, Reagan believed the neocons, bug G Ford and GHW Bush did not.

But these days, nearly all the 2012 Republican presidential candidates toed the neocon line. Ron Paul, to his credit, dissenting.

 

[kochman]

And his son does too...
And of course, there is large overlap in the Dem party as well, they just later regret it.

 

[bhsup]

Just to remind everyone one reason why Romney was the right choice in 2012, as 51.1% of the voting population probably now realize, and will be again in 2016.

When you were asked what is the biggest geo-political threat facing America, you said Russia. Not Al Qaeda. You said Russia. The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because the Cold War has been over for 20 years.

The reset button has worked.

Protip, Mr. President. Don't do diplomacy via Staples buttons. I know, I know, it's big, it's red, it says it is easy. Tempting, sure, but you can't shortcut foreign relations with it.

Obamaverse

Reality

 

[Hygro]

bhsup, you're making a better case for Romney than anyone I've heard.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

bhsup, you're making a better case for Romney than anyone I've heard.

Which is a really good commentary on how hard it is to make a case for Romney.

 

[jackelgull]

Unless he can somehow see into the future, I won't take that as anything other than a dumb remark Romney made and struck the jack pot with because a thing such as dumb luck does exist and it's mainly he's the idiots. Unless of course Romney and Putin were in close correspondence, so that Romney heard from Putin himself what he was going to do...

 

[Cutlass]

The problem with that is that Russia isn't that much of a problem to the US. Certainly not the biggest. Ukraine is an issue, but not one of great importance to the US. Our NATO allies remain safe. The worst they'll suffer is the need to get new sources of gas and be somewhat short this winter. It's just not that big of a deal to us. Certainly not compared to what's going on elsewhere.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

The problem with that is that Russia isn't that much of a problem to the US. Certainly not the biggest. Ukraine is an issue, but not one of great importance to the US. Our NATO allies remain safe. The worst they'll suffer is the need to get new sources of gas and be somewhat short this winter. It's just not that big of a deal to us. Certainly not compared to what's going on elsewhere.

For the big business interests Russia is the holy grail. Conflict with Russia provides the potential for an arms buildup like we haven't seen since the 80s, with R/D money for whole new weapons systems, giant contracts for ships and squadrons of planes, patriotic belt tightening by a willing populace for the benefit of the defense contractors, all the good stuff...with a nuclear armed opponent that we really never have the messiness of an actual war with.

When Romney said that in 2012 it was easy to respond with 'yeah you and your buddies wish'...now they think this Ukraine business might get them some play so they're trotting it out again.

 

[bhsup]

I just made this, just this morning! I figure if Quackers can have a man crush on ol' Nick, then by gum I can have on one Mittens! I would have put this in that new 2016 Presidential thread, but someone had to go and RD the darned thing. LOOKING AT YOU, ANTILOGIC!

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Link to video.

Spoiler :

And now for something from a real hero!


Link to video.


Link to video.

 

[Kyriakos]

That Dirty Harry actor>Romney

 

[Antilogic]

I just made this, just this morning! I figure if Quackers can have a man crush on ol' Nick, then by gum I can have on one Mittens! I would have put this in that new 2016 Presidential thread, but someone had to go and RD the darned thing. LOOKING AT YOU, ANTILOGIC!

That video is disturbing on a number of levels.

But it's basically regular thread rules...for candidates who are actually in the 2016 race. If Mitt jumps in, then it's fair game.

 

[bhsup]

bhsup, you're making a better case for Romney than anyone I've heard.

I'll be expecting your vote for him in 2016!

Mitt Romney moves closer to '16 campaign

The former Massachusetts governor shocked former staff, supporters and donors on Friday when he told a private gathering in New York that he is again seriously exploring a campaign, a change for Romney after several months of insisting his career in politics had comes to its end.

The next day, he and his wife, Ann, began reaching out to others as members of their inner circle started to revive a political operation that had begun to move on.

"The chances of him running are better than 50-50," said former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who spoke with Romney over the weekend.

I like to think he saw my previously posted video a few posts back and that's what convinced him to run again.

 

[Antilogic]

I was going to do an update in the serious candidates thread at some point. But seriously, Romney might be in for the invisible primary at least, Jeb looks like he is definitely in, and Huckabee resigned his show so he's probably in.

That's two-three candidates I have been wrong about. I was split on Huckabee.

 

[JollyRoger]

It is going to be one crowded clown car this time around.

 

[Antilogic]

Paul Ryan is out, which I think was obvious when he went for the W&M chair. He could be Mitt's VP candidate a second time around, though.

 

[Tahuti]

That Dirty Harry actor>Romney

Mad Mitt: The Road Warrior
The Passion of the Mitt
Mittocalypto
Brave-Mitt
What a Mitt wants
Dirty Mitt

 

[bhsup]

Mittocalypto

Winner!