The Wreck of the Romney Inevitable (Part II)

Here are the WSJ editors on Gingrich v. Romney, yet again.

As far as I know, they aren't reading my blog, but they echo my points of yesterday, saying

The more serious flaw exposed by the tax debate is Mr. Romney's inability, or unwillingness, to make a larger and persuasive case for free-market economic growth and lower tax rates.

And they advise the "Republican establishment, such as it is," to chill out, and wait to see whether Gingrich can himself chill a bit,and what the Republican electorate decides.

Good advice.

The Wreck of The Romney Inevitable

Mitt Romney's cruise to the nomination ran afoul of reality yesterday.  His inability to capture the anger of the Republican electorate contrasted sharply with Newt Gingrich's pithy sound-bite irascibility in two South Carolina debates.

The MV Romney Inevitable, steered into treacherous waters by its election consultant captains trying to please its establishment cooks and their bottle washer admirers on the beach, breached its hull on South Carolina's rocky reef of conservative voters and foundered.  It's highly visible hull, leaking cash and supporters, will continue to foul the prospects for the Republican party for months to come.

Consultants Fighting the Last Election

You can read lots of opinions on last night's Hawkuses Caucuses result where Rick Santorum effectively tied Mitt Romney.  Ron Paul was not too far behind them, with all three way out in front of Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, and Michelle Bachmann -- she who has now suspended her campaign.  Of course, Santorum, Romney, and Paul will each get six first-ballot-committed Iowa delegates at the Tampa Convention.  Gingrich will get four, Perry will get three, and Bachmann, who finished just below 5%, will get none at all.

Even more remarkable than the closeness of Romney's total to Santorum's, Romney finished within six votes of his 2008 total.  Virtually the same total then was a big loss, this time it's a victory. 

What's Wrong with Establishment Republican Strategy

Here is the question: what's wrong with the establishment Republican strategy that has their ideal nominee backed by only 20-25% of the Republican electorate in every poll since the end of the 2010 election?

Here is the entire answer: the establishment believes things will go back to the way they've been before.

Money, Money, Money, Who's Got the Money

Many conservatives remain deeply fearful that a successful Obama campaign will be fueled by tanker trucks filled with the mother's milk of politics: cabbage, cash, cha-ching, coins, dough, gravy, green, jingle, moola, payola, pimp juice, or -- in other words -- all kinds of money!

The Race for the Republican Nomination

Voting to commit delegates for the Republican National Convention will commence in just over two weeks with the Iowa caucuses, or, as Rush deems them, the Hawkeye cauci.

The RealClearPolitics.com poll summaries for the first three contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, reflect in differing measures those for the nation as a whole and the differing constituencies represented in those states.  New Hampshire and South Carolina are for their regions favorite son, and Iowa is... well, Iowa.

Greedy, Fascist, Racist Republicans; Bill of Rights Day

My brother sent me this link this morning as a birthday greeting.

He often sends me Bill Whittle's Firewall bits, I really loved this one, and I'm sure you will, too.

And yes, I was born 64 years ago today, six years and a world war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor postponed indefinitely the effort to have December 15 declared a national holiday to commemorate the ratification of the Bill of Rights.