Integrity

There is no question what the roll of honor in America is. The roll of honor consists of the names of men who have squared their conduct by ideals of duty. – President Woodrow T. Wilson

Grrr. There is nothing worse in politics than the near guarantee that someone who you respect will make an endorsement of someone whose motives and morals you question. The move by Marco Rubio to attempt to be 2012's Lloyd Bentsen and remind voters that Mitt Romney is no Charlie Crist is just a joke. Mitt Romney is Charlie Crist, except he hasn't let the GOP as he uses his family's money to try to buy himself a place in history.

I get it, I get it...Romney came down and campaigned with you a few years ago and you are trying to both play nice and say thank you in a substantive way, but this is the wrong way. As far as I know Senator Rubio is not endorsing anyone for the nomination this year. (A smart move given he is on the short list for everyone for VP and this topsy turvy year will turn out who knows how.) However, there is a tacit endorsement when you say to conservatives who supported you, "hey, this guy is not all bad" and you also do not endorse any of the other three.

While none of the candidates are perfect, there is a clear idealogical difference between Mitt and the other three. Romney may actually be the only candidate who has held the positions of all the other candidates at one time or another which is why Rubio's statement is so much more far fetched. I can not hide the disappointment and have to just say I knew Senator Rubio liked breakfast, I just didn't realize he liked flapjacks that much.

Any question why we need a flat tax?

After several calls that he release his tax returns, Mittens finally admitted what you and I already know. As a proportion of income, Mittens pays less taxes than we do. This not so stunning revelation once again demonstrates why we need a flat tax, once where we all pay fifteen to twenty percent of our income one time instead of receiving income after a number of federal deductions and then having it reclaimed through a variety of deductions and offsets of the government's choosing including where to live, how many children to have, etc.

This guy is a joke. Between the double speak, the record on which he can not stand on in a Republican primary, much less a national election, and the history of self serving behavior I truly think the GOP is sunk if they nominate this nightmare.

The Road Traveled Too Often

In a Sacramento Bee article about Moderate Mitt, Adam Beam tells the story of Mittens claiming that his work at Bain Capital is no different than that of President Obama and his work to save the US auto industry. Once again, I guess he does not get it...the vast majority of the country, conservatives in particular, are not looking for Obama 2.0 with a Republican label. We are looking for fundamental change, but again, Romney demonstrates he does not get it and is no different than Obama except whose pockets get lined. Woops!

The Rock

This is a recent video that was sent to me showing exactly why I can't support Mitt Romney...not for President, not for Vice President, not for dog catcher. Wow! List these out and tell me you still want to pull the lever for this guy.

Obama 2.0

Uh oh. With the victory of Mitt Romney in Iowa, a realize it is almost a tie with an eight vote separation, but one can not miss the fact that should Romney find his way to the nomination and win the Presidency, we probably have not changed anything in a serious way.

Romney has repeatedly supported big government economic stimulus and the TARP programs. A lot like Obama. He has also been in on the General Motors bailout.

Obama has stated publicly that Obamacare is based on Romneycare. Worse yet for Mittens, he doesn't know if he does or doesn't support his big government state run healthcare program. What the rest of us do know is that our healthcare goes down and our taxes go up with both programs.

Finally, both seem awkward - at best - in politics. Both are too stand offish to be real pols and whether it be Bill Clinton or George W. Bush, both would have been ten times more comfortable at a ropeline than Obama or Romney.

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

Menage a Twois In Iowa

As returns begin to come in am I wrong or is there a genuine sense that a three way race will exist between Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum. This might be an interesting night if the numbers continue in this manner.

The bottom line is Mitt Romney needs a sizable number more than he had four years ago when he lost to Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul needs to show he is a candidate for more than the isolationist reefer crowd, and Rick Santorum is going to have to take whatever momentum he has from this "win" should it occur and show he won't be a one-and-done like Huckabee was or his candidacy will face the same fate.