Political Potpourri

Too many political items for separate posts, besides my health resources are in need of recharging via a nap, so here is the short take on two long issues.

MOTOR-VOTER: Recently, I had to renew my Commercial (C-2) driver's license, and as I completed the process quickly (Kudos to the OR DMV for that), I was handed a filled-in Motor-Voter Registration form to sign. I needed to change party affiliation anyway (to Independent), so I accepted it, noted my change, and signed it, then gave it back to the clerk. In a few weeks, I got my new precinct card.

I've also gotten an exponential rise in junk mail, with two of special interest, Publisher's Clearing House (on Monday), and today, some "Protect our Social Security" crap that is run by a lib-Dem Clintonian named Max Richter. In past Congressional hearings on this pressure group, an attempt was made to connect it directly to the marketing division of Publisher's Clearing House, but my Google research says that Congress didn't make the connection. I have made that connection. Sleazy slimeball scumbuckets, both outfits. Now, if I get a mailing from AARP, I'll have the Trifecta of Tripe.

I'll take "Perfect Segue" for Two Thousand, Alex. I'll make it a true Daily Double. My question is: "The best current example of blind faith."

The answer is, "What is Huck-a-Buck wins Iowa".

The short and sweet on that is SO WHAT! What does Iowa have, 10 electoral votes? Oh, but you huckabonkered denizens of "Better Taxing through God" cry "MOMENTUM". Okay, let's make a football analogy. A weaker team plays a solid team in a big bowl game. The weaker team is well-supported though, and after receiving the ball on the opening kickoff, they complete a pass on first down for 3 yards, causing the over-enthusiastic booth announcers to go wild and yell that "This is the momentum that the boys need to win this game."

Momentum, Governor Huckabee, is what guarantees you nomination on the first ballot at the Convention, nothing less. You ain't got it and you ain't gonna get it.

Obama is a different story. He actually boosted his momentum with his win in Iowa, because he had been gaining in the polls right up until the caucuses, so his win proves the polls right (this time, anyway). The Hildebeeste came in third, in a race she was supposed to win.

Oh well, the North was supposed to kick the South's ass on the opening day of the Civil War, too, but THAT didn't happen either. I still think HRC will win the nomination buy her way into the White House hook up with Obama and play the race/minority card all the way to the White House.

I hear the pillow calling.

Comments

[Jerry the Geek]

Sorry if this seems to fall into the 'crack-pot' crack, but I am so appalled by the AARP mailings which continually clog my snail-mail in-basket that I could just poop. I've repeatedly asked them to remove me from their mailing list. I've specifically stated that I would never join AARP because of their egrigious political positions ... which my membership fees would obviously support. I've told them that I considered their mail to be pornographic and threatened them with my state's Attorney General. Nothing seems to work. I am reduced to returning every mailing (in the enclosed franked envelope) with "TAKE ME OFF YOUR MAILING LIST" in bold black ink, in hopes that at least I'm taking thirty-whatever-this-month postage costs out of their political fund.

Nothing seems to work.

If anyone has a clue how to keep them off my ass, I would appreciate some good advice.

Thanks for the opportunity to rant. Now I'll go quietly to my own blog and post the same shit.

[Phil]

"Better taxing through god!"

Now that is some funny (and sadly true) shit right there, RD.

[GUYK]

Maybe dawg..but to get to the white house it historically has taken a win in two of the big three...California, Texas, and Florida..I don't think Osamma Obamma can carry Florida and Texas although the left coast will surely support him. Of course I am basing this wild assed guess on an assumption that the GOP will not nominate a loser such as Huckabee or Rudy. I am not a supporter of McCain but I do believe either he or Thompson can beat Obamma or Hillary..they probably can get the Neo libertarian vote and I think they would pull a lot of the conservative democrat vote..yeah, there are some democrats that are conservative as opposed to the general make-up of the party who are not democrats...they are dim-a-crits..