Year: 2012
More Americans Identify as Conservative
40%
Of Americans continue to describe their views as conservative, 35% as moderate and 21% as liberal. This marks the third straight year that conservatives have outnumbered moderates, making them the largest ideological group.
Just a Few More Americans Prefer Obama Over Congress
46% to 42%
Americans continue to say they want Barack Obama rather than the Republicans in Congress to have more influence over the direction the country takes this year, by a slim margin. At the same time, Congress’ approval rating overall is 13%, near the all-time low.
A Humorous POTUS
The announcement he made’s without precedent,
But he qualifies as a South Carolina resident.
It sure would be fun
If he really could run —
We’d support Stephen Colbert for president!
Colbert Contemplates Run for President
I am proud to announce that I am forming an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for my possible candidacy for president of the United States of America of South Carolina.
— Comedian Stephen Colbert, announcing on “The Colbert Report” that he is exploring a presidential run in South Carolina. He made it legal by handing control of his super PAC to Jon Stewart in the opening segment of Thursday night’s show, reported by Politico.
As If He Knows, Cain Says Perry ‘Not Deep’
He wasn’t deep on any of the issues.
— Herman Cain, in an interview with Don Imus, explaining why Rick Perry’s presidential campaign hasn’t fared very well.
McCain Laments Creation of Super PACs
I predict to you that there will be huge scandals associated with this huge flood of money.
— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by the AP, noting that the Supreme Court ruling that led to formation of super PACs was “one of the worst decisions I have ever seen.”
McCain Flip-Flops on Attacking Romney
These attacks on, quote, Bain Capital is really kind of anathema to everything that we believe in.
— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by CBS News, this morning about attacks on Mitt Romney’s track record in business.
As head of his investment company he presided over the acquisition of companies that laid off thousands of workers.
— McCain, quoted by the New York Times, taking a different view four years ago.
Gingrich Goes Negative on Mitt – And Reveals His Own Shortcomings
Yes, this video put together by the Newt Gingrich team does show a greatest hits list of Romney bloopers (although there are more that didn’t make this cut, such as when he pretended to be goosed by waitresses in a diner, or when he claimed in front of unemployed people to understand their plight because he is unemployed too, or more, more, more). But the most revealing line in it, to me, is the premise underlying it: that Romney will never win in a debate with the presumably much smarter and better spoken Obama — and that this is what matters most.
I think Gingrich honestly believes that governing is all about what words you choose and the mental abstractions you amuse yourself and those listening in awe with. There is no sound more lovely to Gingrich than that of his own voice, but a president needs traits other than pontification and bloviation. He, or one day, she, needs judgment and sanity and a willingness to be, as we so often think of Obama when the subject of Congress comes up, the adult in the room. Million dollar credit lines at Tiffany and trophy wives and egos that don’t fit through the door equip someone to be president no better than does constantly saying stupid things in public.
So yeah, Mitt’s an idiot. But Gingrich doesn’t even get why he’s no upgrade.
