Christie: Be ‘Very Leery’ of ‘Sending Another Member of Congress to the White House’
- Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:21pm by
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday warned an Illinois crowd to be “very leery” of “sending another member of Congress to the White House.”
Christie’s words were a not-so-subtle shot at the Republican rivals of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — all three of whom are current or past members of Congress — and a way of equating them with President Barack Obama, who was a U.S. senator before getting elected.
“In our Republican primary, let’s be very leery, very wary of sending another member of Congress to the White House,” Christie said according to ABC News. “Now see members of Congress they can be okay, but they don’t know the first thing most of the time about using executive authority. They don’t know the first thing about getting things done.”
He continued, “We don’t need Ron Paul, we don’t need Newt Gingrich, and we don’t need Rick Santorum. We need an executive. We need Mitt Romney in the White House.”
Christie, who has been a strong defender of Romney’s on the campaign trail, praised his success: “He didn’t just create wealth for himself. He did what American entrepreneurs have done better than any entrepreneurs around the world in the history of the world. He created wealth for himself and he created wealth for lots of other people.”
He also took a shot at Obama’s community organizer past.
“Do we really want a failure in the White House?” Christie asked. “Let me just tell you this, here’s one set of people I don’t think belong in the White House anymore – community organizers.”
The Illinois primary will be held Tuesday. Polls show Romney leading Santorum by 9 points in one survey and by 6 points in another.
Santorum later brushed off Christie’s remarks when speaking to reporters, according to the Tribune Washington Bureau.
“That’s funny, you know, if that’s their best argument for voting for Mitt Romney,” Santorum said, adding that Romney “has no experience in international and national security affairs.”
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Comments (145)
justangry
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:10pmAlright, Christie has officially been moved to my douche list. It’s obvious he thinks the government can fix things. It can’t.
Report Post »I support God's Israel!
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:20pmMaybe you didn’t understand what Christie was saying?
Report Post »HE IS SAYING NOT TO SEND ANOTHER POLITICIAN (per se) to the WH. I think he means the current candidates OR THOSE WHO ARE CAREER POLITICIANS. THEY ARE ALL LYING POLITICIANS. They will tell you what you want to hear, then do what they want.
I support God's Israel!
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:23pmI really thought I liked Christie, but now he is endorsing Romney. NOW, I DON’T LIKE HIM. When you endorse someone, you agree with their political views. And, we all know that Romney is a liberal.
Christie, Christie, Christie. YOU SEALED YOUR FATE WITH ME.
We do NOT need another liberal in the WH!
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:31pmyou can call the other guys career politicians if you want to. But mitt romney has WANTED to become president for just as long. How much money did he spend in 2008 hoping to become president – $200Million?? anyone who is willing to spend that kind of money and say all the dumb stuff (2012) that he has said – is unfit to become president
Report Post »justangry
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:31pmTrue my guy has been in Washington a long time, but he’s been fighting them all the way. He‘s also been telling us the dirty crap they’re doing. He isn’t another Washington insider. I know what he‘s saying and he’s lumping my guy in with the other clowns and he’s nothing like them.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:38pmChris is spot-on. Santorum is a career politician – that’s all he knows. Gingrich is worse because he’s also got the moniker of “academic” tied into this career – it can’t get any worse than that.
Romney is a RINO, no doubt, but he’s a better option than Santorum or Gingrich; although he certainly pales in comparison to what Palin would accomplish if people on our side had enough vision to see past their noses.
Report Post »PresidentDowngrade
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:39pmChristie is another Sharia Judge Appointing Liberal. He gets mouthy with unions, after that he would grab his ankles and get hit by Bari Shabazz in his sharia love hole. Hey Christie, is a Lying, sniveling , stuttering wall street bought and paid for crony better than a speaker of the house that balanced the budget with a left wing socialist in the big chair? Go eat a pizza and pleasure a muszlim you fat cow.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:43pmit is true insanity when ron paul is thrown in with the bunch. by their own accounts, he is…..different
just intellectual dishonesty i guess
Report Post »MS-GlenNBC
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 9:49pmMS-glenNBC: BE ‘VERY LEERY’ OF ‘SENDING ANOTHER Socialist TO THE WHITE HOUSE
i.e. Medicine Man Mitt !!!!
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 11:57pmI agree that we should not send just any Congressman to the White House, we need to send a Congressman that does not act like all the other Congressmen that adhere to lobbyists. Ron Paul is that Congressman. He is not an establishment hack that would further the establishment plans. He will do everything he can to give the power back to the people.
Report Post »RonmeyPaulBotsrOdd
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 2:28amLaughable at best to say Romney is not a career politician. Lets see, dad was a governor and ran for President, he too was a governor and we know he has been running for president for at least 6 years….now we are supposed to suspend all belief of reality? Christie too is a RINO in many ways…he may be fiscally conservative, but socially might as well be married to a Kennedy. OH – kind of sound like the supposed only “electable” frontrunner.
Report Post »He may shoot his mouth off at union libs and draw applause, but watch the other hand.
JJ Coolay
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 5:56amNo, what’s laughable is calling someone who has “run” for president a career politician.
Report Post »He was governor for 4 years. That’s it.
You‘re not a politician just because you’re “running” for office.
Wow. Talk about using your bias to bend an argument.
Winghunter
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 6:42am@ISupport
You won’t be burdened with liking him any longer:
Chris Christie – A Conservative Myth http://bit.ly/bR1smN
Report Post »Allegator Baby
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 9:26amDear Just Angry – tell you what. I am angry too. I angry at people like you who want to see Obama get re-elected. Say what you will about Christie and Romney – both have the best interests of MY country and YOUR country at heart. Wake up and stop being so angry. Romney may not be as conservative as you want him to be – but if Santorum is president he will stop birth control and tell every woman she is a servant of man. Now I am even more angry. Would say more but must get ready for church.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 9:59amYou’re angry at me? Why for not lining up behind and supporting a traitor to the Constitution?
Report Post »str8blues
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 11:18am@Allegator Baby Really? You actually think Santorum would prevent women getting contraceptives? All you do is grasp on to the left wing propaganda and then turn around and spew it as if it were true. I’ve followed Santorum for years and until the progressive liberal machine started their propaganda campaign about “Contraceptives???” (WTF?)……..I never heard Santorum say 1 word about this “MANUFACTURED” issue. Grow up…..women can get and have been able to get since the 1960′s….any form of contraceptives they prefer. When you mature and gain “Rational” you will realize that just because you say something over and over…..doesn’t make it fact. Check your facts and you‘ll find NOTHING in Santorums history that indicates he’s going to pull the plug on your ability to prevent getting pregnant in a myriad of ways, one might include abstinence.
Report Post »GoliathOnline
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 8:51pmhahahaha..
Report Post »“Romney is a Liberal”
you should just stop talking after that.. it just proved that you don’t know jack **** about anything.
Netsurfer2
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:04pmI believe he is right, I would be very prudent when voting! It seems as though we have people running who are very rich and could really care less about the average American person. It’s about ear marks, fame and greed! Not to mention the worldly corporations that exist with our high price of living standards! Some of the companies are so cheap that they pay people even much less than what the industry is worth and not only that, make them work the duties of other positions!
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:13pmyou are correct. it sounds like your post is an indictment against mitt romney…
Report Post »2theADDLED
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:59pmI would rather vote for a homeless man with intelligence and morals then what we have to choose from but they don’t qualify because they are not rich. We definitely need to stop sending these lawyers to Congress. Congress should not be a high pay and benefit position to quell the abuse of power and expose who is on the take it should be a Honor to serve the country at pay equal to the soldier.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:01pmi am still trying to get over mitt’s “ya’ll“ and ”cheesy grits” comments
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 6:26pmI still cant get over the fact that the rightwing and leftwing media don’t say the facts and that is that Mitt not only got more delegates that night than santorum but that he also has more southern delegates than any other not even counting Virginia.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 7:08pmwhat do you mean – i thought you said the primary was OVER?
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 9:46pmIT IS OVER… its just some people still have there heads shoved in the ground instead of uniting behind Mitt to beat Obama.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:52pmlast week mitt romney said santorum was at his ‘desperate end’. Then he sends his attack blob chris christie out to trash santorum. looks like mitt will do WHATEVER it takes
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 5:59amoh, but Rick’s not doing whatever HE can? He just doesn’t have as good of organization or endorsements, but he’s no different.
Report Post »sam27
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:49pmChristie is pretty arrogant for a fat guy. I don’t even know how he is doing as Gov of NJ, anyone know? Anyone who is against ObamaCare yet supports Romney ought to have their head pulled out of their arse.
Report Post »Mr Galt
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:42pmI would also be leery of sending more RiNOs, especially ones that have a track record of supporting socialized medicine.
Report Post »Not going to take it anymore
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:55pmCould not have been said better.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:41pmanother elitist telling you what you need to do….
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:38pmFatso is angling for a job in the Romney Administration if there is to be one……Humm, what could it be? Secretary of State? No. National Security Adviser? Doubtful. Wait, I’ve got it. Romney will appoint him Special Assistant to the President for Physical Fitness!
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:45pmThese power hungy politicials are swarm around romney like flies. i guess we are replacing alinsky with christie
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:49pmWow i love how because he is right about Santorums 2 decades in washington you attack his weight and ignore the facts.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 6:01amSo true, Holaa.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:35pmWell! Now I know I was wrong to vote for Ron Paul here in Ohio. Cristie knows best after all.
I would like to see a Suma wrestling match between Cristie and Rosie; yep that is how I thhink I will determine how i will vote his fall.
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:32pmAmen!!! Chris is right people keep talking about how conservative Santorum talks but his record was terrible in congress there was a REASON HE LOST HIS LAST RACE BY 17 POINTS! Taking votes is not leading. Sure there have been a few bad ones but there is a reason why govenors make better presidents.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:47pmthey both suck. I love when romney supporters talk about how santorum is not conservate…Hello, is anyone home?
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:02pmHey soybean its time to face the facts Rick isnt going to be president. Romney has won it and its time to unite or be stuck with Obama again.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:05pmhola
romney hasnt even got half the number of delegates required to win it. Is there some sort of super secret cult deal that i am not aware of?
you got your head all up in his ‘cheesy grits’
Report Post »GeorgieBaby
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:40pm@SOYBEAN – And Santourm has even fewer delgates, dummy.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:45pmwhich is why the primary is ONGOING. you guys are so lost
Report Post »GeorgieBaby
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:50pm@SOYBEAN – And you are delusional. Santorum is never going to catch up to Romney’s delegate count. Especially since the primaries are moving out of the South and out of the Bible belt. If you look at the primaries coming up, there are some states that will split pretty evenly between Romney, Gingrich, and Santorum. Even with 30% of the delegates from these states, and the majority that Romney will will in more moderate states, he will get the required delegates before the convention.
Take a look at the tracker on this website. This is the best barometer of what is happening in the primaries. Not whether someone wins a state.
http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/primaries/delegates
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 6:04pmRomney‘s coming to the end of his same ol’ bloc of supporters he’s always had!
Newt and Santorum Are Just Warming Up!
Romney’s At The Beginning Of His Decline!
I’m with Santorum —
Is that Christie’s best shot at why folks should vote for Romney?
NEWT 2012
Report Post »http://www.newt.org
JJ Coolay
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 6:02amI love when romney supporters talk about how santorum is not conservate…Hello, is anyone home?
_______________
Umm… that’s because RICK, not Mitt, is calling himself THE MOST conservative candidate.
PLEASE.
Report Post »Maraca
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:21pmI am Starting to be ‘Very Leery’ of Chris Christie and his Partison and intentions!!!
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:15pm“Hi! I‘m Chris Christie and I’m here to talk about how great Mitt Romney is…because, so far he’s the only one to ask me to be his VP running mate.”
Report Post »Look4DBigPicture
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:31pmI think you’re dead on with that comment. Personally, I don’t trust Chris Christi.
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:34pmPersonally you cant trusts Rick Santorum…. 2 decades in washington making shady senate deals and then becoming a lobbyist??? Really
Report Post »nilo
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:01pmIf only George Washington were still alive.
Report Post »rtlane28
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:25pmHe’d be around 300 years old…….but still better than who we currently have in office.
Report Post »hi
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:56pmChristie
Report Post »You should beware of Muslims. You are willfully ignorant to jihad and Shariah Law.
heavyduty
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:52pmI may be wrong but I think Christi is batting for Mitt!
Report Post »bulldawg
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:11pmI am not much on Political correctness, so if what I say is found to be offensive get over it. Our Country is headed for disaster beyond our wildest dreams. 49% pay no taxes, 32% get back more than they pay in and 48 Million Americans are on some type of government subsidies, all while the Elites try to figure out a way for the middle class to pay for their short falls. Our so-called leaders throw money around like drunken sailors, and for what, the almighty VOTE. These Political hacks have used our schools to brain wash students into believing the government is the answer, and society built on so-called Social values is the dream to prosperity. When will the people wake-up and realize the day of reckoning is fast approaching and your government is the gate keeper to the Hell so desired. The candidates who travel the country side, kissing the babies and filling the airwaves with broken promises are no more than a replacement to the corruption that already exist. Our young men and women fight in wars orchestrated by power, and then die over a book which many claim some prophet with all the virgins will save the world. Mean while the puppet who is suppose to be the Leader of the Free World, throws more money at the corruption while apologizing in the shadows to his brotherhood. I know this probably tweaks some panties, but really I don’t much care. These United States were built on the principles of Freedom to all men, not just the few deemed fit by the ruler at the time.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:56pmbulldawg
Report Post »then you are dutybound to vote ron paul. thanks
Netsurfer2
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:10pmI agree, nail on the head! Not to mention the high cost of living with many American’s heavily in debt! There is no end in sight! I worry that some day we will not have any choices nor even be able to afford a decent education! (The only way out of poverty is by education)
Report Post »Smokey_Bojangles
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:45pmAre you guys sure Chris Christie is not a democrat? With all the democrats running as republicans in the Primary,maybe we do need libertarian Ron Paul. I Figure Government is like a pile of raw sewage.Do we send up somebody full of crap?Reelect Obama who suffers from amebic dysentery? Or Elect Ron Paul who is old and most likely Constipated?
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:01pmHe is a Progressive… and against the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution (for Gun Control)!
Report Post »martinez012577
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:43pmI dont care where they come from as long as they arent progressives, globalists, or social engineers.
Report Post »Joey8
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:10pmOr Mormon right?
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:52pmJOEY8 I hope you are just joking cause I am getting very very tired of all the bigotry on this site against our mormon brothers and sisters.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:59pmHola
Report Post »ah-ha! I had a feeling you were mormom. i could tell by the way you re-post the same comments in the same article. nobody else cares that much about romney – except for his mormon brothas and sistas
soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:04pm@hola
by the way, you are also a bigot because you support romney only because he is mormon. yes – it works both ways, kinda like reverse racism
Dont tell me you would be crazy for mitt if he wasnt mormom. we both know that would be a lie
Report Post »GeorgieBaby
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:42pmMartinez has a history of posting extreme anti-Mormon rhetoric. This is why he was called out on his comment.
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 6:18pm@ SOYBEAN THE IDIOT!!!! I am a proud catholic and have many mormon friends and some relatives that are mormon and I am sick of the bigotry that is spewd out against Romney over his religion. I have and always will stand up on this blog against all the bigots that cant seem to accept anyone elses view of christianity.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 7:03pm@hola
you are full of suprises. catholics persecuted protestants – and then protestants persecuted mormons. what’s next, mormons persecuting catholics?
i’ve had mormon friends too. good people but their religion has a thing called the book of mormon. depending on your understanding of the bible – that is a really big issue or not. However, if you call someone a bigot for taking issue with mormonism – then you are the real idiot.
I dont see much bigotry on this site so you prob need to take a chill pill or two
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 9:44pm@ SOYBEAN By your own commments tut tut tut. I could care less, if they believe in christ thats good enough for me.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 6:06amsoybomb you jump to conclusions way too fast. Just because someone likes Romney, does not make them a Mormon.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:42pmAh, yes… it’s “biblical”: Judge a Man by his Profession… not by his Character, Morals, & Beliefs!
Praise Satan!
Report Post »jackact
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:39pm….Or an ex-lawyer, Governor Christie.
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:05pmThat clears-up alot of things I was wondering about because he has such a flooooooow with words & doesn’t skip a beat. I do love his New Jersey accent!(is that ok to say in this PC world?)
Report Post »burnteye86
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:17pmit’s only OK to make fun of southern accents. haven’t you been paying attention?
Report Post »Mil-Dot
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:40pmI worked at a network operations center for a large bank for a few years. During that time I talked to folks from all over the world and in every state in the USA. I can tell you unequivocally that the people in New Jersey are some of the stupidest people on the planet. Many of them asked me “how do I know you are not trying to rip me off? “. No kidding. And all I was trying to do was fix their fricking network.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:08pmmil-dot
Report Post »yes, jersey is full of very very strange people. they dont even let you pump your own gas. i have family on my wife’s side in jersey. Needless to say, they come visit us – not the other way around
floridacockleburr
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:38pmChristie is about the size of a parade float and almost as smart.
Report Post »GeorgieBaby
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:43pmAnd I can see that you are the genius of The Blaze nuts, too. Jeesh. The comments in this forum are just idiotic.
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:37pmLike he uses wisdom.
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:42pmIt takes a lot of intelligence not to give money to our enemies and place them in position of authority.
Report Post »CottonMPG
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:36pmI hope no one is stupid enough to believe the reason Obama is because he was in congress for a few months!!! Santorum and Obama are almost complete opposites!! I voted for Rick before he was declared the winner in Iowa. I hope he gets the nomination. I‘m sure he’ll win against Obama.
Report Post »martinez012577
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:47pmSo you have no issues with him raising debt limits, being pro undeclared wars, pro foreign aid, proposing a budget that cuts zero in current spending only future increases, doesnt like the Tea Party, doesnt believe in individual freedoms, thinks we should give up freedoms for our own safety, and believes the government knows what is best for you in your bedroom?
If you like those things you arent a conservative and honestly should vote for Obama since he will crush the fake Santorum.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:31pmDon‘t forget Santorum doesn’t believe in 1st amendment rights either, unless it is religious. He is just a conservative dictator. either way you end up not being free.
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:41pmHere is a Rick in his own words bashing the teaparty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3TVoVqvt74
Here is where he called himself a ‘Progressive Conservative’: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_t4cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3GMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6015,5485825&dq=santorum+progressive&hl=en
Here are the articles where Rick said he‘s ’not a Reagan Republican’: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H2QwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aG4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6549,1012815&dq=santorum+reagan&hl=en
Here are his big government quotes including minimum wage and debt ceiling: http://www.redstate.com/erick/2012/01/06/what-a-big-government-conservative-looks-like/
Report Post »justangry
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 12:14amRick doesn’t stand a snowballs chance in hell in beating Obama. The only people who like him are devout Christians who like telling other people how to live their lives. Unless there’s a 3rd great awakening in this country, that won’t be enough. Futhermore he’s the most polarizing candidate up there and would energize the left big time.
Report Post »dissentnow
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:36pmOh, yeah, Christie, and ex-governors always make the best presidents ( anyone remember Jimmy Carter? ).
Report Post »Romney may have executive experience but he is way too moderate to make the kind of cuts needed to save our economy.
crazyrightwingmom
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:34pmLet’s see, there was also, Bush, a lot better than this guy, and oh yes, a man named Reagan. Not too bad for ex governors. They say the executive experience is good..
Report Post »Holaamerica
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 4:55pmThere is a reason that senators don’t become presidents kennedy did it and the only reason obama did it cause he had no record in the senate yet. For all the rest its way easy for a primary opponent or the other party to take a baseball bat to your voting record. And in Santorums case he has a long long 2 decades worth of shady deals in congress.
Report Post »dissentnow
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:19pmOh yeah, Bush was a great president ::rolls eyes::
Report Post »Obama has taken the Bush big government/big spending ball and ran with it.
soybomb315
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 5:48pmat this point – we just need a president who can make REALLLLLY tough decisions. from what i have seen, that only leaves ron paul. Santorum could make some tough decisions but i think they would be the wrong decisions
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 6:10amWow.. Ron Paul can make some really tough decisions?
Report Post »Were you watching the same debates I watched throughout the winter?
RP is an apologist.
“I’m so sorry for the way America has treated you, what can we do to make it right”
Yeah—he’s tough.
dissentnow
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 7:35am@JJ
Report Post »Saying that we should examine our current foreign policy, not get involved in entangling alliances, and not go to war with a country that hasn’t attacked us, is not being an apologist.
If you want America to be the global police and spend even more American lives and even more money fighting wars that aren’t our wars to fight, thats fine. How do we pay for these wars? If you can’t answer that question then you are nothing more than a big governement progressive.
Again, how do we pay for these wars?
Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:31pmBut, but, but, I thought only the smart Congress people can understand and run our country. Us poor, stupid people sit here, clinging to our God and Guns. We aint as smart as them Congress people. How could one of us actually lead our country. I thought you had to have a long bloodline such as the Kennedy’s, Clintons, Gores, Rockefellers, Bush, to lead us. I am sooooooooo confused now.
Report Post »Micmac
Posted on March 17, 2012 at 3:30pmWe need a brokered convention, plain and simple. Is this the best we have?
NoBama 2012
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 6:14amA brokered convention is bogus.
Report Post »Why in the world do we waste 6 months and 50 states’ time sending people out to the voting booth only for it to come down to a few hundred delegate voters to decide the outcome?
That’s total BS.
If there are more than 2 candidates in the race, the 1144 should be out the window and move to a majority wins rule. How could anyone win half the delegates when it’s being divided by 4 candidates?? The people of the country should not lose their voice because a couple of VERY WEAK candidates refuse to drop out.
soybomb315
Posted on March 18, 2012 at 7:51am@JJ
Report Post »you have just demonstrated the tradegy of splitting the conservative vote three ways. you should just be happy that things are in their current state – if newt drops out, somone will get the majority of votes and it wont be romney