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Those were terrific articles.

Oxy Mora — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:14:04 +0000

In reply to The spouse recommended the

Those were terrific articles. Thanks much.

I really liked the comparison of Obama and Romney along the "conscientious" spectrum. They are certainly very alike and I think the ultimate choice would be to go with the one you know.

I was watching the Charlie Rose discussion tonight on the speculation about Christie, et. al. Rose asked his panel why Romney wasn't the right man at the right time. The general answer again was that lack of connection on a personal level. Matthew Dowd of course went back to his theme du jour about "passion ". The Republicans want someone who will take Obama to the "woodshed" My hunch is that Republican vengeance will lead them in a direction which will turn off Independents, giving Obama his best opportunity.

I thought the psychological trait analysis was really fascinating and want to re-read the articles.

If Christie does get into the race, the whole thing gets turned on its ear.

The spouse recommended the

artappraiser — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 03:33:40 +0000

In reply to Perry's disastrous CNBC appearance

The spouse recommended the Newsweek cover story on Romney to me. I thought it was pretty good "horse race" opining & analysis and suspect you might appreciate it as well or at least find some bits here and there of use, like the things about his father's influence, or lack of it.

Can Mitt Close the Deal?
By Andrew Romano, posted Sep 25, 2011

Perry’s stumbling, the economy’s crumbling, Obama’s in freefall. It could be Romney’s moment. But he's missing something, Andrew Romano reports in this week's Newsweek.

They also have this shorter piece on Romney vs. Perry which I found interesting, too:

Thursday-Night Wrestling
By Bryan Curtis, Sep 25, 2011

For the first time since he picked clean the assets of a dying company, Mitt Romney is grinning with real passion. The man who brought it out of him is Rick Perry. Their grappling theater is the best thing this side of Monday Night Raw.

Well OxyMora, Kat and I thank

Jeni Decker — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:06:00 +0000

In reply to Thanks for commenting, Jeni.

Well OxyMora, Kat and I thank you! Do let us know if you enjoy it and feel free to post a review on Amazon once you read it. (no matter what you think of the book, honesty is always appreciated. )

You had me at "good in bed". I'll check out that post right now!

This site looks like a fun bag of mixed nuts, based on what I've read so far, so I will continue to lurk a bit and toss in my 2 cents here and there (which translates to approximately .000001 cents, legal tender.)

Jeni

http://closetspacemusings.blogspot.com

Thanks for commenting, Jeni.

Oxy Mora — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:56:12 +0000

In reply to Ha! Okay, but the "Usual

Thanks for commenting, Jeni. And I'm pretty much of a rookie around here, but I hope you will continue to participate.

I read the Amazon reviews and will definitely be getting a copy of the book. In the interest of self promotion and bouncing along the "line up" idea, I don't know if you caught my juxtaposition of candidates as "dates" in a blog I called, "Republican candidates no good in bed." Also referenced therein is a blog Genghis did some time back that is hilarious. (plus the Catherine Tate(sounds like a kindred spirit) video, "I'm just not drunk enough".)

Ha! Okay, but the "Usual

Jeni Decker — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:29:30 +0000

In reply to Good question. Certainly not

Ha! Okay, but the "Usual Suspects" reference gave me a chuckle because my immediate visual was a police line-up of the current GOP presidential contenders, a la the "Usual Suspects" movie poster.

I think I will be playing with Photoshop today.

Good question. Certainly not

Oxy Mora — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:22:07 +0000

In reply to So, who do you think might

Good question. Certainly not one of the usual suspects.

Would you prefer Perry to

Verified Atheist — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:30:25 +0000

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Would you prefer Perry to Obama? This is a serious question.

And, wtf, with putting "white" in quotes? I'm having a hard time not seeing that as racist, so maybe you can explain to me something I'm missing… I'll be extremely happy if I find out that I've interpreted your quotes wrong!

So, who do you think might

kgb999 — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:02:37 +0000

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So, who do you think might serve as his "Palin?"

"The Southern Baptists think

Resistance — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:14:44 +0000

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"The Southern Baptists think Mormonism is a cult."

When the time comes, the message will be the same as it is for independents and progressives ....... "Anybody but Obama"

"Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me"

Obama should have done more to help the homeowners. We'll see how he likes losing his "White" house.

When Scott is speaking his

trkingmomoe — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:13:36 +0000

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When Scott is speaking his eyes dart back and forth too. With his bald head and eyebrows a cartoonist could characterize him to look like a snake.