Is John Brown spinning in his grave?

Thinking about Santorum visiting Kansas today, I was struck by how at home his views are there. With the views of Governor Brownback being almost completely in line with the Santorum views, with taxes being cut for the rich and services cut for the poor, with doctors being killed for legal surgeries in the state, most would swear this is a state right between Mississippi and Alabama. But wasn't this the state where the fighting started that would soon turn into the Civil War? Wasn't Kansas on the side of the union? Now, it is a large part of the confederate south. Seeing Brownback and Santorum so at home in Kansas, I wonder if John Brown is spinning in his grave. If not, he must know nothing about what has happened to the state he loved.  

Keep the GOP contests going

After 20 debates, over 20 states have voted, and I still want more from the GOP. Am I nuts? Maybe. But what would it say to people if you told them that of course we want your vote in November, but we hope your primary doesn't matter due to where you lived. Of course if you lived in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Florida, we'd want to know who you liked in the primaries. But any state that votes after Super Tuesday, I hope we've already made up our mind, and your vote won't matter to our selection process. If you said that to anyone in either party before the first primary or caucus, they'd wonder if you really believed in democracy. So come on GOP, keep the fighting going. It may not be good for the candidates, but it's great for a small idea called democracy.  

The more things change ...

Wow! Did Super Tuesday really change the GOP landscape! Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! Yeah, right. Santorum won 3 states, Gingrich one state, and Romney won the rest. But Ohio was so close, it showed how the heart and the mind of the GOP are completely split, as Mitt is too liberal for the heart of the GOP (The Tea Party), and Rick is too socially conservative for the mind (the moderates and big business part of the GOP). Newt showed exactly how regional he is as a candidate, winning only his home state of Georgia. And where did he say he was going next? Well. of course it's Alabama, Mississippi, and Kansas, the most conservative northern state in the country. Yes, the up-coming contests may work well for Newt, but, come on. Not going to contest Illinois? But that still makes you a better candidate than Ron Paul, who has won nothing. So the change from last Tuesday? Yeah, that's right, nothing has really changed. Romney amasses delegates, but can't close the deal. Santorum keeps going on, getting delegates but not slowing down Romney. The more things change, the more they stay the same.  

Apology is no apology

Finally on day 4, Rush apologizes to Miss Fluke. But did he really? Did he say he was wrong about her statement? No. Did he say that he should take not only his words but his ideas back? No. He said that he used poor choice of words. He said he was trying to be amusing, but he wasn't. Is this an apology in any way? Hell no! It is a way to get advertisers back, but hopefully they won't go back to such a complete and utter jackass and worthless person and sponsor his show. Again, as I have said before, Rush has the right to speak his filth if he wants. And any company who agrees with his views on this and all his other vile beliefs can sponsor his show. But tell us who you are so we can decide whether we want to buy your products. Those who like Rush should, and those that don't shouldn't. That's how democracy and the free market works. But Rush, don't try blowing smoke up our ass with a poor attempt to get forgiveness. You said it, you meant it, and now you have to own it. That statement was no apology was no apology, just a statement trying to get sponsors back.  

How will you stand up to a leader?

So, Mitt, Rick, and Newt, you want to be commander-in-chief. So tell all Americans why we should believe that you will stand up to the leader of Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, or even Israel if you won't stand up to Rush Limbaugh? Besides being obscene, irresponsible, and nearly libelous, they were wrong. The woman in question didn't speak on The Hill about her life, she talked about someone she knew that needed to use birth control pills not for birth control, but as a medicine she needs to control a disease. Has no one in the GOP actually looked at her testimony, or did they look at it and decide they didn't care what she said? Candidates, if you won't set Rush straight, why should we believe you have the spine to go face-to-face with another country's leader?  

Get Rush off the air-- at least for a while

Well, Rush has basically stepped in it. He has decided that every woman who has ever used birth control is a slut, and that women that gets birth control under the Obama health bill should put their sex acts on DVD so everyone can see them since, in his eyes, everyone has paid for them. Now, I won't debate the merits of  birth control in a modern medical bill, but Rush, sluts? So every woman who, along withe her husband,  has used birth control to decide when the best time to have children is and how many children to have is a slut? This is one of the most irrational, illogical, and ignorant thing that Rush has ever said. But yes, he has the right to say them. But to his sponsors, I say either get him off the air, suspend him, or tell us who you are and that you back his show. I don't listen to his show, so I don't know who his sponsors are. Sponsors of Rush, have the guts to broadcast your names in papers and on other radio and TV stations to state who you are and that you back Rush. I don't care if you are the milk I drink, the toothpaste brand I use, or anything that I use, if you sponsor Rush and do nothing, I want nothing to do with you. Rush shouldn't get away with this without some retribution, and it's up to you, the sponsors, to make him pay. And if you agree with him, we should have the right to know that, too.

As a moderate, I don't want Romney

As a moderate, you may think that I'd rather have Santrorum win the the GOP nomination rather than Romney because he'd be easier to beat . But no, that's not my thinking.Yes, Romney is more moderate, I think. But where does he stand? Again today, Romney waffled to appease a voting electorate. Blunt amendment good?  No, I don't agree with that thought.. One hour later, I didn't understand the question. Yes, you bet I'm for it. Why the change? Many ideas, but really, who cares? I know where Rick Santorum stands. And I think most Americans do. Do we know know where Romney stands? Wait twenty minutes and it may change. At this perilous time in our country, I want someone who won't waiver about their beliefs. Agree with Rick? Sometimes yes, most of the time no. But I know where he stands. On all the issues. As a retired military man, I want a commander-in-chief that won't change his/her mind when political backers say that's not the right way to go. To the GOP power, a far right person may be not the person you want to elect, but isn't that better for the country than someone you can't trust?