Hi, long time no see. I've been following the Republican Nomination process here in Singapore. I thought the only candidate who ever stood a chance as 'third party' is Ron Paul. I dunno how laughable the result will be if people like donald trump tries to run as third party. Although libertarian, I find Ron Paul's main focus issue on the Monetary policy very practical, that's beyond the usual left and right partisan debate about who get the money to spend. After all, the US Fed Reserve tax people around the world and somehow I already ended up paying for Iraq war somehow. I understand his personal opinion on the policy on presidential-initiated-war may not appeal to the current hype in the hawk lobby of US political sphere. However, from his constitutionist viewpoint, I doubt he will ever veto a legally declared war, if the US congress decided so. Obama has disappointed many people, include naïve Democrats who voted for him in 2008. Romney probably don't have enough independence/centrist vote to unseat Obama, he can't even reach beyond the 25% ceiling among his own Establishment Republicans. There got to be someone who wield enough centrist voters, who can ever hope of beating Obama. What do u think?
[email protected] wrote: > Tom : > Think I will borrow your definition for our system of government --with > attribution, > of course. "Ineptocracy" really nails it. > > I was just talking to my brother ; what I said to him was pretty much > what you just said > in your e-mail. This is depressing. > > Billy > > =================================================== > > > > > 1/4/2012 4:15:48 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] > writes: > > Stay or go. These people are proving that they are cut from the same cloth > as their so called "opposition". Again we face an election cycle that is > totally devoid of leadership. Once in Washington they will forget about us > and think only of the people who supported and funded them with billions > and those who gave from the heart,$5, $10 or $50 will soon be forgotten. It's > time for a change and that is not the change the present administration > brought us. Nothing has changed and nothing will until WE change and change > the system enough so it is not a refuge for charlatans, mountebanks and > carpet-baggers. > > For the American people it all boils down to the same thing again "The > lesser of two evils," or "The devil you know better than the one you don't". > 2004 all over again. > > Corporate American will pick the president again as usual. Whoever best > serves their corporate handlers will get the call. But the POTUS is only part > of the problem. The Congress is a do nothing Congress again and their > incompetence threatens the very fabric of the nation. We need a complete > overhaul. A third party is the only way we will be able to break this > partisan > gridlock. If we continue down the same road we will wind up, sooner or later, > with > > Ineptocracy (in-ept-oc-ra-cy) - a system of government whereby the least > capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where > the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed are > rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a > diminishing number of producers. > > I hate to be a pessimist but when the government has stage four cancer and > is in denial there is little to be optimistic about. The system, so it > appears, is no longer self correcting. > > > > > Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? > > > > --- On Wed, 1/4/12, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [RC] Brief look at Iowa results and what to expect for New > Hampshire > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 11:31 AM > > > > > Perry just announced he is staying in -at least until SC > > > > 1/4/2012 9:03:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] > writes: > > Ron Paul has his predetermined group. Santorum is going to reap the > rewards of Bachmann and (likely) Perry dropping out, but New Hampshire is > only 2% > evangelical so he's not going to be able to depend on that factor. If the > "Not Romney" voters go to Huntsman, then he's going to be able to > reintroduce himself to the nation. If "Not Romney" gravitates to Santorum, > then > Huntsman will have miscalculated and he'll have a Giuliana 08' situation on > his > hands. I don't think Newt has anything going for him in New Hampshire. > When he comes up dead last, then it'll be time for him to reassess his > candidacy. > > _http://www.northamericanmissions.org/files/From%2035000%20to%2015000%20Feet > %20%20Evangelical%20Statistics%20in%20the%20US%20and%20Canada.pdf_ > (http://www.northamericanmissions.org/files/From%2035000%20to%2015000%20Feet%20%20Eva > ngelical%20Statistics%20in%20the%20US%20and%20Canada.pdf) > > On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 11:39 AM, <[email protected]_ > (http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) > wrote: > > > > 1/4/2012 8:37:14 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected]_ > (http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) writes: > > > > No idea. Won't have a sense of things for a few days. > > > > > Does it seem possible that Huntsman might get some traction to surge (as > so many others have)? I think Huntsman is an interesting guy who may have > centrist leanings. > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected]_ > (http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) > [mailto:[email protected]_ > (http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) > ] On Behalf Of [email protected]_ > (http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) > Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 9:24 AM > To: [email protected]_ > (http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) > Cc: [email protected]_ > (http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) > Subject: [RC] Brief look at Iowa results and what to expect for New > Hampshire > > > > > > Will this be Ron Paul's high water mark ? At least according to some > pundits > > > in no other state does RP have factors in his favor that he had in Iowa. > > > Santorum probably won't do better in NH than Huckabee did in 2008 ( 11 % ) > > > Bachmann out. Perry likely out also. Huntsman out after NH unless > > > he does surprisingly well. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Caucus Results > > > > 10:58 AM ET | 100% reporting > > > Candidate > > > Votes > > > Percent > > > Delegates* > > > > > > Mitt Romney > > > 30,015 > > 24.6% > > — > > > Rick Santorum > > 30,007 > > 24.5+ > > — > > > Ron Paul > > 26,219 > > 21.4 > > — > > > Newt Gingrich > > 16,251 > > 13.3 > > — > > > Rick Perry > > 12,604 > > 10.3 > > — > > > Michele Bachmann > > 6,073 > > 5.0 > > — > > > Others > > 1,086 > > 0.9 > > — > > > Jon Huntsman > > 745 > > 0.6 > > > > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]_ > (http://us.mc306.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]) > > > Google Group: _http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism_ > (http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism) > Radical Centrism website and blog: _http://RadicalCentrism.org_ > (http://radicalcentrism.org/) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
