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Rick Perry Leaves The Presidential Race

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Rick Perry has dropped out of the Republican presidential nomination race and endorsed Gingrich.  For those of you who supported him, remember that there is plenty of good he can do even if he isn’t going to be president this time around, and that one loss does not a career end.  He has plenty of chances in the future for his advancement.

With his departure, the race has become interesting again.

Gingrich is back in the running.  The man’s durability and willingness to fight make him a worthwhile nominee, though giving him the kind of free rein as President we gave Bush will never be advisable.  Left turns always seem inevitable from Republicans and we’ll have to be vigilant of them.  Regardless, he’s a vast improvement of Obama’s political mini-me Romney.

News link credit:  Sister Toldjah

A Quick Reminder About Following the Nominated

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I mentioned this before, and as the Republican Presidential primary becomes an ever increasing source of despair, it seems time to do so again.

Newt Gingrich seems to be gaining momentum now, and I would reluctantly vote for the guy in the general.  For all his faults, he is sufficiently distinguishable from Obama to be worth the time.  So would Cain or Perry should they win the nomination and the general.  What I won’t do is follow him or any other candidate blindly no matter where they lead as I did with Bush in his first term (along with a lot of us to our chagrin).  In fact, so far as I’m concerned, he or anyone else will be the Non-Obama Placeholder until and only until they prove they’re worth more regard after being elected.

I recommend this line of thinking to you too.

Do not see the Republicans as our leaders.  They just happen to be the only viable alternative right now.  The Republican elected President, should that actually happen, is also not our leader.  The last Republican President led us to ruin because we gave him too much slack and let him due to the fact we saw him as our leader.  Anyone who gets into office now is just the Not Obama.  They can get our support if they earn it, and our flak and lack of support otherwise.

Besides, the whole ‘fall into line’ lie was put to rest in 2010, especially with the Patron Saint of Primary Sacredness herself, Senator Murkowski.  If you can’t hold your nose for the Republican presidential nominee, support the conservatives you can and leave the rest to their own devices.  If ignoring primary results you don’t like is good enough for one of our RINO betters, it should be good enough for serfs like us.

Cain and Gingrich Up the Ante With a Lincoln-Douglas Debate

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Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich have agreed to a Lincoln-Douglas style debate hosted by a group of Texas Tea Party activists next month.  It will be moderated by a Republican and be about fiscal issues and the economy.  It’s also going to up the ante for everyone else.

Here’s how this will be of benefit to them.  For both candidates:

- This debate will give both Cain and Gingrich Serious Candidate cred.  In fact, if none of the other candidates attempt anything like it, it will give them both bragging rights.  Not only will they have a forum where they can make real inroads discussing serious issues, but they get to say to the rest of the field ‘That’s right, we’re the real deal.  Now take your water wings and go back to the kiddie pool.’  The fact they agreed to do this alone leaves both of them looking as though they have spines of steel.

- They both get the buzz.  This is newsworthy because Lincoln-Douglas debates don’t happen in Presidential primaries often.  This will help by giving Cain a shot to take his current lead to the next level, and Gingrich a shot at bringing his run back from the dead.

- Tea Party cred.  A Tea Party group is sponsoring it, they’ve found a serious moderator (Representative King from Iowa), and no one else has accepted up to this point.  This is a big chance for both of them to say ‘You asked us for a real discussion, Tea Party, and we accepted.  Too bad the other losers weren’t serious.’

For Gingrich:

- He gets to take a crack at the current polling frontrunner Cain in a debate format.  Gingrich is an excellent debater and would be in his element with a chance to out-debate the current man to beat.  Plus, since this isn’t a cartoon debate like the superficial stuff so far, he can bring far more weight to bear on his answers.

- As I mentioned above, his campaign needs help, and his baggage has to be overcome.  If the format allows enough time for real answers, it’s a prime chance for him to build up some steam.

For Cain:

- If Cain holds his own against Gingrich and doesn’t gaffe in a Lincoln-Douglas style debate (the big leagues) he can rightfully portray himself as a real-deal candidate.  If he’s simply holds even with Gingrich, he can state with confidence that he’ll dismantle Obama.  If he can beat him despite the real risk of getting thrashed, he will remove all doubt.  Gingrich will be a heavyweight in his element and overcoming him there will be a true feat.

Cain likely has more risk in this matter, but the payoff to either candidate could be huge.  A good performance in a Lincoln-Douglas debate will be a huge boost to one or both of them.

News link credit:  The Hill blog

Addendum:  This assumes Cain doesn’t self-destruct by then.  That yet remains to be seen.

Republican Presidential Updates on Gingrich and Huntsman

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Now that you’re done reading intelligent presidential analysis, how about some fun updates on Gingrich and Huntsman?

1.)  Gingrich turned over the same leaf again when his financial team resigned from his campaign.  He hasn’t made it to Iowa yet and his people are leaving him in droves.  Then again, if he’s not raising as many funds as he should, he may not need them after all.

If this is a publicity-only run on his part, and it may end that way whether he likes it or not, he’s bungling that too.  The attack on the Ryan plan annoyed a lot of people and won’t go away any more quickly than the couch commercial with Pelosi.  If his intent is to aggravate conservatives for press time, there are “serving” Republicans willing to bash their own who are far more current than him.  He loses either way.

2.)  John Huntsman announced his intention to run for President and led with all the things no one can stand.  He made reference to compassionate conservatism, promised to campaign like McCain, and still has those fawning letters he wrote to Obama with which to contend.  Plus, he mentioned President Reagan, a man with which he shares a gender and little else.

I have no idea why this guy is running.

However, if he stays in the race long enough, he can split the Mitt vote.  They’re both Other Obamas after all.  He could use that as his campaign slogan to attract conservatives:  Huntsman 2012:  Split It With Mitt.  And if you’re having trouble sleeping tonight, catch his calm and nuanced commercial at the Hot Air link.

This Republican primary campaign has been strange up to this point.  Here’s to hoping more fun presidential news is to come.