Cry Babies

How much whining have you heard from the Right about their candidates? They're like a desperate 35 year old woman searching for Mr. Right. Who is most Reaganest? What they love about Reagan is that he was a genial guy who did bad things but people still liked him. Sure, he dismantled all the programs that Jimmy Carter put in place to avoid the energy crisis we're in now but what a sweetheart. The adage that a "rising tide raises all ships" to justify his tax cuts for the wealthy has been disproven by Katrina.

The Evangelicals whine because they don't have the perfect candidate. They actually did - Sam Brownback - but he couldn't win. Maybe he could have done better if they actually followed their "faith" and backed him. But no, he wasn't electable. Lots of principle there.

The fallback guy? Huckabee. We'll see how much traction the rapist story gets but their real problem with Huckabee? He is a liberal in spending. My goodness, he increased taxes during his tenure as governor to insure children. Where's the Christian spirit in that?

If the right really wanted to win they'd go for McCain. But as stated in an earlier post, he makes them feel bad about themselves because he actually fought in a war. They prefer faux heros. President Bush in his Mission Accomplished flight suit works for them.

Guiliani? Are you kidding me? Marriage number three to his mistress? His kids hate him? Having the police hide the expense of driving his mistress out to the Hamptons? Can you say, "Greasy?"

They're going to have go "Big Love." Oh, so sad for them. They'll have to accept that someone can flip flop on the issue of abortion. Kind of a big issue to change your mind about. Mandated health insurance for Massachusetts and now criticizes the Democratic candidates for using his plan as a blue print. And as one Christian preacher said on NPR: For years I've been calling Mormonism a cult and now I have to tell people to vote for him. (Actually Mr. Preacher, you really shouldn't be telling your congregations how to vote but that's another story.)

It's so hard for the right, their primary clock is ticking with no Gipper in sight.