Monday, September 26, 2011

CHRIS CHRISTIE: THE SPOILER?


News is that popular New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may succumb to extensive Republican pressure and announce his candidacy for the Presidency within days.  Newsmax has learned that the effort to draft Christie culminated in a hush-hush powwow held in the past week with Christie and several notable Republican billionaires. 

COMMENTS:
Christie has thus far refused to enter the race because he says he is too committed to New Jersey and too new in politics to run at this time.  But, major fund contributors have stayed away from announced candidates because no one really stands out as being the ideal candidate.  If Christie decides to get in, look for the field to thin out rapidly; we could be down to five or six candidates by the end of next week.   

TODAY’S QUERIES & ANSWERS:
Q. Do you get the sense that Obama cannot now recover from his record lows in time to win the 2012 race?  (Charlie ~ Sausalito, CA)
A. Don’t count your ducks before they hatch.  Obama is a powerful and persuasive speaker.  Sometimes, I think he could switch parties and even the Republicans would be kissing his feet. 

Q. Texas just ended the practice of allowing prisoners on death row to have a special last meal before being executed, because a recent prisoner abused the privilege.  What’s your opinion? (Mitch ~ Las Vegas, NV)
A. Typical liberal thinking; punish the multitude for the sins of one person.  I fundamentally disagree with the reasoning.  On a lighter note, those already on death row should sue the state for breach of contract if they don’t get their special meals.  Can you guess how many murders were committed in Texas by people just for the purpose of getting that special last meal? 

Q. Russia’s Vladimir Putin is going to run for the Presidency again. How can he do that? (Sam ~ Youngstown, OH)
A. Russia allows Presidents to serve two successive terms, then to sit out at least one term.  The current President, Dmitry Medvedev, will move into Putin’s current job as Prime Minister.  But, Putin has been in charge all along in this game of Russian charades.  I think Obama wants desperately to be his American protégé. 

TODAY’S QUOTE:
“Moral power is probably best when it is not used. The less you use it the more you have.” ~ Andrew Young

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