G’morning.

Maybe the kids are all right after all?

Somehow the message of this youth poll seems to be lost on Mr. Blow, who’s highlighted it in today’s Times, but I’d say our kiddos’ choices are promising up and down the line:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/28/opinion/blow-young-peoples-priorities-chart.html?hp 

Thank you for your posting EVEN ON THE WEEKEND, Mrs. Firelight.

I hope you and your family are having some fun, as you suggested.

As for the rest of us, well you may not want us to continue venting, but let me remind you about the ole song,  Mama don’t allow no music playin’ around here.

If you listen close, we may play some music, pine about the good ole days, reminisce about Mr. Reagan, sigh about our dear Sarah and pray for the Palins…

Don’t mind us.

GB

Yesterday, I read with interest the discussion about  Sarah and whether or not she will show implicit or explicit support of Romney.  I have no doubts that once Romney is the official candidate, Sarah will support him.  I think the support of Romney by her will be expressed not as rah, rah, rah for Romney, but boo, boo, boo for Obama.  I think she will continue as she as done for the last three years- she will speak out strongly against the Obama actions and policies.  She will continue to hammer Obama at every turn.  She’ll talk more about why Obama needs to be defeated than she will about how Romney needs to be elected.  I’ll be shocked to see her go out to Romney rallies and speak on his behalf.

Romney is my “castor oil candidate”.  I’m older than most of you here and I can remember when I was a small kid and the remedy for any gastrointestinal problem was a big ol tablespoon of castor oil.  It might have resulted in the relief of a problem, but boy oh boy was it an unpleasant experience to swallow that stuff.  It would take you a good minute to stop gagging.

It’s pretty apparent to me that Romney will be our only solution to removing Obama from office.  Yeah, yeah, we can stand on principle and refuse to cast our votes for him, but keep in mind that not voting or voting third party just means that Obama will need one less vote to get re-elected.

On election day, I’ll walk into the booth, I’ll take my dose of castor oil, I may gag once or twice, but I’ll know I did my part to kick Obama out of the White House.

Some people seem to be preparing for despair if Sarah comes out and actually says she supports Romney.  Some will try to paint her as being a sellout.  They will be wrong.  Sarah has always been a principled pragmatist.  She doesn’t cut off her nose to spite her face and neither should we.  

For the Romney fans…

“Nobody really remembers your campaign launch, because at the time, Sarah Palin was in the vicinity, and the crowds all went to see her instead.”

http://markamerica.com/2012/04/25/the-clock-is-ticking-how-long-until-romney-retreats/

GB

OOOH OOOH this looks like a game that more than 2 can play…

http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/04/cantorallied-young-guns-network-urges-nonrepublicans-121902.html

If democrat and independent Tea Party inclined people get the word on this… OOOOH  OOOOH.

GB

Only you, Mrs. Firelight, can update the weekend the way you do.  Thank you.

GB

IMNSHO – Mr. Kimmel could have emailed his presentation in to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.  What a slap in the face.  I did not see the whole thing, (it can be seen on C-span) but he read the notes in front of him with little nuance or emotion.  Why did he even take the gig?

GB