The Republican side of the Washington-based perpetually
re-elected party of power has a habit of nominating candidates whose main
qualification is that “It’s my turn.”
Look at Dole, McCain, and now
Romney. These three may have slugged it
out in the trenches and proven themselves to be reliable workhorses and
adequate fund raisers, but they don’t inspire anyone.
The most memorable speech Dole gave was in a Viagra
commercial. McCain spends more time
reaching across the aisle to his Progressive comrades then he does trying to do
anything even vaguely conservative. The
best move he made was to nominate Sarah Palin, and then his team spent all
their time trying to put a muzzle on a momma bear intent on going rogue. The most memorable event in his campaign was
when he theatrically suspended his campaign to fly to Washington to deal with
the financial collapse. Once there he
blended into the background and whispered a meek, “Me too.”
Now along comes Romney.
By nominating him the Republicans threw away one of the most
potent differences they had between themselves and Mr. Obama: Obamacare. During the rough and tumble of the primaries
and immediately thereafter Governor Romney proclaimed he would end Obamacare on
Day
One. Now he says he likes
parts of it and will only get rid of the parts he disagrees with. Coming from the man who passed and not only
defends, but also says he’s proud
of the mandatory program known as Romneycare, how will he credibly attack
Obamacare in the debates when all his opponent has to say is your plan was the template for mine?
In the primaries the former governor from Massachusetts who
has been running for President since he was elected Governor in 2003 was relentless
in his negative
attacks against his more conservative rivals.
In the general election against the hard hitting Chicago machine bent on
doing whatever it takes to retain power Mr. Romney seems to have lost
his edge. It’s like watching a boxer
with oversized gloves constrained by the Marquis
of Queensberry Rules fighting a gang banger from the South side in a cage
match.
With the Corporations Once Known as the Mainstream Media
solidly in the Obama camp and using every opportunity to boost one side to the
detriment of the other, Romney has to depend solely on paid advertising to
counteract ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC.
Everyday every network except FOX masquerades as news outlets as they
work tirelessly to re-elect their Fearless Leader. The thrill running up and down their leg
energizes them enough to advance their agenda day and night turning the worst
debacle in American Foreign policy since the hostage crisis into Romney’s gaff
or Obama raiding Social Security for hundreds of Billions into Romney wants to
throw Grandma off the cliff and starve her dog.
This is like watching a slow motion train wreck. Wake up Mr. Romney! If you want to win this thing you are going to
have to win this thing. They may be
starting to vote in many places but in Chicago they’re already counting the
pre-marked ballots. The Republicans are
starting out with the cards stacked against them, and if Romney doesn’t come
out swinging in the debates he may join the ranks of also rans even if he has
been running for ten years.
A little free advice.
Instead of running away from your 47% comment embrace it. You were correct. You don’t have a chance to
gain the vote of those who are dependent on government. However, unless this express to the poorhouse
is turned around soon this might be the last election before the dependent
class becomes the majority. And if that
ever happens, the Democrats will never lose a presidential election again. Mr. Romney don’t equivocate about your
wealth and your personal success. Hold it up as something anyone has a chance
to achieve in a free society. Lead the
way back to capitalism before we totter over the entitlement cliff into a nanny
state nightmare of cradle-to-grave regulations guaranteeing a mediocre future.
Come on! You fought
like a brawler to get this opportunity don’t through it away because you’re
afraid of being called a racist, a vulture capitalist, or a tool of the
elite. You’re being called those things
anyway. In that first debate you had
better punch Mr. Obama’s ticket back to Chi-Town or this train is going to
leave the station and you’ll miss the boat.
If Mr. Obama is re-elected on his platform of using
executive orders to take everything from the producers and give it to the
non-producers everyone who votes for him should remember elections have
consequences and every once in a while you get what you vote for. And as sweet as the “I told you so” might be
it doesn’t have to happen. Anyone who
will stand up and offer to lead America back to America should be able to beat
the worst president in living memory.
Don’t equivocate. Don’t pander. Make a straight forward case for limited
government, personal freedom, and economic opportunity.
This may be the last chance we have to turn this thing
around before we hit the dustbin of History.
The 47% are going to vote for “Give me more!” no matter what you say, so
you might as well say what might motivate the undecided to finally decide and
vote for freedom.
Mr. Romney could say that after spending trillions of
dollars to revive the economy, recession is the new normal. He could point out that after years of
apologizing and bowing to others, Mr. Obama has succeeded in changing us from
the world’s sole superpower to the world’s punching bag. His campaign spots could remind everyone the
workforce is shrinking, the lines for food stamps, welfare and disability are
growing, and all the opposition offers is more of the same.
Since anyone who has lived in the Obama nation knows all
these things, what should be the most effective campaign slogan Mr. Romney
could use is “I’m not Obama.” He’s
already using that; however, to win he needs to appeal to the hearts and the minds
of those whose votes haven’t been put on layaway by the federal benefits
machine. This election will be won or
lost in the debates. If Mitt Romney will
stand up and say what he means and mean what he says, and if he will make a
case for returning to Constitutional government he will win. If he soft pedals
for fear of making a mistake or offending someone he will deliver the Republic
to the fate of all past republics: financial collapse and ruin.
Mr. Romney you need to show the people of this country that
you are in it to win it. Show some
passion and fight the good fight for truth, justice and the American way. And whatever you do, don’t surrender without
a fight!
Dr. Owens teaches History, Political Science, and
Religion. He is the Historian of the
Future @ http://drrobertowens.com © 2012
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