From the guy who gave you the 2008 exacta cold...

[TGJB]

Sekrah-- Agree with that last sentence completely-- Chris Mathews described the R reaction to Romney as \"tissue rejection\", and that\'s about right. It\'s 35 Romney vs. 65 not Romney, and as people drop out the 65 gets attched to fewer people, raising their numbers.

Miff-- the thing is, as they say, the Gingrich back story is \"baked in the cake\". I don\'t think anything involving sex or infidelity from his personal life 10+ years ago can hurt him now-- everybody has heard him say he did wrong, and got religion (in his case literally). People know who he is, and he\'s being judged by the debates and how he\'s handling the campaign-- which, despite him being a truly annoying egomaniac, has been brilliant. I don\'t think anyone else could have pulled this off with the resources he had, let alone the baggage. The problems for him will be if he blows up in a debate or something not sex-related shows up (corruption, explicit evidence he pushed Fannie towards disaster, like that).

On the other hand-- if there\'s anything in Romney\'s tax returns that even smells like he\'s playing games he\'s toast.

[miff]

JB,

Isn\'t it amazing how many politicians, preachers find religion after getting caught with their pants down.Guys a slimy slug,reminds of someone who I\'d need to take shower after shaking his hand.

Sad, a country of 300 million has nothing better to offer it\'s people than these clowns/clown-ettes.


Mike

[RICH]

Hey most guys don\'t even ask!

[magicnight]

\"everybody has heard him say he did wrong, and got religion (in his case literally)\"

I don\'t think \"literally\" is the right word here. If he\'s a Catholic, I\'m Marie of Romania.

[TGJB]

Well, yeah. But this string is not about the merits, it\'s about the horse race aspect-- otherwise I wouldn\'t have started it or let it go on this long.

Think of it like a race with Allday runners in it... somebody\'s still gonna win, whether you or I like it or not. And you have to bet accordingly.

[P-Dub]

miff Wrote:
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> \"Gingrich isn\'t winning anything\"
>
> Jim,
>
> Why not? The guy asked his wife at the time for an
> \"open marriage\" so he could bang other women.
> Whats not to vote for?
>
>
> Mike






RICH Wrote:
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> Hey most guys don\'t even ask!



I love this board.

[Beginner]

I went to a fundraiser as a favor in summer of 2010 for a guy named John Gomez who was running against Steve Israel out on Long Island.  Gingrich was the \"main attraction\". The fundraiser was at Bernadette Castro\'s house on the Gold Coast (although I hesitate to call it a house as it makes Stately Wayne Manor look like the Shake Shack) and it was fairly intimate - dinner was served in the dining room buffet style.  

I did not have a lot of warm and fuzzies for the former Speaker prior to the evening.  I have to say however, he was incredibly personable and friendly.  I spoke to him briefly about non-political stuff and he was knowledgeable and engaged.  At the end of the evening, he gave one of the best speeches I think I\'ve ever heard in that sort of setting (and it wasn\'t a red meat sort of speech).  I\'m not sure I would be quick to dismiss him - particularly if Santorum doesn\'t \"show\" in SC.  It\'s not inconceivable that Gingrich cuts a deal with Santorum for VP slot if he gets the nod (gives him a pretty good shot to win PA in the general election) in exchange for his support.  I think Gingrich sets a new top and wins SC going away.  In any event, I think an Obama v. Gingrich debate would be a great deal more entertaining than Obama v. Romney.  What will really add some fun is if Biden and Hillary switch seats...

[richiebee]

I have fond memories of Bernadette Castro as the long time \"straight man\" for Don Imus...

[Topcat]

mbeychok Wrote:
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> Amazing isn\'t it what these goofs can get away
> with when they are talking heads.
>
> To be clear, I wouldn\'t vote for any of the
> Republican candidates. I just think that chaos
> will prevail in the end and Palin is best situated
> to take advantage of the chaos in the end. I also
> want to see them keep going deeper and deeper in
> the opposition research book on each other as
> well. Keeps it entertaining.
>
> michael



Given the money she\'s raking in for speaking engagements and other appearances, she doesn\'t need the job.   It would be a burden, weighing down her glorious self.   And since she\'s at least as big a social-issues reactionary as Santorum, her chances of winning a general against BO are <0%.