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[Deadmeat1471]

The wind is very rinsing today.

I for one think we need to clear the air, get rid of all the old luggage.

Maybe we should take the time to go pick a flower or two?

[Aqizzar]

And lastly, big donor behind Santorum's SuperPAC comments,

“You know, back in my days, they used bare aspirin for contraception. The gals put it between their knees, and it wasn’t that costly.”

That's not the Onion. That's an honest-to-gods quote.

Even more astounding was that he said that on live television straight to Andrea Mitchell, one of the most important female figures in modern journalism.  Really, the whole thing was absolutely stupefying to watch.

[RedKing]

Being associated with NC State, I'm familiar with the type -- rich good ol' boys who think it's still 1952, and they can get away with telling seriously off-color jokes, because all their fellow good ol' boy buddies still laugh at them.

State has way too many of that type as alumni and donors. 


Doubt it'll hurt Santorum all that much directly. He can easily sidestep the quote and just blow it off as "Oh, that's just Foster being Foster..."

Although I did like one of the Facebook comments attached to the story:

Wow. An aspirin between the knees. I think one of my kids was conceived while my wife's knees were together. There's more in life than the missionary position, old dude.

     

[mainiac]

Isn't it ironic that a religion that makes people uncomfortable about discussing sex results in far more public discussion of specific sexual practices then in other countries?  When was the last time that you heard about a secular discussion of say, the mechanics of sodomy in a countries parliment?

[Montague]

Isn't it ironic that a religion that makes people uncomfortable about discussing sex results in far more public discussion of specific sexual practices then in other countries?  When was the last time that you heard about a secular discussion of say, the mechanics of sodomy in a countries parliment?

I dunno, I imagine they still do have secular discussions on it in European parliaments to determine if such things might be too much for day time broadcast television and TV news programs or street art festivals and the sort. I doubt it's quite the public policy crisis it degenerates into in American politics, though.

But yeah, it occurred to me today that the same religion that believes modern medicine is unethically cheating death believes the Earth can support an unlimited number of human beings. So, yeah, let's ban contraceptives and medicine and we can all have 45 year long life spans and 12 children per family. That'd save Social Sociey and medicare.

[RedKing]

Wow, it's been all day and no posts in this thread. So have some poll numbers! They're free, and they're a part of your daily balanced diet!

National:
Gallup has Santorum at +4 over Romney, well below Rasmussen's +12 hard-on for Slick Rick, but still a troubling sign for Team Romney.

Arizona:
Rasmussen has Romney at a mere +8 over Santorum, two weeks after they had Romney at +24. I'm not sure if Rasmussen has an inherent pro-Santorum bias, or just a pro-frontrunner bias. I'd love to see Nate Silver take that one apart.

General Election:
Rasmussen's most recent Obama vs. X polls show that it probably doesn't really matter. Against Romney or Santorum, Big O wins by 6 points. Stick Gingrich in there, and he wins by double digits. The GOP are derping themselves into the political graveyard in this election.

[Descan]

My prediction: Santorum wins primaries, Romney is his VP, and all hell breaks loose.

Note, none of this is at all possible, plausible, or in the realm of reality. In fact, Gingrich becomes his Secretary of State just because.

IT ALL MAKES SENSE. I GUESS.

[Heron TSG]

One of my favorite comments on that article about [EXPLETIVE DELETED]'s trip to Tacoma.

Rick Santorum was here to give a speech? I thought he was just here to protest the Powell boys' funeral.

So... Newt Gingrich is basically dead everywhere, right? I can't see a comeback anytime soon, but he could throw a wrench into things with another South Carolina.

* Barbarossa TSG crosses his fingers.

[RedKing]

One of my favorite comments on that article about [EXPLETIVE DELETED]'s trip to Tacoma.

Rick Santorum was here to give a speech? I thought he was just here to protest the Powell boys' funeral.

So... Newt Gingrich is basically dead everywhere, right? I can't see a comeback anytime soon, but he could throw a wrench into things with another South Carolina.

* Barbarossa TSG crosses his fingers.

He still has a decent shot to win Georgia. Was still leading in the polls down there at last check, but they're a bit dated. Santorum was surging up on him though.

The next big thing will be 2/28, when Arizona and Michigan go. Michigan's slightly leaning Santorum at this point. Romney still has a lead in Arizona, but that lead appears to slip by the day. If Santorum takes both states, then goes on to take Ohio and Georgia a few days later, I think he becomes a goddamn freight train, and the GOP establishment's collective shit hits the fan. Super Tuesday could be an absolute bloodbath, even though Romney might still be leading in delegates going into it. People aren't necessarily keying into the whole "lots of proportional primaries this cycle", and if they just see "Santorum wins", then they're liable to think he got the whole bag of marbles.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

It's really a waste of time now. The major GOP candidates seem to be trying to do their best to alienate everyone who isn't a die-hard far-right conservative, and that doesn't get you anywhere in US politics. You have to play to the middle to win anything.

[PyroDesu]

From what I've been reading here, it seems we are witnessing the implosion of the GOP.

Of course, I could be completely wrong about that, but I somehow doubt it.

[Heron TSG]

He still has a decent shot to win Georgia. Was still leading in the polls down there at last check, but they're a bit dated. Santorum was surging up on him though.

Well, hope he brings deodorant or something. That'll get messy.

I really want to see Ron Paul suddenly smack Santorum down and win a couple states. Just a couple, though. May as well give every single Republican candidate a chance to lead for a little bit and share in the wealth. (Or rather, get ad-blitzed by it.)

[NinjaBoot]

From what I've been reading here, it seems we are witnessing the implosion of the GOP.

Of course, I could be completely wrong about that, but I somehow doubt it.

The GOP imploded during Bush's second term. 

Doesn't matter who wins the election, America is screwed because the majority of career politicians who are in place to actually put a stop to this thing would rather play politics and vote pander to an ever increasing class of "poor" people. 

[mainiac]

How does the GOP platform of tax hikes on the poor and middle class and tax cuts on the wealthy pander to the poor?

[G-Flex]

How does the GOP platform of tax hikes on the poor and middle class and tax cuts on the wealthy pander to the poor?

It panders to the poor in the sense that they inexplicably get the poor to believe it's good for them.

The fact that NinjaBoot used "poor", with scare quotes, is a little concerning.