Stupid Political Quotes

About the only people I consider more dumb than Washington D.C. politicians are Hollywood "celebrities."  Both are so far detached from reality, they seem to live in an alternative universe.  They sure as hell don't live in the world where most of us do.  Both are known for doing and saying stupid things.  But, since this is a political blog, we'll stick to stupid politicians.  Some that you will see below are "purportedly" said by our politicians.  I have no way of proving it.  Some I am quite familiar.  Others I am not, but don't doubt they were said.  Now, there are lots of dumb people in all walks of life.  But, you would think our politicians could be held to a higher standard.  I guess it just doesn't work that way. Let's take a look at a select few.

Biden vs Ryan

 
It's often said that Vice-Presidential debates are meaningless and with little influence on the Presidential election.  The same was said of Presidential debates.  That may have been true prior to last weeks' debate between President Obama and former Governor Mitt Romney.  Romney absolutely demolished Obama in the debate.  As a result, Romney saw a historic bounce of 12 points to take a (currently) 4 point lead in the polls.  Now, this may be short lived or it may be a harbinger of things to come.  Regardless of which it is, tomorrow's debate between Vice-President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan is extremely important to both camps, particularly for the Obama campaign.

 It appears Democrats have gotten their talking points down if you take the Sunday Press shows seriously.  The Obama Campaign is saying that Romney emphasized "theatrics" while Obama focused on issues of "substance."  That is the rants of someone who thought they had the election in the bag and now realize they are in for a tough fight.  So, the Democrats need VP Biden to come out swinging against Congressman Ryan.  The problem for Biden is his propensity of putting his foot in his mouth.  He's done it so many times until it is not news any longer.  The fear, for Democrats, is that Biden will get taken to the woodshed by Ryan.  That is the perception among the liberal press ironically enough.  That may or may not be the case.  I suspect Biden will be a bit tight, but focused during the debate.

Congressman Paul Ryan is the man Democrats love to hate.  He came up with plans for Medicare, budget overhaul that the spend and tax crowd aka liberals, detested and howled like banshees. I am sure Ryan's plans will be attacked by VP Biden vigorously.  But, unlike Joe Biden or even his boss, Ryan has presented plans to get this country out of debt.  Democrats have no plans to do anything about this crushing debt that is currently $16 trillion dollars.  The people who will be paying for this debt during their entire adult lifetimes have not even been born as yet.  We cannot sustain this debt without doing something about it and doing something soon.  I'm fairly certain Congressman Ryan will make that point abundantly clear.  VP Biden will no doubt say Ryan's plans are unworkable in the real world.  In the liberals world, he's probably right.  There are no checks and balances in the liberal world.  But, back in the real world with the adults in the room, we know something must be done about our debt if we are to continue to be a viable world power.  Who do I think will win the debate?  I think it will be closer than many experts think.  But, Congressman Ryan should win tomorrow's debate.  If Ryan does garner the perception he won, this will be added momentum for the Romney Campaign.

Joe Biden and Biker Girl

 

I'm going to say something that might seem controversial to some.  To others, it may seem that I am saying nothing unusual.  Joe Biden is a strange man.  I mean, how else do you explain his behavior?  Remember his using the "F" word when congratulating President Obama on passage of Obamacare?  Talk about embarrassing.   During the 2008 Democratic campaign for President he stated "You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.... I'm not joking."  That effectively ended any chance of his becoming President of the United States.  Just recently, Crazy Joe said that Mitt Romney's banking policies would “put y’all back in chains” in front of a mostly African-American crowd.  Of course, if you thought Joe Biden couldn't top that one, you would be wrong. Joe Biden, in an Ohio diner, snuggled up to some biker chick.  If she wasn't giving him a lap dance, she was at least giving the out of control VP a woody.  According to reports, the biker girl had nowhere to sit.  So, Gentleman Joe pulled a chair next to him and pulled her nearly into his lap.  From looks at the pic I saw, she appeared to be sitting in his lap.  He was definitely nuzzling up to her.  The two biker guys did not appear amused.  At all.  Probably any other guy that would have done that would have wound up in the hospital. 

It is disgusting behavior by the Vice-President of the United States.  I can see Joe Biden wanting to come off as an ordinary guy.  That was the purpose of the visit in the Ohio diner with the biker girl.  But, this is unusual behavior even if he were just an ordinary John Q. Public guy eating lunch.  I am not a psychologist by any means.  But, our VP appears to have mental issues.  I don't know what one would classify Joe Biden's aberrant behavior.  It is worrisome for a man a heartbeat away from the Oval Office.  It's disturbing.  

Obama's Politics of Fear

 
I guess I could have just as easily made the title "Fear of Politics" which would include both political parties, both political ideologies.  But, it seems the Left has a patent on fear-mongering.  For example, no sooner had Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan as his Republican Vice-Presidential candidate then the Obama Zombie attacks come out in full bloom.  Of course, if you listen to the Democrats, Paul Ryan is going to push granny right off the cliff into oblivion.  Then there were attacks that stated Paul Ryan would cut funding from Medicare!  First, just to show how preposterous this is, Paul Ryan is not at the top of the ticket.  Mitt Romney is the Republican Presidential candidate, not Paul Ryan.  Mitt Romney has not bought completely into Ryan's budget cuts.  Secondly, let's name the ONLY president to cut funding from Medicare.  Take your time.  Give up?  None other than the saintly and blessed PRESIDENT OBAMA and his Socialist lackeys cut over $700 billion from Medicare to help fund Obamacare (which, by last count, is going to cost over twice that amount).  Let me state that once again.  PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS SOCIALIST LACKEYS CUT OVER $700 BILLION FROM MEDICARE TO HELP FUND OBAMACARE.   You will never see that in the press who are 100% behind the Leftist politics of the Democratic Party.

Goofy Joe Biden, alleged Vice-President of the United States, stated yesterday that "They're (Republicans) are going to put y'all back in chains" in referencing Mitt Romney's comments to unchain Wall St. from the clutches of the Democratic Leftists.  This is the kind of rhetoric that the Romney campaign is going to face in the months leading to the Presidential Election.  God forbid that the focus turns to the "private sector economy that is doing fine" or "unemployment that is now in it's record 41st month above 8%".   No, the Democrats know they can't win on the two big issues that concern Americans most.  Instead, they have to focus on the negative tactics of politics.  The mudslinging and personal attacks (such as calling Romney a "murderer") are only going to get worse.

This is the first election Obama has ever been involved in which he has had to actually work to try and win.  They are going to increase the politics of fear with the polls showing that Paul Ryan is actually helping Romney, not hurting him.  The Obama campaign is like a cornered fox, striking and hissing out in every direction.  They will sling mud in the hopes that something will stick.  This is the only campaign strategy the Obama Zombies have right now.  However, after Labor Day, when the campaign really kicks in, the Democrats will have no choice but to respond to the attacks that are surely coming their way on the economy from Republicans.  It will be interesting to see the Democratic response at that time.  No doubt, the response will be more of the same of political fear-mongering because, once again, that is all the Democrats have in their arsenal.

Joe Biden: Taliban Is Not Our Enemy

Alleged Vice-President Joe Biden stated yesterday that the Taliban, yes, the Taliban is not the enemy of the United States.  Crazy Joe Biden said that the Taliban is only an enemy if "...it allows Al-Qaeda to strike at the U.S.  VP Biden went on to say that President Obama has never made any assertions that the Taliban is our enemy in any policy initiative.  This statement could be construed as simple posturing on the part of the Obama Administration in light of negotiations with the Taliban to bring an end to the war.  Only problem with that is the Taliban is denying it is in negotiations with the Afghan government and/or the U.S. government.  Another problem is that in any negotiations, the Taliban is going to want to exchange prisoners of war. That means the people in Guantanamo Bay are on the table in any ongoing negotiations.  This is something that many in the Department of Defense would be adamantly against. 

What is unusual about these negotiations is that the United States has a longstanding policy of never negotiating with terrorists.  Now, some will say that Joe Biden preempted that argument by stating the Taliban is not our enemy.  Ask yourself one question; If the Taliban is not the enemy of the USA, why did we invade that country (Afghanistan) in the first place? Don't give the standard liberal BS about it being due to George W. Bush being a warmonger.  Bush never had three or four wars going on at once as President Obama has done in his first term (hopefully, his last term). Of course, the Taliban is the enemy of the USA.  They gave safe refuge to Osama bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda playmates of terror.  As former President George W. Bush stated after September 11, 2001;  "And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation in every region now has a decision to make: Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime."   To my knowledge President Obama has not made it a policy to deviate from that position.  Until he does (which will not suprise me) then Joe Biden's latest buffoonery is flat-out wrong.   The Taliban is our enemy and will remain so for the foreseeable future.