Analysis is needed

What’s goin’ on with that election thing?

Let’s see. Trump is accused by the Club for Growth of abusing eminent domain, Sarah Palin defended Trump on the birther issue, Michele Bachmann thinks the birther issue is settled by the state of Hawaii’s certification (which it is legally, even as a new WorldNetDaily book will doubtless claim that the state of Hawaii is lying), Bachmann’s son turned down a Playgirl offer, and Gingrich is having trouble raising money. OK, I think the latter is good news, because I believe anyone with the exception of Barack Obama is better than Gingrich. And I have to say that I was surprised by Bachmann’s legally sound birther position (although as I explained here, the objections Trump raises are not legal, but based on a populist, anti-government common-sense yearning for a lost past).

But the election news already has my head spinning. I can’t keep track of these things, and I am not sure I want to.

Do I have to? I mean, does duty call? Is there such a thing as a “duty” to blog about these things?

I’d rather sit on my butt watching a Samuel Jackson movie and let the candidates crash.

Forgive me, but I’m finding irony in the idea that there is such a thing as responsibility. 

I’ll probably get over it.

(Forgive the title, as analysis won’t help here. It only leads to cycles of overanalysis.)

MORE: Poll finds most Americans can’t name a GOP presidential candidate:

About half of all Americans — 53 percent — could not name anyone when asked which Republican candidate they’ve been hearing the most about, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.

Obviously, I need more analysis.

But that would take years — especially by the standards of strict Freudian analysis.


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6 responses to “Analysis is needed”

  1. Veeshir Avatar

    I’m really not looking forward to this election.
    The class of presidential candidates has fallen off dramatically in the last few decades and the last one had pretty much the worst candidates in modern history.
    That election did have one shining asset, it was absolutely hilarious.
    As one Ace O’ Spades commenter put it, “Sure it’s funny, I just wish the prize were different.”
    This one appears to be heading toward even worse candidates and without Teh Funny.
    I mean, sure some level it’s sorta funny that the GOP isn’t likely to nominate anybody better than Obama, but that’s OJ funny, not Ray Jay funny.

  2. John S. Avatar
    John S.

    The thing is, we’ve got a lot of great people still in the bullpen, but none of them are quite in the position to run yet–Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio, even Chris Christie, to name but a few. Of course, part of the reason they are so attractive as candidates is because they have had much less exposure, and also fewer opportunities to make highly visible mistakes and gaffes. 2016 could be a very rich year for Republican candidates if 2012 doesn’t pan out. Still, I’d rather not wait until then.

  3. Eric Scheie Avatar

    I don’t know what is going to happen, but I am afraid I am not going to be able to avoid having to blog about it.
    BTW, John, earlier Frank said Rubio is a homophobe.
    http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2011/04/to_progressive.html
    “homophobia oozes from the young and upcoming Senator Marco Rubio”
    Any opinion on that? I have not had time to look into it.

  4. Veeshir Avatar

    It was an observation by a compassionate lefty.
    To question its veracity is almost a hate crime, it’s certainly a thought crime.
    I have no idea, but I’m guessing, no.
    It’s hard to “ooze” homophobia. You either say stuff that shows it or you don’t.

  5. Kathy Kinsley Avatar
    Kathy Kinsley

    Not sure about Rubio and ‘homophobe’ – he’s for the defense of marriage act, but that’s not necessarily homophobic. (Even if I disagree with it.) Really haven’t found much else that points that way. But, he says he’s Catholic. How observant he is, I have not idea.

  6. Kathy Kinsley Avatar
    Kathy Kinsley

    Oh, and a note to the GOP. Leave Rubio alone. We need him in Florida. Really. Stop trying to grab all the good Governors and Senators and Reps. We need them HERE.
    AND if you want to REALLY want to hear the birther nonsense (coming from the other side this time), go ahead and nominate him, before we have a chance to make him governor, establish what natural born really means (which most of the right probably won’t like, because it would also make our present Pres. natural born), and then elect him.
    Sorry, but much as I like Rubio, he has NO Exec experience. He needs to govern first. He’s still young. Put him in the queue and I’ll happily vote for him in a few years.