-- by Micheal
What is it about Romney that makes the larger GOP keep looking for anyone else to be their front runner?
First it was Bachmann. Best thing since sliced bread. Then she faded out. After some muddled anticipation that it might be Palin, Perry jumps in. Almost instantly, HE is acclaimed as Sliced Bread.
After a bit of exposure, and some foot-in-mouth trouble, Perry loses his Sliced Bread crown. Almost as if the GOP power brokers didn't want Romney grabbing it, they quickly bestow it upon Herman Cain. HE is the new Sliced Bread.
After a bit of exposure, and some pesky accusations, Cain had the Sliced Bread crown yanked from his hands too. Again, there seemed to be an awkward silence in GOP land, as if trying to decide who else to crown. (but not Romney) Now it seems like Gingrich is being given his turn as Sliced Bread king.
After a bit of exposure, will Gingrich have the crown yanked from him? Most likely.
The open question is, why is the GOP machine trying so hard to NOT pick Romney?
It all reminds me of 3rd grade and picking teams for softball. The pool of kids has narrowed to Robin, the fat girl who just could not run, Miller the special needs kid, and myself. The two team captains squint long and hard at the three of us. Finally, the one captain picks Robin. Then it's down to me and Miller. The other captain takes even longer to decide between me and Miller.
Seriously? It's that hard to decide? Miller, nice kid in his own way, but could not put his two hands together without a half-hour of practice with the teacher's aide. Catch a ball? Not a chance.
But the other captain picked Miller over me. The "losing" captain rolls his eyes and whines that he got me. Solid leadership material, that captain.
I have to wonder if Romney feels like I did. The GOP seems eager to pick ANYONE else but him, no matter how bad. Why? What bones does he have under HIS bed? Or is it that he's as charismatic as, say, a slice of bread?
If the GOP is forced to pick a slice of bread to run against Obama, it would seem Obama will probably win.
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Ron Dupuis: 1945-2015, founder of imho-nh, freelance writer, and former State Representative. |
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Micheal Shackelford NH resident, political independent, curmudgeon, foam peanut columnist |
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Dave Buhlman: NH resident, published novelist, former State Representative. |
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Jerry McConnell: Lifetime New Hampshire resident, Marine veteran of Guadalcanal, and published author. |
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