Friday, February 10, 2012
Barker's Newsbites: Friday, February 10, 2012
So... random thoughts:
My guess is that there's less than meets the eye to Rick Santorum's chances of winning the GOP presidential nomination, and my observation is as it's been all along... that the Left is terrified of having to face Newt Gingrich should he win the GOP nomination and the GOP Establishment is terrified that if elected... Newt Gingrich will sweep them out of their positions of power.
Folks... understand... the media - both mainstream media and the so-called "conservative" media - are trying to pull a fast one on you with regard to what's happening in the race.
Allow me to buttress my point. Question: Who is number two in the GOP delegate count?
According to drive-by media reporting it's Santorum.
(*SMIRK*)
Folks... the NYT reports that Romney has Romney has 94 delegates... Santorum has 71 delegates... and poor ol' Newt... he has a lousy 29 delegates. That's the "snapshot" from the "Newspaper of Record."
Now head over to Real Clear Politics. Their "snapshot" shows Romney up by 90 delegates to Santorum's 44 delegates to poor ol' Newt's pathetic third place showing of... 32 delegates.
But wait! Take a moment to delve into the details as opposed to the "snapshot" of the RCP delegate count:
Iowa... where Santorum won 7 delegates while Romney won 6 and Gingrich won zero...
A non-binding caucus!
Minnesota... where Santorum won 17 delegates while Romney won 2 and Gingrich won one...
A non-binding caucus!
Colorado... where Santorum won 17 delegates while Romney won 9 and Gingrich won two...
A non-binding caucus!
(*SNORT*)
Folks....
(*SMIRK*)
Don't be taken in! That's all I'm saying!
It's o.k. to like Santorum - even to prefer him to Gingrich. Fine! To each his (or her!) own!
But, folks... know what's actually happening. All is not as it appears... or rather, all is not as it's being "reported" by our "friends" in the media.
(*SMIRK*)
Folks... ask yourselves... why would they go to all this trouble? Do any of you actually believe that the NYT views "Christian Right" candidate Rick Santorum as superior to Newt Gingrich... the man who once sat down with Nancy Pelosi to make a public service commercial urging (non-specific) "action" on global warming...???
No, folks... the Left is pushing Santorum at the moment in order to try and chop Newt Gingrich's campaign off at the knees! It's that simple! Jeez... if the mainstream media thought that Newt was an easier candidate for Obama to face in November than Santorum or Romney you know damn well that they'd be lifting Newt up... not tearing him down...!!!
As for the GOP Establishment...
(*SIGH*)
Again... Newt pushed for massive internal reforms of Congress back when he was Speaker. These reforms hurt (and would have hurt worse if they'd all passed) the old bulls of both parties! For Christ's sake... Newt replaced the seniority system with a "best person for the job" system when it came to congressional committee chair assignments!
Jeezus... frigg'n... Christ... (*PAUSE*) (*GRITTING MY TEETH*)... Newt pushed for term limits...!!!
Of course these bastards hate him...!!!
Of course these bastards fear him...!!!
Of course these bastards would rather imagine Rick Santorum - one of their own... a man who backed arch-traitor Arlen Specter against Tea Party true conservative Pat Toomey - as president... a president who would "play ball" and "scratch backs."
(*SMIRK*)
As for Romney...
(*SIGH*)
I believe Rush Limbaugh has it right. He believes that many of the Establishment GOP power brokers and entrenched interests would rather field a candidate like Romney - even suspecting he couldn't win - because they believe a Romney candidacy would more likely not rile up the Democratic base and thus not endanger Republican Senators (Republican Establishment Senators) seeking re-election.
In other words... the Republican Establishment is about the Republican Establishment. What's best for the country is secondary to what's best for them personally.
Call me a cynic... but, unfortunately... I believe this.
Anyway, folks... rambling and "flow of consciousness" aside... beware what you're reading, watching, and hearing from the media. Many of them have their own agendas.
Again... support who you support... but beware the media manipulating you into buying in to a false premise.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-bachus-faces-insider-trading-investigation/2012/02/09/gIQA21Ui2Q_print.html
The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) is investigating the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee over possible violations of insider-trading laws, according to individuals familiar with the case.
* I'D LIKE TO SEE THE FBI, SEC, AND IRS DO A JOINT INVESTIGATION!
Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), who holds one of the most influential positions in the House, has been a frequent trader on Capitol Hill, buying stock options while overseeing the nation’s banking and financial services industries.
* YEP!
The OCE, an independent investigative agency, opened its probe late last year after focusing on numerous suspicious trades on Bachus’s annual financial disclosure forms, the individuals said. OCE investigators have notified Bachus that he is under investigation and that they have found probable cause to believe insider-trading violations have occurred.
The case is the first of its kind involving a member of Congress.
(*SMIRK*)
n recent years, Bachus has made numerous trades, some of them coinciding with major policy announcements by the federal government and industries under his congressional oversight, according to a review of his financial disclosure forms by The Washington Post. Most of his investments are for less than $10,000, and almost all involve options rather than stock purchases. The options allowed Bachus to buy or sell stocks at certain prices in the future — betting that the value of those stocks will rise or fall.
A Fidelity brokerage statement Bachus submitted for 2008 shows that he made $30,474 in short-term investments, many of them bought and sold in a matter of days, sometimes during the same day.
(*SMIRK*)
* ANYWAY... I URGE YOU ALL TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE.
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