Friday, September 21, 2012

Anne, STOP IT

CBS News reports on Anne Romney's Iowa radio comments:
Amid ongoing criticism over the management of her husband's presidential campaign, Ann Romney on Thursday responded to the critics in an interview on Radio Iowa: "Stop it. This is hard. You want to try it? Get in the ring," she said. "This is hard and, you know, it's an important thing that we're doing right now and it's an important election and it is time for all Americans to realize how significant this election is and how lucky we are to have someone with Mitt's qualifications and experience and know-how to be able to have the opportunity to run this country," Romney said.
I'm sorry to have to tell you this Anne, but this ain't your damned Country Club or the Office where Mittens is the undisputed king and all around dictator. People who are on your team or putatively on your team get to tell you you're doing it wrong.

 Now I do disagree with, oh say, Peggy Noonan that the problem is the campaign because they're working with what they've got - and that is the candidate and the message. r-Money's personality disorder isn't something that is easily addressed in a short term campaign, this mess goes waaaayyyy back and everybody that has anything to do with him (he has inflicted himself on all of us) is just plain stuck with it.

The message is the legacy of the GOP, it just is what the GOP wants for the nation. I don't know just exactly how that gets prettied up, much. The election of 2010 certainly encouraged the GOPers to "go for it." The mistake they've made is conflating a low turnout midterm with cowardly incumbents for a national election for President, even in a sucky economy. Unlike Peggy, I don't have any winning advice for that campaign - other than maybe quit being GOPers...

Anne, it is always hard to run for major office and I don't think anybody who pays any attention is unaware of it. In point of fact, most of those people wouldn't do it on a large bet just because it does suck to do. What does seem to be pretty clear is that people in general are under-whelmed by their luck in having Mitt's qualities aimed at the Presidency. I don't mean he won't get plenty of votes but those are beginning to look much more like anti-Obama than pro-Mitt.

Anne, your guy sucks - he just sucks a little less than Santorum or Ron Paul and had a lot more money. Your package bought this chance and he just plain sucks at what he bought and folks on that side don't much like it.   Oh well...

5 comments:

LanceThruster said...

The Ann-toinette Romney comment reminds me of a Robot Chicken spoof (Adult Swim on Cartoon Network) where the girls of "The OC" kept going on about "It's hard!" when agonizing about the difficulties life presents (usually along the lines of breaking a nail).

I would quote Ann another cartoon sage (Super Chicken) whose theme song reminds all that "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it."

I would play the world's smallest violin for her, but had to sell it to make ends meet.

Chuck Butcher said...

Lance, you're just so mean to po-lil Annie

LanceThruster said...

Damn! There goes my dressage competition invite.

How long you think she can hold a grudge?

Chuck Butcher said...

Oh Buddy, you may be screwed for a good long time. Remember '08 happened...

LanceThruster said...

So a change of identity is in order I take it.

Looks like I'll be on the move for some time.

[sigh]