SPACED OUT

Gingrich's post primary response reaches an Everest of delusion and he skipped the courtesy call to congratulate Romney ----- now this may mean little to others, but to me it illustrates another feature of someone affected by hypomania, they can turn hostile and vindictive on a dime, so watch out........the ongoing campaigning will probably become even crazier.

Reading between the lines, I wonder if Romney's belated appearance, after his wife filled in post results, was because he was waiting for that call from Newt that never came. Romney had some odd facial expressions when he finally spoke and was on camera. At the time I wondered about that but hadn't known until later about the Gingrich snub.

Don't expect rationality henceforth in the coming campaign appearances, Newt is going to be going for the jugular. Sad that some journalist doesn't have the courage to mention Gingrich is so far out in space that he is dangerous to the country -- he wants to be crowned.

graysmoke

MEGA WHINING

Newt is screaming about the negative ads being run by Romney and his advocates.

Newt you have supplied them with adequate factual negatives, no need for any fabrications.

Gingrich will continue his obsession with becoming president which he has had since his college days as president of the campus republican organization, probably thought he was the BMOC of the era.

At least thousands of Floridians have silenced their interest in ads, they took advantage of early voting option. Those must be the smart residents of the state.

If his candidacy results in there being established a pre-inauguration medical certification that the one going into the oval office is both physically and mentally fit, that will be the only historically remarkable happening out of this whole event.

But what network or opposition candidate is going to press for this?

That too will be history making.

graysmoke

Elephants

The elephant in the room is alluded to so circumspectively........why? In this day and age when we are bombarded with talk about aids, viagra, erectile dysfunction, the G-spot, all sorts of sexual deviations, so why all the avoidance of talking about the brain and mental disorders? They are being skirted by remarks, saying Newt is unstable, zany, and any number of other descriptions of his lack of focus and his flights of fancy, his grandiosity......why isn't it acceptable to ask all candidates if they have had a psychological evaluation, or a diagnosis of an emotional, mental condition?

This should be a priority for candidates, especially when one has a relative of the first order with such history. and maybe too, when the age of Ron Paul, maybe a brain scan to see if any amyloids are developing that might dispose to Alzheimer's, we don't know a thing about whether any family members of his have had this common age development.

If they object to this, then they shouldn't run for the office of president, there is just too much at stake.

graysmoke

ANOTHER YAMMERING MATCH

In just about an hour the last debate prior to the Florida primary will be on the television and I will endure the rhetoric and listen and watch.......I am sure there will be no fresh new creative ideas but just spinning the same old songs.

I am grateful the Australia Open Tennis tournament has been on, offers great relief from the political arena. The tennis courts are places where you can't win unless you play the best match(s). Oh were that true in politics.

Only time will tell whether Newt will be in a mellow mood or a combative one, Santorum will still be trying to convince everyone he knows what is best for them to do as far as procreation and religion goes, Ron Paul will still be tugging at the hands of the clock to persuade time to go backwards and Romney will try to appear as just one of the guys, only he is the one with an obscene level of income, wealthy beyond imagination, gained by what I regard as an abusive practice of what once was capitalism.

Endurance is required to watch tonight.......Hoping Wolf Blitzer the moderator doesn't get his shoe stuck in his mouth as his colleague John King did on the last one presented over CNN.


graysmoke

My Version

For a state of the union to be representational I would have let the joint session, the cabinet, the military and all those assembled to be greeted with the following:

(HUGE SIGN): CLOSED FOR BUSINESS UNTIL THE REPUBLICANS CEASE OBSTRUCTION.

Then I would insist they all change seats, not sitting by anyone that they usually associate with and have an hours conversation and dismiss after that. This would take care of the ritual aspect.

Bid them farewell and go home and watch the AO.

THE 'FILTHY' RICH

Now we know ........Romney isn't in the race for the money.......he doesn't need any more.........

But his wealth so illuminates the loopholes afforded the wealthy that maybe the middle income and lower income will demand that those now be eliminated. Call your senator and representatives insisting that tax revision no longer be done on a band-aid basis.

Gingrich though is running for the ego trip and probably also the money-- he seemed in a more mellow mood during the latest yammering session, maybe Callie Lou slipped him a medication.

SOUNDS FAMILIAR

Here is a link to the House Ethics Committee report that resulted in Newt's reprimand and fine:


http://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/House%20Report%20105-1_1.pdf

It sounds as if he is on the same wave length, talking during campaigning about teaching a course on Brain Science. This may be rooted in the fact that his mother was a manic depressive. She was also only sixteen when he was born --- the marriage lasted only three days, can it be that these anecdotal stories and what was probably a very insecure early childhood, not knowing where he belonged - contribute to his inability to honor oaths. Gingrich is his stepfather's surname. His mother married again when Newt was three. Again it can be surmised that a three year old may have not felt secure with a new "daddy".

In reading reports by a number of sources that have analyzed his tax returns, it certainly is reminiscent of his conniving when House Speaker.

This is not a man that can be trusted with the highest office of the land.

graysmoke