Erick Erickson at RedState earlier today posted his current views on the GOP primary, The Elephant in the Room.
He begins here:
He was the elephant in the room, so to speak, at the CNN Debate in Mesa, AZ. And this issue is why Campaign 2012 on the Republican side is so depressing.
The he is George W. Bush.
Join me below the orange tuft of mammoth wool for more.
Erickson has a bit of hilarity to report about Santorum:
it was entirely laughable for Rick Santorum to claim courage as the word that describes him best when he then went on to say he cast his votes against his principles because he was a team player.
Erickson then haz a mad about the character of today's GOP frontrunners:
And that is what is so awful about this election season for so many conservatives. Santorum, Romney, and Gingrich are campaigning against major accomplishments of the Bush Administration that they, at the time, supported, and now have the audacity to lie to us — yes they are lying —
Call it the audacity of GOP mendacity.
Mr. RedState concludes:
Here’s the long and the short of it — Super Tuesday approaches. I live in Georgia. And I am pretty sure I am voting for either Herman Cain or Rick Perry because I am just not sold on the final four.
What? No love for Michelle Bachmann? Erick, where are your principles?
Onwards to a tiny sampling from the oh-so-very confused and angry RedState commentariat.
Let's begin.
The large pile of dung known as Romney, and a widespread bowel spray that seeps into every state delegation under the name of “jeb” .
Also, Eric’s choice to hide behind the names of Cain or Perry is a gutless protest vote.
Wow. When it comes to Google, Santorum's covered. This guy needs to spread some Google issues for Romney and Jeb.
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Next:
Actually, after everything we’ve been through, w/ Cain, it would be insane voting for him if he still were in the race. I liked that Herb endorsed Newt when it still meant something, but Herb kinda peed the bed as a serious politician w/ the Colbert thing.
To repeat: it would have been
insane to vote for Cain when he was still in the race, and yet Erickson might vote for him now. Um, and you're still a RedState member because.....?
Maybe because you like "Herb", whoever that is.
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Self-diagnosed Romney Derangement Syndrome:
Maybe my own disgust for Romney has clouded my judgment to the point where I simply can’t recognize how bad Newt and Santorum are.
Dude, we also find Romney disgusting. But instead of clouding our judgment, it lends further clarity and force to the case for voting Obama. Join us and clear your head once and for all.
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This observation:
Newt spins a lot, but Romney’s assertions are so close to just plain lies that it calls to question anything he says.
You almost got it! Just try to think about it for a couple more seconds, and I'm sure you'll get to the truth.
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Guy down on Georgia conservatives:
My hat’s off to Eric for turning away from the Gingrich brand of Koolaid. Living in Georgia gives him an additional sense of the deceipt and boundless imagination of a dangerous politician in a corrupted system.
Now just give up the conservative Koolaid all together. Water is all you need.
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I, too, strongly encourage Erick to endorse Newt ASAP. He can qualify it as a strategic vote and that is fine — conservatives must understand that it is essential to get an open convention
I guess you didn't get the memo: Erick is off the Gingrich brand Koolaid. But still, I hear the brokered convention would serve bottomless cups of
free Koolaid.
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Anyway, back to the elephant:
GWB wasn't a "Rockefeller Republican"
He wasn’t liberal: he was a one-of-a-kind who nearly destroyed our economy. Nearly all of his policies were financial disastesr. Not to mention infringing on personal liberties, etc.
Shit, if you could spell I'd be sure you're a Democrat.
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And that's all folks, and I hardly tapped the swirling pool of despair and inanity over at Redstate.