This week's CityLife column unpacks how the Nevada Chapter of Billionaires for Obama has singularly reshaped the Republican presidential race, so read that, ifn's you want.
Due to print deadlines the column was necessarily written a few days before Thursday's Florida debate, an event which sadly (for Democrats) indicated that Newt Gingrich (the very name is, as Mittles would say, "repulsive") will not be the GOP nominee: One of Gingrich's central arguments is that Newton and only Newton can out-debate Barack Obama. And yet when he had to, Newton couldn't even out-debate Mittles. Sigh.
Also at the Florida debate, Rombot floated Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval's name as a potential cabinet appointee. Sandoval has also been mentioned as a possible VP choice, speculation that your Gleaner has typically dismissed. But upon reconsideration, Marco Rubio or Chris Christie would shine in comparison to the personality-challenged Romney, overshadowing the (alleged) human at the top of the ticket. No threat of that with Sandoval.
If Newt wins, he'll appoint Sheldon Adelson as the Secretary of Depression.
Posted by: Observer | 01/28/2012 at 02:18 AM
I read somewhere that the ten million Mr. Adelson contributed to Mr. Gingrich was well spent. According to him.
If Gingrich gets into the White House, Adelson will probably save about 259 million dollars.
I don't know how that all works.
Probably it would be because the first thing Gingrich would do in the White House for Adelson is sign into law the Gingrich Tax Cuts For The Filthy Rich And Their Corporations That Is Mandated Not To Last For A Few Years, But Is Intended To Last Forever And Ever And Ever, Even Past A Point In American Time When We Run Broke From It, All While Jerking Up The Tax Rates For Everyone Else, ESPECIALLY Those Poor People Who Constantly Attack The Rich By Their Simple Existence Of Misery And Suffering, All In Order To Try To Survive.
Something like that....
Posted by: ColinFromLasVegas | 01/28/2012 at 06:11 AM
Hurry, only a short time left for Gleaner readers to re-register as Republicans, so they can cast a prank vote for Gingrich. Or Huntsman. Or Herman Cain.
Or (why not?) cast a vote for Key Pittman, former US Senator from Nevada. According to legend, Pittman died before the November 1940 election, and the Party bosses kept his body on ice.
Alas for illusions: in fact, before the election Pittman suffered a heart attack (big-time, as Dick Cheney would say. And Chency would know). But Pittman didn't actually die until after the election, but before the January 1941 inauguration.
O'course, Pittman is a deceased Democrat. And the topic now is Republicans. Alive, but brain-dead.
Posted by: Observer | 01/30/2012 at 11:07 PM