Mitt Romney -- Sarah Palin -- Mike Huckabee -- Michelle Bachmann -- and now Donald Trump. The Republican lineup for presidential contenders is starting to look like a cast party for "Dancing With the Stars."
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Mitt Romney -- Sarah Palin -- Mike Huckabee -- Michelle Bachmann -- and now Donald Trump. The Republican lineup for presidential contenders is starting to look like a cast party for "Dancing With the Stars."
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All we need is Boehner in the stands like a proud parent crying his eyes out and the macabre spectacle will be complete.
Wasn't Tom De Lay on Dancing with the Stars?
Yeah, that was right after this gig.
I was hoping Palin would get the nomination solely for spectacle value. However she's managed to do what her critics never could, discredit herself amongst the republican base.
I don't expect the Republicans will fare well in 2012. I expect energy, paticularly the high price of gasoline to be a big issue come 2012. The republican in ExxonMobile we trust strategy is going to fly like a lead balloon. I'm not even certain if they'll nominate a McCainlike figure who can halfheartedly fake support for renewables while on the campaign trail.
They have been able to con people on the energy issue up till now. There's a lot of people who want to believe that the high price of gas is just a passing thing. The prognosis for the next 5 years of oil supply isn't good. Prices will remain high, the only thing that will bring them down is a massive global depression. Beyond 5 years is uncertain but the speculative prognosis is that it's going to get worse. Drill baby drill isn't going to cut it.
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