Samson's Jawbone

The nomination and subsequent defeat of Mitt Romney revealed clearly why the Republican Party must go. Please do not misunderstand me Mitt Romney is a magnanimous and patriotic man, who would have made a great President. During the Republican nomination process Mitt was declared as "the only electable candidate." It was the same thing said about Mc Cain in 2008, who lost, Bush in 2000, who won by less than 1000 votes, Dole before him who lost. The philosophy which has lead to narrow victories and losses is that moderates are the most likely winners of elections and they win by appealing to moderates. Yet one would think the results of the last few elections would lead one to question the premises upon which they had been built, since they have only resulted in failures or narrow victories. The reason these premises have remained unquestioned for so many years is fear. The country has rejected the Republican message. And the Republican leadership does not understand the natu

Some people were surprised by the Romney's loss. I predicted it in this blog months ago. Although many pundits said he was only the electable prospect among the Republican field,only Ron Paul would have been a worse nominee. I in no way intend to  disparage Romney he is a good patriotic man but his campaign was based on false premises and an ignorance over the way  American elections work. There are several reasons Romney lost here are the most important: First, more than anything else,  was his Vice Presidential choice. Once again Ryan is a good and decent man, but he offered nothing to this ticket, and only succeeded in putting it on the defensive. He had few qualifications to succeed to the office of President. He was certainly less qualified than Sarah Palin, and maybe less than Barak Obama. Although he was a sitting member of Congress. He held no leadership position, and had held no previous leadership in the private sector. He did not come from a state that Romney had to ha