SOME THOUGHT ABOUT THE FLORIDA PRIMARY

                The Fox pundits complained about the negative ads but they are part of the problem.  They would run back and forth saying Mitt said this, or Newt said this, what is your reaction?

                I too am tired of the negative ads, all mostly half truths.  I was glad when Romney gave his victory speech he didn’t go negative.  I thought it was a good tactic on Mitt’s part to have his wife talk to the crowd and introduce him.  It gave the people a good chance to see her and get an idea of what kind of a First Lady she would make – her performance was positive. 

                Newt was also mainly positive in his speech but when he made the comparison of “people power vs. money power,” it tended to turn me off.  Are we supposed to think that if he had been able to raise the money Mitt has, he wouldn’t use it like Mitt has?  Raising money is part of the game.  If Mitt is the Republican choice Obama is going to use the same “money power vs. people power” agenda. 

                Newt had his wife along side.  She appears stoic much like Newt.  She is a pretty lady with an immaculate hairdo. 

                Last night Newt said that on his first day in office he would use his executive power to negate any policy that intrudes on religious freedom, meaning the Obama Care mandate that has irritated the Catholic Church.  I couldn’t help think of the other dozen or more things Newt has said throughout his campaign he would do his first day in office.  If he is elected that first day is going to be really busy.

                 Mitt and Newt have different personalities.  Fox showed both candidates while on the stump talking to potential voters.  Mitt was smiling, handshaking, talking and working the crowd like he was one of them.  His countenance was warm and approachable. 

                Newt was more stoic, unsmiling while scanning the crowd as if sizing them up.  In watching Newt’s demeanor I get the following impression.  He’s smart and he knows he’s smart and expects to be treated as the smartest guy in the room.  There is an aloofness about him that may not be intended, but that is how it comes across.  He doesn’t seem to have the warmth of Mitt, assuming Mitt’s warmness is genuine. 

                I think Newt has to be careful in drawing attention to Mitt’s wealth as if being successful and wealthy is a sin.  It will backfire on him.  Mitt has been very generous with his wealth giving $15 percent to charities.  By my standards, Newt is also wealthy.  I don’t begrudge either Mitt or Newt for their wealth.  As far as I know s their wealth was obtained honestly.  After all, isn’t success and wealth part of the American dream?  Isn’t that what Newt would like to do is reshape America so it can continue to be the place of successful dreams?

                Sarah Palin and Herman Cain came to Newt’s defense in the last couple of days before the vote.  It didn’t help.  I think Sarah’s influence has waned.  Sometimes when she is interviewed, when she gets excited she almost screeches.  She obviously doesn’t like Mitt and her interviews are always presented in a way that you must read between the lines to get the gist of what she is attempting to convey.  If Mitt wins I doubt that Sarah, Herman or Rick Parry will be considered for any cabinet positions.

                The political leaders who will have the most influence in this campaign will be people like Marco Rubio, Chris Christie, Paul Ryan and Mitch Daniels if they decide to through their support to someone. 

                What would I like the candidates to talk about?  Oil, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Israel, Islam, nuclear energy, socialism, capitalism, our military, unions and of course just how they would reduce government and create jobs.  Government has grown by leaps and bounds under both Bush and Obama.

                For example, just how badly did we need Homeland Security?  Isn’t the FBI, CIA, ICE, ATF, CID, Naval Intelligence and the other Federal law enforcement agencies doing their jobs?  From my vantage point HS only made government bigger.  Shortly after HS was enacted I was interviewed by two HS agents interested in White Supremacy and Anti-American sentiments among Mormon fundamentalists.  I got the impression they were trying to drum up business and thought, HS is going to turn into another huge government bureaucracy.  Big government generally means top heavy bureaucracies that are bottomless money drains.  The bigger the government the more opportunity for corruption. 

                Obama is supposed to be for the little guy but look at the exorbitant costs of his vacations, parties and Michelle’s shopping excursions.  Will Mitt or Newt be that extravagant and ingratiate themselves before European socialists, Islam and Hollywood liberals?  I don’t think so.