Comments on: More on that Republican field vs. Obama

By: Wolla Dalbo

Wolla Dalbo — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:54:44 +0000

Bob from Virginia–Wolla Dalbo was a very early settler in Salem County, N.J., first appearing in documents around 1650 or so.

By: Parker

Parker — Thu, 26 May 2011 02:17:41 +0000

Roy L,

Thanks… at the time I couldn’t remember how to spell it so I went with phonetics. BTW, I have thick skin so any and everyone is welcome to correct me or show me how my thought process is in error. I’m used to being knocked down and thrown around, so far I’ve always managed to get back up. Pride is for the thin skinned. 🙂

By: Roy Lofquist

Roy Lofquist — Wed, 25 May 2011 23:22:53 +0000

Parker,

This is not in any way a criticism. You used the term “milk toast”. I’ve seen that a bit around the web. Actually, it is “Milquetoast”. It derives from a cartoon character, Casper Milquetoast, in a 1924 comic strip called “The Timid Soul”.

Again, no criticism. Just a random bleat from an old man who doesn’t much like some changes in the language.

Roy

By: expat

expat — Wed, 25 May 2011 22:50:43 +0000

Rudy shouldn’t be trying for the nomination. He should be backing someone on the campaign trail and pointing out Obama’s faults WRT foreign policy, domestic security, and Holder.

By: Bob from Virginia

Bob from Virginia — Wed, 25 May 2011 22:38:18 +0000

Wolla Dalbo, I have to disagree that Obama is hollow. His actions are clearly geared towards undermining the US. Since the US is the best thing in history this makes him genuinely evil. In fact the success he has had so far should paint him as one of the most evil leaders in history. Not as bloody as Hitler or Stalin, but only because there are institutions to prevent it. But clearly a psychopath.

If he does, g-d forbid, get re-elected, we’ll have this consolation, trauma causes people to change habits and we all can predict the result of a second Obama administration.

BTW where does the name Wolla Dalbo come from?

By: uncleFred

uncleFred — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:18:20 +0000

Sorry previous should have read
“If the rest of the Republicans including the eventual nominee, follow suit and maintain message discipline, Democrat demagoguery on these issues will blow up in their faces.”

By: uncleFred

uncleFred — Wed, 25 May 2011 18:14:27 +0000

What NY-26 tells us is that the TEA party lost control of it’s brand and a Dem used it to syphon off a chunk of voters. It also tells us that the GOP GOTV effort in NY-26 was a disaster in a special election.

The Republicans have stumbled delivering the message on medicare and social security. Ryan is already stepping up to this. If the rest of the Republicans including the eventual nominee, Democrat demagoguery on these issues will blow up in their faces.

As for polls shifting. With the “Direction of the Country” 64% wrong direction and 29% right direction I’d say Obama is vulnerable.

By: Curtis

Curtis — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:57:42 +0000

It’s New York. I don’t buy, for a New York minute, that the same is true, except in California, Oregon, Washington, Michigan . . .

By: Bob from Virginia

Bob from Virginia — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:50:25 +0000

I’m afraid Wolla Dalbo has a point. The recent New York congressional elections and private conversations indicate the Dems can frighten the sheeple into thinking budget austerity translates into ending medicare and social security. With the boomer population at death’s door this creates an easily malleable voting block. Even Rasmussen has Obama improving in the polls. From here it looks like Obama will be re-elected. Sad, but at this point I wonder if the public is too dim to learn under any circumstances.

By: Wolla Dalbo

Wolla Dalbo — Wed, 25 May 2011 14:46:45 +0000

SteveH–I must admit it does seem like a coalition of the something for nothing/slacker crowd joined with the unthinking, easily duped do-gooder/politically correct/bumper sticker crowd–all orchestrated by the Left–that elected Obama.

The fact that a reported 44 million people are now on food stamps, and that 50% of people now effectively pay no state or local taxes is perilous news for our Republic, since many of these people–with no skin in the game if the game means they lose the government handouts they now receive–will not accept hard work, sacrifice, and austerity as a platform.

Meanwhile, our society descends ever downward into stupidity and decadence. Most recent case in point, the 350 pound, 30 year old “adult baby” who lives in an oversize crib and is fed bottles and has his diaper changed by his female room mate and substitute “mother”–both supported in this “”lifestyle” by SSI payments.

The “adult baby” runs a business from his crib, has a website devoted to not pissing in your crib, and says that if his SSI payments are withdrawn he will “kill himself” (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/17/senator-questions-benefits-to-adult-baby/) .

Your tax dollars at work, folks!