Is EVERYTHING About This Guy Fraudulent?

OK, that was a rhetorical question. Now there is evidence that the biggest fraud in US History cooked the employment data in the weeks before the 2012 Elections.

What's one more lie?

In the home stretch of the 2012 presidential campaign, from August to September, the unemployment rate fell sharply — raising eyebrows from Wall Street to Washington.

The decline — from 8.1 percent in August to 7.8 percent in September — might not have been all it seemed. The numbers, according to a reliable source, were manipulated.

And the Census Bureau, which does the unemployment survey, knew it.

Read entire story by clicking link below.

http://nypost.com/2013/11/18/census-faked-2012-election-jobs-report/

Wall Street Journal States The Obvious: 2012 Elections Tainted

I do take exception to this editorial. Lance Armstrong might have cheated but Mark McGwire did not. McGwire might have used performance enhancers but he did so at a time when they were not prohibited. We loved your towering home runs, Mark. MLB owes you.

The analogy breaks down quickly. Obama's 2012 election performance was not performance-enhanced. He had one million fewer votes than in 2008. A better analogy would be Tonya Harding and her band of thugs kneecapping Nancy Kerrigan.

If Barack Obama were an athlete, he would not be Mark McGwire or Lance Armstrong. He would be Tonya Harding.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324082604578489171510582616.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_MIDDLETopOpinion

Confusion

I am still trying to make sense of yesterday's elections. If you had said that Obama would receive 4 million fewer votes now than in 2008 and still win, I would question your sanity. But that's what happened.

Two things of which I am certain: 1. Negative ads work. If the GOP is to survive, they have to get in the sewer with their rivals. 2. TV is still king and the Dems control TV. Newspapers and magazines have lost their clout but TV is still king, even amongst the Youtube crowd. If anything, it has gained stature by Youtube replays and more importantly, the politicization of the entertainment divisions. We can expound on both of those but for now, let's focus on those things that don't explain themselves so easily.

1. Dick Morris is a dumbass. OK, he wasn't the only "expert" who missed this one. Wayne Allen Root, Karl Rove, Michael Barone...Nate Silver carried the day his explanation is lacking.

2. Obama's ground game was greatly overstated. Yes, it was good enough to win but if you lose 4 million voters, how great can it be? I think this is what Nate Silver was alluding to.

3. The female voter carried the day. I guess I should check my premises on this one. Abortion somehow become a central issue. I remember reading or hearing somewhere long ago that women on average opposed abortion in higher percentages than men. Maybe that was wrong.
I also remember reading that women are more likely to vote for a man than for a woman. The harshest resistance to Palin and Bachmann came from women both inside and outside their party. In New Hampshire, three seemingly weak female candidates defeated three so so males, two of whom were incumbents and had beaten the same women in 2008. New Hampshire elected two females to Congress and one to governor.
I recognize that single women vote differently than married women and single mothers vote overwhelmingly Democratic. Is that the demographic we need to target? I hope not.

4. The GOP's efforts to diversify are noble but ultimately futile. Both Allen West and Mia Love lost. These were not just token black candidates, they were both touted as rising stars.

5. Religion just isn't what it used to be. Ralph Reed failed to get out the vote. The Bishop of the New Hampshire Diocese instructed his priests to read a "vote your conscience" letter from the pulpit on the Sunday before the election. It did no good. I thought the Dems shouting down God at their convention might resonate on election day. Nope.

6. The NRA ain't what it used to be. Obama hates guns and he could stack the deck on the Supreme Court to overturn the Second Amendment.

7. I am reluctant to believe that Hurricane Sandy was a game changer. I believe in the stupification of America but most people know a photo op when they see one. Maybe not.

8. How valuable is military service to a political career? In 2008 I talked to a lot of Obots and I was shocked at how little McCain's war hero status meant to them. They sneered and mocked him for his service. Some conservatives disliked Mitt because he did not serve nor did any of his five sons. So it still means something, right? Well, Allen West was defeated by a nobody. So, maybe not.

9. So if God and guns and prosperity no longer matter, what does matter? I suppose celebrity endorsements matter (that is so sad to me) but did Gaga involve herself in the Senate elections in Montana and North Dakota? And if the GOP is so damn popular with white people why can they not win those states?

Help and comments would be appreciated.

Why I Am Not Wild About Rick Santorum Or Let The Backlash Begin

Yes, I like Santorum more than Obama. Not much more, but a little more. But if not for Rick Santorum and other Republican big spenders, Obama would never have been elected president. Should he win the nomination, Santorum's campaign slogan should be "Lesser of Two Evils."

Let's review. From 2000 to 2006 The GOP held both houses of Congress as well as the White House. This had not happened in our lifetimes. The Elephants were given the keys and what did they do? They boldly stuck their middle fingers in our faces. They spit in our eyes and twisted cold steel in our backs and giggled like school girls. They betrayed us on a scale unprecedented. Somewhere, Judas Iscariot and Benedict Arnold shared a chuckle.

I have so many grievances with the 2000-2006 Republicans that I cannot list them all. They instituted no significant reforms and spent money like drunken Democrats. Had they instituted interstate health insurance purchases, Obamacare would never have gotten off the launching pad. Had they allowed ANWAR drilling and expanded offshore drilling we would now be a more secure country. If Congress had supported Bush's efforts to reform Social Security, we would not be now kicking that darn can down that well worn road.

There is much to dislike about the 2000 to 2006 Republicans but the most repulsive characteristic is they sent us further into debt. This is bad in and of itself but it also gave the Dems license to spend in a manner of flagrant recklessness when they ultimately took control. I am glad Trent Lott is gone (although I wish he had gone farther than K Street.) I am glad to see Bill Frist treat Haitian babies pro bono. Washington's loss was Haiti's gain. I am glad to see Tom Delay dance with stars and dance with lawyers deep in the heart of Texas. I can't say that I missed Rick Santorum either.

Liambaugh and Hannity et al propped up the traitors every step of the way. Hannity nauseatingly explained that the GOP had "lost its way." I for one, adamantly reject the Hansel and Gretel explanation to describe these traitors. These were rotten apples. Rotten to the core.

But then we hit rock bottom and the Tea Party was launched. No use complaining about the Republicans of yesteryear. They were long gone. Or so we thought. Returning from an 18 point grave, Rick Santorum has come back to haunt us.

Not surprisingly, Santorum has emphasized his inherent moral superiority this time around. Good idea because his record will not hold up to scrutiny. Look at my shiny halo and forget all about my track record. If I were an unscrupulous campaign manager I would direct just such a strategy. This worked well for Huckabee in 2008 when the governor emphasized his deep moral beliefs over his Arkansas unnatural disasters. To paraphrase Peter Townsend, "We all get fooled again."

The Tea Party has no clear cut choices. We can elect Dr. Ron and trust that the Iranians play nice with their nuclear toys. Perry will not recover from his 53 second blackout in this cycle. Bachmann is no longer on the menu. Mitt and Newt are looking better all the time.