The conservative pundits are waving bye-bye to Nut.
The comedians will have one more round with the "bling" thing. You know, the half-a-million dollar charge account balance at Tiffany's. Either Callista must luuuve her some diamonds -- or else Nut is apologizing big time for something.
But the GOP establishment seems already to have cut Nut adrift. With Huckabee and Daniels out of the race, an article in the New York Times (5/23) assesses the field and concludes that "The contest in now increasingly focused on three former governors": Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, and to a lesser extent, Jon Huntsman.
And it quotes Fred Malek, a long time Republican fund-raiser and adviser: "I believe the field is now complete and is now strong, with three former governors who have records of cutting costs and balancing budgets."
The article also mentions that some are still hoping for new, better prospects to emerge, the most often cited being Gov. Christie of NJ, Paul Ryan, and Jeb Bush. All have repeatedly said they aren't going to run.
Malek countered, saying that focusing on Mitt, T-Paw, and Jon H will allow their stature to grow. It's been such a circus with the fringes bringing down the perceived quality of the lot, so that no one looks like a serious mature candidate -- except the ones who hadn't yet declared, like Daniels.
Of course there are still the Tea Party darlings, Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, who could jump in and liven up the debates and rev up the crowds; but they aren't treated as serious contenders by these party stalwarts, who are determined not to let the Tea Party pick the GOP nominee.
Here's the kicker.
That is the unkindest cut of all for a narcissist like Newt. With ridicule, you can say they're trying to diminish you because you are such a threat to the Washington way of doing things -- or that it's the price of offering yourself for public service, and you're willing to endure it; besides, it only proves how important you are.
But there's just no way to make BEING IGNORED seem anything but devastating. And it looks like Nut is entering that phase -- at least as far as the GOP movers and shakers are concerned. They seem determined not to let Tea Party extremists take over; and the Tea Party is certainly not going to embrace Nut as their choice.
Sorry, Nut. It looks like you're not the one any GOP faction wants. Most everyone agrees you're very smart, and you are a vesuvius of big ideas. But you are too immature and lacking in integrity and discipline -- in short: you are not the adult that is needed for such awesome responsibilities.
Ralph
Nowhere in this entire article is the name
Newt Gingrich
even mentioned.
Newt Gingrich
even mentioned.
That is the unkindest cut of all for a narcissist like Newt. With ridicule, you can say they're trying to diminish you because you are such a threat to the Washington way of doing things -- or that it's the price of offering yourself for public service, and you're willing to endure it; besides, it only proves how important you are.
But there's just no way to make BEING IGNORED seem anything but devastating. And it looks like Nut is entering that phase -- at least as far as the GOP movers and shakers are concerned. They seem determined not to let Tea Party extremists take over; and the Tea Party is certainly not going to embrace Nut as their choice.
Sorry, Nut. It looks like you're not the one any GOP faction wants. Most everyone agrees you're very smart, and you are a vesuvius of big ideas. But you are too immature and lacking in integrity and discipline -- in short: you are not the adult that is needed for such awesome responsibilities.
Ralph
Political analyst Howard Fineman was on Laurence O'Donnell's news show discussing the GOP field after Daniels dropped out.
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Nothing, nada -- it's like they've decided to just ignore the big headed guy.
Re the "bling" thing: this has become a defining image that will be the last tipping point for Nut.
ReplyDeleteNothing illegal about buying expensive jewelry; and Nut is right in insisting that he has a right to spend his money as he pleases.
But it hurts the image of the "idea man" and the champion of the people for him to have this easy, interest free credit of $500,000 with such an elite store as Tiffany's.
More jokes by comedians and ignoring by pundits. And it's over.
To add substance to my speculations:
ReplyDeleteLatest polls show Nut at just 9% in the polls -- falling way behind Romney and Palin and just behind Ron Paul at 10%.
Poor T-Paw just can't seem to catch hold: he's dropped to 6%, just 1 point ahead of Michele Bachmann. Too bad: he's a decent guy -- but he just doesn't turn folks on.
And this is a crowd that demands to be turned on, despite the GOP establishment that is determined to avoid the crazies and pick a safe, competent opponent for Obama.
I love this line. Someone referred to the disastrous week that followed Nut's announcement as: "awesomely awful."
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