Don’t Surrender Without a Fight by Dr. Robert Owens
With the economy staggering on the edge of a cliff, our
foreign policy collapsing, our empire crumbling, and our embassies under attack
the big question is why isn’t Romney up by 25 points in the polls?
The Republican side of the Washington-based perpetually
re-elected party of power has a habit of nominating candidates whose main
qualification is that “It’s my turn.”
Look at Dole, McCain, and
now Romney. These three may have
slugged it out in the trenches and proven themselves to be reliable workhorses
and adequate fund raisers, but they don’t inspire anyone.
The most memorable speech Dole gave was in a Viagra
commercial. McCain spends more
time reaching across the aisle to his Progressive comrades then he does trying
to do anything even vaguely conservative.
The best move he made was to nominate Sarah Palin, and then his team
spent all their time trying to put a muzzle on a momma bear intent on going
rogue. The most memorable event in
his campaign was when he theatrically suspended his campaign to fly to
Washington to deal with the financial collapse. Once there he blended into the background and whispered a
meek, “Me too.”
Now along comes Romney.
By nominating him the Republicans threw away one of the most
potent differences they had between themselves and Mr. Obama: Obamacare. During the rough and tumble of the
primaries and immediately thereafter Governor Romney proclaimed he would end
Obamacare on Day
One. Now he says he likes
parts of it and will only get rid of the parts he disagrees with. Coming from the man who passed and not
only defends, but also says he’s proud
of the mandatory program known as Romneycare, how will he credibly attack
Obamacare in the debates when all his opponent has to say is your plan was the template for mine?
In the primaries the former governor from Massachusetts who
has been running for President since he was elected Governor in 2003 was relentless
in his negative
attacks against his more conservative rivals. In the general election against the hard hitting Chicago
machine bent on doing whatever it takes to retain power Mr. Romney seems to
have lost
his edge. It’s like watching a
boxer with oversized gloves constrained by the Marquis
of Queensberry Rules fighting a gang banger from the South side in a cage
match.
With the Corporations Once Known as the Mainstream Media
solidly in the Obama camp and using every opportunity to boost one side to the
detriment of the other, Romney has to depend solely on paid advertising to
counteract ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC.
Everyday every network except FOX masquerades as news outlets as they
work tirelessly to re-elect their Fearless Leader. The thrill running up and down their leg energizes them
enough to advance their agenda day and night turning the worst debacle in
American Foreign policy since the hostage crisis into Romney’s gaff or Obama raiding Social Security for hundreds of Billions into
Romney wants to throw Grandma off the cliff and starve her dog.
This is like watching a slow motion train wreck. Wake up Mr. Romney! If you want to win this thing you are
going to have to win this thing.
They may be starting to vote in many places but in Chicago they’re
already counting the pre-marked ballots.
The Republicans are starting out with the cards stacked against them, and
if Romney doesn’t come out swinging in the debates he may join the ranks of
also rans even if he has been running for ten years.
A little free advice.
Instead of running away from your 47% comment embrace it. You were correct. You don’t have a
chance to gain the vote of those who are dependent on government. However, unless this express to the
poorhouse is turned around soon this might be the last election before the
dependent class becomes the majority.
And if that ever happens, the Democrats will never lose a presidential
election again. Mr. Romney
don’t equivocate about your wealth and your personal success. Hold it up as
something anyone has a chance to achieve in a free society. Lead the way back to capitalism before
we totter over the entitlement cliff into a nanny state nightmare of
cradle-to-grave regulations guaranteeing a mediocre future.
Come on! You
fought like a brawler to get this opportunity don’t through it away because
you’re afraid of being called a racist, a vulture capitalist, or a tool of the
elite. You’re being called those
things anyway. In that first
debate you had better punch Mr. Obama’s ticket back to Chi-Town or this train
is going to leave the station and you’ll miss the boat.
If Mr. Obama is re-elected on his platform of using
executive orders to take everything from the producers and give it to the
non-producers everyone who votes for him should remember elections have
consequences and every once in a while you get what you vote for. And as sweet as the “I told you so”
might be it doesn’t have to happen.
Anyone who will stand up and offer to lead America back to America
should be able to beat the worst president in living memory. Don’t equivocate. Don’t pander. Make a
straight forward case for limited government, personal freedom, and economic
opportunity.
This may be the last chance we have to turn this thing
around before we hit the dustbin of History. The 47% are going to vote for “Give me more!” no matter what
you say, so you might as well say what might motivate the undecided to finally
decide and vote for freedom.
Mr. Romney could say that after spending trillions of
dollars to revive the economy, recession is the new normal. He could point out that after years of
apologizing and bowing to others, Mr. Obama has succeeded in changing us from
the world’s sole superpower to the world’s punching bag. His campaign spots could remind
everyone the workforce is shrinking, the lines for food stamps, welfare and
disability are growing, and all the opposition offers is more of the same.
Since anyone who has lived in the Obama nation knows all
these things, what should be the most effective campaign slogan Mr. Romney
could use is “I’m not Obama.” He’s
already using that; however, to win he needs to appeal to the hearts and the
minds of those whose votes haven’t been put on layaway by the federal benefits
machine. This election will be won
or lost in the debates. If Mitt
Romney will stand up and say what he means and mean what he says, and if he
will make a case for returning to Constitutional government he will win. If he
soft pedals for fear of making a mistake or offending someone he will deliver
the Republic to the fate of all past republics: financial collapse and ruin.
Mr. Romney you need to show the people of this country that
you are in it to win it. Show some
passion and fight the good fight for truth, justice and the American way. And whatever you do, don’t surrender
without a fight!
