I have always wondered what it would be like to watch an actual train wreck.

[pennylane100]

Fortunately, the republican primary is giving all of us an opportunity to find out. The good news is that this experience, unlike the real thing, will not be traumatic, in fact it will be quite euphoric and yes, it will be televised.

The passengers on the train know there is big trouble ahead and they keep trying to find a way to save themselves. They know they must choose someone to head up the rescue but there seem to be nobody remotely capable of doing the job. The great irony is that they are the ones responsible for their own dilemma. They used seriously flawed criteria to make their choice. Now they have ruled out the most of the unqualified, along with some fairly qualified (think Huntsman) people and they have to make the best of a really bad situation.

The great news for us is they are leaning towards Gingrich or Romney to lead them. While it is difficult to decide which one is the worse choice I think my money would be on Gingrich. The even better news for us is that nobody on the train agrees with me and they seem to be on their way to choosing possibly the worst nominee in their party's history. Maureen Dowd wrote a great article (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/opinion/my-man-newt.html?_r=1&ref=maureendowd) summarizing the real Newt Gingrich and it is a must read article if you really want to enjoy watching this disaster happen.

I never watch republican conventions but I may tape it so I can enjoy some of the highlights. I can hardly wait.

[yellowcanine]

1. Dowd, "if brains were elastic, Perry wouldn’t have enough to make suspenders for a parakeet."

:rofl: Maureen Dowd rocks!

[trumad]

2. I dont think thats a Dowd quote

Raymond Chandler said it I think.

[yellowcanine]

5. Dowd said it as a paraphrase of Raymond Chandler......but she did say it.

Exact quote was:

"To paraphrase Raymond Chandler, if brains were elastic, Perry wouldn’t have enough to make suspenders for a parakeet."

[davidpdx]

3. Gingrich is the more dangerous of the two

It does look like it's going to come down to Gingrich or Romney though. I'd prefer Romney be the Republican nominee. I have a feeling despite his baggage, Gingrich would run a better campaign. He is also a better debater then Romney.

[SheilaT]

4. Yes, Gingrich would be a more

formidable opponent. He is quite good at dazzling his audience with total bullshit, and never seems to get called on it. He would be dangerous, although in the end, a good series of ads showing his flip-flops and his marital history could be quite effective against him.