Sunday, August 26, 2012

BloggeRhythms 8/26/2012

Aside from the hurricane heading for Tampa, there’s not much else in the news. And it will likely stay that way, barring an unexpected event, until the Republican convention begins on Tuesday.
 
However, while scanning stories on Drudge this afternoon, I came across a link to an article titled, Romney and the neo-Neanderthals, by Maureen Dowd.
 
I clicked on the link out of curiosity and wasn't surprised at all to find that it was simply another day and another repetition of the same old theme that the liberal press pounds out by rote. But, while I glanced down the page, I realized that in Dowd’s attempts to totally discredit Romney as a candidate, most of the reasons for her displeasure have absolutely nothing to do with the hard core issues facing the nation but are basically social preferences having no bearing on national governance at all.
 
And that’s when it occurred to me that to a great extent, the presidency's become a position wherein there are so many facets now ingrained in the job, it’s likely no one could possibly appeal to the total number of special interests involved. But what compounds the issue further -and this I believe is true regardless of which side pundits are on- is that today it’s no longer good enough to simply state disagreement. There is now a widespread tendency to degrade, insult, vilify and destroy the character and substance of those choosing to run for office.
 
So, in the case of Ms. Dowd, while she absolutely has every right to her opinions and beliefs, I don’t think Mitt Romney's disagreement with her is cause to discredit his considerable accomplishments. Which brings me to my point.
 
What the nation needs at the moment is someone who can reverse it's economic direction and restore it’s financial substance, which are well with Romney’s proven talents. But if while doing that he also has to meet other tests involving citizens of every ilk’s personal preferences, I doubt he can accomplish that achievement. But, neither can anyone else. So maybe the time has come for pundits like Ms. Dowd to realize that no good bargains are ever made where only one side wins, and the best situations result from negotiation and fairness, not pig-headedness.
 
That’s it for today folks.
 
Adios

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