I went to vote today. After casting one of my votes, I was reminded that even if we lose in a couple of weeks, there is a bright future out there for the GOP. Of course, Sarah Palin will remain on the national stage in some form or another. She’s too dynamic to not be.
But, I also got to cast my vote for Michael Williams. He’s running for another term as the Texas Railroad Commissioner. The title is misleading, because he has a lot more to do with Texas energy policy than anything. I’ve seen this man speak twice in person. Let me tell you, he can command a room. One was the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston when he was speaking at the Texas Republican Convention (I was honored to be an alternate delegate). He was even more charismatic than Newt Gingrich.
Mr. Williams was powerful. He is gracious, paying homage to the doors that Obama has opened (a la Palin during her nomination acceptance speech). He’s got a great sense of humor. And he’s very conservative. I can’t wait to see him on the national stage some day soon.
I also read an article today about Bobby Jindal that reminded me of his place as part of the future of the GOP. My family originates in Louisiana, so I try to keep up with what’s going on with my neighbors.
Anyway the whole thing got me thinking — these three represent the FUTURE of the party, at least in my opinion. They are all very conservative, very charismatic, and very ambitious. And yes, it doesn’t escape me that they are all “minorities.” But that just goes to prove that we’ve come a long way, baby, and our party is way more big tent than the Dems like to portray. I know we will see one of them in the White House some day.
P.S. There are many other bright stars on the horizon, such as Tim Pawlenty. I was just struck by this trifecta today and thought I’d post it.
The lefties are making a big deal about the RNC’s $150,000 wardrobe malfunction. Truth is, if she had shopped at Target like Mrs. Obama, they would have called her ”trailer trash” instead of “fashion frugal.” Damned if she did, damned if she didn’t. At least the clothes will be donated or auctioned off for charity (they’ll probably get MORE than they paid for them).
Let’s look at a little DNCC expenditure that’s comparable. How about that huge self-aggrandizing indulgence that was the Barackopolis? They spent $140,000 on that monstrosity, and it probably just went in the trash. Or maybe they broke it up like the Berlin Wall and auctioned it off on eBay (you, too, can own a styrofoam piece of history!) since the trash was filled with flags. Who knows with them!
Another thought: I heard this from Mary Walters, a radio talk show host who was sitting in for Spencer Hughes. How much did Obama’s campaign spend on Biden’s botox injections?
Update: The Weekly Standard received an email from the DNCC denying that the podium itself cost $140,000. The costs weren’t itemized, but the Invesco fiasco cost $5.3 M, so you can probably guess how much of that was spent on the staging.
Sarah Palin should grant an interview to Bill O’Reilly to be aired on Oct. 29 during Obama’s infomercial (O’Reilly’s normal time slot). I bet he would put her on, since he put Obama’s interview on during the slot before McCain’s RNC speech. McCain should go on CNN or something else, since he’s already interviewed with O’Reilly.
P.S. Some might not like O’Reilly, but he has the highest ratings in the timeslot for cable news, time for which McCain / Palin would not have to pay. I also think he would be critical but fair, because it is becoming more and more clear that he does not want Obama to win. He wouldn’t do a “gotcha” interview, for sure.
Obama wants you to ask yourself if you’re better off now than eight years ago. The real question is: Are you better off now than you were TWO years ago? I heard this little nugget on my XM radio this morning from the IPI Soundbytes files.
But in January 2007, the Democrats took control of Congress. In those last two years:
The Dow has fallen more than 2,000 points.
Wall Street has collapsed and banks are closing.
Consumer confidence surveys have been cut in half.
Gasoline prices have risen from about $2.20 a gallon to over $4.00.
And the economy has lost hundreds of thousands of jobs.
ABC ignored the story on air for 24 hours after it was broken by its website. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell played only the clip where Biden praised Obama instead of the one where he guaranteed an Obama presidency would bring a crisis. The same clip was played again on MSNBC’s morning show, but the host called them out on it.
Two people DID agree that there was bias on this story. Dan Rather(!) and CNN’s Drew Griffin, who admits to Sarah Palin that if she had said the same thing, the media would have clobbered her (see the video below with the money quote around 2:30).
