I Got A Tan from Standing in the English Rain

Cheerio from London! I've completed my move (actually a week ago) and I'm still figuring things out, but as of right now, I am a resident of London, England, United Kingdom, The Queen's Most Venerable and Pants-less Domain. I still don't have a phone, sadly, but it just makes me remember what living in the 90's was like. Ah yes, good times.

Anyway, I've been loosely keeping up with the 80's sitcom that is American politics, and I must say, I did not expect Mitt Romney to unleash his full bourgeoisie upon America so soon. In that video, Mitt denigrates those who use some sort of "government handout," whether it is the retiree who receives social security checks (after paying into the system his entire life), or the family on welfare that does not have enough to make ends meet.

What's even more hilarious is how he talks about his wife, saying something along the lines of "we don't want people to get tired of Ann (Romney)," as if she spoke in some kind of Fran Drescher-like voice and talked only about her vast collection of handbags.

Seriously Republican Party? This is the best you've got? Are you actively trying to lose this election? What with Paul Ryan's ludicrous new lie about Obama and NASA, I don't know how you guys expect to win anything. Ever. As kids, I bet you guys were the ones who bragged "oh yeah, I've got a girlfriend, but she lives in the next state over," as if that proved your machismo.

There may be a silver lining in this, however: Romney's campaign demonstrates how poorly the moderate Republicans work with the Tea Party Conservatives.

From the outset, Mitt Romney was always the frontrunner; that much had always been obvious. He was rich (note, when I say rich, I mean that he could probably buy Australia), he had "moderate" success (see what I did there?) in Massachusetts as governor, and he ran a "successful business" (see what I did there?). Of course, his positions have oscillated more than a spinning fan in summer, so the Republican core thought the best VP candidate would be, of course, the ultra-conservative, ultra-religious, ultra-deluded Paul Ryan, who makes dubious claims based on what color his stool is in the morning (hint: it's red).

Sadly enough, it is the super-rich who bankroll the ultra-conservative Tea Party, and of course encourage moderate Republicans to turn more conservative. Will there still be moderate Republicans who dislike this new trend? Jon Huntsman certainly demonstrated his willingness to be a moderate during the Republican debates, and if he had actually been selected as the Republican nominee, he would certainly have a better chance than Mitt Romney at this point.

I guess the crux of this blog entry is this: moderate Republicans, please do not support Mitt Romney just because he's running on the Republican ticket. If so, you might as well vote for a cardboard cutout of Ronald Reagan, since it will probably have a better budget plan than Mitt Romney.

That's all for now.
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