I Just Eat this Stuff UP!!

It's amazing to me the degree to which some people can indulge themselves in self delusion. Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are such wonderful examples. Both of them campaign and talk about what they are going to do for America, yet they can't seem to stay out of their own way. How many completely silly statements have they both made? The list goes on and on. Mitt Romney's Etch-a-Sketch moment, Rick Santorum saying he doesn't care what the unemployment rate is.

But the real self delusion is the thought that either of these men can beat Barack Obama in November. Romney has already lost once. Santorum represents the waning influence of the religious right. Both men are completely out of touch with the aspirations of the average American. Polling numbers consistently show that the loyal Republican base wants someone else to enter the race. Chris Christie's name has been mentioned a bunch of times. But his campaign would end as soon as the videos of him yelling at people were featured in a national commercial. Most recently he called an Iraq war veteran an idiot and all the guy was doing was trying to ask a question. Not good policy for a potential presidential candidate.

One recent moment that stands out for me is when Santorum and Romney trotted out their wives to stump for them. All that it made me do was think of what an incredible job Michelle Obama has done as First Lady. She has consistently conducted herself with class and spearheaded several efforts to improve the lives of children, while remaining outside of the political arena, which never seems to turn out well for any First Lady. If they had a debate featuring just the three wives, Michelle Obama would chew them up and spit them out in pieces.

So let the mainstream media prolong the campaign circus for the amusement of the general electorate. Whether Mitt Romney can shake his Etch-a-Sketch in August or not, Barack Obama is going to win in November.