US Elections: fever or nausea?

Life in the US remains under the spell of interminable electioneering. We are being systematically bored to tears by posers willing to do or say anything to achieve political power. Newt Gingrich fouled his nest and is out of the picture. He was doing fairly well for a while in the debates, especially when speaking about governmental, procedural, Congressional and American historical matters. People liked his style and admired his knowledge and intelligence. Then, he began to whinge and moan and instead of capitalizing on his very obvious strengths, he resorted to behaving like a spoiled child. You can write off Newt.

And while your at it, write off Perry as well. After spending something like 4 million to woo the Iowans, they failed to respond and he rode back to Texas to think things over. Almost upon arrival in the Lone Star State, he announced his intention to become a player in the South Carolina primary while giving the New Hampshire primary a miss. Bad, bad, bad. Save your donor's money Rick, ride into the sunset, become a missionary or whatever, but your hour upon the stage has transpired.

Ron Paul, the champion of quick and absurd solutions, is still contending but will not ever expand his political base. His ideas are far too radical and off the cuff to withstand scrutiny. If people in the world don't appreciate our efforts, he argues, cut off their aid. Indeed, cut off all foreign aid and regress into a state of beloved American isolationism with Ron Paul, as Guru-in-Chief. Everyone knows that Paul is a fluke and nobody takes him seriously with the possible exception of Rick Perry who railed against him in Iowa for some unknown and unproductive reason.

There is another issue that is somewhat off-putting. Ron Paul has toyed with the idea of running for President as an Independent if he does poorly in the primaries. Such a move would act to take votes away from the Republican opponent to Obama and may well swing the election in O's favor. We can only wait and see.

Right now, it is Mitt all the way, but the situation could change. Rick Santorum is making some headway after having wallowed in the backwaters for several months. He is the arch-conservative of the hour and bears a striking resemblance to Dr. Strangelove. Diametrically opposed to Ron Paul, Santorum is ready to bomb Iran and anyone else that might harbor terrorists or express anti-American feelings. He will inherit much of the waning Newt Gingrich supporters along with those of the recently and thankfully bowed-out Michele Bachmann.

So, we have the super right in the form of Santorum against the moderate right in the form of Mitt Romney. But be careful, because Mitt cannot claim title to the moderate right; he cannot even use the word moderate. He is in a position where he must appear hard-line conservative to win his party's nomination and them appear moderate to win the presidential election.

One thing for sure. The electioneering will be among America's most heated. Emotions are high, nerves are tense and opinions entrenched. The Republican primary has become a cat fight and when a winner is declared, the tension will undoubtedly increase as Obama goes head to head with the eventual candidate. Heavy artillery is already being employed partly in the form of Democratic Party adds demonizing Romney. The Dems fully expect the race to be between Romney and Obama, but as the wise man said, there is many a slip between the cup and the lip.