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Subscribe to RSSATLANTC, Iowa - With only days to go until the GOP primary contest finally begins in earnest, a new set of polling has brought forth a new anti-Romney candidate in the race, and today for the first time, Mitt Romney was asked by reporters to draw contrast between himself, and the surging former Sen. Rick Santorum.
Keeping with his tradition of rarely attacking his Republican rivals directly, Romney reminded the press that Santorum endorsed him in 2008, and that the former Pennsylvania congressman and senator spent the majority of his career in Washington.
"I don't think I’ve spent a lot of time trying to describe differences on policy. But instead I focused on the things I believe and the choices that Americans have to make. Senator Santorum was kind enough to endorse me last time around. I appreciate that. And we’ve been friends," Romney said. "I can tell you that our backgrounds are quite different. Like Speaker Gingrich, Senator Santorum has spent his career in government, in Washington, nothing wrong with that, but it is a very different background than I have and I think the people of this country recognize that with our economy as the major issue we face right now that it would be helpful to have someone who understands the economy firsthand."
Asked later whether he or Santorum, who has ridden a wave of evangelical and social conservative support to third place in the latest Des Moines Register polling, was the more conservative, Romney again chose not to attack Santorum directly, but to speak about his own record, concluding:
"I'll let people make their own assessment of our respective records, but I'm a conservative. I'm proud to be a conservative businessman, and I think what distinguishes me from the others in the field is that I understand the economy first hand, having lived in it. And I look forward to a spirited campaign"
The questions about Santorum came at the end of a chaotic retail campaign event, in which more than 75 journalists from local, national and international media overwhelmed campaign and restaurant staff at The Family Table restaurant in Atlantic, Iowa, spilling into the kitchen and out onto the street as space in the restaurant disappeared. The pack underscored Romney's recent reclamation of frontrunner status here, but also prevented him from talking to more than a few dozen voters, who clung to their tables and bar stools amid the crush and trample of camera crews and notepad-wielding reporters.
While working the room after his brief remarks, Romney was asked to respond to the latest poll numbers (by a voter or a journalist, it was impossible to tell) that have him leading here by a narrow margin, 24 percent to 22 percent over Congressman Ron Paul of Texas.
"I think it's really hard for pollsters to know exactly who is going to come out and who is not, but it's encouraging," Romney said. "I'm pleased that we're seeing the kind of crowds we're seeing and the kind of enthusiasm, so it's encouraging."
Another encouraging sign for Romney? His fourth quarter fundraising. Asked to predict his total haul for the final three months of the year -- a dollar amount described to NBC by a Romney campaign fundraiser last week as "phenomenal," -- the candidate sounded confident.
"We’ll do better this quarter than any quarter so far but I don’t have a final figure for you and when we do we’ll let you know," he said.
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EWWWW!
You mean to tell me he hasn't 'bottomed out' yet?
Have I mentioned how happy I will be come Tuesday & I will no longer be subjected to Santorum surging headlines? lol
It's JUST not right!
I see this frothy candidate is still surging from the rear !..
A true manifestation of Republican politics.... Santorum surging from behind
Santorum, coming from behind, is a tragedy for the GOP. No amount of "clean up" will fix all of Ricky's leaks! Santorum is a mess, and has stinky issues.
Hey Feisty, you know you like candidates surging in and out. Now don't lie. It is nice to see you've recovered from the hangover!
Santorum surging says that the Republican party, doesn't want to settle for second best. An analyst I heard a year ago predicted that the membership would set tier 1 aside and look at tier 2. And if they weren't fully satisfied, they would look at tier 3. Clearly Bachmann and Cain were tier 3 that moved up quickly and either disapeared or have faded. Santorum is the last in tier 3 to look at. He might fade, but then he might not.
Tier 1 Romney,
Palin, HuckabeeTier 2 Paul, Gingrich, Perry,
Guiliani, Donald Trump, Christie,Tier 3 Huntsman, Bachmann,
Jindall,Santorum,Pawlenty, Jeb Bush, Jim DeMint, Mitch Daniels, Haley BarbourHuntsman has never moved closer than tier 2 with the Republicans - he is viewed as too moderate.
Bachmann - Is no Palin, and will continue to fade.
People just aren't that comfortable with Perry.
This is Santorum's chance and right now I am not surprised that he may be surging. He may not come off as reasonably main stream to many people on newsvine, but he is getting a positive response in Iowa and a few other states.
So he went from a snowballs chance in hell to a snowballs chance in a Saudi Arabian summer. That's quite a surge. Does anyone think the evangelical right will be more likely to vote for a Catholic than a Mormon? No matter how antiabortion the candidate is?
Santorum has that rotten smell of the tea retards all over him and l don't think that's going to work for him ????
Seriously, is Dan Savage writing all of these headlines?
Feisty Redhead, I always love your comments. I live in Illinois too. Oh, I'm from Iowa and gay. I'm embarrassed for my home state with these bigoted clowns running all over the state. It's suppose to be at the tops for literacy. But it looks like too many Iowans cant read a phoney when their close enough to smell one.
herkyhawk:Relax. Your Iowans intelligence levels are intact. Fact, they're laughing at these misfits as much as the rest of the country. I have an old friend out there whom I talked to this afternoon. When I asked him about all these "surges" He replied, "each time the media reports a specific surge for a particular candidate it really means that candidate has just loudly broke wind causing the others to move away, or stopping and allowing the farter to move away from them". Course He's an "Obama" democrat, like myself, and could be a little biased, but I trust him to know the difference between the "clap" of a fart and the "roar" of a steam roller.
The fact is, he is too intelligent for the right wing. The idiot voters who make up the republican party simply cannot understand someone that intelligent. And, he doesn't scream "kill the gays! kill the gays" like santorum does.
Huntsman also doesn't stand a chance because he's simply not hateful enough for the GOP
How 'bout a Huntsman VP position... under another Obama presidency? Could be a kickback to the "good ole days" when the election loser became VP to the winner.
We need to pay heed and listen closely to the words of the Republican party candidates. They are all giving us excellent reasons as to why none of them are qualified to be president. Isn't it priceless? Or are they just incredibly inept and incompetent?
Considering they're the party that got us into Iraq and deregulated the financial industry I'd say it's about on a par with their abilities.
Do you REALLY want these clowns running things again?
This predicament merits full consideration especially if you are leaning toward the GOP. What has been kept as a dirty, little, secret among RePups is; None of them have any sort of platform to run on in the 2012 generals. Oops! Other than attack Obama and the Democrats, what do they have to show for the past three years? What contribution have they made? They have criticized and have condemned Obama every step of the way but besides getting in the way, what can they say they have done since he took office? In the House, what legislation have they passed? Other than making certain that rich get richer by handing them more tax breaks, what have ANY of them done for the working class who pays their salaries? I pay taxes; I am truly not impressed with how they've used my money. You pay taxes, how do you think they have performed? They talk without end, about how Obama has done nothing for America or the middle class, but he has at least tried to help. All I ask is that you think about it, EVERYBODY!
Positions of the GOP Candidates
-- Romney: I think Corporations are "people"
-- Perry: I want to shut down huge swaths of the Federal government, but I can't remember the names of the agencies I want to abolish
-- Santorum: I want to revoke all the marriages of lawfully-married gay couples .
-- Gingrich: I want to fire all the "overpaid" janitors and put little children to work scrubbing toilets.
-- Bachmann: I think removing Minimum Wage protections will solve unemployment.
-- Huckabee (no longer in the race): I think non-Christians should be converted to Christianity at gunpoint.
-- Cain (no longer in the race): I won't let the government hire people who aren't Christian.
I think Romney is a much weaker candidate than republicans would like to admit since he is running neck and neck with two candidates that have gotten zero support from the republican establishment and very little air time on Fox. A lot of republicans just don't like the idea of Mitt Romney for president, he has every advantage, but can't brush off the competition from people who the republican media did not think were even supposed to be competitive. They already rejected him as a presidential candidate once, and it seems they still don't like him very much. I don't know why, he always tells people exactly what they want to hear, don't they believe him?
Romney is the default choice if they don't like any other candidate better. They know that he has a severe Flaw. Some of the exposure I've seen in the last couple of weeks of watching, I think he should be passed on.
With all the other candidates surging forward and falling back, it is now Santorum who is getting a good look. Looking over some of his past records, he very well could package himself as a president of the people. He holds several positions that would be seen as "extreme", but holds a record of being willing to accept less at times just to move things in the right direction. That plays well in the majority of voters minds because they do want change, but they don't want the radical, extreme change that has been thrust upon us in the last three years.
LOL!! Keep repeating that crap, DB, you may actually come to believe it someday.
Flip-flopper Romney is not trustworthy candidate. His laughter is not genuine. It's fake and creepy. Does anyone really believe him? I start wondering maybe, even Republicans want another 4 years of Obama...
I'd almost want to see Santorum win if it would wipe that smug grin off Romney's pretend-laughing face. Almost.
Forrest,
It is Romney's turn. It seems that is the way with the Republicans. But this time the enthusiasm is not growing. He can't get beyond the 25% of the committed base of the Republican party.
And the age old problem with hatred. The GOP is so consumed with hatred for Obama they can not find someone to love.
25% of the republican base should be committed, Ha! Seriously he has a problem, he is not Christian and republicans have been told for years your politicians should be good Christians, add that to his flip flops and Obamomney care and it spells big trouble.
When it comes time to vote in the general election, the GOP/TPers will be out in droves to support whoever the republican candidate is and also every GOP/TPer up for election in the congress. Don't get complacent because the Republican candidates are jokes.
I think it just demonstrates that the Republican smear machine is too good at what it does. Rewind to 2000, Bush v. McCain, the establishment party politicos slimed and smeared McCain. Come 2008, McCain was now the establishment pick, but couldn't shake the smears from the last go-round and the general opinion that he was "not a true conservative", even with the establishment now helping him to smear Romney. Now, it's Romney's turn, and he's still feeling the negative effects of 2008, but even moreso.
It'll be interesting to see if after Romney wins the nomination whether he can make a chameleon-like turn to the center or whether he is forced into the same corner McCain was, constantly trying to prove himself to the right wing and losing the independants and moderates in the process. Unfortunately for Romney, if he does what he needs to politically to capture the independants and moderates, that just re-inforces the negative narrative that he has no convictions and will say whatever it takes to win. And he's not nearly as good as McCain was at faking sincerity.
ideology,
When your passion is fueled by hatred it doesn't leave any room for love.
Republicans are looking for love in all the wrong places. Just ask old Newton Leroy Gingrich.
NorthstarDFL
Yes, yes, but where the heck is the snow?
We should be able to blame that on someone.
john 737...
Oh, I blame the snow gods who are playing with us in MN. Just when you let your guard down... here comes a blizzard.
It has been a weird winter so far.
It's all Obama's fault, that is why he is in Hawaii, a good leader would have persuaded the blizzard to attack Iran.
ideology
Now that is an extreme statement - that doesn't hold water. If it did, Newt would be running away with the nomination. He is the only one who's past qualifies for what you say. Not only that, but a PHd typically holds a higher I.Q. than a medical doctor, a lawyer, or a MBA.
There would be no reason for the Republican party to even bother put up a candidate if it wasn't to Kick some Democrat Butt. What the Republican party is exibiting is a very patient, careful consideration of what each candidate will do after he gets their. The don't want an Obama-like candidate that looks good, sounds good, but who follows whole lot differently than he presented himself to be.
Yup that's why there is a different front-runner every week, including people who have been run out of congress, and a man that cheats on his wife and has had sexual harassment settlements paid out on his behalf, "patient, careful consideration" Ha too funny DB, you must have a PHD in leg pulling.
All of the candidates are a joke. Even Obama. We are going to get screwed either way
Yes Satanick, both parties tried to block the payroll tax cuts for the middle class! You're absolutely right; we're all going to get screwed, even by the Democrats and Obama who have been fighting for the middle class the whole way!
I would like to remind the gentleman from Bain Capital that this year's GOP primaries are no longer a "winner take all". And just because the GOP elite establishment are behind him (probably because the rest of the field is not considered electable), that does not mean the base will follow. Just have a feeling the "common" man doesn't like Mr. Romney.
I think it would take a very uncommon man to like Mittens.
better to be bitten by kittens
than to be smitten with Mittens
Indeed, Chucky, indeed.
I disagree completely. The hatred for President Obama will overcome any misgivings they have about Romney or any GOP/TP candidate. We will have a battle on our hands to get our president re-elected and to get the dems in complete control of our congress.
Ideology,
That was wonderful. Makes me think of the 3 little kittens who lost their mittens!!! (BTW, hope your toes have warmed up)
Moderate,
Yes, the Progressives have much work to do. However, I was simply commenting on the love, or lack thereof for Willard.
phine,
T S Eliot once opined that all 'great' poems were acts of plagirism ... and I hope you have removed the last grain of sand from between your toes.)
Ah, the simple things in life - sand between the toes or the beauty of a fresh fallen snow. My idea of paradise.
and fresh snow on a beach is to be admired from the inside of a cozy inn by the seashore.
and fresh snow on a beach is to be admired from the inside of a cozy inn by the seashore.
With a snifter of brandy.
I am not sure which one but one of my comments just above phine's is spam.
Ideology,
You know, the Hawaiians can do amazing things with Spam - and make it edible!
ideology, was it .8 or .9?
I don't consider it spam, if your sellin I'm willin to buy! so I guess it's not spam.
With a slowly roaring fire....
phine,
Unfortunately my mother could not and it was basically what we got for meat in England during the early 50;s. Fortunately my grandmother arrived from Greece and started slaughtering any sheep she could find wandering down the country lanes.
Ideology,
Out of a deep respect for you and my son-in-law (he's from Sheffield), I shall refrain from comments on the merits of Engilsh cooking. BTW, my son-in-law's mother sounds like the same kind of cook. :)
Egilman,
Cannot remember the last time I sat in front of a roaring fire. (Unless camping counts) But, I love watching the moon rise from the ocean!
My mother in law's cooking is so bad I pray after the meal.
The contrast is Mitt erased his trace by destroying hard drives and everything in them when a governor of Massachusetts and failed to make his tax return filings public when requested. Santorum is neither. In sum, the contrast is Santorum comes clean, Mitt isn't. Who wants the country to have a hard-drive-gate?? God bless America. Vote smart. Don't vote the criminals and the impeachables.
Fear!!!! All I read from these comments is fear from the Left. Enjoy 1 more year of Obama. One and done.
Please tell me where I showed fear in my comment? I was simply pointing out the love, or lack of it, for the GOP frontrunner.
However, 'tis your party, have fun.
VoR, you are mistaking amusement and delight for fear. We are having a ton of fun watching this crew of idiots try to get the nomination. Personally, I'm all for Santorum and hope like heck that he wins. Can you imagine the landslide that Obama would win by when the county learns how he wants to make Jesus his running mate? It will be big fun!
And as for Romney, whenever I see a picture or video of him, I picture him wearing the magical underoos. His wife as well. Have you seen these things? If not, check them out here:
http: //saliental.blogspot.com/2007/12/holy-drawers-batman.html
I like the little "bag" that the men's version has - keeps his weddding tackle warm.
Voice of Reason,
On this first evening of the New year , I do have some fear of the coming year, but it has nothing to do with Obama's reelection.
Tonight it is that fearful North wind rattling my window panes and turning the streets into a sheet of ice.
Hope you can find a candidate that inspires you and leave your hate aside fro 2012.
You do? Really? Fear huh. I'm sorry, but fear, hate and lies are Republican values. So if you see fear in these comments you must be ...
1) Delusional. Which is a typical condition suffered by many (most) on the Right. Or ...
2) Hallucinating. Which recently has been shown to be caused by listening to much Rush and Glen. In addition to Fox being the only source of "news".
But in your case I think that is most likely just you projecting your hate, fear and lies onto others. And doing so, in an attempt to rid yourself of guilt and self-doubt. And as we have seen recently, at least for the Right, that God and Jesus are not factors that seem to mitigate the problem. But that they have the reverse effect. And seem to only magnify and compound the feelings.
But that's ok. With the proper drugs and the help of a good therapist, in just a few short years you should be past most of it. So do not get depressed. There is hope.
And Change.
"surging Santorum"..... yes, I'd say that says it all about today's GOP
To Phinephancy: Some of your comments are actually quite truthful; I was talking about the other comments about flipflopping, etc. that Mitt supposedly does.
For example, they say he only has 25% support in Iowa. Good!! The other 75% are Christian Conservatives that vote with what "their heart" and what little brain they have to try and elect a candidate that is ideal in their eyes but who is unelectable. Mitt definitely will win the Republican Primary and all you liberals had better hope he does. With how Obama is polling, you could wind up with Bachmann or Paul as President.
VoR sir/ma'am, please explain why any liberal would be concerned with a Romney win in Iowa? Iowa does not pic presidents; so Rip-off Romney would still need to make his case before the entire American voting public, which he cannot do. Why sir/ma'am, would liberals fear ANYONE coming out of this season's Slack-Attack? They haven't any record because they haven't done ANYTHING!
The GOP's pathetic attempt to find the "Not Romney" is just so hilarious to watch. Santorum is just one more flash in the pan. Santorum also has a Google problem, har har.
It'll be fascinating to watch how the Evangelical community deals with Romney. I honestly can't imagine what's going to happen.
I can't understand how people can forget so fast how and why this country is in the state it is in. Don't republicans feel some sort of embarrassment at what they are seeing? This being my first time voting, I have left my mind open to both sides and have come to one conclusion, Damned if you do and damned if you don't. I'm hoping someone will figure out how to kick everyone out that doesn't do his job and finds some way to fix our government mess. Only then will we be able to fix our economy. I'd like to see a government that works for the citizens and not corporations for a change. I'd like to see someone that doesn't plan on getting rich from working in government. I'd like to see everyone of our government employees explain how much money they have made over the years they have been in our service. I would love to see term limits on all congressmen, senators and anyone else that feels they are making an appointed position a career. We need changes in this country and the place we need to start the most is in Washington D.C.
No they don't. All they care about is beating the Democrats. That's why they don't think twice about conjuring up so many hate communities in America. It doesn't matter if America is ripped apart.
Confussed, you don't seem to have missed anything with your comments. You may have also figured out that those who are the independent voters, are the ones that either party must have to win any national election. This group tends to hold moderate conservative views and rarely shows "their cards" prior to election time. You may well find this group of independent thinkers are those you would be the most pleased with. Thanks for a good comment.
Confussed,
Welcome to the electorate. Casting your first vote brings back memories.
It was the only time I did not vote for the Democrat. it was my youthful radical days and HHH was too establishment for me at the time. I have since grown more conservative and now always vote for the Democrat.
Don't know where you live, but I would make sure you are registered and know what your voting rules are in your state.
Cirque des fous...
The circus is in town? LOL.
let's look at the truth about your incompetent marxist occupying the White House--NO ONE with the capacity for cognitive thinking could ever vote for the incompetent marxist Barack Hussein Obama
Barack Hussein Obama is the ENEMY of the Middle Class and of ALL Americans
http://spectator.org/archives/2011/12/30/no-friend-of-the-middle-class/
" ... NO ONE with the capacity for cognitive thinking ... "
Which seems to exclude you. Based on ....
" ... Unemployment, the single most important economic statistic for the middle class ... "
Which you seem to forget was brought to you by the Bush Administration and the Republicans in Congress. And it requires no thinking at all. All one has to do is to look at the unemployment figures starting with the last year of the previous Administration. And as you will plainly see, starting almost on Obamas first day as President, those declining numbers were reversed. And with a few exceptions have tended to be positive. Not by a lot. But in great contrast to the Bush numbers. And a huge improvement.
" ... is a direct result of Obama's policies. ... "
Again "the capacity for cognitive thinking" does not seem to apply to you. In reality, Obama has gotten few of his "policies" past the Republicans in Congress. As an example, in the first two years of Obamas Administration, the Republicans in Congress filibustered on over 250 of the things he tried to do. Requiring 60 votes to get anything done in the Senate. And I have not seen the numbers for the year just ended.
Another example of the Republicans impeding any attempts by Obama getting anything done. Is the fact that there are scores and scores of Obamas appointments being held up by the Republicans. And they have given no reason why they object to any of them. They have just put a "hold" on them.
" ... "The recovery from the 2008-09 recession has been the slowest ... "
But is has been a recovery. And that fact seems to escape you, and the Right completely. As does the fact of who it was that brought us this current "recession". And anyone "with the capacity for cognitive thinking" would be able to see when it started and who it is that is responsible for said recession. And it would be very easy to see why the recovery is so slow. The Republicans inability to allow any legislation, even legislation that they themselves proposed not to many years ago, to get thru Congress. Why? Because it was sent to them by Obama. They can't pass legislation that they proposed because Obama agrees with it? And it's Obamas fault?
In reality, it looks to me like there is no one with any capacity for thinking at all on the part of the Right. Let alone anyone with the capacity for "cognitive" thinking. And the entirety of the article you quoted is nothing more then propaganda and out and out BULL@!$%#!
And as usual, all the Right has to use to tell us just how bad Obama is, are fear, hate and lies. And that truth, facts and reality have no bearing on anything at all. Because all that the truth, facts and reality do is get in the way of their fear, hate and lies. And without those the Right has nothing. Nothing at all.
" ... NO ONE with the capacity for cognitive thinking ... "
Yep that would be the Right alright. No one with the capacity for cognitive thinking at all.
Larry. All the posting you do on the Vine. You show, time and time again, you have no idea what the real meaning of many words are... like marxism, communism, Nazi, socialism... i think you're still pissed off about your brother and your mom, and you like to take it out by running alongside the party of hate, and screaming right along with them. Does it make you feel better about your own miserable family life?
DMorgan- I'm quite confident I know far more about Marxism, socialism, Nazism, and communism than you or many other bloggers. I have studied these ideologies for over 50 years. I have a degree in history; I have been to China, Cuba, and Socialist Europe. I've read nearly ever work published by Marx. I read Mao's little red book in 1966.
As to my family, I have no idea what you are referring to, and you don't either since you do not know me. I have a great relationship with my 83 year old mother and I have 2 brothers whom I'm also close to. I have a great family life with 5 great sons who are all successful; and 7 wonderful grandchildren.
I have enjoyed a wonderful life as a former Aerospace & Defense Executive and now nearly 30 years as a Pastor, Evangelist, Missionary, and Theologian.
BTW- I'm not a Republican, I'm a libertarian
"Cognitive Thinking?" What other kind is there?? LMAO.
If you are going to try and impress us with big words figure out how to use them in a sentence.
Please tell us the top five things Obama has done in office to convince you he is a Socialist?
We will be waiting.
If you feel like it, tell us the names of your top five scientists that oppose the science of man made global warming
1. "Share the Wealth" repeated over and over with proposing expansion of marxist redistribution of wealth programs
2. Class warfare about the "rich need to pay their fair share"
3 Obamacare forcing people to buy insurance even if they don't want it or use it
4. Consolidating power away from the States to Washington in opposition to the Constitution
5. Engaging in demagoguery against business as the enemy of the masses
As to Scientists- no problem
Dr Roy Spencer, formerly Senior Scientist for Climate Studies at NASA
http://tinyurl.com/3h3j8cd
http://www.drroyspencer.com/about/
Reid A. Bryson, the Emeritus Professor and founding chairman of the University of Wisconsin's Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences knows a thing or two about the subject. As recipient of only the 30th PhD in Meteorology granted in the history of American education, he is often referred to as the father of modern scientific climatology, much as Al Gore ought be credited as the father of modern hysterical climatology. And, while the professor considers all the hype over Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) "a bunch of hooey," he certainly appreciates that:
"There is a lot of money to be made in this. If you want to be an eminent scientist you have to have a lot of grad students and a lot of grants. You can't get grants unless you say, 'Oh global warming, yes, yes, carbon dioxide.'"
http://tinyurl.com/238zp4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_Bryson
Geologist Dr. David Gee, chairman of the science committee of the recently concluded International Geological Congress--“For how many years must the planet cool before we begin to understand that the planet is not warming?” - Geologist Dr. David Gee professor at Dept. for Geosciences of Uppsala University in Sweden
http://tinyurl.com/ygs5d6v
Atmospheric Scientist Dr. Joanne Simpson, the first woman in the world to receive a Ph.D. in meteorology and formerly of NASA who has authored more than 190 studies
Warming fears are the "worst scientific scandal in the history ... . When people come to know what the truth is, they will feel deceived by science and scientists." -- U.N. IPCC Japanese Scientist Dr. Kiminori Itoh, an award-winning Ph.D. environmental physical chemist.
"It is a blatant lie put forth in the media that makes it seem there is only a fringe of scientists who don't buy into anthropogenic global warming." -- U.S. Government Atmospheric Scientist Stanley B. Goldenberg of the Hurricane Research Division of NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Climate statistician Dr. William M. Briggs, who specializes in the statistics of forecast evaluation, serves on the American Meteorological Society's Probability and Statistics Committee and is an associate editor of Monthly Weather Review.
Meteorologist Hajo Smit of Holland, who reversed his belief in man-made warming to become a skeptic, is a former member of the Dutch U.N. IPCC committee.
“I am a skeptic…Global warming has become a new religion.” – Nobel Prize Winner for Physics, Ivar Giaever.
"Creating an ideology pegged to carbon dioxide is a dangerous nonsense ... . The present alarm on climate change is an instrument of social control, a pretext for major businesses and political battle. It became an ideology, which is concerning." -- Environmental Scientist Professor Delgado Domingos of Portugal, the founder of the Numerical Weather Forecast group, has more than 150 published articles.
"The [global warming] scaremongering has its justification in the fact that it is something that generates funds." -- Award-winning Paleontologist Dr. Eduardo Tonni, of the Committee for Scientific Research in Buenos Aires and head of the Paleontology Department at the University of La Plata.
Here's some more LTC
Temperatures on Earth have stabilized in the past decade, and the planet should brace itself for a new Ice Age rather than global warming, a Russian scientist said in an interview with RIA Novosti Tuesday.
"Russian and foreign research data confirm that global temperatures in 2007 were practically similar to those in 2006, and, in general, identical to 1998-2006 temperatures, which, basically, means that the Earth passed the peak of global warming in 1998-2005," said Khabibullo Abdusamatov, head of a space research lab at the Pulkovo observatory in St. Petersburg.
By 2041, solar activity will reach its minimum according to a 200-year cycle, and a deep cooling period will hit the Earth approximately in 2055-2060. It will last for about 45-65 years, the scientist added.
"By the mid-21st century the planet will face another Little Ice Age, similar to the Maunder Minimum, because the amount of solar radiation hitting the Earth has been constantly decreasing since the 1990s and will reach its minimum approximately in 2041," he said.
Santorum surging? At least it won't be a blow out.
Rick Santorum. Newt Gingrich. Rick Perry. Michele Bachmann. Trump. Ron Paul.
Mitt Romney has a hard time standing out from THEM? THEY are all some combination of redneck, hick, liar, and witch-burner. I wouldn't have ANY of them in my house. For any reason.
Mitt Romney can't be the guy everyone says is the normal one in a bunch of rednecks? And he wants to be president?
I'm not a fan of Obama, but seriously.... a Santorum surge? that made me LoL.
well, when the media starts going after the mormon church not allowing blacks or mexicans or any other race in their church its going to be over for romney.
the mormon church is going to be described as a "white supremacist christian sect".
romney is done. in the general election he wont be electable.
Just curious, can someone tell me why they have a problem with Rick santorum? I understand why people would have issues against contoversial candidates such as Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul or even Mitt Romney. What is it about Rick Santorum? I find him to be very knowledgeable with a lot of great ideas. Why so much dislike about him??
Essentially, he is pro-life to the point of the ridiculous. Stem cell extremist. Wants to repeal new military gay policy. Supports torture. Did not support any of the domestic car makers. Extreme military. Supports Ryan's plan to eliminate Social Security for future generations.
On the other hand, he can be charming.
Ok, I see your point but these are typical beliefs of a true conservative. Is that not what republican voters are looking for? Who is the most conservative? Also, a lot of these statements are also taken out of context. For instance, it is not that he does not support domestic car makers, just not failing ones, he believes to let the market choose winners or losers, not government. Ryan's plan will not eliminate social security, it will change at a more cost effective level how we get social security since the system in place is so unsustainable. Frankly, about his pro-life stance, at this time not relevant to me during a severe economic crisis.
The fact that he hates tens of millions of Americans is enough to make me NOT vote for him... what more do you need? Or, is HATE something you find attractive in a candidate?
What???? You do not make any sense at all. What kind of a stupid comment is that? really? I don't know how to resond to such stupidity so I won't
Santorum's wife had a baby that lived only two hours, but the creepy part is she took the dead baby home, introduced it to her other children and then SLEPT WITH THE CORPSE before returning it to the hospital. You really want that as your First Lady?
Oh and don't believe me? She wrote a book about it. And also wrote a book about children's etiquette!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santorum scroll down to "Personal Life."
Dee...I do see your points, but essentially the Ryan plan eliminates Social Security as we know it. For future generations, it becomes pretty voluntary, and funds can go the same place the disappeared for many of the past years.
Does anyone else think the Republicans look like a bunch of guys, in a bar near closing time, and wanting some "companionship"? They are willing to take whoever may be left, no matter the quality? The closer to closing time (and maybe with alcohol thrown in, or in this case hubris) the lesser the standards?
Santorum is a dolt, who got crushed in his last Senate race.
Heaven help us.
Santorum is going nowhere in Iowa. The whole story is a fabrication from the Romney camp to sway voters away from Ron Paul.
I do not think the Romney camp sees Ron Paul as a great threat and would not go through all this trouble to sway voters away from Ron Paul. Paul's base is the most loyal and they will remain loyal to him so there would be no purpose for the Romney camp to even try to sway voters.
Romney's main strengths are his lack of personality and nebulous position on important issues. The more rumors are leaked that a complete crazy like Santorum is surging in the polls, the more scared the independent mainstream voter becomes and votes for the mainstreamt candidate, which in this case, is Romney.
The reason the EPA has been active lately is the result of the many court orders which resulted from the failure/foot dragging by the Bush administration in implementing duly passed legislation that then morphed into lost lawsuits. As a result of these successful suits, the various federal courts issued orders and compliance time schedules to the EPA. The current EPA Administrator does not believe it is appropriate to flaunt orders or compliance schedules set by the federal courts. What we are seeing is 8 years of "backsliding" by the Bush Administration coming home to roost.
Does Santorum have any real experience other the he sounds good. Don't think so.
Maybe Romney understands the economics a little too well. After all, he won't discolse his income taxes, "until I'm elected President, then MAYBE I will"... That's a little like Nixon saying "I ain't a crook". The last thing this country needs is to elect another "fat cat" to run this country. Ain't gonna happen Mitt. Go home and live off your interest. Are you willing to put your investments into a blind trust, like Ted Kennedy did in 1980? Didn't think so. You are in this race for only two reasons, Power & More Money. More money for you & more power to make your filthy rich friends richer, and, at our expense. Take a hike, and while your at it, take Rush & Glen with you, and you can take Bill O with you too. You people want total control over everything..... Does Hitler come to mind here, or Stalin, or Lennin? Have we digressed back to the 30's again? Think about it people & read your history books!!! Then vote.
It's amazing how much hatred there is for someone who is successful and makes a lot of money. Looks like Mitt Romney is the perfect stereotype for the evil one percenters, isn't he. Lets see, he graduated at the top of his class at Harvard Law school, worked very hard and became very successful. What a horrible person! And why should he have to disclose his income taxes? Why only him? Because he has more money than anyone else? So the Democrats can find a way to use that info against him? Romney does not have to disclose anything by law and it's no one's business.
You are right...
But most do...unless they MAKE MOST OF THEIR INCOME ON WALL STREET!!
Which is fine, but don't "pretend" to be one of the 99%! That is his problem!
Jo-An -- Your analogy is wrong, shortsided, idiotic and hypocritical. Just look at the 1% of the Democrats in power who say they are/have been for the 99%. Most candidates also release their college transcripts unless they have something to hide.
Besides, without Wall Street this country would not have evolved. Are there bumps along the road. Of course, but you don't sound stupid by advocating throwing the baby out with the bath water. Look at Corzine as an example on the democrat side.
I don't care HOW RICH any of them are!
I think the RICH CAN & SHOULD pay their fair share!
END the bush tax cuts for the RICH!
CLEARLY they have NOT WORKED!
EIGHT years of Bush cuts didn't produce JOBS!
The RICH just got RICHER!
Dee Patriot
Closing plants and laying off workers while making millions for himself and Bain and Co. is certainly one interpretation of successful. If Romney was POTUS would closing South Dakota be an option if it was an un-successful state??
Corporations and it's officers are there to make a profit, that isn't the role of government or the president.
When a company's business model is unable to support a viable profit margin what do you do and I mean YOU? Ive worked for several startups with flawed models one where the owners pretended it was alright and one who realized that selling assets and copyrights in order to have capital for another venture. Which they did and are now a viable hiring company. Its called business and people who take the risk SHOULD profit and hire again. In this country (and I know you liberals hate this) one can make a great income without an MBA or even a college education. I started out with a GED and military background and make over 100k a year. Ive made as much as 200k in the Internet boom. Some people are waiting for their specifc jobs to come back and that might not be the case.....Skills Skills Skills. Oh yea and do your self a favor dont mention your School in the first 10 sentences of your interview......I have your resume and know what schools you have attended. Im interested in how you work with other not how smart you are.
Jolly, Thanks for your well thought out post about failing companies.
Ok, for "Just another Liberal". I hope you read the previous post. If you were heading a company with a flawed business model that was doomed to fail, what would you do? Keep it open since you can not make it work and lose all your money until there is nothing left??? I know liberals hate this, but let captialism work. If a business model is flawed and they can not stay competitive, they have the right to fail. If Romney was able to buy failing companies and turn them into profitable companies therefore adding more jobs, then all the more respect for him for having the business knowledge to do this. If people want to villify him for this, so be it. And yes, I would assume corporations and officers are there to make profit, you are naieve in thinking the goverment and President are not benefitting from this!