GOD BLESS THE SEALS, AND ALL OF AMERICA’S MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHO ARE IN HARMS WAY!!
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Source: THE WASHINGTON POST
President Barack Obama is praising Special Operations Forces who rescued two hostages, including an American aid worker, from pirates in Somalia early Wednesday. (Jan. 25)
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Timeline of raid in Somalia
Our Take
AWESOME!!!
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Bill O’Reilly could be the factor who in his own right may become the pivotal political commentator and major influence for the eventual outcome of Election 2012.
MJB’s Take
If Election 2012 seems to be full of surprises, it’s because Mitt Romney just does not have the juice he needs, and the momentum he should have by now, to win.
As presidential timber, Mitt would appear to have it all.
Wealth, looks, education, business success, political success and two earned Harvard degrees to die for: Law and Business Administration. One would think he would have blown past his challengers in the GOP primaries, and then with the aid, comfort and support of Old School Harvard Alumni, be positioned to crush Barack Obama in the General Election.
But, for whatever reasons, Mitt seems to be lagging.
That must be a great disappointment to old school, Blue Blood Harvard alumni money which for the most part is still the real capital base of America. When the rubber meets the road, that money has more affinity for Mitt, a ’75 Harvard graduate, than it does for Barack, a ’91 Harvard graduate.
That 16 year Harvard graduation gap easily can be translated into the hundreds of millions of dollars of political money pouring into the coffers of SUPER PACS, those unrestricted funds for the aggregation and unlimited influence of corporate money, massed the old fashioned way, by folks like Old School Harvard Alumni Blue Bloods. SUPER PACS generally should favor Mitt, not Barack.
Now enter Bill O’Reilly.
The O’Reilly Factor, FOX NEWS, is one of MJB’s must watch talk shows. Almost without a peer and competition, it has emerged as one of the most influential talk TV shows in mainstream political media. It’s host, Bill O’Reilly is one of the best political talk hosts in media. And, he is one of the best educated media personalities in the business: B. A. in History-Marist College; M. S. in Broadcast Journalism-Boston College; and, MPA in Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard.
There lies the key-Bill is a Harvard alumnus. He has the mystical and magical Harvard connection.
So if Election 2012 boils down to Barack, Harvard alumnus, in the Left’s Corner v. Mitt, Harvard Alumnus, in the Right’s Corner, the super referee will be Bill, Harvard alumnus, straight up the middle.
Bill O’Reilly’s say will be the say so with respect to the outcome of Election 2012.
That’s our opinion; what’s yours?
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Mitt Romney won the Iowa Primary by a razor thin 8 vote margin. Barack Obama will win the Presidency in Election 2012.
The numbers:
1.Romney 24.60% 30,015
2.Santorum 24.50% 30,007
3.Paul 21.40% 26,219
4.Gingrich 13.30% 16,251
5.Perry 10.30% 12,604
6.Bachmann 05.00% 6,073
7.Huntsman 00.60% 745
Source: USA TODAY
Our Take
The GOP is bitterly divided. It is probably more divided today than it was in 1964 when Barry Goldwater won the GOP nomination for President.
Conservatives simply will not consolidate behind Romney. Santorum is weak. Gingrich, a real conservative horse in the race, is too far behind. Cain, who we believe would be the GOP’s best hope to beat Obama, is on the sidelines.
We can close the books on Election 2012. Barack Obama most certainly will win reelection.
So, we need to start thinking about and talking about Election 2016.
