[credit John Deering, Arkansas Democrat]
Wackydoodle axes: Could ya'll introduce me to Vana?
The Obamanator would be in real trouble right now if his political opponent were anyone else but the rich guy from Massachusetts with
offshore money who has as much charisma as as, well, a temple Mormon. The economic news is bad, therefore the Current Occupant expends most of his sound bites blaming anything but his administration. To be fair, the "Second Great Contraction" is not all his fault; he is hobbled by a
freeloading political establishment more interested in posturing over the Olympic team's uniforms made in China than producing a bipartisan plan for economic recovery.
Romney is the recipient of a bizarre twist of political fate. The healthcare legislation, despised by conservatives and labeled "
socialist", but which may give the Obamanator a second term after narrowly surviving a conservative Supreme Court review, was originally Governor Romney's initiative. Now he is in the awkward position, even for a seasoned politician, of running away from "Romneycare" as a presidential candidate:
[credit Steve Benson, Arizona Republic]
