Decisive Flip Flops From Candidate for NH-GOP Chair

Given all we know already about Andy Leach (Senator Ayotte's Office) making calls to candidates running against Jennifer Horn for NH-GOP Chair, who then suddenly dropped out of the race for NHGOP chair, leaving Jennifer to run un-opposed, (until Andrew Hemingway stepped up), this seems relevant.

Candidate Horn, on her Facebook page, provided two updates (one last night and one before lunch today) in which she provided details on the impending Fiscal Cliff deal in the US Senate.  The first included some specifics from Congressman Guinta's Office (see also deals on continuing resolutions and debt ceiling that lead to the fiscal cliff), and a second update in which she summarized her continued displeasure with the deal.

But then it was learned that Senator Ayotte voted for the deal.   Did Jennifer get a phone call from Andy Leach as well?

I can't answer that question.  What I do know is that Joe Barton says he posted a comment on Jennifer Horn's Facebook page after Ms. Horn cried foul about the last-minute deal, asking if Senator Ayotte had voted for it (and mentioning that she did), with a link to the Senate roll call.  Mr. Barton's reward for sharing was being banned from the page and our reward was another update from the candidate for NH-GOP Chair...

Unfortunately Republicans were put in a "no-win" situation last night- while these tax hikes are untenable at best, they were forced to choose between the lesser of two evils. No deal would have led to tax hikes worth many times this much that would have impacted 100% of Americans. I think there is a worthy debate to be had if perhaps that would have been the better path, but I am not going to hold it against anyone who felt they were at least trying to protect as many taxpayers as possible. My focus will continue to be on the President and the Democratic leadership who refused to offer a balanced, fair plan for the American people.

So we went from...

100 billion in tax increases a d(sp) NO SPENDING CUTS .... But millions in spending for alternative energy, Hollywood movie producers, and the usual Washington favors ... Some deal ...

To...

Unfortunately Republicans were put in a "no-win" situation last night...

Speaking personally, I am not without regard for the problems and potential of a Kobayashi Maru no-win scenario, but it seems a bit suspicious to me for someone who posted all the negatives about the deal to do a 180 right after she found out that the Senator from New Hampshire whose staffer cleared the playing field for her race for chairman (until Andrew Hemingway jumped in the race) voted for the thing she was just so clearly against.

I can't find Joe's comment or link so it appears that this was removed along with Joe.  That could suggest that observations or input from certain wings of the party might not be tolerated in her NH-GOP; that's the party where a US Senator's staffer threatens to make sure the party money dries up if her opponent wins.  See where I'm going with this?

Whatever the particulars, and with or without Joe's timely removal from Jen's Friends list, Ayotte did vote for the deal, and Horn did do a 180 when she found out.

Denials may be forthcoming.  We love those so fire away.

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Obama Eulogy for Inouye…about Obama

Everyone knows the fiscal cliff looks better from Hawaii and why not double down and deliver a eulogy for a recently deceased Democrat senator while you are there?

Better yet, how about making that eulogy all about you?

According to Slate, via Hot Air, that is exactly how it went down.  The commander in chief took the opportunity to comfort friends, family, and associates of Senator Daniel Inouye…through the life of Barack Obama.

And why not?  The entire Obama apparatus exists to present all of time and space through the life of Obama.  Earlier this summer we had the Obama tribute to Neil Armstrong–that was about Obama.  In fact, the only things that are not about Obama are those that might make Obama less perfect–things for which Obama and his courtiers have a manifold of scapegoats.

From Slate on the eulogy filtered through the life of the narcissist in chief…

Someone needs to tell Barack Obama—it must get particularly confusing this time of year—that his own birth is not Year One, the date around which all other events are understood. His much-noted, self-referential tic was on cringe-worthy display Friday when the president gave his eulogy for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, who served in Congress for half a century representing Obama’s birth state of Hawaii.

Noticing that Mr. Obama observes the world the way he does makes for amusing commentary in this context, and if he were anyone else we could saftely say that no one else would be inviting him to provide similar treatment for any one else, ever.  But this is the President of the United states and his obsession with himself is not limited to speeches about deceased pols.  His leadership and application of power are all centered on Barack Obama.

He won.  It’s all about him, and even though he is only one-leg of the Federal government stool it’s all about what he wants, and how he wants to do it.  This is why there was never going to be a compromise on the fiscal cliff.  It is why Harry Reid will never force Obama to sign a budget or see any bill that Obama cannot sign or veto unless it adds another flattering brush-stroke to the historical picture  of the Obama legacy.

The fact that the media even mentions the narcissist is remarkable in itself seeing as they’ve rode shot-gun the whole trip, taking on or taking out anyone who dare challenge the competence or ability of the man, to quote Charles Krauthammer– “whose major achievement before acceding to the presidency was writing two biographies — both about himself.”

In that same piece Krauthammer closes with this…

Obama is not the first president with a large streak of narcissism. But the others had equally expansive feelings about their country. Obama’s modesty about America would be more understandable if he treated himself with the same reserve. What is odd is to have a president so convinced of his own magnificence — yet not of his own country’s.

And not so much Daniel Inouye either, except through the life and times of Barack Obama.

President Barack Obama’s remarks

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