I’ve never been a big fan of Governor Perry, but I really can’t believe where he’s taking his nearly dead campaign at this point.  To look in the camera and say “there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school,” is really unbelievable to me.  To then promise to “end Obama’s war on religion,” borders on obscene.

I’m glad Rick Perry is a Christian, I am.  How he can accuse a fellow Christian -Yes President Obama the Christian- of a war on religion baffles me to be honest.  I guess I really do expect too much out of people, even the good Governor.

Since cities across the country (Dallas, New York, Oakland) began to dismantle Occupy protest camps, the movement has been scrambling.  But even as protesters continue in some cities and regroup in others, there are still no real goals for the group, no clear aims.

For many occupiers that’s just fine.  But there is an opportunity that exists which should not be lost, whether #OWS clarifies it’s aims or joins with other groups that have been more successful in organizing.

The Move Your Money project by contrast is tangible.  It’s aspirations are lofty, to “encourage individuals and institutions to divest from the nation’s largest Wall Street banks and move to local financial institutions.”  Wall Street has been much more affected by Bank Transfer Day than being demonized and harassed by the mostly noble intentions of determined occupiers.

Maybe the American Dream Movement offers hope to the left.  The unquestioned success of the Tea Party has left liberals and progressives searching for a foil, but to date, there’s been none. Politico’s Joseph Williams writes about the group founded by Van Jones and MoveOn.org which seems to be gaining some traction.

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Occupy, but as we’ve seen with protesters in Egypt, a sleeping giant can arise when the occasion calls.  America is better because of Occupy Wall Street et. al., but #OWS would be better served by a little more structure.

Mitt Romney of 2011 reminds me of John McCain of 2007.  McCain was probably one of the 3 or 4 Senators I most respected through the 90′s and early part of this century.  McCain was always willing to work across the aisle and look at each issues in a thoughtful and constructive way.

But after losing the Republican nomination to George W. Bush in 2000 the maverick John  McCain slowly faded away and he made a hard right turn.  Then in the 2008 general election he often took the low road express going against the honorable brand he had built to throw around loose claims, pander to the far right and mislead the public about his opponent, then Senator Obama.

In Mitt Romeny’s 1st commercial Believe in America the Romeny campaign takes a clip from a 2008 Obama campaign speech and uses it totally out of context. A Republican strategist says the ad shows Romney will “take the fight to Obama.”  I say it shows Romney will use untruthful tactics to win if necessary.

I don’t think Mitt Romeny believes half of the things he’s having to say to win the Republican nomination.  Like his stand on immigration during the CNN Foreign Policy debate last night.  Romney sided with his Republican counterparts to denounce Newt Gingrich’s immigration position last night.  ”…let’s be humane in enforcing the law without giving them citizenship but by finding a way to create legality so that they are not separated from their families,” the former speaker said.

2007 Mitt Romeny probably would have agreed.  Listen to the interview he gave four years ago on Meet The Press.

I think Mitt Romeny is a good guy.  But that good guy is taking some time off while another Mitt Romeny seeks the Republican nomination for President.  I don’t think 2007 Mitt Romeny would have approved of the false message in this new ad.  But of course 2007 Mitt Romeny wouldn’t have a prayer of winning the Republican nomination.