Thoughts from Harrison Bergeron

Great news. I'm close to signing a deal with a new ThreeSources blogger who will write under the nomme de guerre "Harrison Bergeron" (splendid choice, I'm guessing everyone around here will recognize the allusion). We're still negotiating vacation time and perquisites but the recruitment is progressing well.

In the meantime, Harrison has sent "Forget Reagan and Other Random Thoughts"

The 2008 Presidential Election is over a year away and already voters are getting fatigued. In an effort to add to that fatigue, here are a few political musings…

The Republican race for president has been confined to a desperate search for the next Ronald Reagan. The problem with this search is that there is and there will only ever be one Ronald Reagan. Even the candidates seem as though they believe they can win simply by emulating the “Great Communicator.” This is especially evident in Mitt Romney, who is already out on the campaign trail talking about his optimism, while conveying very little. It is true that Reagan’s optimism endeared him to the general public, but this came naturally. With Romney, it seems as though it is forced…

Many are jumping on the Fred Thompson bandwagon. While I commend Thompson for his unconventional campaigning – genuinely blogging, making videos in response to Michael Moore’s idiocy – I am not entirely sure why there exists this outpouring of support. He continues to draw Reagan comparisons, but for the life of me I cannot see how they are similar once you get past the fact that they were both actors…

The Democratic ticket is markedly more entertaining because it is essentially a two-person race. John Edwards can pretend that he is relevant, but Obama and Hillary are the only stars in this race…

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has also entered the race for president. Okay, not officially. However, he has cut ties with the Republican Party, which is the first step in the process to become a third-party candidate. Bloomberg has been a lifelong Republican since 2001…

I am anxiously awaiting the candidate that stands for freedom and liberty…

Posted by John Kranz at June 20, 2007 11:09 AM