The LuLac Edition #3140, February 8th, 2016

WHERE DID RUBIO GET THAT MESSAGE???

There has been a great deal of consternation over Marco Rubio’s multiple responses to Chris Christie the other night in New Hampshire. Christie alluded to Rubio’s 25 second sound bite where he launches into his “Barack Obama knows exactly what he’s doing” in terms of changing the county. Here’s the quote:
"Let's dispel with his fiction that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing. He is trying to change this country."
Of course the GOP pounced on the fact that Rubio kept on repeating the line back and whether it will hurt him or not in the long run is really up to the voters of New Hampshire. Rubio kept doubling down on his remarks and was even proud of making that point. And for me, rather than the fact that he had no other snappy comebacks for the Ralph Cramden of Joisey, is the realization that this statement is not even original or from his heart.
Listen to people like Michael Savage and Rush Limbaugh and this is what you hear. In the minds of the GOP Talk Radio establishment, Obama has changed the country. This fool talk about immigration, allowing gay people to get married, background checks for guns, yikes that is change. Change we don’t like if you read into the code that Rubio is giving us.
If Barack Obama really knew what he was doing, there would be more change that would set the national GOP’s hair on fire! Barack Obama changed the country because he was elected twice with majorities by the American people.
Rubio’s 25 second speech comes right out of talk radio. I’d quarrel with the originality of his thoughts rather than his so called passion.

WOLF’S HISTORIC MOMENT

Governor Tom Wolf (Photo: PA Politics). 

Governor Tom Wolf presents his second budget to the State of Pennsylvania tomorrow. The first budget still is not in full effect. This is the first time in modern political history that this has happened in Pennsylvania. This will be interesting.
Wolf has said he will ask for money for early childhood intervention, funding for Pre K students, a tax on the gas drillers, addressing the state’s budget’s structural deficit (which could reach over a billion by 2017) and a reorganization of some state agencies.
No word yet on how the GOP House and Senate will react but I’m sure they will follow their D.C. counterpart playbook. Wolf has made it clear that he will stand firm on issues he cares about. Hey maybe they can get a two for if they want to get people’s attention.

HILLARY AND WOMEN

Hillary Clinton and Madeleine Albright. (Photo: CNN)

There was a dust up when Madeleine Albright former Secretary of State joked that “there is a special place in hell” for women who won’t support a candidate for President like Hillary Clinton. All hell broke lose when Albright’s statements were supported by none other than Gloria Steinem.
Look, no one, man or woman should for vote for Hillary Clinton because he’s a woman. They should vote for her because she is the most qualified person to run for President in the last forty years. The fact that women are supporting Bernie Sanders over Hillary mystifies me. The fact that younger women even consider Sanders makes me side with Steinem (who withdrew her where the boys are comment). Let me elaborate. I don’t think the young women are in it for “the boys” or the men are in it to meet women. It is a cause celeb and something to do. This millennial group has always done things in packs so it is not unusual that they follow Sanders who has great passion and ideas but has no lane to win a national campaign.
By the way, Hillary Clinton is closing in on Sanders in New Hampshire, you might see a very close face tomorrow night. 

MONICA AS VICTIM?????

 
Good grief, now I'm hearing from people on how Monica Lewinsky was used and abused at the White House by Bill Clinton. Look, what he did with her was incredibly stupid and immature. But she was just fine with setting her cap on a President. Plus remember this only came to light because she trusted her "friend" Linda Tripp, (who she has since disavowed,) with the gossip. Let's not make Lewinsky into a referendum on this election and Hillary Clinton's fitness for office. Blaming Hillary Clinton for standing behind her errant husband is like blaming the whole thing on Newt Gingrich because he shut down the government and made the meeting of Bill and Monica possible.

AS FOR THE GOP

In New Hampshire tomorrow night, Trump, Kasich, Bush (watch out for him!!!) and Rubio. Look for Cruz to take a dive.