GINGRICH: Dangling a carrot

It's the natural way. Politicians throw out promises, most of which they know they can never keep, in an out and out effort to gain votes.

Former Speaker of the House New Gingrich has perfected such an art.

"With Gingrich policies, what we know is we will dramatically expand our independence in the world market, dramatically expand our capacity to produce energy without regard to our foreign potential enemies and in the process prices will clearly be a lot lower," Gingrich said. "Now, I picked $2.50 as a stabilizing price for capital investment reasons. It could easily go down to $2."

Speaking to more than 3,500 people at Oral Roberts University on Monday, Gingrich dangle the carrot.

Much talk has been made that motorists should prepare to pay $5 a gallon come summer for gas.

In a state that relies heavily on the sale of gas and oil, Gingrich knew what to say. He wants to expand the oil capacity, good for the consumer, but not so much with the producer. More domestic oil might mean less reliance on the Middle East variety, but would it also reduce the profits of oil companies?

Gingrich was playing the crowd while in Tulsa.

Will voters believe Newt?

All in the numbers for Santorum

Rick Santorum is on top, for now.
According to the latest Gallup daily tracking poll Santorum has zipped by Mitt Romney on the national stage.
Santorum now is backed by 36 percent of Republicans while Romney has dropped to 31 percent support.
Just a week ago, the two were statistically tied. Romeny had 33 percent and Santorum had 31 percent.
Now after Santorum picked up three victories in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota,  he has jumped 5 percent to take the lead.
The two front runners were followed by Newt Gingrich with 13 percent and Ron Paul at 11 percent.
Can Santorum sustain his momentum?

Back From A Break

Bush/Palin 2012 for President?
Right Wing Randy is back from a study break.
A lot has happened since my research sabbatical.
There's been many leaves falling from the GOP tree, Tim Pawlenty Herman Cain, Rick Perry, Michelle Bachmann and Jon Huntsman.
Who will be next?
Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, even Mitt Romney?
Romney was on a roll until Santorum clicked off three wins. Romney came back with a win in Maine.
The latest work is Romney's second home state, Michigan, has been pushing back on him.
Underlying talk is a "brokered" convention in Tampa, leaving everyone who is in the race on the outside.
Could the 2012 GOP ticket be Jeb and Sarah?  Bush/Palin 2012 would shake things up, wouldn't it?
If you follow The Drudge Report on Twitter, news of having Jeb Bush, former Florida governor and heir to the Bush presidential dynasty, at the top of the ticket was big news this weekend after the annual CPAC meetings.
Throw in our favorite Alaskan hunter Palin and President Obama and his operatives might be quaking a bit more.
What do you think?
Bush/Palin 2012 for President?

Debates or jousting?

Tuesday evening GOP Presidential candidates squared off in Las Vegas as they continue their tour of the country in an effort to tear each other down one comment at a time.

The debates, or we might as well call them jousts, pitted Herman Cain against he fellow candidates and Mitt Romney and Rick Perry against each other.

Everyone whittled away at Cain’s 9-9-9 plan.

There is not enough information. More people will have their taxes go up. On and on the attacks on Cain’s plan flew. This is despite any of the other candidates coming up with a new idea to address the nation’s economic faltering.

While that circus ring swirled, Perry got started on Romney going after his employing illegal aliens to keep his yard trimmed. At one point Perry kept talking and talking, not allowing Romney to respond.

When Romney placed his hand on Perry’s left shoulder, it looked like maybe the two would just throw down before CNN’s cameras.

Now that would have been a sight, seeing GOP presidential hopefuls in a real donnybrook.

Can any of them survive the debate drudgery? And when they do, will they have provided the Obama camp enough ammo for the General Election next November?

It might be easier to have the GOP candidates saddle up on horses and enter a real live joust.

Winner takes all and gets to face Obama. That kind of event would capture everyone’s attention.

Saddle up….