Tony Island Blog - Sane Thoughts for an Insane World

Welcome to Tony Island blog! Just another post in a series of occasional analyses of the 2012 Presidential election. Here, I want to highlight some things that were made evident by the final results. In no particular order - 1) There is no mandate - Every victor claims a mandate, even when there isn't one. And this is a case of "there isn't one". Obama's popular vote numbers and electoral votes were down from 2008. How could there be a mandate? The Democrats successfully demonized "the rich" and tarred and feathered Romney with that evil moniker. Since the economic meltdown was caused by Wall Street, anything touching Wall Street (however remotely) was deemed bad. In reality, it's tough to change horses mid-stream. The electorate didn't quite like the alternative enough and thus stuck with the devil they know. 2) The Republican Party isn't dead - despite grave dancing by Progressives, the Republican party is far from dead. Republi...

Welcome to Tony Island blog! Well, it's been a few weeks since the presidential election so I thought now would be a good time to post some thoughts on it all. If you listened solely to conservative talk shows, you got the feeling that momentum was on Romney's side, especially after the first debate which he handled masterfully. Things got dicey in the remaining two debates as Mr Obama came out swinging and a bit snarky. Another momentum obstacle was Hurricane Sandy. I was afraid that this would give the President an edge and I think it did. He showed himself to be presidential more or less. Governor Christie's warming up to the President also helped. I'm not sure those points actually are what did Romney in though. For that, I think we can point to two big issues - Bush and religion. I think the Democrats were able to successfully link Romney to Bush (as Republicans linked Mondale to Carter in 1984) and make Romney the second coming of Bush. While I don't bel...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Welcome to Tony Island blog! Happy Thanksgiving to all my readers. Please take a moment to let us know what you're thankful for this holiday in the comment section below. Have a safe holiday weekend! Thanks for reading Tony Island blog!

Welcome to Tony Island Blog! Just a reminder to please VOTE today...for Love of Country, not revenge! No matter who you vote for, get out there and do it. It's so important that your voice be heard. And it WILL be heard! Depending on your state, you'll have a slate full of candidates other than the major parties (we had 4 choices, IIRC). Young men and women literally died for us to have the right to vote. So, please, get out and vote! Let us know who you voted for and why! Feel free to include local candidates such as US Senator or Congress person. Thanks for reading Tony Island blog!

Welcome to Tony Island blog! I wanted to get out the word about a free movie ( The Hope and The Change ) that is available on Hulu,com . The official description from Hulu.com sums it up nicely: " The Hope & The Change interviews 40 Democrats and Independents who were onetime supporters and voted for Barack Obama in 2008, but due to runaway spending, unemployment, debt, and deficits, can no longer continue their support of President Obama in 2012." Check it out. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. More importantly...VOTE NOVEMBER 6, 2012! You changed your clocks on Sunday - now Change your President on Tuesday! Thanks for reading Tony Island blog!