"I'd say Obama is the preferred choice of the Monied Establishment, the well spoken conciliator who steers a Center/Right course and holds our fracturing Republic more or less together without too much pain for The Rulers.
I suspect they consider the GOP base has become far too insane to be trusted. [I agree] Mittens, as was Capn' Crusty in '08, is a merely sacrificial candidate meant to keep genuine loons out of the actual race. They have likely learned the Hitler Lesson; a real radical cannot be controlled once they grasp the levers of Power.
Better that smart and accommodating Black fellow who is A Credit To His People and is more than happy to advance their cause before the Latinos take over. Why do you think he and Holder are so fierce in their drive to deport them?
...Goddess, sometimes the depth of my cynicism surprise even me..lol"
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