Let me see if I have this right

[drwex]

Perry can't remember what parts of the US Government he would like to discard.

Cain can't remember which women he groped.

Romney can't remember his position on abortion rights.

Gingrich can't remember why nobody likes him.

Bachman can't remember basic US history.

Did I omit anything?

Comments

[bluegargantua]

You can't remember Rick Santorum, without going *ick*.

And no one can remember Jon Huntsman.

There appear to be a few more minor candidates, but they can't even remember to show up for debates...
Tom

[c1.livejournal.com]

Obama can't remember what, exactly, he promised to do once he got elected.

[gentlescholar.livejournal.com]

I seem to recall hearing the same thing said often about Clinton, but then when someone actually counted, he'd fulfilled 94% of his campaign promises in the first few months. I've no idea what the current President's record is.

[c1.livejournal.com]

How many of his promises have been kept isn't as important as what promises he's abandoned.
Three of the things that I've been waiting for are unfortunately, probably the things he shouted loudest about before the election, yet has completely flipped on since (and indeed, made him look like a card-carrying member of the GOP).
Iraq and Afghanistan. That whole timeline thing? Yeah, pull the other one: it whistles.
Gitmo. More importantly, the folks inside have as much a chance of seeing the inside of any kind of courtroom (military or civil) as they did when Dubya was at the helm.
The USA PATRIOT act. Significantly, curbs on civil liberties have increased during his administration, with his justice department arguing vigorously for more unchecked surveillance powers being handed to police organizations.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

That's funny, I seem to remember he just ordered us to get the troops out of Iraq by the deadline the previous administration set.

I could, however, be living in bizarro land.

How many of his promises have been kept isn't as important as what promises he's abandoned

I would say they are both important.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/

[sandhawke.livejournal.com]

Re Perry -- the third one, forgotten, turned out the be the DoE. Why would a republican want to get rid of the DoE? I know it has some green trim these days, but isn't it basically American's nuclear weapons factory? Getting rid of the DoE would be unilateral nuclear disarmament, inconceivable for a Republican. What am I missing?

[mrf-arch.livejournal.com]

Presumably most people aren't aware of that fact. Rick Perry is, quite likely, in the majority on this matter. :-)

[srl.livejournal.com]

Perhaps DoE is the agency which would be responsible for implementing climate-change-related energy regulations? Just a guess.

[c1.livejournal.com]

He might be frustrated that the DOE isn't doing enough to promote nuclear power, as evidenced by the fact that a new plant hasn't broken ground since the 70s, IIRC.

[imvfd.livejournal.com]

All I can say is try this out as an antidote. Well, ok, doesn't actually change anything. But it is a few moments of laughter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA4CHDgqo7g

(completely safe for work)

[intuition-ist.livejournal.com]

yeah, i can't remember whyinell anyone would ever vote Republican. blech.

[mrf-arch.livejournal.com]

None of them remember that the economic policies of the late Hoover administration didn't actually work.