The real difference between Republicans and Democrats is the same difference between Rush Limbaugh and Jon Stewart – the difference between guts and gall.

Guts is when you never take on anybody with less money, power, or good looks than you have.

Gall is when that’s all you take on.

Jon Stewart takes on the power boys.  Rush Limbaugh takes on Sandra Fluke.

We have a Republican guy here named Rick Miller who is running for the State Lege who claims to be a former Naval officer and a deacon in the Baptist Church, but he has to keep telling you that because you can’t tell that by his behavior.  He stood and watched, doing nothing, while his fellow Republicans beat up a 70 year old woman.  He did nothing to stop it.  He is a raging coward on top of it all.

They are thugs.  They are bullies.

And that is why they attract people like this guy.

Gregory Peterson is a major TEA Party activist in Utah and  has hosted the Rocky Mountain Conservatives Conference at his lakeside cabin the past three years.  He was a co-chair of a Romney for President fundraiser in 2007.  And he has some other hobbies.

News that a Utah Republican activist is accused of raping four women — two of whom say they were taken to the Heber cabin where the man hosted major political events — caused ripples of unease Thursday throughout the GOP.

Gregory Nathan Peterson has hobnobbed with the likes of Sens. Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee, Gov. Gary Herbert, U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, and candidates such as 4th District congressional contender Mia Love.

But for the past 14 months, the 37-year-old Orem man allegedly has led a double life as a serial date-rapist.

Peterson was charged Wednesday in 3rd District Court in Salt Lake City with 23 felony counts, including rape and kidnapping, and two misdemeanors.

They are thugs and bullies.  It is second nature to them.  And that is why Gregory Peterson was attracted to them.

I am not calling Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan rapists.  I am calling them thugs.

Paul Ryan has never had a real job in his life – he has lived off the government dole from the time his father died and he collected social security until today.  But he wants Grandma off the medicare and social security.  He’s a thug and a bully.

Mitt Romney wants to move all the jelly to the top shelf where it can only be reached by this car elevator.  He has made a fortune off thugging people out of their money.

And that is my Monday Morning soapbox.  I will put it away until next Monday morning when they do something else that hacks me off.

Thanks to Bananas for the heads up.

Dear Paul,

So, Paul, I wandered over to United Healthcare and asked to see a healthcare plan for a 64 year old woman in Texas who doesn’t smoke.  This one looked okay.  Not one of the fancy ones, mind you.  The fancy ones are far more expensive.

Here’s what I got —  You can click the little one to see the big one.

So, for a policy for a 64 year old woman, I would pay $880.22 a month and that’s an 80/20 plan with a $5,000 deductible.  And that’s IF I don’t have a preexisting condition, which I do.

I’m not saying they would charge more for a 70 year woman, but odds are they would, ya know.

Paul, your $6,000 would get me through July, and cost me $5,000 in deductibles plus 20% on top of that.  I suspect you don’t have a plan for my deductible, right?

So, Paul Honey, here’s my question:  what would you and Ayn Rand have me do in August?   Yeah, right, I won’t be buying any green bananas after July.

So Sweetie, you can take your $6,000 and stick it in your ear.

Love,
Old Juanita

The meeting finally ended and Texas is In It to Win It.

I had not seen the actual announcement until this morning and, damn y’all, you did not prepare me properly for the sight of the two of them both wearing crisp white shirts.  Now there is coffee all over the nice clean sheets at the Marriott.

Then there was all the white men on Meet the Press eroditely discussing what is best for all of America. Thank God for Rachel Maddow – the sole voice for 50% of America.

The best part of this election will be seeing Romney embrace Ryan while tap dancing away from the Ryan Plan.  No, wait, the best part will be seeing Ryan try to grab headlines from Romney.  Whoa, maybe it will be Ryan throw Grandma under the bus and Romney strap the dog to the top.

I am told that our friend Glen Maxey will have the Vulture / Voucher bumper sticker ready next week.  I’ll get the link for you.

Romney / Ryan — Throw grandma under the bus and tie the dog to the roof.

Romney / Ryan sandwich – two pieces of white bread with no filling.

From my friend Bev – if Paul Ryan popped up in the first 10 minutes of a Law and Order episode, you’d be all “oh, he’s the killer.”

(by the way – the Texas Democratic Party is still meeting and raising hell.  I’m having a ball!)

Here’s the deal.  I am in Fort Worth for a State Democratic Executive Committee and my phone goes wild at 6:15 this morning.

Apparently, Mitt Romney also went wild.

You know, all I can remember is Newt Gingrich saying that the Ryan budget is social engineering to kill off old people.  So, you’ve got Mitt Romney saying that he’s raising taxes on the middle class by $2,000 but now we can pay it because we can cut out Grandma and Grandpa’s Christmas gift.

I’m headed to meetings so chat this sucker up!

Okay, so maybe the book writing people about the GOP delegates are right for the wrong reasons.

Have you seen this?

The Bain start-up money came from the El Salvadorian death squads?

This man wants to be President?

Blood money.  Good Lord, look at the grins.

Thanks to Bob for the heads-up.