Hearken To The Trumpets

Jim Gilmore makes his announcement as a hokey soundtrack plays in the background.  The core of Gilmore’s message: “Keep the Reagan dream alive…Oh, and don’t vote for Rudy McRomney.”  He keeps using his “Republican wing of the Republican Party” line, which somehow sounds less and less interesting each time he says it.  There’s nothing really terribly wrong with the announcement itself (except for the blaring trumpets–is he entering Rome in triumph?), but also absolutely nothing that would make someone take a second look at Gilmore.  The biggest surprise has to be that he is still in the race after his heretofore dismal reception by activists and voters; Ron Paul has been picking up at least 2-3% support in some polls.  Gilmore remains trapped in asterisk country, and nothing in his announcement suggests that he knows how to move up.