Posted on 05/08/2016 5:13:32 AM PDT by rktman
Some 2016 intrigue coming from The Washington Post’s Robert Costa, who reported on a meeting Mitt Romney had with the Weekly Standard’s William Kristol last Thursday on the possibility of running as a third party candidate. Kristol is part of a large swath of conservatives within the Republican Party, who are highly skeptical of presumptive nominee Donald Trump on a whole host of issues—the most obvious being that the billionaire magnate isn’t even a conservative Republican:
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
The Establishment Strikes Back. Yawn.
Now, if you hear about a targeted independent run (not necessarily by Romney, could be anyone with name recognition) in a select few states with the intent of throwing the election into the House......that would be a horse of a different color entirely.
"“I don’t think of Trump as a traditional conservative but I think what Trump is, is an anti-left, anti-political correctness, anti-stupidity American nationalist. I think he may do more to break up the left than any conservative in our lifetime except maybe Reagan.” - -Newt Gingrich on if Trump is a conservativeFurther, prior to the 2012 election fiasco, one of my FreeRepublic posts concerning the Romney campaign contained this prediction:
"Romney will lose to Obama, because he fits right into the narrative of the so-called "progressives" and becomes their perfect opponent.Sadly, that prediction proved to be true.If these "GOP establishment" types, using the Left's tactics, force a Romney candidacy, then they must be held accountable for the consequences, including the loss of liberty for their posterity.
The Fall campaign will be a battle of ideas. Romney is no ideas warrior.
Obama understands the foundations of his ideology, and he understands how to frame those ideas in a manner that is misleading and appealing to those whom he wishes to enslave to government.
Romney shows no capacity for understanding nor articulating the ideas essential to liberty, and the way he frames what he does understand does not excite passion.
Oh, how we need a Jefferson or an Adams!
Even sadder, however, is the fact that now, in the Year 2016, the very man who failed to inspire America's citizens to reject false ideas of progressive oppression and political correctness of the Administration, along with his running mate who, likewise, did not use his elected office effectively to halt or stop the Obama programs which have now degraded our freedom--those two men now reject the consequence ("the People's" choice of Trump) they and the rest of the GOP-E brought about by their failure to act courageously to act on their voters' mandate .
Gingrich, in his comments (above), may be on to something. Perhaps "the People's" visceral reaction to the loss of freedom and national standing their elected GOP representatives and Senators allowed to happen has become so strong that, without focusing on the philosophical ideas underlying that freedom, they chose a potential nominee who will shake up the status quo and force their representatives to bend their will to that of their bosses, "the People," just as the Founders and Framers of the Constitution intended.
Many individuals have claimed the banner, "conservative", since Reagan.
Problem: Ronald Reagan had studied and "marinated" himself (thanks for the term, Laura Ingraham) in the Founders' ideas of liberty and the seedbed of ideas which preceded them: many recent "conservatives" have not, and have, therefore, sullied the name "conservative" because they have not exhibited that "visceral" reaction to a President and Party who describe themselves as "progressive and "servants" when they are, in fact, regressive and masters.
The GOPe is not stupid. Hillary is one of them. DINO = RINO. The Oligarchy (Uniparty) is a two headed beast with one body.
Exactly
Romney won’t get 10% of the vote, Trump will still steamroll to victory...
Romney blew his chance in 12.... pulling that corpse up from the dead is desperation.
I definitely believe Romney is considering this, it explains the Paul Ryan Blunder and hesitation.
In the end, Romney won’t do it and Ryan will be voted out, unless he emerges from the Trump meeting wearing a Red cap and a cheerleader uniform for Trump.
I’m glad I’m on your side.
Where do you get the energy?;)
Best ...
I contracted “TrentLott-OrinHatchitis” disease years ago. Docs told me it would go away if I fight it hard enough. ;-)
Maybe not. Perhaps a Romney candidacy will give the GOPers a place to go other than the Beast - so her heinous won’t benefit from their votes.
A complete end to the GOP and company.
The new party supporting Romney will be called “The Choking Dog Party”.
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