LOTS MORE OF THEM.
Posted on 03/23/2012 8:05:11 AM PDT by Notary Sojac
I've put some heavy wear and tear on my keyboard making the point here that it's OK to loathe Romney, but to underestimate him is the act of a fool.
Those of us who have been on the "no Romney, no how!!" bandwagon here for the last year have had the luxury of believing that someone else would be able to keep Romney from the nomination.
That now appears increasingly unlikely, as we all are forced to face the fact that Freepers (and those out there who think like Freepers) are not a decisive majority in the Republican electorate. Not even close.
There are millions of long-time Republicans who are voting for Romney because he's a dignified, executive-looking gentleman who speaks in soothing patriotic platitudes. You don't have to like this, but it's true. (And no, they are not being operated by mind control rays from Karl Rove!)
So where does this leave us? Frankly I dunno. I would hope that those who advocate holding noses and voting for Romney don't get banned from FR. At the same time, I think it's very unlikely that I will vote for him. (I voted third party in 2008 in preference to McQueeg).
Yep, Romneycare is pretty much right of center.
Only to those who put her on a pedestal.
I never did.
Palin doesn't owe me a damn thing.
Put down the bong. It is clear that Romneys core support among Republicans its at most 30%. 70% would rather have someone else. Romney is being crammed down the throats of Republicans, again.
Meh, I went from Perry to Newt myself. Sorry, but Perry demonstrated he was not up to the task of being a national general election candidate. Republicans gave him plenty of chances and Rick had gobs of cash too. Perry led in the polls big time for awhile. He simply does not have the communication skills for the job.
Perry was by far and away the best candidate on paper. But he was a paper tiger and fell apart under the spotlight. I wish it had been different. I was very enthusiastic about Perry when he entered the race, but it became clear pretty quickly that he just wasn't capable of being the nominee.
Liberals will vote for their candidate no matter what he says because they know the candidate is saying what he has to say to get elected. RINOS do the same thing. Therefore, the “etch-a-sketch” comment is just fine with Romney supporters.
Those “republicans” who vill vote for Romney would have voted for Ford if he was running. They like those “moderate” Rockefeller republicans.
See my post 52.
I had no idea until now how many people were running for POTUS.
There has to be at least ONE worth a damn to vote for!
Since McRomney is probably going to be nominated, he’ll need to win this without my vote (Probably will in AZ anyway). I don’t care who he picks for Veep, it’s lost on me.
I will be voting down-ballot. There are many things besides President going on in AZ.
That's really the best motivator to vote for Mitt in the general election. Even that won't be enough for a lot of people.
You see the big picture and hopefully your logic will be contagious. Some would rather cut their nose off to spite their face.
I agree completely, but I don’t think you go far enough. :)
Love your tagline by the way. Don’t have a grandson with a dog collar would work too. :)
One of the candidates running for the nomination of the Constitution Party is Virgil Goode, the great, outspoken former Congressman from VA's 5th District.
Virgil is a strong conservative, who sometimes took flak for his comments about muslims (makes me a fan right there!).
Here's Virgil's policy background:
http://www.ontheissues.org/VA/Virgil_Goode.htm
The Constitution Party's website is:
http://www.constitutionparty.com/
I live in VA and will be doing the same.
Romney is a blank slate. A shape-shifter. He’ll do or say whatever is expedient at the moment. The Etch-A-Sketch comment was clever and true. If elected, the best we can hope for is that the people pulling his pathetic strings are the good guys. Probably won’t happen, though. He’ll surround himself with the Bushes, John McCain, etc. They endorsed him and will be the recipients of paybacks, and they’ll be the puppet masters. (I wonder what he has promised Ann Coulter.)
“It won’t be interesting at all. Just look at this thread from last night and see how many FReepers are comfortable with Romney as the nominee ALREADY.The Primary isn’t even close to over and the Convention is 6 months away and people have totally sold out. Very sad.”
Yours’ is one of the few posts that directly answers the question posed in the title of this thread.
But, you may be wrong about the ABO faction being strong enough to make things dull at FR should the party go the way Jeb and Fox are pushing it (drop out, coalesce, end the debate, have pep-rally instead of a real convention). There are so many issues and unknowns that have been simmering for months on the back burner that are about to boil over in the next 6 months - I just can’t see 2012 NOT being like 1968. JMHO.
>You see the big picture and hopefully your logic will be contagious. Some would rather cut their nose off to spite their face.
Indeed. I’m no Romney fan, but let’s be honest here, the alternative (assuming it does come down to Romney vs. Obama) is so much worse as to be night and day.
The consequences of letting Obama back in are far too great.
I didn’t give up on Rick because, as you say, he was the most principled conservative of the bunch, who also had more than a decade’s worth of experience of actually running something. I didn’t doubt that he would hit the ground running the day after the election (if he won). The early debates made me sick, but then, as it was revealed he’d had back surgery and was on pain meds, the reason for his performance became clear. As he healed, he improved steadily, and by the last couple of debates, he was wonderful. But it was too late....and that was just so frustrating.
I’m with Newt now, and I believe he is our best hope. But it seems people are just too stupid to do basic research about their candidate.
It was his own, ‘top’, advisor who said the ‘etch-a-sketch’ thing too. You believe that. It’s not even an ‘open secret’.
We are literally reliving ‘McCain v Obama’ again. It’s amazing.
NoBama, No Way!
LOTS MORE OF THEM.
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