I'm not convinced a third party is going to viable but if thats what it takes to shake up the Grand Old Party and shake out the nest of RINOs that sit at the controls, it would worth the attempt.
Like many conservatives, I find myself hating having to defend as well as vote for a RINO because the Republican hierarchy manipulated the primaries and pushed Romney to the front. Because Romney is our only real chance to defeat Obama, I'll vote for him but I'm not thrilled about it. Not to mention being sick of chest-thumping 'more-conservative-than-thou' posters castigating anyone that faced reality some time ago, put our egos aside and realized that Romney was the only thing standing between us and Barack Obama - and the complete destruction of America.
Agreed on all points.
My observations on this is just a statement of how messed up the RNC handling has been. The candidate selection process is terminally broken. It must be fixed or the GOP dies.
“...Romney is our only real chance to defeat Obama...”
Ancient mind control works like that; You will put up with anything so long as you can be led to believe you have only a single, worse, alternative.
In 1980 the national press smeared Ronald and Nancy Reagan endlessly. His poll numbers were in the toilet even as late as October, 1980.
RR won the Presidency nevertheless, because he was a great communicator.
It takes great courage to go after what we really want.
I believe there were only two people capable of changing Washington, D.C., and the way it presently malfunctions: Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin. Their polls numbers weren’t adequate, but then neither were Romney’s.
It is Newt’s and Sarah’s ability to get their message through to fellow citizens that had to be blocked, and Romney paid big bucks to buy his way into this candidacy by shutting those two down.
A truly capable politician would enfold Sarah and Newt into their campaign, making their messages his message, too. Only a stupid, vain man would resist the urgent counsels of advisers telling him to do so. Guess which one Romney is?
No, I am no BHO2 supporter and I will vote for the Republican Party’s nominee this November, even if it is Romney. Then, I’ll work my ass off to help found another political party based on conservative principles.