Are there even Freeper conservatives willing to vote for a Mittwit like Romney? Can’t they see him as the big RINO that he is? Are they really Mitt supporters just signing up to FR to pump up their candidate?
Many conservatives simply aren't that impressed with Fred Thompson. I realize that the hard-core Fred Thompson supporters can't understand someone not being impressed with their guy. One person even suggested that Fred Thompson was like George Washington. That would have been the funniest thing I've heard in a long time if I weren't so frightened by the fact that the person was serious.
We don't have any really good candidates in this race. That's the sad reality of our situation. I think most of them are basically good men, but they are not great candidates. Fred Thompson's weaknesses are a complete lack of executive experience and relative lack of experience in any political office. He's an insider because of his work for Howard Baker and as a lobbyist, but he's not even that experienced a legislator. He's taken some stands on the issues that have not been very good. He says now that he regrets campaign finance reform, but that change of heart shows that he doesn't have much foresight. We need someone who will see mistakes and avoid them instead of make them and regret them later.
Even my favorite candidate, Duncan Hunter, has some significant weaknesses. Besides the fact that he's doing horrible in the polls, he doesn't have executive experience either. As a House member, he's never represented a geographical area as diverse as an entire state. He knows the issues very well, but he's not a dynamic speaker. His website isn't being maintained well, and the lack of upkeep leaves me with the impression that he's just going through the motions now.
Given that we have a field of flawed candidates, I could see myself voting for Mitt Romney. I think he has the potential to be a better president than anyone else in the current field. If I look at the delegate count before my state votes and see Fred Thompson with a better chance to beat Rudy Giuliani, I may vote for him. Regardless of which candidate I pick, this primary vote isn't going to make me all that happy.
Bill