Is Romney becoming the choice of mainstream conservatives?

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2007/12/019291.php ^

[linuxster]

Judge Robert Bork has endorsed Mitt Romney for president. He explains:

No other candidate will do more to advance the conservative judicial movement than Governor Mitt Romney. He knows firsthand how the judicial branch can profoundly affect the future course of a state and a nation. I greatly admired his leadership in Massachusetts in the way that he responded to the activist court's ruling legalizing same-sex 'marriage.'

Our next President may be called upon to make more than one Supreme Court nomination, and Governor Romney is committed to nominating judges who take their oath of office seriously and respect the rule of law in our nation. I also support Governor Romney because of his character, his integrity and his stands on the major issues facing the United States.

As much as conservatives respect Judge Bork, his endorsement is less significant as guidance for undecided conservatives than as evidence of how undecided (non-evangelical) conservatives are likely to break.

[Dreagon]

Funny, thats not the kind of judges he appointed when he was governor.

Is this another one of those conversions he has recently had?

[Abathar]

I will vote for him, unless Fred comes on strong then he has my vote. I will not vote for Huckabee unless he wins and is in the general election, then I will hold my nose and pull the lever because its either that or Hillary, Barack or Edwards and I find that unacceptable.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Depends on how you define “mainstream.”

[Russ]

Even Reagan was a liberal before he was a consevative so I guess I’ll keep an open mind on Romney for a while.

[Mr. Lucky]

No, he’s not.

[Munson]

But a conversion in only four years? Ronald Reagan took a decade or so to evolve to his conservatism.

[Nonstatist]

Insincere or inconsistent as he's been, Romney is saying the right things, and he was a popular governor and an effective executive in private business.

Guliani has always been a state employee and hes not even trying to assuage the bulk of the Republican electorate. Huckabee is a Jimmy Carter clone, Thompson appears dandering and ineffective ( so far) and McCain is a fraud, so wheres that leave everybody?

For Goodness Sakes, lets focus...No more Hillary!

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Romney would have to choose someone like Hunter for VP for me to vote for him. I’d be the first to admit that would be a potent GOP ticket, as Hunter balances out Romney’s lack of social conservatism & military expertise.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Get used to this, then: Romney vs. Romney

[BibChr]

No.

[DeaconBenjamin]

Massachusetts “conservatives” perhaps?

[cripplecreek]

No

[kublia khan]

” Huckabee is a Jimmy Carter clone,” I am not a Huckleberry fan but saying that about anyone is a hate crime if there ever was one.

[kjam22]

No

[pepperhead]

No, for the simple reason that I keep expecting him to walk into a store and ask “can I get me a hunting license here?”

[pepperhead]

That was great. Potomac Fever.... LOL

[kjo]

Looks more and more like Romney. Fred just didn’t take off. Rudy has serious problems about his personal life and his lack of guts on illegal immigrants while mayor. McCain is a hero and POW, but his politics are all over the place. He isn’t trusted. Huckabee is the Republican Carter.

So, I guess it’s Mitt. The NR has decided it can live with him.

[Global2010]

That ticket would bring my family together politically speaking.

[marlon]

I'm with you. The more I see Mitt the more comfortable I am. Although he and Rudy maybe more liberal than I would like I think Rudy has too many skeletons and I don't believe anybody is better than Romney on the economic side. Sure I like Fred but lets face it his campaign really hasn't caught fire.

McIsane sacres me, Huckabee gives me the creeps and Duncun Hunter is terrific but doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell.