Krauthammer declares Romney ‘most conservative candidate who can win’ thus far

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[Sub-Driver]

Krauthammer declares Romney ‘most conservative candidate who can win’ thus far Jeff Poor - The Daily Caller 1 hr 21 mins ago

Although we’re some 14 months out of the 2012 presidential election, knowing who will be facing President Barack Obama is still up in the air.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry’a initial splash upon entering the field of Republican candidates garnered him a lot of attention and a bump in the polls, but some are saying that the luster has worn off. On this weekend’s broadcast of “Inside Washington,” Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer, who admitted he wasn’t sold on Perry, seems to be leaning toward former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

“I think what has been said is correct — Romney is polished,” Krauthammer offered. “In the end, Republicans are going to have to decide whether they want authenticity or electability. And that is really where it is. I mean, it often is a choice. Democrats have had that in the past with Howard Dean and others. You often have to come down and say, ‘Which way are you going to go?’ Do you want the guy that you can rely on ideologically on everything or with the guy that might have a better chance of winning?”

And according to Krauthammer, Romney seems to have the edge when it comes to applying the so-called William Buckley rule.

[livius]

Urrp. Conservative...compared to what?

Romney is the only one of the pack I simply wouldn’t vote for. There is not a single conservative thing in his past and note how he is avoiding his lousy record in MA - and what he is doing right now is simply not saying anything because he realizes that keeping his mouth shut is the best policy.

That way nobody can pin any statements on him, but people who have their individual obsessions can fantasize that he agrees with them.

[Balding_Eagle]

LOL! Good one.

[Elle Bee]

I'm sorry to say it's true

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[Las Vegas Ron]

Was simply pointing out that libs, Paulbots and trolls use the term “neocon”

Which one are you?

Could give a flying you know what about Irving Kristol, nice try at deflecting though....not!

[Yardstick]

We are doomed if it’s Romney. We will have to have someone with the strength of Zeus to get the Obamacare repeal through Congress.

What if a Republican congress put repeal on his desk. I doubt he'd veto it. We don't need Zeus to not veto something. We just need a rubber stamp. Maybe we just need to make sure we get a rubber stamp in the oval office and let the leadership come from somewhere else.

[Captain Kirk]

Could give a flying you know what about Irving Kristol, nice try at deflecting though....not!

Don't confuse you with the facts eh? In other words, you close your eyes, ears, and mind to the pesky evidence that the same term is also embraced by folks, such as Irving Kristol, who are not libs, Paulbots and trolls. Then again, I shouldn't have bothered since you appear to fit the classic profile of a "true believer."