The White House Wants Romney

Rush Limbaugh.com ^ | January 4, 2011 | Rush Limbaugh

[Kaslin]

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RUSH: Anyway, here's this New York Times story now. It's by Helene Cooper. "Now that Mitt Romney has squeaked through with the narrowest of victories in the Iowa caucuses, President Obama and his campaign aides are facing a conundrum as they decide how to tarnish the man they see as their likely opponent in the battle ahead. Do they go the flip-flopper route? Or do they go the out-of-touch, protector-of-Wall-Street route? The two tactics are not necessarily mutually exclusive, and in fact, the president’s re-election proponents have in recent days been gleefully highlighting both aspects of Mr. Romney’s public persona.

"In one portrayal, he is the one-percenter Wall Street type -- witness the Democrats’ display in Iowa this past weekend of a worker who was laid off from a company that was restructured by Bain Capital on Mr. Romney’s watch. That portrait makes him out to be a conservative ideologue. The other picture paints him as the weathervane-watcher who was for Roe versus Wade before he was against it; who said he believed that humans contributed to global warming before he said that actually he was not so sure about that; and who said he was glad Mr. Obama was 'copying' parts of his Massachusetts health reform before he said he would seek repeal of the federal health-care overhaul. 'Yesterday, Mitt predicted victory. Today, he says 3d would be fine. He can’t even stick to the same position on THAT!' an Obama adviser, David Axelrod, said on Twitter on Tuesday."

So the New York Times says Obama's licking his chops, can't wait to go up against Romney, and here's a pull quote from the story. "It is a high-wire rope to walk -- accenting the more conservative parts of Mr. Romney’s record, while at the same time arguing that he is a politician who is more than willing to shift ground as the ground shifts. There are signs that the Romney-as-ultra-conservative narrative seems to be gaining favor within the Obama campaign." Now I think this story is fascinating because it is jumping the gun. The presumption here is that Romney's the nominee, which tells me -- and I can't tell you how many of the professionals and the consultants have told me, not directly, but they've let it be known that they think I'm full of garbage when I've said the White House wants Romney. I have said for months that I think the White House wants Romney for both of these reasons.

They want Romney so they can run against Romneycare. They think they neutralize any opposition to Obamacare because Romney's got his own health care plan saddle around his neck and they also want to run against him because he's Mr. Wall Street. I think they're set up to run against Romney. Now the media is telling us they're afraid of Romney. That's strategic so that we think we should support Romney. But the left is never gonna tell us what they really want us to do, and the left is never looking out for our best interests. So when the left tells us who we'd be better off with, go the other way. And the left has been telling us how worried they are about Romney. Romney would be the toughest for Obama to run against. Now, the New York Times has blown that, the New York Times has a story, Obama chomping at the bit, can't wait to run against Romney. And my contention is this has been their desire all along. My contention is they think Romney would be the easiest of the likely-to-win Republican candidates.

I know the Republican political professionals have let it be known that I don't know what I'm talking about -- think I'm crazy.

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[TEXOKIE]

Sounds interesting, however the link did not work.

[Hoodat]

[Baynative]

This is the link: www.usatoday.com/news/politics/candidate-match-game

I think you'll find it interesting.

[show]

Reaction from RINO Establishment Beltway Types if/when Conservative Newt wins.

[Hoodat]

Newt is the Beltway establishment candidate.

[JediJones]

Absolutely ridiculous and utterly preposterous. Why in the WORLD would the entire Beltway establishment have trained their guns on Newt if that were the case? Newt is an insider-REVOLUTIONARY. Newt went to Washington and actually stood up for conservative values against RINOs in his own party and the Democrats, suffering through all the lumps the mainstream media (and now the Mittstream Media) could throw at him. He is in Washington but he is not of Washington.

The key difference is Newt came from a middle class background. When someone grows up in that environment in their formative years it defines their worldview. Most people don’t forget where they came from. That is the candidate who will stand up for the middle class, not a trust fund baby who was born with a silver spoon in their mouth.

[JediJones]

Brokered convention = Jeb Bush and Chris Christie. They’d never pick Palin in a hundred zillion years.

[Chunga]

Newt is the Beltway establishment candidate.

The last thing on earth most of the Republicans in the House and Senate want to see is Newt Gingrich as the GOP presidential nominee. They thought they were rid of him forever.

Newt doesn't go along to get along. He charts his own course, which has most establishment beltway Republicans concerned.

[cricket]

Newt is the Beltway establishment candidate

Really? Who; inside the 'Beltway' is supporting Newt? Is the Republican 'establishment' i.e. the RNC, supporting Newt? How many 'inside Repubs' have endorsed Newt? How many are even brave enough?

Now ask same per Mitt; who just got endorsement from our last 'establishment' candidate, John McCain. And of course; Mitt has been groomed by RNC; since Obama's 'first run' candidacy .

While there is some irony to positioining; Mitt IS the 'insider'.

Something quite seductive about the 'status quo'. And Mitt; is going with 'status quo' flow.

Newt OTOH; fought and won; when 'Speaker of the House'. And he could do same again. We so need authentic leadership; that is not afraid to 'rock the freaking Obama boat; and the one the 'inside' Repubs sit in, as well.

[cricket]

Agree with Rush; and 'trust' my own instincts.

First, why EVER believe the Dem Party line? They cannot say often enough; how 'afraid' Obama is of Mitt.

It's easy to see the agenda here; the trap. Particularly if you are familiar with the 'Brer Rabbit' solution. Or; just recall the intent of the 'lady, who did protest too much'.

Wake up, all who imagine, the 'grin' should win. . .

(No; it is the finely crafted, verbal 'stick' they fear; and the Leadership of the man who is as good as his word.)

[LibLieSlayer]

Plus Rush played a clip from one of the Sunday shows where one of obamao’s top advisers screwed up and said that they wanted romney to get the nom.

LLS

[Eye of Unk]

It would be very interesting if it was found to be that Romneys greatest source of campaign contributions came from democratic sources aligned with Obama.

[cricket]

Wish I had seen that one.

Save for one conversation w/guest (the Canadian (?) lady who ascribed all of Newt's advantages/qualities, to Mitt) so did not hear the 'slip of tongue'. Am guessing this was dismissed - or passed over, as simple error - and nothing more authentically revealing.

[cricket]

Wish I had seen that one.

Save for one conversation w/guest (the Canadian (?) lady who ascribed all of Newt's advantages/qualities, to Mitt) so did not hear the 'slip of tongue'. Am guessing this was dismissed - or passed over, as simple error - and nothing more authentically revealing.

[cricket]

Wish I had seen that one.

Save for one conversation w/guest (the Canadian (?) lady who ascribed all of Newt's advantages/qualities, to Mitt) so did not hear the 'slip of tongue'. Am guessing this was dismissed - or passed over, as simple error - and nothing more authentically revealing.

[cricket]

Wish I had seen that one.

Save for one conversation w/guest (the Canadian (?) lady who ascribed all of Newt's advantages/qualities, to Mitt) so did not hear the 'slip of tongue'. Am guessing this was dismissed - or passed over, as simple error - and nothing more authentically revealing.

[cricket]

mega oops; and bump for Rush. . .

[lentulusgracchus]

Come on, guys, easy with the grafix, willya?

I'd kinda like the page to post up this week!

[lentulusgracchus]

Just click once ..... you can ask Sidebar Moderator very nicely, by FReepmail or subbing an "abuse" report on your own posts, to remove your redundant posts.

Nature, as Bill Buckley used to say (I think), hates a pleonasm.

[lentulusgracchus]

Brokered convention = Jeb Bush and Chris Christie.

God, there's an ugly thought!

But no, even GOP delegates are never so spineless as to sit still for that ..... yet another Bushoid .... Karl Rove no doubt gleaming evilly at his elbow .....

No, I disagree. I think the party faithful would burn the arena down around their own heads if the RNC put the wood to them and demanded in the name of Baal Mammon, that they choke down Jeb Bush. Main Street would immolate themselves and their convention first.