[C. Edmund Wright]

Well your last post is more or less what I think too. I am hoping for a Newt miracle, and until I totally give up on that, I will resist joining the RS camp. I am not convinced he would actually accomplish more conservatism than Romney frankly, though he is more realiably so.

For years, this country worried too much about money and ability and neglected philosophy and character in a candidate. Now I fear we’ve gone too far the other way in our party with Santorum.

Ability, damnit, does matter. I see RS a distant third in the talent category of the four folks running. I see him as no better than tied for third in the accomplishment category. ( I also see flaws in his character, but for purposes of this thread, I won’t go there...)

These things matter, I’m telling you.

[Lakeshark]

I have to say I am discouraged about the possibility of a miracle for Newt. There are a lot of reasons he would be our best choice, and likely a very good president, but I am a bit further along in deciding it's simply not going to happen. If it happens, I'll be ecstatic.

So I will hope for a Newt/Santorum alliance, that Santorum starts to pull votes from Romney, or that Romney implodes.

The smartest thing would be an alliance, I don't think Romney goes down without that.

If it's Romney, I'm going for the "drink half a fifth of good decent scotch before going in to the voting booth" affect.