[flintsilver7]

That’s what an alarming number of people seem to be saying.

In the absolute worst case (a ridiculously improbable situation), Romney is no better than Obama. It’s impossible for him to be worse. A more realistic situation is that Romney governs like the moderate he really is, which would be a MASSIVE improvement over what we have.

What I don’t understand is the prevalence of stage one thinking around there. I hear things like “the Republicans are just driving the car off the cliff at 20 MPH instead of 100 MPH.” Well, suppose that’s true. If it’s either driving off at 100 or driving off at 20 (reverse is simply not an option right now) then why would anybody in their right mind not pick the better of the two options?

[eureka!]

Hey, principle over the country's future, I guess. I am NOT a Mittens fan (*gag*) BUT....

a good GOTV 2010 down ticket Tea Party result will stop him if he plays the Massachusetts politics garbage. Hopefully, more here on FR will realize that. He's no Reagan but could mature in that direction. 'Tis all we got. The alternative is unthinkable. Unless you want reparations, flash mob robs and the occasional jihadi bombing at your malls and churches to become the "new reality" along with pork and beans. Oh, and taxes and the ghey agenda and global warming and green energy and super high gas prices and an unsupportable national debt.......

[APatientMan]

“If it’s either driving off at 100 or driving off at 20 (reverse is simply not an option right now) then why would anybody in their right mind not pick the better of the two options?”

For me, it’s because that is the exact same logic that got us to where we are.

I think our Founders would be shaking their heads in disgust to hear things like:

He’ll support abortion slightly less than the other one or

He’ll take fewer of our weapons away or

He thinks gay marriage is OK because...

That is the logic that took us from George Washington to The Won - IMHO.

[Antoninus]

That’s what an alarming number of people seem to be saying.

We "seem to have been saying it" since 2007. They GOP had fair warning that Romney was a non-starter. They chose to force him on the base, now they can live with the consequences.

[tentmaker]

No, it's not impossible for Romney to be worse than Obama. If Obama is re-elected, he won't have control of Congress and will have to fight every step of the way to get anything done. With Romney, every bit of his liberal agenda will be rubber stamped by the GOP-e controlled Congress and it will all be passed. We'll get a new version of Obamacare. We'll get more spending and no balanced budget. We'll get liberals nominated to SCOTUS and confirmed by the Senate. And so on.

What you don't seem to understand is that Romney is simply not an option. What would you do if somebody tried to force you to vote for either: Obama, or Reid, or Pelosi? Would you actually vote for one of those scoundrels for POTUS in the name of doing the least harm?

If the GOP-e pushes the Romney nomination down our throats, it guarantees a third party movement, and that's on them.