Ronald Reagan didn't change his views to fit the office he was running for. His was a natural progression. Mitt's progression is about as natural as a plate of Twinkies, and about as nutritious as well.
It is going to be a very, very, very hard sell that I can believe anything Mitt says. Because he has said the opposite when it suits him and his actions as governor were often utterly atrocious and an affront to conservatism.
That is understandable and everybody would have a right to be skeptical. But if Koch vouches for him, Palin vouches for him, and Newt plus the others vouch for him, the smart thing to do is believe and vote with the hope and expectation that Romney would live up to expectations because there are no other alternatives today that would even remotely offer any chance at all for turning the country around.
This is the best possible political deal in town. No one is going to put anything forward at this point that is credibly better or offers anything remotely close to the kind of potential this puts on the political table.
And even if Romney turned out to be a complete disappointment, it is still a better outcome than the alternatives. Why?
Having been Vice President, Sarah Palin's stature and presence in future elections will be compelling. It is not possible for me to believe the Democrats could ever find a credible opponent to run against her.