For the primaries, don’t vote for him. But if, as seems likely, he will be the Republican nominee, I suggest that the way to vote for him as a conservative is to place your clothespin securely over your nose. Then keep firmly in mind that Romney likes America better than Obama does. Also, he likes American business better than Obama does. He likes working to support his family better than Obama does.
Kind of like George HW Bush vs. Michael Dukakis. Bush senior just wanted to be president because it filled out his resume nicely. He wasn’t terribly conservative and he didn’t have Reaganesque goals or principles to put forward. But he was better than Dukakis.
Also, if he is as malleable as everyone says, perhaps he can be influenced by whoever is yelling the loudest. In that case, we and the conservatives in Congress need to yell a lot.
This is not a great scenario. This just gets us a one-term, not terribly helpful Republican. But it is better than Obama.
That would be how a conservative could vote for him, I think. Here’s the bumper sticker for it:
ROMNEY 2012—
BEATS A POKE IN THE EYE WITH A SHARP STICK. MARGINALLY.
/johnny
Romney can drop dead for all I care.
I will never support or vote for the freaking leftwing socialist.