Look, the field was bad this year. No one wanted to run. Romney was beatable, and no legitimate candidate stepped up. The fact that Santorum and Gingrich--both single-digit players any other year--got any traction whatsoever shows that the field was just lousy. I didn't see any electable conseratives lining up to run. Did you? Seriously. Who was a good conservative candidate in the race? There was not one.
Say what you like. I won't vote for Romney, in the misplaced hope that the GOP can be persuaded later to please move a little bit to the right.
Like I said before, Buckley was right. Vote for the most conservative person who has a chance to win.
They can pound sand. Besides, every time they put up a liberal go-along-to-get-along type, they lose.
Like who, McCain? Everyone seems to forget that McCain was leading in the polls until Lehman Brothers. Look, McCain wasn't my favorite candidate by a long shot, but to say that McCain lost because he was a moderate and not a conservative is just delusional.
I won't vote for a liberal, and that includes Romney. Justify yourself voting for a liberal however you like. I won't do it.
/johnny