[Kazan]

Quoting one of Rush's old monologues after the attack on magician Roy Horn -- a tiger is a tiger. You can train a tiger to behave a certain way but you can never change the tiger's true nature.

And, Romney is what he is. The idea that Romney is going to change and govern as a conservative is an absurd expectation, especially given that he and the Republican establishment know most conservatives will always settle for the lesser of evils.

[so_real]

Complete agreement. You can never shake out a conservative agenda by putting a liberal in charge of its implementation. To expect to do so is absurd.

[Lakeshark]

The idea that Romney is going to change and govern as a conservative is an absurd expectation

It most certainly is, but so is the idea that he will be as bad, or even remotely as bad as the most egregiously destructive, lawless, pro-Marxist, pro-muzzie, pro-death, anti-free enterprise, anti-American, anti-everything we love and care for administration ever.