Mark Steyn: 2012 Election Is The Last Exit Ramp Before The Death Spiral

Investor's Business Daily ^ | August 10, 2012 | Mark Steyn

[DoughtyOne]

So you think Romneycare is the action of someone who isn’t a Leftist?

Sorry, not buying it.

The Ryan selection, and how they work together may cause me to change my mind about voting for the Romney ticket.

We’ll see.

[glennaro]

The Ryan selection, and how they work together may cause me to change my mind about voting for the Romney ticket Good point.

I'm sure "President Romney" will do things that will not set well with us conservatives, but I'm equally as confident that he will not "fundamentally transform America" as the current radical leftist president is effectively doing.

[DoughtyOne]

The pick of Ryan, an anti-abortion zealot, if you will, tells me that Romney isn’t threatened by people who disagree with him. I think he genuinely respects him.

Ryan may turn into the Conservative backbone Romney was lacking.

This could get interesting.

[maryz]

The visual impact of large, motivated, excited, supportive crowds is impressive and meaningful in TV land, plus.....you can coax Romney to courage

Wouldn't large cheering crowds be more likely to convince Romney he's fine as he is? Even the small cheering crowds he draws seem to be enough to reassure him on that!

[matt1234]

Leaders will emerge, but not until after the crap hits the fan.

You nailed it.

[matt1234]

2012 1992 1973 1913 is was the last exit ramp before the downward spiral.

[okie01]

I have had quite a bit of respect for Goldwater, but then I saw him pull some rather strange things in his elder years.

Senility is a difficult thing to bear.

[DoughtyOne]

Yeah, I think folks sometimes also go soft in that they start fantasizing about unrealistic agreement concerning almost any issue.