[ari-freedom]

“The thing is that now Gingrich will have a full vetting. And people will not like what they see when the old Gingrich comes to full light.”

And then it will be off to find yet another candidate that isn’t Romney. Another flavor of the week :/

[gardencatz]

Well, since all candidates have their warts, including Romney, I guess we’ll now have to choose who among our flawed (i.e. HUMAN) candidates we think best expresses our values, meets the constitutional requirements and can beat 0bama.

Cindie

[Huck]

I think Newt will be the last one. He's actually not that different from Romney as far as I can tell, except that he's probably a tougher sell.

The Tea Partiers have gone through a series of not-ready-for-prime-timers. It seems to be their favorite flavor. But after Newt, who they never thought they'd support, who is left? No one.

So it will come down to Newt vs Romney. I think Romney can win it, if the Tea Parties can't make up their minds. If they cling to Cain the way they clung to Palin, they'll split the vote with their somewhat more rational brethren, and Romney has a shot at winning it. If the press savages Newt, as I think they will, Romney will be the one the non-junkies will see as the one who can beat Obama.And then the real fun begins, as the Tea Party has to decide if they want Obama or Romney.

As for me, I was close to going with Newt, but that foreign policy debate ruined it for me. He's a hubristic, arrogant neocon, and I just can't cast my vote for that--even if the base insists on such a policy. No thanks.

I'm going to vote for Gary Johnson. Y'all can make whatever dumb choices you want. I'm done with it. It's not as if my vote amounts to squat anyway.