[samtheman]

well that's just great, Hiddigeigei, that's just wonderful

let's all be purist, accept no one who hasn't demonstrated a lifetime of absolute 24karat gold conservatism, and if that someone isn't there, let's just wait around for 4 or 8 years for him/her to show up

while you're waiting, read this

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883986/posts

it's what all our future looks like under the Beast

[Hiddigeigei]

Good gracious! I didn't say I wasn't going to vote.

Actually, there is one Republican candidate that I wouldn't vote for in the general election, and Mitt isn't he. As of now, I don't know who I will vote for in the primary. I just don't have great expectations that any of them will following through on what they are saying now.

[David Isaac]

All one need look at is the “progress” made in the country in the last five or six decades, most notably. Take a look at the social fabric, the complete indoctrinational, non-intellectual morass that our education system has become, the way in which our military (the individual soldiers have never been more competent or professional, just leadership both military and civilian, seems to be a disgrace)) wins wars, the courts, the media, the list is endless.

When we have not had a comlete dolt (Carter) or a degenerate adolescent (guess who) in office, we have had an acceptable Republican. What have conservatives gained? Even during the terms of Reagan, we took some pretty big hits, S. D. O’Connor, the amnesty that has led to our current immigration problem, and cut-and-run when the hundreds of Marines were killed in Lebanon, are examples. I consider both of the Bushes to be able to stand on their own “de”merits.

Conservatism and with it, commonsense (which is what conservatism basically is), is taking a severe beating. A “good-enough”, compromise (check definition) candidate is not going to stop the erosion and eventual destruction of the American culture.

We have to stop the d@#* bleeding now.

Fred’s drifting in and out of acting does not bother me nearly as bad as history as a lobbyist (it is not pretty) and a CFR member.

Romney is almost slicker than Willy. And while he may be a gifted businessman, how difficult is it to get a start, when your dad is a past-Governor/Presidential candidate and your mom a Senator. It is quite amazing, the relationship between politicians and big-money.

Even with that, these two are preferrable to Rudy and McCain and infinitely better thanany of Dem candidates.