This is why a Romney presidency will be a disaster for the Tea Party movement.
To support Romney, Tea Partiers have to abandon their principles and twist conservative logic into pretzels. It leaves everyone in the movement open to being called hypocrites. “You were against Obamacare, but are OK with Romneycare? You’re nothing but hypocrites that put party ahead of principle.”
If Tea Partiers stick to their principles (which would mean opposing Romney), they will be called petty purists that are only helping get Obama reelected.
The Romney campaign is already a disaster for the conservative movement. Just when they should be rarin' to go into battle to save the country, conservatives are sullen, demoralized and dispirited as it appears more and more likely that Romney will be the GOP's presidential standard bearer. If you don't believe me, just read the Romney, Gingrich, Santorum, Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, etc. threads on this board.