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Was there not some rule that if you did go before a certain date your delegates had to be proportional, though? I'm sure it makes no difference because these rules are what the insiders decide they are at any given moment, so pretending there are rules in this game is just that, pretending. It's like the MI split of the last 2 delegates that suddenly both went to Romney, or his win in IA.

I know I heard Rove say those states were not proportional. It's stupid to get worked up about this anyway. Only a fool goes to the casino thinking he has just as much chance to win as the house.

This campaign has been an eye opener, though. I now see FOX as just another propaganda machine. They complain about the left wing media distorting and taking things out of context, and they do exactly the same thing.

I'm sure it makes no difference because these rules are what the insiders decide they are at any given moment, so pretending there are rules in this game is just that, pretending. It's like the MI split of the last 2 delegates that suddenly both went to Romney, or his win in IA.

I'm being told by some morons that the after the vote rule change in Michigan is just a desperate pro Santorum conspiracy theory. Apparently one of Romney's own supporters believes the "conspiracy theory" himself.

The Michigan Republican Party (MRP) Credentials Committee voted 4-2 last night to give Mitt Romney both of the state's at-large delegates, State Policy Committee Chair Mike Cox told MIRS today.

Cox was one of two "no" votes on the committee which met via telephone, along with attorney Eric Doster The "yes" votes included GOP National Committeeman Saul Anuzis, a Romney supporter, and MRP Chair Bobby Schostak.

That would put the delegate split at 16 for Romney and 14 for Rick Santorum, after each candidate won 14 delegates apiece in those divided by Michigan's 14 congressional districts.

As MIRS first reported on Wednesday, the MRP was delaying a final decision on the delegate split until after consulting with attorneys.

Cox said that according to the MRP rules, Santorum and Romney should each get one of Michigan's two at-large delegates based on their take of the popular vote.

"I supported Mitt, but the vote was clearly wrong," Cox said of the Credentials Committee. "It's kind of like Third World voting. We published rules and then we voted to change the rules."

Because The Narrative Cannot Survive A Rewrite

Sorry kids, but the GOP is behaving like the Obama administration and will lose because of it.

The rule was that a WTA couldnt schedule before a certain date. So Fl and Az had two options, become proportional or loose half their delegates. They chose to loose half their delegates. That was the punishment for staying WTA and going early, which is why Pa will have more delegates than Fl even though Fl has more people and is a stronger Republican state.

Trying to make Fl proportional would be changing the rules after the game, which was the Santorum argument in Mi. And even Romney said he didnt like the Mi Superdelegate vote.

Just remember, every media outlet spins things and will leave out something or distort something to further its goals. And that includes “The Right Scoop.” News today is very much “buyer beware.”