If Romney is the next POTUS (and I DO understand and respect the motivation so many here have for voting for him), I'll have done what I can (by voting on-the-ballot official third party) to make sure that at the least, he's denied any kind of mandate.
People talk about "holding his feet to the fire." The more votes the guy gets, the harder that will be for conservatives to do. The idea that Romney is a weather-vane who will bend to conservatives is wildly wishful thinking, as people who are desperate are apt to engage in. And they might get their wish -- but Romney's entire political career has been to bend people to government.
Voting FOR that to "lead" the Republican party, no matter what it appears to be "against," is dangerous. People are trusting an alwful lot to a person whose character is on record of being one that:
-- Thinks it's good to promote homosexual acceptance to 12-year-olds (that's part of what Gay Youth Pride does, and Romney was a big endorser of Gay Youth Pride)
-- Has said recently that gay couples should have a "right" to adopt kids and start families, which really means he believes the government has a right to punish adoptions agencies and landlords for refusing to cooperate
-- Is on record as not only thinking it the proper use of government to supply tax-funded on-demand abortion to any woman who wants one, but who has said that if a minor female wants an abortion and her parents want to stop her, she should be able to go a judge and have him override her parents.
CHARACTER MATTERS. That is the quality of character that so many here are desperately "trusting" will listen to right-minded conservatives. If Romney wins with a landslide or even a majority ... I think a lot of conservatives who voted for him are going to be kicking themselves for ever thinking they could trust such an obvious creep.
Thank-you for your good word. I do the best to be civil, which when I see some of the posts here on FR. I just hope things will stay civil over the next few months.