[Dr. Sivana]

That said, many of us do not believe that a choice between the GOP nominee and obama is inconsequential and that there is no difference among Newt/Romney/obama. I have never said there is little or no difference between Romney and Obama, only that nominating Romney means that in the future that is all that we would get, and our influence, which is finally getting to the tipping point, would be reduced within the party to not much better than it was in the 70s.

[ConservativeDude]

Nominating Romney would be a major disappointment.

However, I believe that we are better off than in the 70s. At least Romney claims to be pro life and small government.

Ford and Rockefeller were openly hostile to social conservatives and they really just wanted their guys in government....not smaller government.

I think Reagan changed the landscape. Now, at least the nominee gives lip service to his positions.

All that said, I would support Gerald Ford (or for that matter, Nelson Rockefeller....) over obama eight days a week if that was the only choice that we had.

I do certainly hope that we nominate the more Reaganesque candidate....and at this point, that is Gingrich over Romney. I don’t think any of the other also rans are in serious contention at this stage.

It’s not great. Plenty to be discouraged about.

But even so, we have to get obama out, or so it seems to me.....