I’m for Aboor. (Anybody but Obama or Romney)
ABBOOR = OKAY!
Ditto. It is one thing to be for or against a particular candidate in the primaries, but when push comes to shove next November, Obama MUST go if our Republic is to survive. Because of that, we need to guard against eating our own during the primaries. Remember Reagan's "11th Commandment" - "Thou shall not speak ill of thy fellow Republicans." We need a unified opposition to Obama if he is to be defeated - a split party, or (worse) a 3rd Party bid by one of the losers, will guarantee 4 more years of Obama and a disaster from which we may never recover.
I will even vote for Romney if he's the nominee - because the General Election IS about stopping the greater of 2 evils (and it isn't even close between those 2). Yeah, I'll have to hold my nose to do it (especially on the issue of gun rights), and will likely get blitzed afterwards no matter who won such an election, but I at least know that Romney loves his country and will stand up to our enemies abroad (rather than literally bowing down to them), open up oil exploration, try to keep taxes low, put some limits on the EPA and the NLRB, etc. Obama is the opposite, he IS the enemy. Romney is more akin to a very weak and lukewarm ally - not ideal, but better than the alternative.
That all said, we need someone who can cogently articulate reasons why Obama is such a disaster and answer criticisms well. I wouldn't mind seeing Cain in there, but I think his star is fading. Newt is the next best thing, IMHO.
Please try to remember that we're not electing a saint or the Messiah, but a politician. Also remember that the perfect is the enemy of the good.