I keep trying to suggest to people:....The likely way, maybe the only way, we will get a truly Conservative president is first get him in as vice-president. Then have a successful 4 or 8 year term with our Republican president and finally get the conservative veep elected as president.
Romney has stated he expects to be a 4 year president because of taking on the serious tasks of reforming our government to save us from the impending bankruptcy we all face. Limbaugh says he was told this second hand. I believe him.
So the trick for this election cycle is to get Romney and a conservative vice-president elected and have Romney do the very hard things that must necessarily be done and then get Rubio or Christie, for example, elected in 16. The difficult part is not having both of them blamed for the coming changes to medicare and social security and medicaid at the state level.
Newt or Santorum don’t have and never had a chance to be elected as president. Ronald Reagan they ain’t.
Let me amend the previous post by saying IF Obama really crashes and burns (hoping so!) even Newt or Santorum would have a cnance to beat him. I just don’t want to pin my hopes on that slim chance. Rather take my chances with Romney.
I agree. I would like to see a Tea Party backed candidate as v-p. You set up an interesting scenario—a one term Repub prez to do the “dirty work” that needs to be done. It requires getting more Tea Party backed Senators and Reps elected to push him in that direction.
“have Romney do the very hard things that must necessarily be done”
Apparently you’ve been drinking the Romnuts kool-aid, citizen.
Don’t count on the Massachusetts Moderate to do anything even faintly resembling Conservative reform.
He’s an appeaser, McCain II, Obama Light, who would “reach across the aisle” and not give Tea Partiers any more time or attention than he gave his dog.
And look at Biden to know how much influence a Veep has. Biden’s only job right now is to attack Republicans so Bam doesn’t have to get his hands dirty.
The Massachusetts Moderate and his Ego would be in it for the long haul... and in 2020, who knows what the political landscape will look like? Could be a Rat’s dream if they have a majority in either the House and Senate or both.