Right.
Romney may be way down on a lot of people's list for President (I know he was right near the bottom on mine), but to quote *Donald Rumsfeld*, "You go to war with the army you've got - not the one you wish you had!".
Right now, Romney is the nominee of the army we've got. It's unfortunate it is he whom we are stuck with (I'm still voting for Newt in our Primary, and I have donated liberally to him).
But we must keep the strategic goal in mind: just who is the most dangerous and lethal enemy we face? This may be our last chance to stop them and forestall the more extreme and painful future lurking out there on the horizon.
If we fail that which is now realistically set before us in the most important task looming before us concerning the future of our lives, liberty and country, it is not going to lead to anything pretty on any level. Frankly, you can think "Soviet Union" or "Bosnia" and likely not be too far off the mark.
We have a choice. Not the best, but a choice. Unfortunately, we are not always presented with the ideal choice or can choose the best answer. We had best not blow this chance (as unsatisfactory as some may think it is) or we may never get another.
At one time, the weak Duma, the Mensheviks, and Alexander Kerensky and the Socialist Revolutionary Party looked like a pretty poor choice to a lot of Russians after the Tsars were overthrown. But was it really? The endless grumbling and competing factions of the various competing groups on the "White" side ended in them losing everything in a civil war with the weaker but unified "Reds" who were a distinct minority but who held the militarily strategic interior lines and a government which they had installed by force but which had not yet revealed it's ultimate evil nature.
I think we face much the same situation today. We can fight out the details, but only after our side wins. Trying to do it now before we win is the sure way to lose it all - just as the Whites did. Forget all our competing factions. The main goal should be not to let the Reds win!
Gritty, what an EXCELLENT analogy, and one I may use elsewhere, if you don’t mind.
The control of the US government has been a dream of the left and a long time coming. We simply cannot allow them to maintain control, for, like you, I see a terrible furutre if we do not prevail this fall.
We need to remember that we were not given choices of perfect canidates, only those flawed in one way or another, some through political ineptness, some through personal foibles, and some through weak ideology.
I have a strong practical streak and although Romney and I disagree on a great many issues, he’s good enough for the current times. People should not underestimate the ruthless streak he usually keeps hidden, the smartness of the guy, the effect of Ann and those handsome and successful boys, and the story of his father, who rose from selling paint out of the back of his car to running American motors, running for president, and then becoming a cabinet secretary.
The Army we have is Romney. So let’s choose to help him defend our cause the best we can, rather than tearing him down to prove a point. Should we choose the latter course, generations yet unborn will not thank us, but will curse our memories.