In Case You Don't Like Romney... A Challenge To Every FReeper

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[MindBender26]

In Case You Don't Like Romney...

Columnist Andrew McCarthy gives us what probably is the most important question regarding the upcoming presidential election …

“If Romney wins the nomination, as seems very likely, I will enthusiastically support his candidacy. For my friends who may have hesitation on that score, I’d just ask you to keep four things in mind:

1.. Justice Scalia just turned 78

2.. Justice Kennedy will turn 78 later this year

3.. Justice Breyer will be 76 in August

4.. Justice Ginsburg turned 81 about a week ago and has had cancer twice.

Whoever we elect as president in November is almost certainly going to choose at least one and maybe more new members of the Supreme Court — in addition to hundreds of other life-tenured federal judges, all of whom will be making momentous decisions about our lives for decades to come.

If you don’t think it matters whether the guy making those calls is Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, I think you’re smokin’ something funky….”

So for anybody who is thinking of not voting because your favorite didn’t get nominated, or writing in a candidate who can't win ... just imagine this possibility:

'SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ERIC HOLDER'

Did that get your attention!

[xzins]

Scalia and Kennedy won’t retire with a blatant socialist in office. There is every reason to believe that Joe Biden, who will be 74 in 2016, intends to run for the presidency at that time.

Ronald Reagan ran his final campaign as a 74/5 year old.

JP Stevens served on the court until he was 90 years old, a republican appointee who waited to retire until an ultra-liberal came on the scene.

No one expects Ginsberg to retire on a conservative president anyway, but she won’t have to.

Both Romney and Obama are liberals.

So, Romney’s record of appointing liberals to the judiciary in massachusetts means we should worry about getting another John Paul Stevens by another liberal Republican.

[TexasCajun]

Bitter Clinger !!

I'm voting Straight Party Ticket!

It's a free country, do as you like.

Romney's no Conservative, but he's also no Radical Marxist!!

[xzins]

Scalia and Kennedy won’t retire with a blatant socialist in office. There is every reason to believe that Joe Biden, who will be 74 in 2016, intends to run for the presidency at that time.

Ronald Reagan ran his final campaign as a 74/5 year old.

JP Stevens served on the court until he was 90 years old, a republican appointee who waited to retire until an ultra-liberal came on the scene.

No one expects Ginsberg to retire on a conservative president anyway, but she won’t have to.

Both Romney and Obama are liberals.

So, Romney’s record of appointing liberals to the judiciary in massachusetts means we should worry about getting another John Paul Stevens by another liberal Republican.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

Ok your vote is you showing sypport for someone , who you know can not win

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost."
--John Quincy Adams

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."
--Thomas Jefferson

which would you rather have another wise latina or another roberts?

Puh-leeze. How about another O'Conner? Another Souter? Where's your evidence that Mitt would nominate a conservative? Please provide sources that support your assertions.

Sure. Duh-bya nominated Roberts. He also wanted to give us Shamnesty and opened our financial system to Mexican illegal aliens and even wanted to give the illegal aliens US Social Security benefits for working in the US illegally. (Even wanted to give US SS benefits to the illegal alien's family back home in Mexico, even if they'd never stepped foot into the USA)

Can you promise that Mitt won't further sell US citizens down the road. If so, the first thing I'll ask is for you to back up your promises with facts.

If you can't promise, then you shouldn't be pushing us to vote for him --for any reason.

[svcw]

Do you want the more-liberal candidate, or the more- non conservative candidate?

Those are the choices.

[MindBender26]

No, I am making the assumption he will appoint better justices than an unfteered Obama.

That is an easy bet.

You have one choice; Obama or Romney.

Who?

[kevcol]

Wow you are delusional

Why is that? because you can't scare me into voting for Willard with the ridiculous suggestion of "Justice Eric Holder"? Or am I delusional for not believeing Willard will magically become a conservative once elected? That's sane and I am delusional? LOL

There is a process for nominees. We need strong conservative Senators and some pressure on the weaker [R]'s. That is where we need to fight, because the person making the picks is inconsequential for the next 4/5 years.

[Twotone]

But Harriet Miers never made it to the court due to the hue & cry from conservatives. We stopped a bad appointment, & can stop another one. At least with Romney & a conservative senate, we’d be able to force a better candidate. Hopefully Heritage Fdn has a good list of legal minds who believe in Original Intent that we can work from.

[donna]

So now Republicans are going to tell us that the Supreme Court is a wonderful branch of government that must be respected at all cost.

Even though the Supreme Court has taken away prayer, murdered 60 million unborn, and legalized sodomy.

Sorry, that’s not going to get me to vote for Mitt.

[SoConPubbie]

Do you want the more-liberal candidate, or the more-conservative candidate? Those are the only two choices, and your actions will help elect one of them.

All the current anti-Romney stuff only does one thing; help reelect Obama.

That is reality. The rest is crying over split milk. Period.

Sorry, but there is nothing conservative about Romney. His record proves it.

I'm with Alexander Hamilton.

"If we must have an enemy at the head of Government, let it be one whom we can oppose, and for whom we are not responsible, who will not involve our party in the disgrace of his foolish and bad measures." - Alexander Hamilton

[MindBender26]

Justices, like other old people, have a habit of dying when you least want them to.

It’s your choice; Obama or Rmney.... and that’s your only real choice.

[Diogenesis]

Mr. RomneyCARE is a proven traitor and backstabber.

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"We don't intend to turn the Republican Party
 over to the traitors in the battle just ended.
We will have no more of those candidates who are pledged
 to the same goals as our opposition and who seek our support.
Turning the Party over to the so-called moderates
wouldn't make any sense at all.""
--  President Ronald Reagan

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[kevcol]

nice. Thanks for that.

[luvbach1]

Freepers vowing not to vote for Romney come hell or high water, or socialism, or the collapse of the US say they are doing it out of principle.

[Jemian]

you can pretend you think romney’s candidaes would be no different than 0dumbo but you know you would be wrong

In truth, I know no such thing. I have no assurance at all that Romney would appoint a man like Roberts. No assurance of that whatsoever. When I look at Romney's history as governor, i.e. Romney care, I shudder in fear.

[SoConPubbie]

No, I am making the assumption he will appoint better justices than an unfteered Obama.

That is an easy bet.

You have one choice; Obama or Romney.

1. Romney's record does not support your contention. He nominated 27 out of 36 far-left, extremist Progressive Liberals for judgeships. None of the remaining 9 were conservatives.
2. There are more than 2 choices to a principled conservative unwilling to sell his/her soul for the sake of the Republican Party: a. Write in Sarah Palin b. Vote for Virgil Goode, an actual conservative.

[Williams]

This tiresome stuff does not change the reality that Obama will appoint a hard left court, Romney and a republican Senate are likely to appoint conservative Justices.

Whether or not Obama needs to be replaced is not even a serious question.

There is very little to be gained by convincing republicans to allow Barack Hussein Obama to be reelected, and a great deal of harm to be done.

[luvbach1]

I’ll put you down as withholding a vote for Romney.

[omega4412]

I don’t trust Romney but I have complete confidence in Obama to appoint justices as bad as Kagan or Sotomayor, or worse. And we can put pressure on Romney to appoint someone reasonable.

[old school]

Barring divine intervention or MASSIVE voter fraud, Mitt Romney will be the 45th President of the United States. And, it occurred to me that he can be a great President by virtue of the fact that he can bring us out of this deep depression that has been the Obama Administration. Do something to refresh this nation!

[MindBender26]

I might remind you both that Mr Adams the Younger was elected for one term only, and Mr. Hamilton never.

One might take some advice from them, but with their records of election , the smart man does not take political advice from them.

Obama or Romney, it’s your choice.... and your only choice.

[SoConPubbie]

This tiresome stuff does not change the reality that Obama will appoint a hard left court, Romney and a republican Senate are likely to appoint conservative Justices.

Romney's own record disproves your assertion concerning whom he would appoint. In fact, his own record shows he too would appoint a hard left court and since the Senate, GOP or not, is only too happy to go along with whatever extremist left-wing nominee is put forth, Romney is just as bad news as Obama with regards to this responsibility of the POTUS.

[ilovesarah2012]

Like I said, I am only voting for Romney because I hate Obama so much. He is a terrible nominee. He should be a dem and be running against Obama. The GOP is not the party of conservatives.

[luvbach1]

I don’t want Obama, but you’re kidding yourself if you think I’m going out and work for another Democrat.

You don't have to do that to vote for Romney.

[Diogenesis]

WRONG. Mr. RomneyCARE is not the GOP candidate yet.
and he will NEVER be our candidate because
he is anti-conservative, anti-Constitution,
pro-Sharia, pro-TARP, and pro-RomneyCARE.

YOU can’t name one thing he is conservative about.

[roamer_1]

You have one choice; Obama or Romney.

That isn't a choice - it is a distinction without a difference.

[x] None of the Above.

[MindBender26]

Grow up.

A vote for anyone but Romeny is a half vote for Obama. Enough half votes among the Fool Wing of the Conservative Movement and Obama wins.
You want that?

[SoConPubbie]

One might take some advice from them, but with their records of election , the smart man does not take political advice from them.

Adams, Hamilton or MindBender26....

Hmmm.....

Who is more wise and to whose opinion should I lend more weight with regards to political reasoning?.....

I think I will stick to the constitutional scholars, thank you very much anyway.

[trisham]

Sorry, but Romney’s record stinks. I don’t think that there is any reason to believe that he would do any better as president than he did as governor.

[Diogenesis]

[MindBender26]

Who is more wise and to whose opinion should I lend more weight with regards to political reasoning?.....

Regarding anything that might help reelect Obama? Moi, of course!

:)

[RWGinger]

so you have no assurances Romney would appoint a Roberts or Alito. and You also have no assurances or proof he would NOT

BUT you damn sure have a gurantee 0dumbo would not appoint a roberts etc, don’t you?

[Williams]

You can only write about who Romney will appoint?? Gee, do you even care what Obama is doing and already has done?

As for appointing any left wing nominee, didn’t George W Bush have to withdraw the nomination of Harriet Myers?? Argument disproven.

And a new GOP Senate promises to be far more conservative Tea Party.

[SoConPubbie]

You don't have to do that to vote for Romney.

Just because a man or woman calls themself a Christian, does not make them a Christian, it's the fruit of their lives, their actions, that make them a Christian and will ultimately prove true or false their confession of faith.

In the same vein, just because an individual calls themself a Republican, does not mean they are a Republican, it's their actions that prove true or false their profession of being a Republican, much less a Conservative.

[ilovesarah2012]

I feel the same way. It is my blind hatred for Obama that will force me to vote for Romney. I don’t expect he will really be much different than Obama. If he wins, I doubt he will be re-elected in 2016. Perhaps by then we will have a conservative candidate to vote for.

[luvbach1]

Nobody has said Romney is a conservative; rather that he would probably be more amenable than the doctrinaire and destructive 0bummer.

[Kaosinla]

If you are in a situation that requires you to vote Marxist or Marxist lite, then you lost the country already.

[mkjessup]

Like it or not, folks, those are the facts.

Well try on these facts:

When Romney was Governor, he appointed liberal 'Rats as judges even when he had more conservative Republicans he could appoint.

Romney was a liberal then, he's a liberal now, he will be a liberal for the rest of this days. You can paint the turd any color you want, but it is still a turd

Would Romney be an improvement over 0bama?

Sure, the same way Gorbachev was an improvement over Andropov and Chernenko.

[Digger]

I'm shocked that there are those of you that blatantly would rather have a Muslim Marxist born in Kenya, who is destroying our nation, all the while calling us racist and engaging in class warfare, race warfare, divisions across the board, over a good family man who is a moderate but loves America!

Right on. This IMO should not even be a discussion.

[MindBender26]

Sorry, but Romney’s record stinks. I don’t think that there is any reason to believe that he would do any better as president than he did as governor.

Even of your statement is right, which it is not, that is not the reality.

The reality is; Obama or Romney, which do you want?

[JSteff]

If Ubama appoints one more radical, we are done.

This is going to be a very hard election for many Freeper's.
For years I have espoused a fact very similar to your posting. SCOTUS is the big prize with this election. The dems know it and it is the one thing that could over ride any doubts they are having about getting O reelected.

This election will set the tone for the republic, maybe for decades, maybe forever.

The liberals know this and will vote to take the big prize besides the presidency. SCOTUS is all we should consider in this election. Liberals know this and will vote accordingly. Those who say they are not voting ARE doing so if the liberals take control for another 4 years.

Letting the liberals win IS voting for Obama, and for conservatives that is committing murder of our republic. Doubt this FACT only at your/our peril.

I am NOT endorsing anyone, and God knows knot Romney. If conservatives got Romney as the only choice besides O, then that is our fault. So starting from 0 (number) is our fault, but starting from "O" (obama) is well along the liberal game plan and exactly what they wish for.

I seriously have been shedding tears over the situation we are in, and pray about the burden we have given ourselves. Either way we have much work to do... I just hope we are not going to start from the hardest position of "O".

[MindBender26]

This guy came on board FR in 2007 just to try to convince everyone not to vote for McCain.

Same troll stuff now.

[Ol' Dan Tucker]

You have one choice; Obama or Romney.

Are these the only candidates running? Proof, please.

If you want my vote, you're going to have to convince me that Mitt won't sell us down the river like Duh-bya did.

[cripplecreek]

All I know is that I feel like an innocent bystander the mob is trying to force me to cooperate so I can share the blame.

If people want to vote for Romney, that’s their business but I don’t intend to share the blame for him being what we all know he is.

[SECURE AMERICA]

As a conservative I have no more faith in Romney’s nominations then Obama’s.

[Diogenesis]

ilovesarah2012: "I feel the same way. It is my blind hatred for Obama that will force me to vote for Romney."

Ironic. It is Mr. RomneyCARE's eyes-wide-open hatred for conservatives,
conservative women, Gov. Palin in particular, the public,
and the Constitution,
that makes him unacceptable in the absence of his LOUD apologies
and PROFOUND explanations.

"Peeking Out From the McCain Wreckage: Mitt Romney"

"Someone's got to say it: IS MITT ROMNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR OBAMA'S VICTORY?"

"Vanity: Team Romney Sabotaged Palin and Continuing to Do So?"

"Romney Supporters Trashing Palin"

"Romney advisors sniping at Palin?"

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[Sloth]

So we want another Souter?

[luvbach1]

Even Harriet Myers, as unqualified as she was, would be a better choice than anyone the Marxist would appoint.

[trisham]

Even of your statement is right, which it is not, that is not the reality.

The reality is; Obama or Romney, which do you want?

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My statement is correct, but it is also "right".

The reality is that I despise and distrust both.

[Little Ray]

My point is that these are the BEST we can expect from Romney. Romney’s appointments in Massachusetts were far WORSE.