All I’m hearing is the same old “no candidate is perfect argument” that we’ve been hearing from moderates for as long as I can remember.
Exactly. Why can’t the “moderate” wing ever hold their nose and vote for a conservative? This argument comes out when we’re having a RINO shoved down our throat and we complain about it.
It depends what people mean by “no candidate is perfect”. Logically, that is obviously true, because we are all flawed, but if they are using that argument to excuse some heinous act or moral shortcoming, then I’m afraid it doesn’t wash. These candidates are aspiring to the highest political office in the land. They SHOULD be held to a high standard of conduct.
When I look at our current crop of candidates, I see some really good conservatives. Romney is probably the most liberal of all but the rest have good conservative backgrounds.
Do they have flaws, you bet. Any of them.....!!!....any of them is far more conservative than some of the folks we have had running in past elections.
George W. Bush and John McCain would be considered ultra liberals when compared to most of these folks. I think our current crop is a good group and we need to stop disparaging our own.
What we're doing right now and the way we're going about it is not helping. There will not be a “holy” conservative candidate.
As we often squeak and squawk about the ‘checks & balances’ we must keep in mind, We the People, can control more at the congressional level than at the White House.
What became frightening in the past 3 years was a congress that was willing and able to do the President's biding, instead of what we elect them to do...which is represent the people. The unholy triad had control. That said there was still a lot that didn't happen and a lot we've only yet to see...
So am I so overly concerned about a single issue with any potential candidate? Abortion, gardisel, borders, or foreign policy, even sexual harassment? Should any single issue destroy a candidate because they don't meet the qualifications of the ever holy conservative base?
Even 0bamacare is already on the books and will be decided at the Supreme Court. In that regard, Romney doesn't scare me as much. It will be up to congress to repeal it and override the veto. In fact I would wager there is much about 0bamacare Romney doesn't realize and once elected and educated on the details will be more wiling to approve repeal.
But all this remains to be seen and no I won't be voting for Romeny in the primaries. I do believe there are better options, but I am not looking for another leader with messianic complexes and we should be careful to not appear to be overbearing church bitties either.