Posted on 11/08/2012 7:22:08 AM PST by Laissez-faire capitalist
Again, a rejection of a RINO who has a Youtube video of him bashing a coal-fired power plant, all the way to articles of him flip-flopping on practically any subject you can think of running as a conservative (and then losing in the general election), isn't tantamount to conservatism being over.
Let's face it - Romney had a long track record of being a RINO. There are plenty of past threads here detailing his RINO past as governor, as well as his flip-flops before, during and after the primaries.
Yet the GOP-e thought that putting up someone whom they said could be wound up and would robotically rubber-stamp conservative legislation for 4 straight years (I mean, all he needed were some working digits) meant that conservatives as well as center-right voters would come out and vote for him in greater numbers than they did for McCain --- which didn't happen.
What say you?
And what about the Dick Morrises, the Roves, Barones, Rollins, George Will’s the RINOS/CINOS, etc, etc? Should they ride off into the sunset?
Are they now obsolete? Is it time for more grassroots conservatism as espoused here on FR?
Is it time for 100% bottom-up and 0% top-down?
And what about the O’Reilly’s and the Krauthammer’s as well?
Are they now obsolete?
Is it time for a shake-up at FOX News and maybe talk radio as well?
People like you are part of the problem. Never offering any reasonable solutions in the beginning, only complaining when you don’t get your way or when things go bad.
Wow, OK.
Romney was not a bad candidate. Certainly the most inspiring one we have had since Reagan. He was the right man for these times, but the public didn’t put 2 and 2 together. That is not his fault, that is the result of a society that has failed ourselves.
I saw nothing wrong with Mitt’s candidacy.
I thought he was much better than the rape clowns who got their asses kicked.
Shut up.. The are more of them than us.. We are going to have to hit rock bottom before we come back up. Mitt Romney was the perfect candidate for these times. We need to be honest with ourselves.
"That is not part of our campaign."
- Mitt Romney's response to being asked what he thought about the outpouring of support for Chick-fil-A's defense of true marriage.
"That is not part of our campaign."
- Mitt Romney's response to being asked what he thought about the outpouring of support for Chick-fil-A's defense of true marriage.
No, people like you who attack those who take issue with RINOs are the problem.
If you like RINOS, then you don’t belong here at FR.
I offered reasonable solutions at the beginning right when the primaries were starting, and the solution was don’t let Romney get the nomination because he would lose.
It seems that all we got from you was defend, defend, defend RINO Romney.
And you coming on my threads and engaging in Ad Homs does nothing to help.
Mitt Romney was the WORST possible candidate. Why pick a posing liberal when you can have the real thing?
Romney was a bad candidate.
He was yet another Ford, Dole, George “read my lips” Bush, McLame candidate.
From GHWB/Sununu we got a horrible SCOTUS Justice. And Romney picked Sununu as a co-chair to his campaign?
Nuff said.
Are you saying that Paul Ryan isn’t conservative?
Are you saying that Todd Aiken isn’t conservative?
Are you saying that Richard Murdoch isn’t conservative?
Are you saying that Allen West isn’t conservative?
Are you saying that Mia Love isn’t conservative?
You had best wake up.
America is not conservative. Not anymore.
False Choice coming from you.
If they hadn’t said what they did, they would have won.
And someone in-between them and Romney politically/ideologically would have been better than Romney.
In order for anything to occur, a massive “Eye Opening” must occur first..
There was a small group of us here on FR that saw what was happening, and were beaten into submission by the republicans on this site..
I did not say conservatives, but republicans, and there is a difference..
not all republicans are conservatives..
it is the same difference between a capital L libertarian and a small l libertarian..
I mention this because conservatives and small l libertarians are so close in their beliefs that they are natural allies..
Anyway, the eye opening has to occur, and the only way to open eyes is to take a look at the republican party platform, and then use that platform as a gauge against what they do when elected.
once elected, the pubs basically chuck the party platform and turn into libs..
the republican party is liberal, period.
this is based not upon what they say, but what they do..
This is the eye opener that people need to see before any changes can be made..
And, I am sorry to say, it ain’t gonna happen
Spot on.
Spineless Romney... Wet noodle Romney...
RINO Romney......
Don’t tell people on here to shut up. I never said that to you, so I expect the same in return.
And, BTW, post #13 is spot-on about you. LOL.
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