Posted on 04/15/2010 8:35:19 AM PDT by Publius772000
After his straw poll win at the SRLC, Mitt Romney appears poised to take his shot at buying a much more important vote.
The Boston Herald reported the possible merger in an article titled, "Mitt Romney-Sarah Palin in 2012? You betcha!" According to the story, Republican strategists were "licking their chops" at the prospect of such a telegenic duo running against Barack Obama.
Truly, the ticket would be intriguing to some GOP voters.
“They both have a lot they can offer a campaign,” said Douglas Lorenz, a California-based GOP consultant. “Romney has the experience as a governor and experience as a candidate for president, and when you combine that with Sarah Palin’s ability to get people motivated, that could definitely be a formidable ticket.”
Unfortunately, it is Romney's experience as governor and his experience as a candidate that would make him a poor choice. Romney's signature achievement as governor of Massachusetts was to sign into law a health care reform bill for that state that has since been a complete fiscal disaster. The costs have snowballed, the insurance companies--non-profit insurance companies--have had price controls imposed on them by the state, and care is suffering.
The former governor has tried to justify his support of the plan in much the same way that more moderate Democrats are now justifying their support of Obamacare: something had to be done. And when Obamacare balloons in "unexpected" costs and the government adds and tweaks the plan to point us to a single-payer system, those moderates will undoubtedly use Romney's excuses as well, such as, "The bill I voted for didn't call for all this. It was added on later..."
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It does not sound good to me - NO Romney for me!
I suspect shes being polite. What could she say? “I wouldn’t run with that rino jackass if the republic depended on it”?
This makes me want to barf. Is there anyone left on the conservative side who hasn’t sold out to Romney?
I would do a cartwheel!!!
At least Obama unites Republicans against him.
RINOS like Romney divide us and probably manage to push more socialism through.
Romney is a complete loser, worse than even McCain; I will never vote for him.
“Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican”
Romney isn’t remotely a Republican.
Wow. After Laying down with McCain and getting fleas, selling out to the GOP Tea Party and alienating the real Tea Party, now she’s indicating she’ll lay down with anyone - Romneycare Mitt. Great.
Sarah, you sure hoodwinked me.
I loved ya, but you’ve compromised on what you’ve indicated your ideals are, turned your back on grassroots America for political expediency and power and demonstrated you will backup whatever political hack you can find with an R behind their name at the expense of more Constitutionally minded candidates.
Shame on Sarah. Shame. And more shame on those that would support just another political hack.
Shame on Michele Bachmann for associating herself with Palin. The GOP is in the process of reigning in all the radicals. Business as usual. Soak the country for all you can and crap on the Constitution.
I always vote and would be happy to vote for Sarah.
I have noticed that she never criticizes Republicans. Her focus is on stopping Obama.
Plenty of Repubs try to make their bones attacking her, but she never takes the bait. She keeps her eye on the ball. Ask her what she thinks about any Repub, and you’ll get the same answer; great guy. She wastes not one round of ammo going after Republicans. She’s saving it all for O and the DNC.
Romney/Palin looks pretty good?
She’s a witch. Burn her.
Should Palin win the nomination, I actually disagree. I think Romney would be a solid VP choice due to his economic chops, and I suspect he wouldn’t mind that spot at all. He would essentially become the ‘economy czar’ and lead the rebuilding of the American economy. As other said he, I would rather have had Mitt than McCain in 2008, but have zero interest of him at the top of the ticket. None. That said, he would be a good VP candidate where he would bring a stellar business mind to the team.
Correct and well observed!
I don’t like Romney either. Just challenging he’d be worse than BO.
Nor do I. Just saying I don’t see him actively working against America. He is NOT worse than Obama.
He may or may not “love” his people, but he isn’t deliberately seeking to destroy them.
I voted for McCain, grudgingly, in 2008. I won’t do that again. Too much has happened, too many conservatives have been reacting against the GOP establishment candidates (ex: Scozzafava, whom Newt endorsed) for me to ever hold my nose and vote again. Worse than Obama? No, Mitt is likely not quite as bad as Obama. But he’s not conservative, even fiscally. I don’t know that he’d be a great “Economy Czar.” I don’t even want an “Economy Czar.” Come to think of it, I don’t want any czars at all. Plus, as someone said, I have my doubts Mitt could beat Obama in any case. He definitely wouldn’t be able to draw a distinct line between he and the socialist on health care. Much better choice would be any combination of Herman Cain, Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor, Michele Bachmann, and, possibly, Sarah Palin.
Unreal. You're counting on one of our country's most accomplished socialists, one who is also a renowned liar, to "rebuild the American economy"?
he would be a good VP candidate where he would bring a stellar business mind to the team.
He's a leveraged buyout guy, a predator. That's the last thing we need anywhere near power.
Obama 2012
Any FR-peer Palin supporters still on FR?
Lemming
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