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I, for one, look forward to Washington DC Inauguration GALAs not being replete with fesitivals of black superstar icons and rappers and whoever the hell else white haters the Obamas can muster in their celebrations of the incredible oneness of the one, the Messiah, the Prophet, Obama.
Yes, he’s smarter than I gave him credit for, and he played this thing in probably the only way it could be. Still, I have my eyes wide open, and am prepared for what will follow if he is elected. He’ll be reaching across the aisle. It won’t be Reagan, but at least disaster may be avoided for a while longer. He deserves all the credit for being smarter than many of us, though.
We’ve railed against Romney for two years now and we made him a better candidate. By supporting everybody but him, he had to fight and scratch to survive. He had to get through the gauntlet of Bachmann, Cain, Perry, Santorum and especially Gingrich. All those debates and battles honed his skills.
We are relentlessly conservative and will continue to be so. Should we have a victory in two weeks, we are not going to rest on our laurels. Politicians should never be comfortable in their seats. When Romney looks over his shoulder, we will be there watching. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty!
In my own way I have my own version of this... the turning point for me was the RNC speech. I had to take a step back because I believed what he said, was impressed with how he said it and realized I didn’t know anything about him. When he chose Paul Ryan I was even more impressed. The more I listened the more I felt we had finally found someone who, while not being Reagan, had the self awareness, intelligence and ability to lead and lead strongly.
I doubted my new-found admiration for the Governor at the first debate and turned it off after 5 minutes. I had thought he was losing because he was so aggressive. When I turned the TV on the next morning I was shocked to hear he had been declared the winner so decisively. I decided then and there to do more listening and watching... this has been a LOT of fun since.
There are things I don’t like about Romney but I will unapologetic ally vote for him on Nov 6.
Romney has been executing assigned candidate duties to perfection 99.4% of the time...
Seriously, the gripe against him all along was “he’s not conservative enough”. Yet I’ve always believed in the Buckley Rule of supporting the most conservative candidate THAT CAN WIN. We know now who that candidate is, and as much as it grieved me (too) that Gov. Palin chose not to run, I don’t believe that she, Mr. Cain, Newt, or Rick Santorum could have progressed to this point with anywhere near this kind of margin. They are all good people, and in many ways more conservative, but that is not the entire equation.
Anyone But Obama. Before we can move forward (pun intended) we’ve got to get the vehicle out of the reverse gear it is stuck in, and Romney is the man to do that.
I have been pleasantly surprised by Romney’s strength as a candidate (I thought Obama would destroy him), and I have come to think of him as a good man (I had always thought of him as a slimy politician).
I am worried that he is going to govern to the center left. While he is preferable to Obama, I don’t believe he will take the necessary action to avoid an economic implosion.
My two cents. I should add that I’m Canadian, and can’t vote.
Quite a letter, Kevin.
BTW, welcome back to the Church.
I guess former PUMA Kev has forgotten all about Team Romney's skullduggery against Sarah Palin, which he railed against like the rest of us.
I have to COMPLETELY disagree with the author.
M. Night Shyamalan only had ONE film where all the pieces fit together neatly and the audience finally got to see the big twist at the end. The rest of his films have been a pile of crap.
It wasn’t so long ago that a favorable comment about Romney would have resulted in unceasing zotting or even a ban.
We lost a lot of great members during the primary who will never come back. Some of the best.
Seems we’ve put that behind us now and Romney has earned some much deserved support and accolades.
He wasn’t the first choice of most of us, but I can’t imagine any of the others running a better, more disciplined campaign. That’s vision and leadership for you.
DuJan has grown into one of the ten best political journalists anywhere, not just the US. Amazing, really, since he came out of a “disgruntled Democrat” movement.
and thank you for demonstrating the true meaning of honesty and integrity!
Right.
And the forum is just all clogged up with FReepers apologizing to fellow FReepers for mercilessly slamming them for even the slightest support of Romney.
And there is one who is conspicuously silent on the issue. Yeah, I said it.
Santorum and Gingrich I supported initially, but Romney will be Reaganesque compared to Obama.
Many SCOTUS justices will be retiring soon...if Obama is re elected to a second term, political correctness and secularism will rule and further liberal policies would ruin this country to the point we could face another Civil War.
I am convinced Romney can be a good president if he governs to the right as much as possible. With his business experience, I believe he can fix much of this fiscal mess out.
As I’ve said before, I did not support Mitt, but when my candidate did not run and the one I voted for dropped out, I went to my knees in prayer for weeks. The Lord told me Mitt was His candidate, to the best that I can tell Him speaking to me. Later, when he chose Paul Ryan, I was elated. As the campaign has gone forward I have been amazed at Mitt’s strategy. Whether he feels it is from God, or if it is his own perception of the best way to run a campaign, I will not argue. Those are semantics for others. But, I have become more impressed all the time. In what seemed to be weaker than the first debate, I waited and listened to them over and over again to get the idea that Mitt was trying to put forward and now I feel that it was played superbly! Way to go, Mitt! May God bless you and give you favor. I close by saying it is our response to pray daily for him and Paul, to keep them accountable and to remember that neither Mitt nor Paul can save America. Only God can, if He chooses to have mercy. Father, God, please have mercy on us. May we live up to the Christian ideals that define true faith through Christ our Lord, and make us righteous in Your sight.
Nice letter from Kevin. Several years ago, he hilariously dumped Romney into the “soggy mayonnaisse sandwich” of the Republican party. He’s obviously changed his mind. A lot of us did. But we are going to have to eat crow. And eat it happily, I hope!
WOW, what a letter!!!
I must say that I’m in total agreement with the author. 2ndDivisionVet, I know you too share a common thread as far as the bits about Palin.
Facts are that NOBODY will ever be perfect all the way around. Never gonna happen! What one may see as perfect, another will find faults.
Fact two, Mitt Romney is a bonafide turnaround guy with a stellar record of doing just that. That is exactly the prescription for what our country needs at this point in time.
Mitt has surprised many of us and I believe will continue to pleasantly do so in the future as our next president. But like Reagan used to say “Trust but verify”.
I could have written much of this letter.
The turning point for me came earlier this month and I am now an enthusiastic Romney voter, no longer holding my nose but chomping at the bit to vote.
The primaries were contentious, there were so many factions pulling every different way that we were in danger of losing sight of the goal no matter who the nominee.
Romney has proven to be a fierce fighter unafraid of conflict, unafraid of being attacked and unafraid of taking the consequences for his own actions.
A vote for Obama/Biden is a vote forward into the abyss.
A vote for Romney/Ryan is a vote for Real Recovery.