“We did what William Buckley suggested we do -— choose the most viable and electable conservative.”
I don’t disagree with that, but the problem is, we didn’t have a conservative in the race after Hunter and Duncan dropped out. After they left it basically became a “beauty contest”. It was all about how tall, how handsome, how telegenic, how beautiful his smile is, how pretty his hair is, etc. The honest people here, who supported Mitt, agreed that he was no conservative, but he was the best looking candidate, therefore, he was the most electable candidate. Thankfully, enough people saw Mitt for what he is—a flip flopping liberal who could not be trusted.
By the way, if Mitt spends the next four years building a conservative record for himself, and fights for conservative values, he’ll have my support next time around if he choses to run again. Like the great Ronald Reagan once said, “trust, but verify”. I will trust Mitt AFTER he proves that he IS the conservative that he claims to be.
Post #220 was actually meant for rgiabs. Sorry for the mess up.
After they left it basically became a “beauty contest”.
***At that point I had no dog left in the hunt. I had to decide for myself if I could even put on the clothespin and vote for any of the remaining candidates; I certainly couldn’t support them. So I concluded I could vote for Huckabee ( he got an oblique nod from JimRob also) because at least he’s a socon; I decided I couldn’t vote for McCain; I never really did decide on Romney and I don’t have to.
Once there’s no conservative in the race it’s either wear a clothespin or write in a republican (100% republican ticket, so the RINOs will be happy).