The Unorthodox Frontrunner (Thinks Romney is da man for 2012)

The American Spectator ^ | November 18, 2010 | Philip Klein

[2ndDivisionVet]

Viewed in isolation, Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential candidacy is doomed.

In 2008, Romney earned himself a reputation as a flip-flopper as he dramatically attempted to reshape himself as a stanch conservative despite having previously staked out liberal positions on abortion, guns, immigration and a litany of other issues.

This time around, Romney faces the additional burden of trying to explain away his most significant legislative accomplishment as governor of Massachusetts -- a big government health care plan that was a model for ObamaCare. In his last presidential bid he was largely able to get a pass, because health care wasn't as big of an issue. But this time around, Republican voters are clamoring for repeal of the national health care law while conservatives are cheering on constitutional challenges to its individual mandate to purchase health insurance -- a central element of MassCare that Romney defended during his first presidential run.

Despite these complicating factors, the reality is that Romney would not be seeking the GOP presidential nomination in a vacuum. In reality, if he's going to lose, some other candidate is going to have to beat him, and right now, all of the other prospective Republican candidates have their own set of weaknesses.....

[B Knotts]

The only good thing about Romney in 2008 was that he wasn’t McCain.

This time, there are much better options.

[B Knotts]

Also, there is someone who has key allies in the states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. I wonder why those states...hmmm...

[ThanhPhero]

Romney- Obama sans hauteur.

[backwoods-engineer]

... the GOP is just stupid enough to do what Mr. Klein is describing.

I know. If the wizards of smart know what's good for them, they'll get out of Sarahcuda's way and let her have the nomination if she wants it.

Because I have seen the depths of her heart, I am all in for her. She is the Deborah to his Barak and the Esther for our times.

[backwoods-engineer]

Don’t forget Romney’s Gun Permit modification to Massachusetts.

Oh, yeah, he's a gun-grabber. That's reason enough to vote him down all by itself. But then there is his unrepentant statism with Romneycare. And that right there is a flushable offense. Willard is personna non grata to me.

[factmart]

RomndyCare, Enough said!

[factmart]

Real men will vote for Palin because they knows she has more balls then 99% of the men they know, either way the majority of men will vote Republican. Men have not voted for dems for president 70 years!
Because of Sarah Palin the Woman voted Republican in the midterms November 2nd, 2019 for the First time every!
The only men who will vote for Zero are THOSE FOR GAY MARRIGE, and those men jealous of Sarah Palin’s BALLS!

[Diogenesis]

Backstabbing cowardly leper Mitt Romney:
"Do your duty for me. Attack her.
You will embrace these attacks on Gov. Palin and her defenseless children
as when you threw elections 2008 and 2010
to the DNC ….. for ME. FOR ME.
Create, then support, the vicious anti-GOP attacks from our northern lands,
our bought media, and our plants within the Obama team.
I will gain GOP favor by condemning the very same attacks and
ordering them opposed from our lands in the south.
Whichever way the tide runs, we will arise and only I will be left standing."

[samtheman]

I'm with you. I notice these Mitt puff-pieces always omit that he spent about--what--60 million dollars in 2008 and got absolutely nowhere. If the GOP keeps open their primaries, there will be a Romney surge from the 'rat version of Operation Chaos, to the devastation of the nation.

Can we do something about open primaries, or not?

What action can "we" take to put an end to them? What can I do, right now, to help?

Open Primaries = John McCain (2008)

Open Primaries = Mitt Romney (2012)