[sickoflibs]

RE :”With the exception of Perry, who graciously committed Hari Kari, Cain, Bachmand and Newt were viciously attacked by the press when they took the lead. (Santorum was never a front runner) The entire process was designed to mortally wound any conservative candidate. It was hardly a shock that the (GOPe) chosen one walks through unscathed.”

Both Perry and Cain self destructed,

That left Santurum and Newt who were almost designed to lose.

Santurum left his Senate seat booted by PA voters, then went to FNC.

and Newt left his House Speaker job resigning it because of all kinds of personal and professional problems, then went to FNC. He has too many problems+past baggage to list in this comment.

That goes back to my point. Romney had no real opposition last year.

[antidisestablishment]

Cain did not self-destruct—at least not initially. He was the target of a well executed attack. I will admit that this ultimately resulted his untimely, if self-inflicted, destruction. :)

My main point was Romney was no better than any of them. He won by default, and then he abandoned the race to Obama—just as the GOPe desired.