[Plutarch]

There is no surer signal to the GOP base of a candidate's conservative principles, competence and electability than an early and sustained attempt to damage him by the MSM.

Good column from Hugh, obviously inspired by Plutarch's FR posts. ;-)

Such as My post 12/22

Never have we seen the MSM devote such concern over the fealty of a candidate to conservative orthodoxy. This can only mean that Romney is more consevative than RINO, because there is no better RINO test than favorable treatment from the MSM.

My post 12/21

The spate of MSM articles chiding Romney for flip-flopping are to wave conservative GOP primary voters away from Romney. You won't see McCain or Guilini hit pieces, because the MSM can live with these RINO's. No Hunter hit pieces, because he would lose and get a Dem in.

No, it is Romney they fear, because they have the expectation that he would turn out to be reasonably conservative, and could win.

And this one:

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To: MikeA

Washington Post to conservatives:

"Romney is not the candidate you are looking for."

11 posted on 12/21/2006 1:42:12 PM PST by Plutarch

[Plutarch]

Washington Post to conservatives:

[Mount Athos]

Plutarch nailed it on this one

[florida one]

Romney's problems may be exacerbated by the Boston Globe, but they arise in the first instance from his actual positions over the years. The man voted for Paul Tsongas in 1992. He was for abortion rights before he was against them. And he boasted that he'd be a better advocate for gay rights than Ted Kennedy. Hugh can't deny these facts, or blame them on liberal media bias. Romney's having trouble convincing conservatives he's one of us, because he's had trouble convincing himself over the years to be one of us.

[JRochelle]

"Romney is not the candidate you are looking for."


Well if that is what the MSM is saying, for once they are right!