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I think Romney and Giuliani both have problems as pro-life candidates. Whom do we believe, Romney, who seems to trim his views according to voter polls, or Giuliani, who is honest but so far has refused to commit himself to a pro-life stance?

For the moment, I'm suspending judgment.

Bopp naturally wants a reliable pro-life candidate, and so do I. But I'm not yet ready to commit myself to either of them.

Nor will I commit to Duncan Hunter, who seems to be the best of the conservatives, until I see whether he has any chance of winning. At some point, it will be time to vote, in the primaries and the election. That's when those of us not yet ready to endorse and work for a candidate will need to decide, and persuade our friends to do the best possible.

Well said. It's far out, but I posted this because I don't think Romney's getting a fair shake from the freeper community this early out. A simple look at his myriad of high rolling conservative endorsements (like James Bopp Jr.) who are in the know, so to speak, is enlightening.

Time will be the great qualifier, that's for sure!

Whom do we believe, Romney, who seems to trim his views , or Giuliani, who is honest but so far has refused to commit himself

All things even otherwise, I'd take the former. Imagine Congress passes gay marriage laws or partial birth measures? You want the guy who promised or the guy who didnt?

At the end of the day, I'd still vote for the Pubbie who can beat Hitlery (and at least pretends to be a conservative of some certainty ), but that hasnt been completely revealed yet.

Nice post. I haven't picked a horse yet, but considering the cost of a Presidential campaign today, it's not too soon to start looking. The one thing I do know is that after Bush-Clinton-Clinton-Bush-Bush I'm ready for someone different, and I think that most of the country feels this way. This, as much as anything, is one of the reasons Hillary is having so much trouble right now. I think many people would see electing her as a continuation of the pattern that's held since 1988, and above and beyond anything else, want to see someone in the White House that breaks this twenty year cycle.

The only person I've completely ruled out is McCain. I also couldn't vote for any Rat. I could go Giuliani if he would commit to letting abortion, homosexual preferences, and gun control be a states rights issue. I do like the fact that he could realign the electoral college map, creating new debates on issues, instead of the battle lines that have been drawn since Reagan. Romney, I just haven't seen enough to know. Hunter I wouldn't recognize if he bit me on the leg. Gingrich probably reflects my views better than anyone else, but can he get elected?