[George W. Bush]

My own transcript. For the office-bound.

[muir_redwoods]

"...But Bill Clinton in Utah in 1992 came in third (in Utah). Now that's a fine state."

That's all I need to know about Mormons

[Democratshavenobrains]

Romney, Giuliani, and McCain are taking up all the oxygen in this race. Hunter and the other social conservatives have no room for manuever.

[Unmarked Package]

A RedState commentator attending CPAC says this about Romney's speech:

Giluiani had leadership. Romney had conservatism. Make no mistake about that.

The people who want a conservative have found their man, it seems. Mitt Romney was pitch perfect and willing to talk social issues -- something totally missing from Giuliani's speech. And people noticed.

I have to say that it was a tremendous speech. I actually could not listen to all of Rudy's, but Mitt's was great.

He poked fun at John McCain subtly. He spoke negatively about McCain-Feingold and McCain-Kennedy. He pulled at the heart strings of social conservatives, something Giuliani did not even attempt.

Giuliani was introduced by George Will, who made the point that Rudy made New York governable and Rudy is a Thatcher conservative.

Mitt was followed by Ann Coulter who put the red meat conservative seal of approval on him. It was an excellent speech that should resolve all fears conservatives have about Romney.

The race is one -- it's now between Rudy and Mitt. McCain is a non-starter.

[Stone Mountain]

"...And you have to say about Romney, he tricked liberals into voting for him." (laughter)

Either that, or he tricked conservatives into voting for him...

[goldstategop]

Bravo! And the nervous nellies in the conservative movement focussed on her use of the word "faggot." Oh why, oh why, do some conservatives have to give the libs ammo by speaking ill of a fellow conservative? We ought not to enforce political correctness for the libs, period. I remind every one of the 11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Speak Ill Of A Conservative.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[XR7]

Has anyone heard of Duncan Hunter?

[Ol' Sparky]

And Giuliani is very very liberal and when this country gets to the point (and I have a love letter to him in my current book, Godless, what he did for New York was magnificent) but when this country gets to the point where both presidential candidates support abortion, I think we can hang it up as a country."

It's pathetic that Sean Hannity and Michael -- both Christians -- can't come to the same conclusion and oppose this pro-abortion, pro-homosexual liberal.

[JCEccles]

In my opinion, most opposition to Romney among social conservatives at FR can be traced to the fact that they are not convinced he is a genuine social conservative.

Coulter is a social conservative. If she is leaning toward Romney it is likely because she is persuaded that he is telling the truth about his positions on abortion, gun control, traditional families, gay marriage, and national security.

On matters such as business savvy, fiscal discipline, smarts, and take-charge leadership skills, Romney yields to no other Republican candidate.

Romney must still persuade the larger number of justly skeptical social conservatives. That's a tough challenge, but the fact that he has apparently begun to persuade Ann Coulter gives him hope he can succeed on a broader level.

But in any event, Romney is not "owed" anybody's support. He has to fight for it.

. . . Unlike Rudy Guiliani, whose supporters at FR demand that Republicans "owe" him the nomination. Now.