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Is Romney becoming the choice of mainstream conservatives?
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2007/12/019291.php ^

Posted on 12/15/2007 10:08:14 AM PST by linuxster

Judge Robert Bork has endorsed Mitt Romney for president. He explains:

No other candidate will do more to advance the conservative judicial movement than Governor Mitt Romney. He knows firsthand how the judicial branch can profoundly affect the future course of a state and a nation. I greatly admired his leadership in Massachusetts in the way that he responded to the activist court's ruling legalizing same-sex 'marriage.'

Our next President may be called upon to make more than one Supreme Court nomination, and Governor Romney is committed to nominating judges who take their oath of office seriously and respect the rule of law in our nation. I also support Governor Romney because of his character, his integrity and his stands on the major issues facing the United States.

As much as conservatives respect Judge Bork, his endorsement is less significant as guidance for undecided conservatives than as evidence of how undecided (non-evangelical) conservatives are likely to break.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; bork; elections; no; romney
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To: TheLion; Ol' Sparky
Romney does not have a liberal record.

Reading something like that, and believing I actually DID read it -- in a putatively conservative venue -- well, let's just say that a statement like that is the political equivalent to "beer goggles."

The thing is, though, I don't drink.

(I will, however continue laughing and shaking my head in disbelief for the next few minutes, now that I've read it three times in a row to verify that it really DOES say what I thought it said.)

81 posted on 12/16/2007 11:31:44 PM PST by Don Joe (We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
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To: Ol' Sparky
He is a fraud on a level with Bill Clinton.

I was going to challenge you on that, but as the page was loading, I reconsidered. I guess what he lacks in astroturf he more than makes up for in polyester, brylcreme, and tooth-whitener.

Look at the bright side, y'all Mitterites -- if he loses, he can always find success in any used car lot in the land.

82 posted on 12/16/2007 11:34:33 PM PST by Don Joe (We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade
I will for for anyone who isn’t a Democrat!

I've always wanted to meat the perfect voter.

I mean, from a party hack's perspective.

83 posted on 12/16/2007 11:37:49 PM PST by Don Joe (We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade
The Democats have drifted so far to the left they may well destroy the county if given half a chance.

Aw, c'mon, level with us. You're only saying that because the Republicans have already done that, right? (I mean, it's a no-brainer for anyone who's had even one eye open for the past several years.)

84 posted on 12/16/2007 11:39:42 PM PST by Don Joe (We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
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To: Mobile Vulgus
If you really look at their assessments, the bottom line is that they picked him because they think he can win, NOT because they think he’s the most conservative. They have chosen winning over ideology and they know it.

Bingo.

To some people "winning ain't everything" (hey, look what it got us the last time!)

Thus, I am not, and shall never be, a Mitterite.

I value my self-respect far above any puerile urge to be able to scream "I won! I won! I won!" (particulary when the reality will be that I'll have lost -- annointing a figurehead RINO simply because he belongs to the correct team... ugh.)

Prediction: Long before primary season is over, there will be more and more people taking the "I am NOT a Mitterite!" pledge.

85 posted on 12/16/2007 11:46:14 PM PST by Don Joe (We've traded the Rule of Law for the Law of Rule.)
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To: marlon
I just can't seem to get the blood lust of opposition research going for the Republican candidates running when we have three committed socialists running on the other side.

So the Republicans are socialist, too, but they're OUR socialists? so you don't want them criticized?

Weak.

86 posted on 12/17/2007 11:52:16 AM PST by JohnnyZ (victim victim Mitt victim victim Romneyvictim victim victim so persecuted, poor me!)
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To: JohnnyZ
Yeah, that's what I said, no criticism, not quite. I expect everyone has their own favorite candidate that they support. I was saying I personally would rather spend my time and energy criticizing the other side.

And while you may not feel Rommney is your choice I would hardly consider him a Socialist. Hillary, Obama and Edwards leave no doubt that they are.

87 posted on 12/17/2007 2:07:35 PM PST by marlon
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To: linuxster
I would have said that last week, but it looks like Romney just keeps sinking.

Romney and Huckabee are like the Kilkenny cats.

There once were two cats of Kilkenny
Each thought there was one cat too many
So they fought and they hit
And they scratched and they bit
'Til instead of two cats there weren't any!

88 posted on 12/17/2007 2:44:44 PM PST by x
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To: marlon
I was saying I personally would rather spend my time and energy criticizing the other side.

I completely agree.

As a Republican, Democrats are "the other side".

But as a conservative, liberals are "the other side", and many Republicans are liberals.

89 posted on 12/17/2007 2:48:23 PM PST by JohnnyZ (victim victim Mitt victim victim Romneyvictim victim victim so persecuted, poor me!)
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To: ChessExpert

Not that I support Romney, but what has Fred done that shows wisdom?


90 posted on 12/17/2007 2:55:25 PM PST by BruceS
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To: BruceS

It was an offhand remark, and I won’t get too involved in its defense. My impression is that Romney is smart but could be lured into the activist/liberal temptation to “solve problems” (with other people’s money.) Whereas, it seems to me, that Thompson might be more inclined to do nothing, thereby allowing free people to solve their own problems. To me, that is the path of wisdom. I could be wrong. I look forward to learning more about each candidate. For the moment, I would be happy to support either candidate, or Duncan Hunter.


91 posted on 12/17/2007 4:20:12 PM PST by ChessExpert (Reagan dismantled the Russian empire of 21 conquered nations)
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To: ChessExpert

Thanks. I really wasn’t trying to do a “gotcha”, I was wondering if I had missed something about Thompson. I am in the position of not really liking any of the “viable” candidates (I had been for Huckabee, but have put him in the category of “will vote for him in the general, but can’t support in the primary”). Duncan Hunter sounds good, but has no executive experience and has never run an election outside of a district in San Diego. Tancredo is a one-note candidate. Paul and Keyes are punch lines. Of the five front runners, they all have serious flaws (as well as each having some good points), so I was seriously trying to see if you had seen something concrete in Thompson’s record that demonstrated wisdom. Your point on Romoney is well taken and fits with my impression of him.


92 posted on 12/18/2007 2:48:07 AM PST by BruceS
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