How I came to the difficult decision to support Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination

JEFFHEAD.COM ^ | Feb 4, 2008 | Jeff Head

[Jeff Head]

You are entitled to your view...I to mine.

If your read the entire article you would understand how foolish that last little barb was though.

Hey, when McCain is the nominee could you please endorse Hillary next?

Makes it abundantly clear that you're just cherry picking and not reading the whole thing.

[Greg F]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1961207/posts

[EternalVigilance]

If politicians are not accountable any more for their own record of words and deeds, the republic is truly lost.

You’ve gone off the rails, Jeff.

[Nachum]

This bears repeating over and over again until those people understand this point...

You may be right, but I just can't bring myself to vote for the democRATs.

[Palladin]

Jeff—great post. I hope that many FReepers will read it and concur with your wisdom.

[Mr. Jeeves]

It’s too late, now. McCain needed to be stopped six months ago - now it appears he has bought all the endorsements he needs. Conservatives needed to unite behind a candidate last summer - the fratricide over who is a heretic and who isn’t opened the door for McCain to waltz right through.

[Jeff Head]

As I said, in an election cycle when we are down to 3rd and 4th choices, there will be a lot of stretching and diverging. I respect others who look at the views entirely and make up their own mind, particularly if is a sincere decision based on what they feel is best for the country and the moral values and foundation on which it is based.

I came to a different conclusion regarding Mitt based on my reasoning above.

[trisham]

I'm voting tomorrow in the primary. It won't be for a Democrat, and it won't be for a pro-amnesty candidate.

As for the general election, I don't know. If the nominee is McCain/Huckabee, for the first time in my life I'll be doing a write-in or third party vote.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Not to mention that McCain seriously considered defecting to the ‘Rats back in 2000.

[MinuteGal]

You've summed up my position perfectly.....and put it in much better terms than I could dream of.

IMO, supporting Mitt is both the best moral and politically-strategic position possible given all the circumstances and choices......and uniting behind him is a MUST-DO.

With Hillary/Osama/McCain as president, the GOP and conservatism is kaput for years, even decades, to come. The generation after us deserve better than what's coming down the pike.....and we are still in a position to spike it.

We are being confused by many of our own leaders and those among us whom we respect. Which is why I appreciate your clear thinking, Jeff, and hope others take your well-reasoned post to heart, to mind......and to the ballot box.

Leni

[Jeff Head]

Sorry...I have articluated why I made a very difficult dedcision. You clearly do not agrere and that is your right and I will not smear you over it.

I made my decision based on what I wrote and it was not an easy one. But it is a sincere one and it is based on my own long standing commitment and record of working solid conservative issues based on foundational values.

I will not smear you for coming to a different conclusion for the same reasons in such a tough election cycle, particularly on our side of the fence.

But I have not given up my commitment to fundamental principle in the least and any conclusion by you that I have is simple off the mark.

[hermgem]

To make Governor in Massachusetts is not a small feat.
On top of it, besides making Governor and on top of it being successful is another bonus.
Like balancing a budget and cutting taxes.

[river rat]

On another thread -- some folks came up with the perfect bumper stickers:

Romney..........Mormon
Huckabee.....Moron

[old school]

That becomes a moot point if McCain is not the nominee. I’ll do my part to assure that he isn’t. Clinton or Obama is a nightmare of unimaginable spectacle!

[Jeff Head]

I do not believe it is too late...just very hard.

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

"This bears repeating over and over again until those people understand this point...

You may be right, but I just can't bring myself to vote for the democRATs."

Reread my earlier post...I DO agree with you apparently...

[Greg F]

Nod. I just don’t think it matters . . . Romney will be more liberal than McCain if it benefits him . . . and the media and the Dems will push Romney around. McCain, at least has some areas where they can’t push him around. I fear that Mitt has none at all.

[Jeff Head]

Thanks my FRiend. It was not an easy decision, but for me, clearly I believe at this point it is the correct one.

[bmwcyle]

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