I understand he is a point of expediency at a time when there is a dearth of Conservatives out there on the national stage, and that the public face needs a name and a champion, hence his "popularity" with Conservative luminaries, but here among peers I refuse to pretend he is "all that" for serious Conservatives. For right now, with few exceptions, as far as conservative positions and ideals, he is not much more than a website of positions, backed by prayerful hopes that he is serious about keeping true to those ideals.
The fact that doses of that reality have to be splashed on the "Mitt is king Conservative" crowd here on the most conservative of websites, a place where we can "let our hair down" so to speak, a place where we can be honest, is a bit disappointing.
Or perhaps it is most telling about his supporters.
“Since I never slander the man, that is easy enough to stop.”
Sorry for the confusion, I was not accussing you, but others on the thread. Its clear who I’ve tangled with.
“However I will meet you half way, you guys quite selling him as the second coming of Reagan” I really never have, although half in jest I said Romney was the next “Reagan”.
Really, we wont get another Reagan, not the iconic perfect Reagan of our dreams... BUT, we dont need that. We just need someone who is a reliable conservative who can articulate the conservative vision well. Romney is articulate, and has been articulating the conservative themes.
“I understand he is a point of expediency at a time when there is a dearth of Conservatives out there on the national stage, and that the public face needs a name and a champion, hence his “popularity” with Conservative luminaries, but here among peers I refuse to pretend he is “all that” for serious Conservatives.”
Then maybe we are in violent agreement. There was a time that I thought he was our best candidate vs Huck, McCain and Rudy. I still think that he would make a better President than McCain. Or Obama or Hillary of course. but perfect or ideal for conservatives? No.