Posted on 08/15/2008 4:04:09 PM PDT by Plutarch
On the day Mitt Romney bowed out of the presidential race last February, his supporters latched onto something of a consolation prize that appeared to bode well for his political future: the warm embrace of hundreds of conservatives whose seal of approval he had long sought.
The enthusiastic ovations Mr. Romney received before and after his speech ending his campaign at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington seemed to signal that Mr. Romney had finally overcome doubts about his conservative credentials, as conservatives embraced him as a bona fide standard-bearer for the movement.
Yet as Mr. Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, is said to have emerged as a top contender to be Senator John McCain’s vice-presidential running mate, a vocal segment of conservative leaders and grass-roots activists have mobilized against him, with some going out of their way to block his path to the Republican ticket.
It is unclear just how large the group of Romney detractors is and how representative it is of the broader conservative movement. Many are evangelicals who flocked to one of Mr. Romney’s rivals in the Republican primaries, Mike Huckabee, the Baptist minister and former Arkansas governor whose own hopes for making a repeat presidential run in 2012 or 2016 could suffer if Mr. Romney were named to the ticket.
Indeed, Mr. Huckabee himself aimed a few jabs at Mr. Romney this week, arguing that he would make an unacceptable vice-presidential pick because of his shifting positions on several issues...
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Not this one.
He’s solid and this attempted smear by the Slimes is proof.
Still ? Some ? He’s a slimy liberal with a record of destruction, period. A perfect running mate for Obama.
No one has accused you of being a Conservative, Scarchy. ;-)
Yup...the only thing RomneyCare Fiasco proves is that socialism is idiotic.
He is 100000% better that Lieberman
Who is incidentally 1000000000% better than Grammnesty
Not saying much...
What we need and what Romney provides par excellence is a super attack dog. Articulate, well spoken, not afraid to go on the offensive, clear thinking, and his eye on the ball. He brings that, play in several states, and a ready-made base of grassroots support. There are many options for VP - I consider Romney an attractive one.
Y'know, this kind of rabid virulence against a candidate is kinda suspicious. Did Romney steal your girl?
Hey, Huck... are you sure you aren't talkin' about McCain?
I know it's not the Onion, but it should be. I'm always amazed by what the Left can say with a straight face.
I hate to break it to ya, but McCain IS a Democrat.
What you said...
Looks like Romney is still begging for the VP slot...
A Mormon on the ticket guarantees a President Obama. It is campaign suicide. Do I like it? Not at all. But it is reality.
I think Romney raises more concerns w/ liberals than he does w/ true conservatives. It’s interesting to note the assault lately by the liberals & MSM on Romney. If they didn’t fear him, they wouldn’t say boo.
What’s a shame is that we have “conservatives” here that seem to be in agreement w/ the liberals & MSM. Kind of a head scratcher to me.
What took you so long?
So would a Scientologist.
Or a Moonie.
Get some new material.
All the libs I know (I’m a teacher - so it’s 100+) HATE Romney with a seething passion.
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