Posted on 11/07/2008 6:20:56 AM PST by Leisler
Often derided for being ‘plastic’, Mitt is more a creature of narrow, albeit successful, experience.
I've heard that you can tell a man by his enemies. Oddly, the only ones that express strong dissonance to Mitt, are in the GOP. The GOP can live without Mitt, but not without its conservatives. Without them, it is moderate Democrats, which actually is the GOP.
Do I think that if the 66% of the GOP gets behind Mitt, Mitt can get elected? Yes, but it's not happening. Mitt has rebranded himself too many times.
Hey Mitt, you’re a MORMON! Ain’t no way you your ever gonna be elected unless you dye your skin black, move to Indonesia and become a Muslim!
Romney is a very polarizing figure. There are few that are neutral to him. People either support him or oppose him. 33% support means the opposition is large - the same sort of opposition McCain faced for his history.
What it means to me is that we need new choices. If Mittens thinks he's just going to park his butt on a shelf for the next couple of years, waiting for the party to call him to ride in on his white horse, he's sadly mistaken.
Our future leaders will come from the people who are best able to oppose the Obamunism agenda. We need a new "Contract With America" to spell out solid proposals for how we will restore America's greatness. In about a year and a half, the fools who thought that vague promises of "Change and Hope" will solve anything will have their heads sufficiently out of their posteriors to pay attention to it.
That's how we got past Mr. "I feel your pain" sixteen years ago, that's how we'll work our way out of this situation. The American people just need a reminder every so often that flaky slogans accomplish nothing.
Right. Poor economic conditions sink the party in the White House. Why on earth do you think Romney would have stopped that, especially since he is linked to Wall Street and the general public was blamed Wall Street for the financial crisis?
It doesn't take a man that raised taxes/fees and bankrupted Massachusetts with socialized health care legislation that is from Wall Street to articulate conservative economic principles. Sarah Palin or Bobby Jindal can do that just fine.
He is welcome to take his best shot in Michigan or Massachusetts at Senate seat or governorship. That's it.
33% does not a consenses make. Thirty three percent of Americans believe in ghosts, UFO’s, astrology, witchcraft and reincarnation.
spelled “consensus.” Sheesh
I'd take George HW Bush over Romney now, too. That doesn't mean I want to settle for someone like him over a Reagan conservative in 2012.
NO, NO, NO to anyone that ran in the primaries of 2008! Have seen enough to last a lifetime. The undermining of Sarah Palin by the Romney supporters in the McCain campaign will not be forgotten.
We need new blood and not someone who was not a team player. We need someone who has always been conservative not someone who sticks a finger in the wind.
Romney, Huckabee, McCain, Rudy, Thompson — JUST SAY NO!
I'd take George HW Bush over Obama now, too. That doesn't mean I want to settle for someone like him over a Reagan conservative in 2012.
I wish he would go for Reid’s seat in NV. If he takes a residence there now, he would probably win.
“And why pray tell does Palin have negatives? Why... the leftist MSM of course!.
I believe most people around here would call that a net plus for Palin.”
Agree. Would like to see her plan around the negativity and make a strong comeback. She could get on the speaking circuit, maybe as an advocate for Down’s Syndrome, boost herself with the public, and counter the past and future media attacks.
Palin needs to go on Fox...frequently and smile at the camera. She needs to make the rounds in conservative circles and take Ivy league classes and get her leftist toilet paper. She needs to kiss the right butts in the beltway. That's how the game is played.
Hey, in defense of Mormons, they were critical in defeating the gay marriage ban in CA.
They took a lot of BS from the media and the fag lobby.
Oops, should say they were critical in passing the gay marriage ban!!
I’d vote for Jeff Flake. Check him out, he’s good.
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