[txnativegop]

Tell me again why Romney is considered a conservative? I would really like to know.

[sevenbak]

Why don't you ask the CPAC people who invited him to speak.

Or maybe they were bought off too, along with the National Review, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingrahm, Ann Coulter, etc, etc, etc.

All bought off, all supported Mitt.

Methinks you spend too much time inside a Free Republic bubble of “my conservatism is the only conservatism”

We certainly deserve what we have with Zero with the conservative spit we have today.

[Sudetenland]

Tell me again why you don't consider him a Conservative. I really would like to know.

As for your question, he's strong on defense, strong on the economy, has a successful business background and would not be making the kind of moves that President O is making-to the applause and new found admiration of McCain.

He is a strong family man of very high moral character who is not shy about his faith and how it strengthens his convictions. He believes in capitalism and is pro-business and low taxes.

That should suffice for starters. This was a cracker-jack speech and proves that he remains a very viable candidate for 2012.

[BarnacleCenturion]

[jeltz25]

How about the never of him to personally attack Governor Palin. And he does it right away. Basically gets up on stage, says hello, it’s good to be here, and then goes right after her. And personally. First he basically states flat out she’s not a conservative leader and calls her out for not being there(Of course, it’s real easy for Mitt to be there when he bailed on MA after 1 term and doesn’t have a day job nowadays). Then he basically says she’s a money grubbing attention seeker after an 11M dollar book deal. As if that wasnt enough, he twists the knife further by remining his audience ever so subtly that he’s loaded by saying that when asked about about his 11M book deal, he couldn’t spare the cash. I haven’t seen a politician from MA go after a woman like this since Teddy left Mary Jo in the car.

I always knew there was something about him that rubbed me the wrong way. A real man, a real republican, a real conservative, doesn’t show up at the first conservative gathering since the elction when we’re supposed to come together and unite, and use it to single out and launch an attack on someone in his own party. Of Course, Mitt proudly boasted of how as a grown man from 33-41 he was an independent during the Reagan years. Mitt isn’t fit to shine Dutch’s boots.

I mean, you can go through all of Ronald Reagan’s CPAC speeches and not once does he call out another Republican by name and attack them, and in so personal a manner. Not once.

He doesn’t even go after Obama in a personal manner.

The rest of the speech was fine as it goes, but that jibe was totally uncalled for and beneath him.

[Snapping Turtle]

Your remark is a perfect example of why Free Republic is becoming distasteful to subscribe to. You blurt, before you think!

[nhwingut]

Get a life... Romney is a conservative. He might not be your candidate but he’s rock solid. And a good man to boot.

Palin voted for him in the Alaska primary (before she was selected for VP).

[NYC Republican]

Fools like you gave us a despicable candidate like McCain, and in turn, H. I hope you're proud of yourself.

Romney was the best (of those that had any real shot of winning the primary) of a sorry bunch that ran for President.