[Constitution Day]

The me-too-ism on this thread is kind of sickening.

Romney isn't going to cut it, people! GOP voters already decided that in the primaries. That ship has sailed.

I think all of us want a winning candidate that is as conservative as possible.

That will never happen unless we have a person who can communicate the conservative message effectively, in a way that resonates with the voters.

Obama did that with the liberal message in '08 and that's why the GOP had its ass handed to it.

Unless we have someone like Reagan who can inspire conservatives and even moderates to support them, this is all just an exercise in navel-gazing.

I wish the foot-stomping purists here would remember that when they call everyone and their brother a "RINO."

[CaribouCrossing]

Didn’t you get the memo? We didn’t need the votes of no stinkin’ rinos in the last election. We can win without ‘em. That’s why we, uh.....got Obama. Yes, this comment is dripping with sarcasm.

[sauropod]

I wish the foot-stomping purists here would remember that when they call everyone and their brother a "RINO."

Cut it out.

[mavfin]

I may not agree with Jim Robinson all the time, but I’m with Jim on this one. If Romney’s in, I’m out.

We need a candidate that can bring the independents *and* the conservatives in, or we’ll never win. Romney ain’t it.