Posted on 05/03/2009 12:32:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
One can easily say the same about Duncan Hunter. He’s a good man without question, but I don’t believe his heart was in the race either. He could have done what Huckabee did at Ames and he didn’t take the opportunity.
I wish people would quit posting that picture.
I get all choked up every time I see it.
Like you, I see Mr. Romney as someone with some negative things in his past and too much of a tendency to try to find common ground with those who would take us in the wrong direction. On the other hand, he has nearly perfect executive experience to be the president. Fred Thompson also had some negatives, but somehow, he was forgiven for all of them while Mitt Romney was not. While I'd like to see the GOP find another leader for the future, I'll support Mr. Romney if I think he's our best chance to rid the country of Barak Obama. He may not take us exactly in the direction that I think we should go, but he might start the process of making the turn.
I have my qualms about Mr. Romney, but I thought the same thing about George W. Bush in 2000. I was against his nomination, and as a resident of a state that I knew was safe, I was happy voting against him to try to send a message. He was a disappointment in some important ways, but Alan Keyes would not have beaten Algore in the general election. I'm glad that Algore wasn't in the White House when the planes hit the towers, so I'm happy that then-Governor Bush was nominated.
I'm angry but maybe also a bit amused. The anti-Romney rants of today are similar to the same rants that caused many good FReepers to be banned in 2000 because the site decided that we were going to support George Bush regardless of anything. I was careful back then not to say too often that I would vote for Pat Buchanan in the general election. I have no doubt that a few people were trying to have me banned. I wonder whether any of those banned Buchanan or Keyes people still lurk enough to see what is happening. Maybe Free Republic will even open its arms once again to all of those Pat Buchanan supporters who were banned in the past.
All the best,
Bill
Well, I shouldn’t be as busy as now. It’s part of the job to pass things off on the vp [don’t I know..].
Considering the way that they've been treated, I wouldn't blame them from dropping out entirely.
Although General Matis is dirtied by his involvement or by his command position during the Haditha propaganda win by our enemy lovers, he is a natural born fighter.
I’d vote for him for POTUS just for the quotes that would be generated and the wails and moans of misery it would cause the betrayer class to have a USMC General in charge.
Well said!
Sorry, does this one cheer you up?
Part of the problem is allowing RINO states to choose our candidates...thus ensuring we’re stuck with RINO McLame.
Since when has Iowa or New Hampshire voted for a conservative?
I will crawl over broken glass to vote for Sarah Palin and there are 3 votes in this family for her!!!!!
Now you're just making them face reality again. You'll never be popular on here doing that.
Well, I wish we had someone better than Steele handling those problems.
Honestly, I’m not optimistic about the ability of the party to get it’s act together in time for 2010 or 2012.
Where is that ‘reality’?
Please, show us where Sarah ‘voted’ for Slick Willard.
Yeah amnesty that’s a deal breaker for me. In terms of current issues, if we could only prevail on a few issues it would be illegal immigration, abortion, guns, and capitalism. Wow I can’t believe its come to this capitalism is a current political issue we hope to prevail on. Hx though the core issues of liberty are always under attack by the powers of this present darkness.
I can only add my hearty “Amen!”
Amen to that. I believe that legal limitations prevent Free Republic from making endorsements, but as individuals, we need to recruit, encourage, and support good candidates to the greatest degree possible.
On Mitt world silly.
On Mitt World everyone votes for Mitt...
Ah Pancake suppers...
You’ll enjoy being president, I guess each club is different, ours it seems the President does a lot of work...
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