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
I’m happy to be amusing you, but will offer a couple points.
I stood pretty much alone in my objections to Bush, but as it turns out, he was a long term disaster for conservatism and for Liberty just as I thought he would be. His socialist big government, big spending ways and his push for amnesty damn near destroyed the Reagan coalition, and his panicky last minute push for the corrupt unconstitutional socialist TARP program and support of same by RINO McCain sealed HIS fate and made the deal for Obama to waltz into the White House.
And I’m no longer standing alone. FR’s rebellion against Rudy bore fruit and helped torpedo that RINO’s chances of ever sitting at Reagan’s desk.
And today we have a growing million strong TEA Party army rebelling against further government encroachment and big government, big spending, high taxing socialism and socialist causes.
Romney is busy trying to remake the GOP into democrat/socialist lite at the same time we the people are rebelling against it. Good luck with that.
Free Republic is no longer alone. We will be rising up against government overstepping along with hundreds of other grassroots groups and millions of fed up members of the voting public, regardless of party. Romney represents the status quo. The continued corrupt, big government expansion that we’re rebelling against. He is the domestic enemy. He is the enemy within the gates.
The TEA Party Rebellion is a rebellion against the Slick Willard Romney type politicians.
The GOP ignores us at their own peril!