Just like Hillary was going to be "the one to beat" in 2008.
It's a mistake to choose the Republican presidential candidate on such a reactionary basis. We must choose on the basis of how well the candidate represents and communicates limited governmnet principles that will bring prosperity and freedom back to America. Screw what the Democrats are doing or saying. That's playing defense. Republicans need to go on offense and stay focused on letting Americans know that ours is the party to liberate them from government soft tyranny and slavery.
We can have zero idea who the Dem nominee for 2012 is going to be; we sure as hell miscalculated in 2008, didn't we? We were more concerned with "somebody who can beat Hillary!" than with "someone who holds up the limited government banner for the GOP and America." Choosing our candidate based on his/her ability to "beat" a particular opponent leaves us wide open to manipulation by Democrats and the media by letting them establish the terms.
There's only one way to be immune to that kind of manipulation: stay focused on the GOP limited government message. WE establish the terms and to hell with which idiot the Democrats nominate this time around.
Both Hillary and BHO were exceedingly slick and strong on debate and rhetoric. We shouldn’t have to choose between someone who can whip the opponent and one who gets across our conservative values.
We’ll need BOTH, and then some - all that AND a bag of chips - in this next, never-more-critical election. That’s if we’re fortunate enough to even have an election.
It’s that serious.