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Bachmann won’t win the nomination but I see no need for her to withdraw and have no animosity towards her. My preferences are Palin and Perry. They are as conservative as can win the nomination and either would be 10X the president our current clown is.

As far as conventional wisdom goes, I don't see any problem with urging that. The problem is, as Conservatives we pride ourselves in not accepting conventional wisdom. I don't wish to advocate we not accept it to the point of absurdity, but we are a long way from that at this point.

Bachmann, Cain, some yet to emerge Conservative, this is the time to support them. They have espoused our ideals. Bachmann has been doing it for quite some time. She hasn't had to reference a long list of things she did in the past, but has now changed her mind. She is a breath of fresh air. So is Cain.

Could she or Cain win if everyone on Free Republic got behind them and pushed? I'm not convinced they couldn't. On the same token, I'm not totally convinced they could either. Will we ever know if we pass up this opportunity? Can we really look ourselves in the face each morning knowing we abandoned Bachmann and Cain before the dye was cast? That's what I'm saying here.

As for Palin, she hasn't stepped in. I'm not convinced she's going to. She would not be my first choice if she did. Her actions over time have caused me to not see her as the Conservative other folks do.

This makes it sound like I have an impossible hurdle set up. That's not really true. If someone has been standing up and standing out promoting the ideals I have incorporated into my life, I'm going to be loyal to them. Right now that person is Bachmann. I am not convinced she is the person I will wind up supporting no matter what, but knowing what I do at this point, that is where my loyalties are. I don't generally mention her as my current choice, because people automatically think Bachmann when they read my comments. I am not committed to Bachmann on any level other than because she is a Conservative affiliated with the Tea Party. I also like Cain very much. I could easily fall in behind another Conservative if one comes forth.

We live in a time where the public is desperate to see change. The Tea Party emerged as a result of that. Backmann has been helpful to the Tea Party in Congress. I believe she is well respected by Tea Party members. Could she catch fire with a concerted effort by the Tea Party with help from folks like us?

I'd hate to think we would deny ourselves the possibility of a Bachmann/Cain White House, with a majority of the Republican House composed of Tea Party members, and a simple majority of Republicans in the Senate.

Under those circumstances, we would roll back Liberalism literally decades. Under a regular Republican party player, that isn't going to happen.

This is what is on my mind. Call me crazy if you want folks, we have the best opportunity to change things for the better, that we have had since long before Reagan was even thought of.

Imagine a Reagan with a Tea Party House, and a Republican majority Senate.

Perry can claim he is a Tea Party sympatico all he wants. McCain tried it too. There are very few people who actually are, at their core.

That type of person will get my support until they are officially eliminated. When I see someone getting massive support short of that, it's going to sadden me considering what's at stake.

Folks, we had six years of a Republican White House, House, and Senate majority. How much did we roll back Liberal entrenchment during that time?

Can we afford another moderate Republican, considering what we could have?

Cain is not a “breath of fresh air”, unless it is the air of desperation. He is just the lightning rod for the disgruntled as was Alan Keyes in 08. Bachmann has been far too goof prone to take very seriously and I don’t. I have ZERO guilt for not supporting either of them.

While I agree that Palin is more of a populist than a traditional conservative but I also believe she would be a vast improvement over the current clown. And the fact that the Left hates her with a frothing hatred makes me love her.
We will know in a couple of days if she is running or not.

One thing I do know is that she has the ability to rouse crowds better than anyone I have seen in decades. That ability would make her a very formidable opponent.