Top Republicans gird for a long, bitter Perry-Romney duel

Washington Post ^ | 09/14/11 | Philip Rucker and Perry Bacon Jr.

[DRey]

Republican Party leaders, who only a few weeks ago viewed the GOP presidential nomination race as wide open, now consider it a two-man contest between Rick Perry and Mitt Romney, and they are choosing sides in what many think could be a long and potentially divisive campaign.

[wolfcreek]

Sorry mis-read your comment...idiot.

[KansasGirl]

Whether it is Perry or Palin, somebody needs knock Romney out of the nomnination. Romney is not an option. As recently as yesterday, he use the automobile insurance mandate to defend his MA healthcare insurance mandate. Bachmann and Santorum would be wise to abandon their Romney suck up and focus their fire at him instead of the leading conservative in the race. Palin too, and she needs to get in the race or quit sniping at Perry from the sidelines. Does she want Romney to get the nomination? It actually wouldn’t surprise me because she does work for FNC who clearly supports Romney.

[Texan]

Thanks......too funny.

[Night Hides Not]

This may sound harsh, but I scratched Romney off my list in 2008, after his comments regarding his sons not having served in the military.

The simple, correct answer would have been to say that our military is voluntary, and his sons chose a different path.

Instead, Mitt said he thought his sons were serving their country by helping him in his quest for the Presidency.

However, if he's the Pubbie nominee, I'm certainly not going to sit on my hands.

[Sudetenland]

Secretary of State seems ideal for him.

[Sudetenland]

The dog was in a doggy crate, but yes he did strap the crate on the roof of the carand drove through a rain storm.

[SandwicheGuy]

No rumor. I won’t vote for Mitt Perry. Don’t bother telling me how it will only elect Obama because its not my fault “conservatives” are just a gullible and ignorant as the Obama voters.

Pssst.... You are not alone.