You nailed it.
Establishment GOP is for Romney.
Mainstream media is for Romney.
It is starting to look like FR is for Romney.
I know why the media and GOP elite are for Romney, but Free Republic??? Huh? Perry has a few warts but he is FAR MORE conservative than Romney. Anyone want to argue that?
I feel like I am watching 2008 and Romney is a better looking slick talking McCain without the “Maverick” brand.
Still a long way to go though FRiend and Perry has never lost a race. However, his performance sucked tonight. He looked overcoached and stiff.
I think most on FR had their hearts in the right place. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they didn't realize their actions would help (even in a small way) ensure the Romney nomination.
At the end of the day, each candidate has to stand for him / her self. No excuses from me.
Still, while Rick Perry has a number of positions / accomplishments that any conservative could proudly support (guns, abortion, taxes, job creation), many on the right chose to focus on his flaws -- some real (tuition for illegals), some imagined (he is corrupt).
In the end, the left, the establishment GOP, and assorted others have in all probability been successful in destroying Rick Perry. I have to imagine that Willard Romney, and ultimately Pres. Obama, surely must appreciate their efforts.
Yeah, I’m calling BS on that. I have never seen any FR support for Willard.