There is nobody amongst our potential candidates who would not be a gigantic improvement over Barrack Obama. Mitt Romney easily could end up being our candidate and NOBODY amongst us should be calling him a hypocrite.
That is ridiculous. The kind of attitude that gets us RINO presidential candidates like John McCain that lose to communists like Obama or, even when the Republican wins, more government, just at a slower pace. No thanks.
Mitt Romney is a total phony and most certainly not a conservative. That may not bother you but it bothers most FReepers. Barack Obama has performed dismally and so, will be relatively easy to defeat. Meaning that the primary elections are crucial to ensure that the GOP doesn't hand us another Democrat-Lite candidate. This nation can't afford another GOP politician that drops the masquerade of 'conservatism' and seeks ways to play ball with the Democrats as soon as he is safely elected. If anyone wants to sneer at Republican primary voters demanding that we nominate a real conservative candidate, as wanting 'ideological purity', that is their prerogative. However, doing so does not reflect the kind of political sophistication one might assume. Instead, it demonstrates a desperation and fear of defeat that is totally unwarranted and would give the U.S. yet another 'pragmatist president' that, inevitably would end up increasing the size and scope of government while diminishing our personal freedoms via heavy taxes, regulation and deficits that never end. I don't think many FReepers are jumping on the 'anybody but Obama' bandwagon because we have choices. This time, we can demand a choice, not a warmed-over, faux 'conservative' such as Mitt Romney that privately disdains conservatism and would quickly revert to his statist ways, if elected.
Romney will not win. Remember who our kingmaker is. A GOP establishment Romney win as the nominee would be a defeat for the Tea Party and today’s kingmaker Sarah Palin.