Like most of us, I’ve held my nose and voted for moderate Republicans before. I could probably vote for Newt in 2012 even though he’s completely off-base on issues like ethanol.
But Mitt Romney is no moderate: he’s a socialist who signed government-mandated health care into law and defends it to this day. How can any conservative claim common ground with a man who has taken every position we oppose and lies through his teeth about each one?
The letter in front of a politician’s name means nothing. The fact that Romney enjoys what support he does is reflective of the party-line culture that has been cultivated by the likes of Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, who routinely tell us that they will support any Republican who happens to get nominated.
If you can talk yourself into supporting a socialist just because he has an R in front of his name, you’re better off posting on DU.
And if you don't have any moderate Republican friends, that's part of the problem. Go get some.
Standing up in the middle of the amen corner and hollering "I'll just hold my breath 'till I turn purple if Romney is the nominee!!" is effectively useless.
I have seen a very juicy picture of Sarah Palin K-I-S-S-I-N-G Jim Rob! Perhaps Politico would like to publish it as evidence of the Governor SEXUALLY HARASSING our beloved FRiend and site OWNER./s
Yes, this site is PRIVATELY OWNED and operated, and therefore Jim has a right to banish anybody he considers a troll!
Jim allows a LOT of leeway in self-expression on this site, but has certain things he will not tolerate (and rightly so!). That is his right and his privilege!
Thank You, Jim for this wonderful site. My life has been changed because of it.
BUMP for Jim Robinson
“Liberal progressives and other enemies of the constitution and or of Liberty itself are not welcome here.”
Good. FR is infested with Romney agent provocateurs and Rove disruptors. Time to sweep the cockroaches out.
It’s wonderful to be on a site where conservative values are actually upheld, and proudly so. Thank you, JimRob!
Mitt Romney is far too liberal for the G.O.P. base. There is a disconnect here people, between the G.O.P. elites and it’s base. The base is so far to the right from the party that they scare the party because they want ACTUAL change. Change within the party and change within the nation.
This is why the recent smear on Cain using “unnamed sources.” Cain scares the HELL out of these people. You know who doesn’t scare them? A RINO, milquetoast who is so far to the left that he was electable in MASSACHUSETTS! I don’t care what Mitt Romney SAYS NOW, I care about his RECORD.
Jim Robinson has Mitt nailed dead-on. There is not one plank in the Republican party platform this man has ever lifted a finger to support. Not one. He’s running in the wrong party. Why do you think he can’t break out of the 20’s in the polls? That is his ceiling and he’s hit it.
I hope Herman Cain has REALLY good security willing to take a bullet for him because I wouldn’t trust these power elites as far as I could throw them..
We were fooled with that idiot from Texas in 1999. We thought “Oh, he’s a Texas Governor, you just KNOW that he’s a conservative.” Really now? Seriously? So a Massachusetts Governor is going to be to the left or right of what that Special Ed escapee turned out to be? No thank you G.O.P. elite, no friggin’ thank you.
Barring something really unforeseen at this point, Romney will GET the nomination. This thing is as fixed as it was in 2008. Notice how every RINO challenger dutifully drops out (Huck, Rudy, Daniels, Pawlenty, Christie, others) to clear the field for Romney. The RINOs have it down. In contrast, the conservatives are balkanized among a mish-mash of lesser wannabes.
In due time, some conservatives inside the party will endorse Romney too. DeMint could be the one to swing So Car his way, and that’ll be it. DeMint backed him in 2008.
It’s fine all this venim opposing him. Personally, I can’t stand the guy and am planning to write in for Palin. (But then again my prez vote in Maryland means NOTHING.)But more broadly we all have to face reality here: we’re linked to a party that nominated McCain last time and likely will nominate Romney this time and stuck us with Boehner for all our hard work in 2010.
It just ain’t making it.
Good for FR and good for JR!
After experiencing the 2008 election where the “good” guy was a total disaster and we got avalanched with libdims and then Obamster health care, as tough as it is sometimes to stick to it....
NEVER AGAIN!!!
NO RINOS - NEVER!!!!!
Among those who carry an (R) after their name, there is no bigger enemy of the Constitution than John McCain. Romney is only a close second.
And yet many Freepers voted for McCain on the shaky grounds that they liked his VP choice.
Just posted this on the Politico website responding to people who say Free Republic isn’t free if it bans some opinions:
“I’ve been a Freeper since 2006. I read much more than I post. Jim Robinson owns the site and his decision not to allow people to post is no different than any newspaper refusing to hire a reporter or run a letter to the editor. I’ve had my own spats with some Freepers but I’ve never disputed the right of the owner to what he wants with his own property. That’s basic to conservative principles.”
It’s not anti-Mormom, it’s anti-Romney, those are not the same thing. Romney is Obongo lite.
Politico can go pound sand. It is one of their reporters that dredged up the slime attack on Cain. Romney people can go play elsewhere.
Makes me a proud Freeper!
Juliet Gilesthis:
group peopel dont like mormons romeny also dont like wealthy romeny romeny dont buy the whte house ur issue not very good here; all along ur obma care link to romeny care and etc. we all put back rikc perry now; no to cian -sexual harassment either.
I dunno. Might make a good fun-raising project. I enjoyed the story so much I sent off another few bucks for the freepathon. Maybe others will feel moved to do the same!
If Romney wins the election will we Freepers be allowed to comment on his job performance if he does something worthwhile?
I think we really hurt that Romneybots feelings by not only ZOTTING him but then publicly humiliating him :D
JR, and mods, keep up the good work!!! And I have no problem going on these left wing hack sites to defend JR's good name and the good name of this website. FUMR, FUKR, FUBO!!!