But, I do agree that now is the time to pick the most conservative candidate we can. I'm partial to Newt. But Cain would work as well.
The "falling apart" theory is based upon the outcome of next year's election. A RINO or a Dem in the White House will virtually guarantee that the Executive Branch is going to spend the next four years tinkering around the edges of our degraded and debauched federal system - not making the difficult choices which MUST be made, to keep this nation from totally collapsing.
Many on this site (and elsewhere) have commented that, if Romney and Obama wind up facing off in the general election, they're going write in someone else for president, then go home to prepare for the worst. That's a very prevalent feeling amongst conservatives, and I resonate with it.
After watching the hubris and arrogance of the Obama mal-administration over the last three years, I harbor no illusions about what a RINO would do in that office. 'Hold his feet to the fire'? Let's not kid ourselves. Those who work for other masters don't give a damn about what the American people want, or how loudly we scream.