On the contrary. I am a conservative.
However, if we cannot get an ideal conservative candidate nominated, any "R" is better than leaving Obama in office. I believe it would be easier to pressure a Republican President to sign onto conservative legislation and adopt conservative public policy, than it would if Obama were left in office.
Seriously, do none of you "conservatives in priciple" not see it the same way? An abstain vote against Romney, or a write-in vote for a "serious" conservative is a de facto vote for Obama. And if Obama is elected by default to a second term, the damage to our country will be beyond repair.
“Seriously, do none of you “conservatives in priciple” not see it the same way?”
Look, we WILL vote for a less than perfect conservative.
However Romney has NO conservative in him whatsoever. So why should he get my support?
Keep telling the Republican party that you will vote for whatever Bob, John, or Mitt they decide to run and you are enabling them to keep running those kind of people.
They listen to you nad guys like you and figure the Conservative vote is theirs no matter what they do. Well, that may have been true in the old days but those days are over.
It is time to put them on notice that that is no longer the case.
It is far worse to vote for a liberal Republican than it is to not vote for one. Regardless of the competition from the Dem side.
The Republican party needs to know right now that we conservatives are not “theirs” to use as they wish.
If you vote Republican just because the candidate has an R after their name - no matter who it is - then you are indeed a Republican and not a Conservative.