“And if I’m at all indicative of the sentiment of conservatives at large, I think a Romney nomination almost certainly means another 4 years of Obama.”
Agreed - but can anyone explain, then, WHY the Repub pundits don’t get this??? Are they blinded by his looks and smooth exterior? Aren’t they intelligent enough to see how weak he’ll be up against the Rock Star in Chief? Don’t they see all the similarities with BHO and yet the disconnect with “the masses”, such that he (Romney) would LOSE?
“Agreed - but can anyone explain, then, WHY the Repub pundits don’t get this??? Are they blinded by his looks and smooth exterior? Aren’t they intelligent enough to see how weak he’ll be up against the Rock Star in Chief? Don’t they see all the similarities with BHO and yet the disconnect with “the masses”, such that he (Romney) would LOSE?”
All great questions, and I think as usual Rush provided the best answer. I’m paraphrasing, but I’ve heard him say repeatedly that the GOP establishment does not believe our country is in deep peril. They just view Obama as “just another Dem POTUS” and they just want to win back power so they can control the purse strings.
They are backing Romney cause they believe (rightfully so) that Romney is not likely to do anything radical or “make any wave.” On the other hand, with someone like Newt for example, they’ve seen what he did as Speaker, and he didn’t just sit back and enjoy his power, he used it to advance the conservative agenda, balancing the budget and getting us Welfare Reform. The last thing the establishment wants is someone like that who they deem “unreliable” and think may actually push for REAL reforms that might shrink the size of govn’t (BTW-I think Perry would do that too).
So bottom line, and I know Rush has said this too, so it’s not an original thought, the GOP establishment would rather LOSE with a RINO like Romney than WIN with a movement conservative like Gingrich, Perry, (and I suppose you can throw Santorum in there, although I think he’s more like GW Bush when it comes to govn’t spending). To these parasites, it’s all about their power, status and position in the establishment, and anyone that is perceived to be a threat to that MUST be taken out.