As happens over and over. Social conservatives will reject any fiscal conservative who is not socially conservative enough for them. Ditto for fiscal conservatives. In the end, both camps cancel each other out and hand victory to the RINO.
Agreed. The real question should be, "Why Were FReepers So Enamored of Newt Gingrich?" If you would have said a year ago that FR would be overwhelmingly Newt Country, you would have been laughed off this forum, just like if you had proclaimed Trent Lott would be promoted as the "true conservative" freeper candidate for President in 2012. Both were 90's has-beens that conservatives were fed up with.
I could see people throwing this support behind him in desperation to "stop Romney" when Newt was surging back in December, but when it became clear that Newt couldn't win any state outside S.C. besides his own, people continued to cling to him. Why so many freepers loved a severly flawed, backstabbing, long-past-his-prime egomaniac whose only positive in the campaign was "excellent debater" is beyond me. We're choosing a President, not a Debate Team captain.
As far as Suzzyflubber is concerned, she was just another individual running for Congress under the Republican label. I doubt Newt, or any former Speaker check out new candidates all that closely ~ do you?
He hasn't begged us to take her back BTW.
The language he used to hedge in the illegals was such that only a handful would not be handcuffed and tossed over the Rio. You really have to study the whole litany he delivered on that one first.
Now that's not to defend Newt ~ he can do that himself. On the other hand I get the distinct feeling the MOTIVE behind your litany arises out of a concern that Mitt might yet get tossed.
I have no such concern for Mitt and pray night and day that he'll come to his senses and drop out of the race now!
You cannot legitimately be a Republican or a Conservative and back Mitt Romney.
HE IS! He is the ONLY true conservative in this race.
Mitt just sat back and laughed as the conservative vote was divided.
Mitt and his professional minions DESIGNED it that way. Remember, he's been at this for years. Now he laughing as some many bought his 'anyone but obama' mantra. Not me! I'd never taint myself.
Mitt's ONLY threat ever is Newt! He knows it, the media and GOP e knows it. They sold their soul knowing mitt is a POS. They will rot as they reap what they sow.
Oh, gack!
You holier-than-thou hypocrites make me want to puke. Jesus did not teach unforgiveness.
And you Rick Rollers always trot out Dee Dee when Santorum not only supported Specter over Toomey in the primary, he even supporter Specter for president over Steve Forbes and several other conservatives. Hypocrite.
The economy is a lot more important than global warming, and Santorum has the voting record of a big spending porker.
As far as dividing the vote, Santorum got in the race after Newt did, and as quick as he got out of it, his biggest backers threw their money behind Romney.
Santorum was just one of Mitt’s stalking horses. He stayed in just long enough to keep Gingrich, a Reagan conservatives, from stopping Romney.