Voting for Romney (D-Mass.): The Worst Mistake a Conservative Could Make

Country Thinker ^ | april 7, 2012 | Ted Lacksonen

[Mozilla]

Why am I so pas­sion­ate today? Well, most read­ers who visit here know the coun­try is in deep doo-​​doo. I’m here to tell you that vot­ing for Mitt Rom­ney (D-​​Mass.) will not change that fact and may make things worse. I will explain two things. First, Rom­ney (D-​​Mass.) is the pre­sump­tive Repub­li­can nom­i­nee pre­cisely because he will do noth­ing to improve our country’s for­tunes. He is the cho­sen one because he will main­tain the sta­tus quo. That is what the GOP machine has cho­sen him to do.

Sec­ond, you can­not “take over” the Repub­li­can machine and turn it into some­thing in decent. I have made that state­ment before, but I’m going to describe the machine in greater detail. Keep in mind that this is infor­ma­tion I have obtained from cur­rent and for­mer GOP insid­ers. Every­one on the inside agrees that the Party has been con­structed so it can­not be taken over. They have also con­structed a polit­i­cal sys­tem so the polit­i­cal duop­oly is very, very dif­fi­cult to chal­lenge. (Repub­li­can insid­ers HATE polit­i­cal free­dom, like so many other free­doms.) Whether that’s a good thing or bad thing is a mat­ter of judg­ment. For con­ser­v­a­tives and lib­er­tar­i­ans it’s bad. For estab­lish­men­tar­i­ans it’s wonderful.

Finally I will explain why vot­ing for Rom­ney (D-​​Mass.) is the worst thing you can do, regard­less of whether you’re a “prin­ci­pals” voter or a “strate­gic” voter.

If you are not one hun­dred per­cent con­vinced that I am cor­rect in those state­ments, you absolutely must read the rest of this piece and tell me where I’m wrong. I know I’m cor­rect, and I can assure you that if you vote for Rom­ney (D-Mass.) it will be the great­est polit­i­cal regret of your life.

[so_real]

Would a Conservative VP pick sway you?

In truth it did when McCain was at bat. I thought picking Sarah Palin was brilliant. I did change my mind and cast my vote for her, and McCain did benefit from it. But even though McCain was not nearly as liberal Obama (or Romney), he still could not win --- even with Palin dragging his dead weight toward the finish line. This is one of the reasons I don't believe Romney can beat Obama with or without my help (a third place liberal primary loser just does not defeat an incumbent liberal president). But to answer your question, a brilliant VP pick could sway me as it has before. But let's remember that Romney's team was responsible for lampooning Palin. I don't expect much from him. He'll probably be instructed to pick Rubio or Jindal in order to blur the partisan line on Obama's ineligibility.

[CharacterCounts]

You are basing your decision on Romney's past.

Yeah, what a stupid method for evaluating a candidate. /sarc.

[Tennessee Nana]

He’ll probably be instructed to pick Rubio or Jindal in order to blur the partisan line on Obama’s ineligibility.
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He doesnt have to

he has his own built in excuse and problems...

His father was born in Mexico to expatriot not under the jurisdiction of parents with no intention of ever living in the US or taking their children there...

George got a little scrutiny when he ran for POTUS...

But he was never the GOP nominee...

Do you really think Wee Willie will scrape by ???

Why do you think Willie Mitty has mocked the “birthers”

and claimed continually that Obama is eligible ???

and that he shouldnt be vetted ???

[Tennessee Nana]

This will work in our favor when it comes to holding his feet to the fire.
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Willie Mitty wears abestos magic undies...

Dont think for a minute that you or anyone else would have any influence over his decisions if he ever got near the White House...

[Deb]

Libertarian party???? Are you serious???

I love the part of the article where they quote Nick Gillespie. I would think the openly gay Gillespie would be a bit of a problem for most conservatives.

[Deb]

This is a Libertarian party article. Today and for months we had both Libertarians and Constitution party jerks attempting to win for Obama. Hopefully, no one buys it.

[Deb]

Why not concentrate on electing the most conservative congressperson you can?

[TexasCajun]

Agreed, like most here I voted for Palin.

And the whole Bush, Romney, Rove & RNC establishment really do look down their nose at Conservatives.

So, we'll see I guess.

[tomkat]

My vote will at least cancel that of a Dem dead.

Maybe that's how xx thousands could rationalize it.

Nullification !

Yours is NOT a vote for Romney . . . it's a weapon against another instance of the inevitable election fraud.

Imagine that things have gone soooo downhill that that almost seems a reasonable argument !

[TexasCajun]

Thought I'd share:

Barack Obamah Spikes The Football!

[Deb]

That’s so great!

[Deb]

You’re the “stealth democrat”.

[tomkat]

Need a good puke before dinner ?

This is for real, via Breitbart's site

[Deb]

Don’t bother with this Constitution Party Flying Monkey Brigade. They’re here for one reason...promote the non-relevant CP. Turning the country back over to Obama is not a problem for them. They never stop attacking and they never stop lying.

[Deb]

Virgil Goode will save us!!! The Constitution Party will protect America from the evil Mormons in weird underpants!!!

Not THIS time!!! It won't work a second time. Perot vaccinated us against the great Third Party Lie. Take your Obama Re-election Campaign back to Hell.

[so_real]

Good points

[so_real]

Thank you, TC. Though this front line may divide us, regardless of who wins in November, I strongly suspect we'll be in the same trenches shortly thereafter. And I'm glad to share a foxhole with you. Stay strong and keep up the good fight. Lord knows we'll need FRiends with conviction in the time to come.

[luvbach1]

I’ll never be a liberal.

Excellent. Then it should be easy for you not to vote for one.

Not when the alternative is a Communist revolutionary.

[so_real]

You’re the “stealth democrat”.

When did the democrats become the party of conservatism? I think you are confused.

[Colofornian]

Virgil Goode will save us!!!

Mitt Romney will save us!!! Take your god, Mitt Romney, your political messiah, back to the furnace of false gods who has raised him up...