Incidentally: if your goal is to minimize the damage a President Romney would do to the Republic, you're going about it the right way.
Ronmey is appeasing the Tea Party. Leaving aside what this implies about Romney as President, the way to "deal" with an appeaser is to stick to your guns and never give an inch. That way, you'll be appeased even more.
That's the only way to rein in a flip-flopper: make sure he keeps flopping your way. Appeasers can't figure out people of principle. So, if they need the support of principled people, they keep appeasing more. One thing's for sure: Romney takes the "reasonable" for granted.
Okay, I'll bite.
What has he done to appease the Tea Party?