Like you I thought Romney was better than McCain in 2008 and I still do.
So many anti-Romney FReepers keep using the line about “the lesser of two evils is still evil and I won’t vote for evil.”
All men are flawed. Romney, McCain, GWB, all of us.
There is no line between “evil” and “not evil”. There is only more evil and less evil.
I will vote for the Presidential candidate who I think will be best for America. That candidate is the GOP nominee.
The one feature that I believe separates the conservative from the libertarian or any other similar and perhaps allied ideology is the implied belief in Original Sin. Being a Baptist Anglican, we don't use that term--we just behave as if it exists.
Man is born sinful and that's just what it is. Libertarians believe in perfectibility, as do liberals. That leads them to rage and despair and defeat.
When I compare Romney to Palin or West, (Palin/West was my dream team) I feel crushed with disappointment. However, when I compare him to Obama common sense checks in. He's deeply flawed, but not filled with malevolence--hate for America and Americans. That's the clincher. All these progressives hate America.