[Repealthe17thAmendment]

I had a similar conversation with my brother today. The debates were powerful, not especially because of the content of the debate, but it gave people the opportunity to see the two side by side. And the conclusions for all but the hardcore leftists were hard to ignore. I mean, Romney has been around for quite a while, but what do we really know about him? This and that, all the media blitz over felon, tax evader, corporate raider, grandma over the cliffer...and most of that type of propaganda was nullified by the side by side comparison. I’m not enormously enamored with Romney, but he’s unquestionably a very smart guy and a very decent human being. I’m not exactly thrilled with his quasi-conservative stance on things and I’m not thrilled about voting for less of two weevils, but 0bama must be defeated if the country is to survive and have some chance to escape from this bummed-out state.

I agree.

I think a lot of people wanted to vote against Obama, but were unsure of Romney. The debate gave them comfort that Romney would be okay. And the polls have given even more people the idea that it's okay to vote against Obama. The liberals would like to make it seem as though you're racist of you don't back Obama, but that idea is getting pretty worn out, and Romney helped make the case why.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Agree. We conservatives want Romney to come out, guns blazing, w/a conservative platform of clear ideas. And...we are typically disappointed by his fluffiness.

I stick to what I said about him being a decent, moral, and intelligent guy.

He is smart enough to know that he has to get elected. I think he thinks he has to go soft to get that done. Some would say....despite the evidence of the 2010 elections. So far, the great majority of his moves have been disappointing to conservatives but they have been **effective** in advancing the ball down the field, slowly, relentlessly. This is a characteristic of a longer-term thinking, canny businessman. For that, I give him a lot of credit in the tactical department. Failure here and he loses and this is all a moot point.

Now the question remains open, and nobody can predict this....is he smart enough to screw us or is he ONLY smart enough to screw us or is he smart enough to get elected or is he ONLY smart enough to get elected or is he ONLY smart enough to do both?

This is just something I cannot obsess over, because I can’t control it. I do know with perfect certainty; the country is dead meat with another 0bama term, and frankly, that’s all I need to know or be concerned about.