First, to answer your question, I would have still supported Newt in the primaries. However, Romney has moved up the ladder from the bottom or next to the bottom. I put him into third, behind Newt and maybe Santorum. I liked Perry for a bit, but the debate performances sealed his fate. I like Cain, but I think he was the dog who caught the car; he didn't expect his campaign to actually catch fire like it did and was unprepared. I never thought Bachmann was ready. Who else? Ron Paul is like the Libertarian Party. He has some good ideas in some areas, but the craziness of the rest make him unpalatable.
I've decided these 'Romney is Obama-lite, so I'm staying home' voters are like liberals in a lot of ways. By 'liberals,' I mean your typical, mainly non-politician, feel-good liberals. Not the Marxists in the White House and most of the Democrats in congress and the Senate. Most liberals, I believe, have good intentions. Heal the sick, feed the hungry, save the Earth, etc. But, their policies and plans tend to have the exact opposite effect than what they want. Welfare promotes dependency, equality of outcome policies lower the average, socialism results in wide-spread poverty. But, that doesn't matter, their intentions are what counts. This is like the ABR voters. The results of their actions don't matter to them. They can't look past their self-piety to see the harm their actions, if followed by enough, would cause. Is Romney perfect? No. Is Newt? Is Palin? Was Reagan? No, not one of them. However, Obama is the scourge inflicted on this country. And Romney is the only cure. If by your actions, or inaction, you allow an evil to occur, how can you say those actions are principled? You are intentionally myopic.
This is very good analysis #1, and #2 well-written and explained. Thank you for taking the time to respond.
No one is staying home - so your Romney talking point garbage is just that - garbage.
The RESULTS of our actions are obedience to God first and foremost and secondly to the principles that define our worldview. That so many see Romney as “The only cure” makes my point and contention that many such people are committing idolatry - and by default, lofting Romney to messianic and savior status. I want nothing to do with being part of such a zeitgeist, because to me - declaring a liberal politician (or any politician for that matter) as some kind of savior, is blasphemy.
I want NOTHING to do with such people or their lofted political messiah. It’s why I loathed Ron Paul’s mob zombies - and why I hold Romney’s hordes in the same contempt.
The MUST VOTE ROMNEY brigades have essentially declared that Christians and God-fearing principled people who refuse to vote for Romney are harmful and dangerous to the state. So what is the difference between them and the Obama-drones worshipping their messiah again? Nothing. Both camps are engaged in idolatry and blasphemy.
I want NOTHING to do with such a meme and movement and refuse to surrender my Christian and Conservative principles by voting FOR Romney.
The castigation, ridicule, demeaning and otherwise insulting of Christian Conservatives for their allegiance to what is vastly more important to us than anything else in this world - simply solidifies our resolve that we are acting correctly. So go ahead and slam our ‘piety’ - you are simply strengthening our resolve and moving us from individual resolve to activism.
Righteousness is hated, scorned and belittled in the midst of a perverse and wicked generation. That it is illustrated on a forum dedicated to Conservative Christian principles is indeed evidence of how far we’ve fallen as a nation and people.
Seek first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, THEN, all these things will be added to you. If you people see Romney as the ONLY cure - then I contend you have abandoned God for an idol. And if that statement pisses you off - then good - it means the Spirit is pricking your conscience and there is truth in that statement.
Vote for whomever you want - but apparently that liberty does not extend to the rest of us who are voting for a staunch Conservative for the presidency this year. Elections have consequences it is said. So does putting other things ahead of and before God as a people.
That’s why we have Obama as the president in the first place.
He is a reflection of this people.