>> But his distaste for Romney is not a strike against conservative credentials
Not in and of itself, no.
Clearly, there are many principled conservatives here who refuse to even consider voting for “the lesser of the evils”. The canonical example is “the boss”, as you call him.
However, just as clearly, that official anti-Romney policy gives cover to trolls loyal to Obama who take advantage of JR’s official position to attempt to manipulate opinion against Romney — not because they “despise both liberals”, but because they *favor* Obama.
I believe his posting history reveals that Tau Food is one of those.
Now that I’m convinced of this, I’ll steer clear of him. That’s about all I can do, except to point out the evidence, which I have done. I love FR but I don’t own it.
FRegards