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"Why would the American people EVER want anybody that had anything to do with running Taxachusetts?"

Do you even know any of Romney's fiscal policies? He balanced the budget in Mass without raising taxes. He has always been a supply side, free-trade tax cutter. He even gets praise from the heritage foundation for his views on taxes and health care reform. Aren't those conservative credentials? He suggested wire tapping mosques and when the PC police came clamoring he never backed down. Did he flip flop on abortion? Possibly but let's not kid ourselves and think Allen or any other nominee has not done the same on certain issues. Allen seems wishy washy and is not the best speaker. He is more of an empty suit than Romney

"Do you even know any of Romney's fiscal policies? He balanced the budget in Mass without raising taxes. He has always been a supply side, free-trade tax cutter. He even gets praise from the heritage foundation for his views on taxes and health care reform. Aren't those conservative credentials?"

Romney is

Anti Second Amendment

that makes him dangerous, un-American, and a phony-conservative.

Don't expect people on this board to get past superficial details when it comes to candidates. They've already made their minds up on Allen. The simple fact that Romney is from Massachusetts apparently is a Free Republic disqualifier, because people like to assume things instead of doing their research.

The funny part is, you're absolutely right. If these guys opened their minds for a second and actually looked into what Romney has managed to do in Massachusetts (with a liberal legislature no less), they'd have to be impressed, particularly by his economic conservatism. The guy took a liberal northeastern state and gave them a budget surplus. That's almost unheard of these days.

But, I suspect what it comes down to on this board is abortion. Abortion, abortion, abortion. Forget taxes, forget economics, forget national security, forget things that, you know, affect everyone every day. Nope, it's all about abortion. And maybe gay marriage too. Yeah, those affect us every day don't they? I don't know why people give those 2 issues priority over things that clearly matter much more. Romney is the best candidate on the things that matter. Bottom line.

Now, I give it a good 20 seconds before someone calls me a "RINO", a "liberal," a "faux conservative," or any derivative of the previous.

I hesitate to raise this, but it will be a significant factor if he runs: Romney is a member of the Mormon church. And, of course, there's nothing wrong with that. Except the media and the Dems will kill him with it. That's a fact.

In addition, Romney's position on abortion is perhaps too slippery to satisfy many conservatives.