Of course no Republican is going to get a fair go with the Lamestream, but they do have their preferred candidates/RINOs, like John McCain, who they will give a friendly helping hand to. The accusations against Tancredo will get more ink and bandwidth than his actual platform.
And what's new about this? President Reagan was going to take us into a nuclear war, Bush the First was an elitist who didn't know what a gallon of milk cost and who's veep couldn't spell "tomato", and his son was a doofus, drunk driving frat boy who couldn't step out of his daddy's shadow. The drive-bys are going easy on Rudy McRomney right now, hoping the Pubbies will be duped into nominating them. Then it'll be open season on the nominee all the way to the general election.
Rudy will be pilloried as a serial divorcer and Bernie Kerik pal. Romney will be grilled as a flip-flop artist who can't make up his mind on any issue. McCommie's deal with the NVA during his captivity will be dredged up. All of this is in store for Rudy McRomney.
So why not nominate a true conservative who 1) can take his message directly to the people (ala Ronald Reagan), thereby bypassing the media altogether, and 2) has a helluva lot less real baggage in his past? Whatever they make up about Tancredo can be countered, debated and eventually proven false. What they drag out about Rudy McRomeny will have to be spun, and when it is, it will be a feeding frenzy in the drive-by media.
I just can't, for the life of me, understand why Pubbies have all apparently lost their stomach for a fight.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!