[Mr. Jeeves]

Well, it can be argued that we ought to have better choices. But out of the four choices mentioned at the beginning, if Mitt Romney has emerged to look like the easy winner after the first few primaries then the Republican Party has lost too much internal cohesion to ever again assemble a winning majority. Frankly, I think it has, anyway - and without the emergence of a charismatic Reagan-like figure in 2012, the label “Republican” could be headed for minor party status...like the label “Whig”. ;)

[wolfpat]

This guy gets it:
"If Hillary wasn't in the race," says Republican strategist David Carney, "I think that 2008 might be a potential slaughter by the Democrats. They could walk all over us because the base is not happy with all of our candidates, we are all making compromises.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

For what it is worth, if one is not going to vote for those seeking kingship for kingship sake, do vote, not for the future king, but for your conservative/Republican representatives even though you may have to hold your nose in some/many cases. Hopefully they will keep Mr. King in check.

Yes, I am a dreamer, but I can’t think of anything else.

(Voting for the lesser of two evils does not work for me. No more...ever.)

[Night Hides Not]

It's assumed by all of the pundits that Fred Thompson won't win. Despite my nervousness about his campaign, I think his strategy is to run it like it's a marathon, and not a sprint.

As long as he can hang around, he's a natural second choice for the supporters of particularly McCain and Hunter. Fred's endorsements from pro-life organizations have been lost in the cacophony of the Huck surge.

I'm no expert, but IMHO, the nomination will be won in the South, not Iowa/NH. Iowa's importance has grown mainly because of the 24/7 news cycle, and NH is no longer the "Live Free or Die" state, but a state being overrun by Northeastern liberals.

I do think it's a good idea for Fred to spend more time in Iowa, though, if only to improve his visibility.

[Mr Rogers]

McCain?

[EternalVigilance]

I’m going to vote for the man who most eloquently and forcefully communicates the heart of conservatism in Wednesday’s Des Moines Register Presidential Debate.

[Uncle Ivan]

Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee and John McCain

Not a one of those are conservative.

Our party has been hijacked. Truly sad.

[RockinRight]

Why is Fred being ignored?

[gitmo]

The GOP nomination is up for grabs

I'm pretty sure BOTH parties' nominations are up for grabs. The first votes haven't been cast yet.

[Mr Rogers]

Mike Huckabee:

"I now believe that the only thing the American people are going to accept — and, frankly, the only thing that really makes sense — is a pathway that sends people back to the starting point. But this idea of the waiting years — no, I don't agree with that...You do have a pathway that gets you back home.

But that pathway to get back here legally doesn't take years. It would take days, maybe weeks, and then people could come back in the workforce."

Need compassion? Call 911-HUCK!

[stevem]

Campaign strategists for four candidates -- Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee and John McCain -- can sit down straight-faced, without spin, and outline a plausible scenario for how their guy can win the nomination.

Thewse days I'm kind of pulling for Thompson.

[Norman Bates]

The McCain List.

[TChad]

Some Freepers seem to have forgotten Reagan's eleventh commandment.

Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican.

We're the civilized party. Right?