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We all know it hurts.

I appeal that you folks think about Romney NOT in the context of “advancing the Conservative agenda” because I know you all don’t believe he will, but rather in the context of what is his image and what is very likely, or certainly true. Uber competence.

He was valedictorian of his undergraduate school. That means he was top of the class. He simultaneously worked on and received a law degree AND an MBA from Harvard. My recall is he did both in the top 5% of his class.

I submit for your consideration that uber competence in 2009 is more important than “advancing the Conservative agenda” because, simply, a Democratic Congressional majority will allow no agenda of any kind to come from a GOP President, no matter who he is. All that can happen is dilution of the left wing agenda. A slowing of it. I submit that a strong stalwart conservative would galvanize left wing hatred and generate veto overrides from that larger majority they will have then than they have now.

A genius or near genius inclined if not powerfully rightward, then at least somewhat rightward of the Democrats will be more effective stopping that.

So that’s my case for Romney. He is rightward of McCain and smarter than McCain in the financial area, which is now looming as the biggest challenge ahead. Huckabee . . . intellectually, does not play in the same league. And Guilliani is essentially overtly pro Choice.

We welcome your thoughts in considering Romney after you have come to acceptance of the unpleasant news.

Well said, and sums up perfectly how I've felt about Romney for some time now. I was waiting until Fred dropped out before I voiced who I'm supporting, because I really didn't want to get involved in the inter-republican candidate wars that have been raging here.

I think it will be obvious to most that Romney is the best of the remaining candidates, so hopefully we can start to focus on getting him nominated and taking down whatever socialist the democrats offer up for this November. I definitely want someone of Romney's business acumen in the driver's seat if the economy starts to tank as many fear it will.