Your suggestion, therefore, must be for me to throw my support behind Huckabee? Is that where you are going?
No. I don’t like Huckabee and I certainly don’t like McCain. I can vote for Romney because I believe he most represents a conservative of the viable candidates left. I don’t like Giuliani much, but I’d have to take him at his word about nominating strict constructionists.
Here’s the thing - when it comes down to it, the most effect a President can have on social policy is through the Supreme Court selections. These are never a guarantee (Souter, for example) but I am absolutely convinced that if a socialist is elected, all new judges will be Ginsburg clones. With a potentially large gun decision looming, Supreme Court justices are going to be critical.
All my candidates are out of the race, much like you. The point is I’m going to have to bring myself to vote against the socialist.