Time Magazine Blog Reports Romney to quit GOP race [Fox scroll]

Fox News Channel | February 7, 2008

[Tree of Liberty]

Fox news just reported that Mark Halprin [sic], from Time Magazine, has information that Mitt Romney will be ending his campaign sometime today.

[N3WBI3]

Oh people need to get off of this crap...

McCain is not the ideal conservative hell hes not even close but he *IS NOT* HRC or even close.

If you want to withhold the vote because McCain is not conservative enough I can respect that but all this ‘He just like Hillary’ crap is way over the top..

[Deo volente]

That is one scary photo!

[pgkdan]

can't see McPain putting Huckabee on the ticket. Then again, I can't see Mitt Romney accepting such a deal.

I don't think Mitt made any deal. He saw the returns in the South and realized that there are a whole lot of Southern religious bigots who would never accept a Mormon as President. As a Southern conservative I'm appalled, ashamed and embarrassed that this is a fact but a fact it is.

[TigersEye]

I listen to Rush every day. I never heard him endorse Romney.

[cva66snipe]

McCain is the Smirking Chimps ultimate in your face going away present for Conservatives. The one last way he could show his utmost contempt for them. Fred was an arranged sideshow to stop Rudy due to popularity and was a let’s pretend Conservative to stop Hunter, Tancredo, and Paul. The Smirking Chimp owed McCain a lot of bananas for pushing through all his bad ideas for eight years. Everytime George had a bad idea McCain was there to carry his water for him. 2008 the last election the family Bush can micromanage we can at least be thankful for that much.

[tobyhill]

I can’t ever get use to that ugly face but it’s what is coming. The Big Tent has now collapsed.

[bill1952]

Dream on.

[Erik Latranyi]

I may be wrong but this may be a brilliant tatical move. Now it is between Huckaturd and McLame. If the poles are correct and Mitt and Huckaturd were splitting the vote that those conservative votes will go to Huckaturd.

Nothing to stop Huckabee from suspending his campaign now as well......that eliminates the brilliance.

[definitelynotaliberal]

That’s what I’m hoping, too. He’s so weak, (I’m hoping that) Mitch McConnell will play him like a drum.

[MBB1984]

Amen and Amen!

[Little_GTO]

Since Bain Capital is buying Clear Channel maybe he can get himself a conservative talk radio gig.

Maybe he could do 5 minute radio commentaries giving his conservative views on the issue of the day like Ronald Reagan did after 1976./sarc

[angelcindy]

The conservatives have no one to stand behind them...this is crazy

[JRochelle]

The future is going to be all about John Thune.

I am already supporting him.

:)

[pgkdan]

Well I guess I have my answer. Being a jerk just comes naturally to you.

[fml]

Heard he is suspending campaigning but holding on to his delegates (Bloomberg news) What is the point of this??

[jellybean]

What’s the Huckster to do now?? Attack Ron Paul? Or will he continue to campaign against Rush and Dobson?

[Psycho_Bunny]

Thank you, President Bush, for destroying conservatism in the United States with your inept leadership.

[jan in Colorado]

I will NEVER vote for McCain or Huckabee. NEVER!

[ansel12]

“Wow, that was an expensive vanity campaign.”

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“Romney started the year with a similar example of candor deficiency.

On Jan. 8 (2007), when he staged a “National Call Day” to kickoff his campaign, he called a news conference to herald his unprecedented one-day take of $6.5 million. When the multimillionaire was asked whether he might spend his own money on his campaign, Romney said that scenario “would be akin to a nightmare,” since he was relying on popular support for his campaign. He added that he reserved the right to donate, though.

In reality, Romney had already donated to his political committee at the time of the question. A campaign finance report he released in mid-April revealed he contributed a $2.35 million check by the time of his “nightmare” comment, starting the prior October.”

[Marie2]

“And now that McCain has absolutely no reason to capitulate in any way to conservatives—I wouldn’t be surprised if he suddenly has better things to do than attend the CPAC convention”

Don’t be silly. He needs the majority of the conservatives to vote for him. He knows that.

He has my vote, if nominated.