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I agree with you about Huckabee -- he's worth worrying about. But Romney indirectly and powerfully benefits Huck because he is one more expensive campaigning war that real conservatives have to wage, and they're already up a hostile media and the Democrats.

Huckabee isn't independently wealthy, and he's a dweeb no matter how hard he tries. If it was just him, he'd sink pronto. Romney is wealthy, handsome, and slick. The guy's like a vampire. And he sucks the resources of conservative candidates.

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He’s the GHW Bush of the next election. If Palin prevails he’s likely to be her VP candidate.

Then what do we do reelect Obama or hold our noses and vote for lesser evil?

Romney will play the same role as Bush for Reagan. Softening and mollifying the RINOs and mushy middle (aka independents (those too daffy to choose a side)), filling out Palin’s missing credentials and helping her with the pro-business vote/lobby.