The answer is, Tancredo will support Romney in 2012. Palin or no Palin.
Your observation is the simplest and most cogent expalination of Tancredo’s criticism.
Let us not annoint political saviors. Mostly, the candidates will do what politicians do. It’s not pretty.
Anyway, we have too many messianic presidents already. Better to have one who can get the trains to run on time.