I'm not a Romney fan but I will vote for him if it comes down to him vs. our Dear Leader. While I don't know know what kind of President Romney would actually be (lots of conjecture, but still unknown), our biggest hope is three-fold: get rid of Obama, keep the House and gain a majority in the Senate. While I prefer a leader who knows who and what he is, with conservative control of the two houses we can point Romney in the right direction.
No, this isn't the ideal situation, but at this point my main concern is making our Dear Leader a one-term President.
I agree with you and I would vote for mitt over zero. But, that being said, I am not under any illusion that mittens will be able to stem the decline this country faces. mitt is not the movement conservative that this country desparately needs. We are in a similar position to 3rd century Rome. Perhaps, a placeholder and technocrat like romney will give us enough time for a real conservative to emerge.
A second zero term poses the real threat of imminent collapse, violence and a hard tyranny.