Is this the year we want to have the Republican-Tea Party fight, or is this the year we save our country by stopping Barack Obama?
If we can do both, cool. But I’m not a fan of fighting the band over the tune while the Titanic sinks.
We wouldn’t be in this position if we had gotten a good conservative candidate to run for office to stop Romney. Newt isn’t that candidate. All the things that make so many here love him are not going to help win the election. And he’s not conservative enough to sacrifice the election for.
The fact is FR is supporting Gingrich because he is seen at the moment as the one who can beat Obama. If we knew he couldn’t do that, we wouldn’t give him the time of day, and we’d be looking to support the guy who could.
Or maybe not. Maybe we HAVE given up on beating Obama, and all we care about at this point is who can keep Romney from being the nominee. I want to stop Romney because I don’t think he’s electable. I wanted a conservative because I wanted a conservative.
But if I can’t have a principled conservative, I’ll settle for a candidate who can stop Romney and also win the general election.
I hope I don’t get banned for this, but I have to say this: If we are going to LOSE the general election to Obama, I’d much rather lose it with Romney, the “establishment” candidate, than with Gingrich sold as the “tea party” candidate.
Because if we lose with Gingrich, we won’t be able to push a true conservative for a LONG time. If Romney loses, we are DONE with him, and the establishment once again proves they are idiots, and a few million more republicans support us next time around.
But I’d rather win the general election, because I don’t see our country surviving 4 years of Obama acting as King. The congress can’t stop a guy who ignores them.
As General Patton said, "This match will not be postponed." Obama wins anyway if Mitt is the nominee, so it might as well be now.
We’re not in this to lose. That’s a silly game to play.
LLS