I respect those on this thread that say they will never vote for Romney (there are quite a few others on FR as well). That said, I tend to agree with you. I hope that Newt can pull it off. Do I like Romney - no. If Romney is the nominee, I’ll have a hard time voting for him, but will probably do so (still have several months to make a firm decision) - I only hope that he has a really articulate & conservative VP and we get more Tea Party types in the House & Senate and have a majority in both.
Some think Romney will be almost as bad as Obama and/or want to teach the GOP a lesson. I have a hard time seeing how almost anyone, including Romney, could be anywhere near as bad for our country as Obama has been. As I said in another post, if Obama wins things are going to get worse as IMHO he’ll think he has a mandate to push ahead with his EOs, etc. Romney may have his faults, but I don’t believe that he and his wife hate our country.
Here’s the last paragraph in an article by Ron Lipsman on American Thinker (I disagree with him that Romney is the best one and, unlike him, I think Newt would lead a conservative counter revolution):
“The point is: whoever is the ultimate nominee among the remaining four, even if he wins in the fall, that person will not lead the counter-revolution conservatives so desperately seek. But the potential damage to our country from a second Obama term is incalculable. Thus the prime goal must be to defeat Obama. Given the choices, Romney seems to have the best chance to do so. Perhaps we can tread water with Romney while a true Reagan successor emerges further down the pike.”
The problem is, if we are not motivated to vote for Romney you can bet that no one else is motivated either. The GOP miscalculates the public dislike of Obama. The public believe the media. The public is brainwashed by entertainment. The comedians arent making fun of Obama. The joke’s on us. Always.
So who will vote for Romney? Who are his followers? Who does he stand for? What ideals does he fight for? The guy can’t even carry a tune (which is very important to the media.) The GOP is in a pickle. They refuse to turn over the steering wheel to someone with big ideas, love for this country, and a dedication to the freedom of the individual. I honestly don’t know why Romney even wants to be president. What’s in it for him? What’s in it for us? When Romney is president he will ... what?