Back before the Florida primary — when it was crucial for conservatives to unite behind Newt Gingrich — many conservatives traded all kinds of vicious lies about Newt, many of which were posted here in FR.
Now that the Newt ship has sailed (without Florida, the Newt candidacy is a fantasy), conservatives are trying to start a vicious lie campaign against the last stop-Romney hope: Santorum.
Do I like Newt better than I like Santorum: absolutely.
Did I support Newt back before Florida when that support meant something: absolutely.
Are conservatives going to blow their last opportunity to unite behind a non-Romney candidate: it appears that way.
FR is a microcosm of the conservative movement and back in the days leading up to Florida FR was full of anti-Newt hatred and calumny. Now, when it’s absolutely too late, many FR posters have “discovered” Newt. Well, in the words of the Church Lady, isn’t that special?
They discovered Newt now, when his only effect can be to sabotage the last non-Romney.
Where were they back before Florida?
If you want to understand why conservatism is doomed, just go back over the history of FR posts throughout this campaign, starting around September.
If Santorum does win in a few states, (Which just by Santorum’s pathetic organization and planning failures alone) he can not get enough delegates anyway. His serious errors in organization and planning will lose him several hundred delegates in the rest of the states.
Voting for Santorum to stop ROmney, is a complete waste of time.