[Colonel_Flagg]

The unwillingess of conservatives to budge on their issues (which I share & applaud) is giving the GOP headaches, but so be it. In my 20+ years as a registered voter, I have never voted for a pro-abortion candidate (which in NJ has also included Republicans). I write in conservative candidates so they know I bothered to get off the couch (while casting votes further down the ballot for more local races), and I have never missed a chance to cast my vote.

Then I am happy to applaud you. However, I also believe that social issues are the foundation of modern conservatism, since they teach us the difference between right and wrong. It's wrong to spend more than you make. It's wrong to kill unborn children. It's wrong to misrepresent your position for the same of getting elected. Unfortunately, Mr. Romney fails on all three of those key points in my judgment, so I can't support him.

My decisions as a conservative are based on a social conservative world view. Hence my belief that it is important and I trust you understand that.

[kearnyirish2]

“Unfortunately, Mr. Romney fails on all three of those key points in my judgment, so I can’t support him. My decisions as a conservative are based on a social conservative world view. Hence my belief that it is important and I trust you understand that.”

I do understand that; I’m hardly a Romney supporter, but in the end Obama is much more dangerous than Romney. I don’t like holding my nose when I vote, but I did it for McCain and I suspect I’ll have to do it again in November.