[Clara Lou]

naps: If you're right, Santorum will run and lose. He'll lose with my vote, but he will lose nonetheless.

Glad I won't be able to be blamed.
I'm always torn between laughter and disgust when I see smug self-satisfaction on this board. You think that you will have discharged your moral duty if you vote for Santorum. Well, if you refuse to vote because Santorum isn't the candidate, you will be blamed, because we know what poison Obama is.

[Clara Lou]

Let me do an oops. My comment to you mostly applies to this election year, and you're talking about 4 years from now.
1) I said that I would vote against Obama (which means I'd vote for Santorum). As far as I'm concerned, the Republicans have fielded a very weak group of men to oppose Obama.
2) You can put your hopes election 2016 if you want to, but you'd better pray that we come out of years 2012-2016 a federal republic with a binding constitution, because Obama is determined to change it all-- the Constitution's standing, the function of the branches of government, the basis of our economy. You may not recognize this country.

[napscoordinator]

I actually am not smug. Although on a thread that is only typing words I could see how you believe that. You are right we are in a world of hut the next 4 years. Stupid GOPe gave us another dud. Who are u voting for in November? I really like Virgil Goode so far.

[Cato in PA]

If you don’t know what poison Willard Romney the open socialist is, a quick Google search ought to clear that up.

Here, I’ll help you: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=mitt+romney+liberal+record

[EBH]

It is time to stop ‘blaming’ your fellow conservatives.

For years now republicans have taken some sort of obscene pleasure in blaming the folks who have decided to either not support, not finance, or not vote for the hand selected GOP elitist.

First those folks were but a trickle and ignored. Then the GOP started to lose an election here or there and they became the convenient scapegoat.

GOP representation has leaned heavily RINO for several decades. It wasn't the people not voting or voting for someone else that put those RINOs in place, it was the people who voted for anybody but the democrat. They awake a few months later and watch in frustration as their representative legislates their Rights away.

This is not the fault of the nonvoter or non-supporter.

It is the insidious nature of ‘voting for anybody but...’ The GOP-e knows there is great angst and fear of 0bama getting a second term. They are counting on the ‘anybody but...’ vote to shame and blame, even though Romney is actually a weak candidate and one that does not represent the principles of the party.

But again, this is not why Romney I believe will likely lose. If 0bama plays this right, Romney is the perfect target with which to throw his 1% elite game against. That single target will be enough to totally rally his base.

And then folks like you...will again blame those who chose not to vote, who wrote in their choices, or who simply finally checked out of the party. Never once understanding that the blame rests with the weak candidate nominated by the GOP.