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I have been on the opposite side of this argument since day one. Now, I agree with you, not necessarily on the merits of the argument presented here but because we must not allow Obama to have a second term to continue to do wanton damage to this nation and it’s institutions.

And may God forgive me if I am wrong.

If Romney fails to live up to constitutional standards, then we remove him in 2016. We will not reclaim the nation in one election and we must not allow our distaste of Romney to stand in the way of winning this important battle.

In the entire history of the United States, only *one* president has ever been elected into office and then been denied his party's nomination for re-election. It was Franklin Pierce in 1857. Your buyer's remorse recovery plan has a very low statistical probability for success -- it approaches zero.

If we give Romney this opportunity, we all become democrats. We become the party of pro-abortion, pro-homosexuality, pro-bailout, pro-stimulus, pro-defenselessness, and pro-healthcare-rationing. Why? Because that is what we elected to lead us.

The "republican" brand becomes horrifically damaged. Kiss goodbye any opportunity to make further advancements in the House or Senate in 2014 and 2016. And if Romney keeps the Executive Office for two terms -- before handing it back to a "D" liberal -- we'll live under liberal rules for the next 16 years. The Democrats nationwide will love working with Romney just like they love working with him in Massachusetts. He's good for their cause.

We can either endure four more years of Obama, gain conservative strength in both the House and Senate every year, and try again to elect a *real* conservative in 2016. Or we can have four to eight years of Romney advancing the same socialist agenda held by Obama, lose strength in the House and Senate every year, and hand the Executive Office back to the Democrats with the Congress thoroughly stacked in their favor ... and not have a shot at fixing it until 2020 or 2024.

It's a no brainer; I'm voting for Virgil Goode instead of evil. But you might get your wish anyway. Romney might win as Obama is working mighty hard to hand this election to him. You might not recognize it yet, but as Obama pushes further and harder to the left (in order to make Romney appear conservative by contrast) it will become apparent he is throwing this election. It's the only way he gets out of the hot seat without handcuffs or impeachment papers. And who better to trust his agenda to than Romney for a term or two. It's a win-win for him. So ... you might just "win" too.

If Romney fails to live up to constitutional standards, then we remove him in 2016.

No you won't!

You will make the exact same calculation as you did this time which is: The Dem guy is worse, so we must support the Republican, no matter how much he has spat on us. You will once again put expedience over what you claim are your principles and capitulate.

Any other conclusion is either a pipe dream or a lie.

Romney owns you, and the other Romney supporters on this site and he knows it, even if you fail to realize it.

My guess is you will spend the balance of your life capitulating to the "lesser of two evils" and never stand up for what you claim are your principles because the GOP establishment knows exactly how to play you.

The irony is even after you have capitulated to the lesser of two evils and supported evil, you will still complain about liberals and the liberal agenda, In my mind, you have forfeited any right to complain if you actively supported the liberal in the first place.