(Do I need to place a sarcasm tag here?)
Funny how some people bitch about Obama and Romney, then when someone decides to do something as a conservative, the dipsticks come out of the woodwork to slag them. Congrats for helping to convince more people to sit and never do anything. Getting stabbed in the back by one’s own is always a good motivator. /s
Let's use your own logic, GSC. You live in Massachusetts. There isn't a snowball's chance that Romney will win in Massachusetts in a presidential election. Rasmussen lists Massachusetts as one of the bluest of blue states. He says that Obama has a 56-35 lead over Mitt, and that even though Romney was governor there, he is doing very poorly. Rasmussen, of course, uses likely voters, and a realistic party affiliation weighting. His numbers in Massachusetts are probably right on the money.
Therefore, you are throwing your vote away voting for Romney in Massachusetts. You know I'm right.
So, if you are suggesting that conservatives who vote for 3rd party candidates are throwing their vote away, then why are you pushing a candidate in Massachusetts who does not have a chance, who amounts to your throwing your vote away?
Your best bet, since Romney has zero chance in your state, is to vote your conservative principles for a real conservative. That way you would AT LEAST have some benefit come from your vote. You would send a message to the GOP-E that you want no more liberal candidates.
You sarcastically called yourself "Gay State Conservative". We both know that folks like Barney Frank AND Mitt Romney helped make the punchline of your joke make sense.
Don't throw away your Massachusetts vote. Vote for the most conservative candidate who makes your Massachusetts ballot. The BEST a Massachusetts conservative could hope for is to send a message.
The message of a vote for Romney would be: I think Romney and liberal Rinos are fine and dandy.
The message of a vote for a 3rd party would be: I insist on conservatives and will vote my conservative principles.
So, which will it be?
This article reminds me of The Onion back when it was funny.