[CommerceComet]

The moment the words "anyone but Obama" escaped her lips, the GOP(e) no longer had need of her, and so they've turned their backs to her. I say this in warning to all the genuine conservatives that will vote for Romney. Expect no different treatement from them than what they've delivered to Mrs. Palin. Your vote is the only thing of value you have to them. Once they possess it, they will continue on with the agenda they embrace, not the one we embrace. Believe it. You've seen it. Several times.

You hit that one right on the head.

Liberal Republicans hold conservatives in far, far more contempt than they do Democrats. I have seen it lots of times here in the state of Kansas in my 12 years or so here. If a squishy Republican gets nominated, conservatives are coerced into voting for the RINO by the party but if a conservative wins the primary, "country-club" Republicans will walk in mass. Jim Ryun and Lynn Jenkins provide an excellent example of that a few years ago. Mutual support is not a two-way street in their minds.

I'm afraid that Paul Ryan is simply window-dressing to draw over Tea Party supporters. If Romney wins, Paul Ryan will have as much influence in the Romney Administration as the WH janitor.

[little jeremiah]

Sometimes VPs have to take over.

[MNJohnnie]

Seems you got it exactly backwards as to who is co-opting whom.

Romney: Ryan and I are on the same page with our budgets

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2918387/posts

[itsahoot]

The moment the words "anyone but Obama" escaped her lips, the GOP(e) no longer had need of her

As you might recall, every candidate and talking head said exactly the same thing. I figured then this election was a hoax.