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By: cheetah2 (Diary)  |  April 6th, 2012 at 08:44 PM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

Romney will be our nominee. We did our best all of us to get our ABR candidates nominated. I do not agree that there was an establishment conspiracy to make it turn out as it has. When I look honestly at the alternative candidates, I can see that each of them had at least one flaw which easily explains why the candidate failed. In each case, Romney was stronger than the other candidate in that particular area. He has turned out to have more strong areas than any of the others.

He has been gaffe free while Perry sadly was not. Romney may say things he can be criticized for or that can be used against him but he never makes the kind of mistakes in what he says that Perry for whatever reason did all too often.

He has the squeaky clean personal life that Newt Gingrich did not have in the past at least  and that Herman Cain was strongly suspected of not having.

He can keep focused on the issues that matter most right now as Santorum has not done, and he has done it cheerfully, which Santorum has not done. He also has the executive experience that Santorum lacks.

We that were loyal supporters of each of these candidates saw the strengths of each as out weighing the disadvantages that undeniably existed. Perhaps sadly, the majority of voters did not see it our way.

I believe that the process has worked out pretty well however. I believe that voters looked at each candidate in turn and took a conservative approach. Each of these ABR candidates in the end was seen as being too risky. Voters went with what what seemed safest. We may regret that people looked at it this way, but I believe they did this because they really really want to see Obama defeated. The candidate who looks to have the best chance of succeeding has been chosen.

I do not like it that so many of us in the later voting states don’t seem to have had  a say in the process. However no system will ever be perfect and it is too late to change things for this election.  We ought to work to get it changed for next time, but for right now I believe the wise approach is to take advantage of the fact that if we rally to the Romney camp asap, we will have more time to prepare for the huge fight that lies ahead of us.

Like many of us I have known in my heart for a long time that Romney was the most likely to win. Because of that and because I knew that not supporting our nominee was going to be unthinkable for me, I have not delved deeply into the flaws of Romney. I am not going to focus on the negatives going forward either. I plan to defend and support him as much as I possibly can because he has GOT to win. I am thankful that if he can be held to the promises and plans he has laid out we will have a real chance of restoring what we have lost as a nation in the last several years.

It will a day of incredible relief and joy when he becomes our president elect and the horrible Obama years finally draw to a close. I have not a single doubt that we will be so very much better off in so many ways with President Romney at the helm.

I agree with the wonderful post Ace of Spades wrote the other day in which he talked about how people who have put their hearts and souls into promoting whichever not Romney candidate they thought was best need time now to adjust their thinking. We do have time. I got there faster than most but I want to go easy and be patient with those who haven’t got to this point yet.

I must admit I have been annoyed with people who insist they will not vote for Romney or will vote 3rd party in the general election. I am very bad at math, but I just cannot get over my strong conviction that voting either of these ways is equivalent to voting for Obama. Also I am tired to death of hearing people say that there is no way Romney can win, mostly because they seemingly will be doing their part to make sure their frightening prediction comes true.

However I have decided to give even these individuals time to come to their senses. They have about 6 months to wake up and smell the coffee. I just pray that they will do so in time.

This is my first diary since Perry dropped out. I still miss him, but I guess I’m over the grief at last. He will always, always be my favorite politician however!  :)

 

 

 

 

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  • deVere

    Enough of these Mitt Romney is inevitable posts! Let him win the nom ination at the convention if he can.

    • cheetah2

      I like RS because anyone can give their opinion. I am just dealing in reality not wishful thinking and I am glad to have the opportunity to express my thoughts here.
      Go ye all and do the same!

    • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

      nt

  • garfieldjl

    Seriously, it is entirely possible for Gingrich or Santorum to be the nominee, what’s the harm in letting this play out?

    If Romney makes a serious gaffe I’d rather it be during the primaries when we can choose another candidate than be stuck with Romney in the general and we can’t get a new candidate.

    http://www.therightscoop.com/mark-levin-romney-has-weakened-the-republican-party-with-his-carpet-bombing/

    I think Mark Levin makes an interesting case.

  • acat

    …but I can see where the director is going with this remake.

    Mew

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    Romney is going to held at less than 1144. And don’t throw the same crock of crap against the wall that you’ve been peddling forever. Break it down on a state by state basis and show delegate counts.

    We won’t be holding our breath.

  • cheetah2

    I wouldn’t say its “Entirely possible” for anyone but Romney to win the nomination at this point.
    Maybe a slight possibility dependent on some huge miraculous act of God…I am just ready to face reality and get on with ou real objective, beating Obama.

  • demsaresatanic

    hang in there.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    relative to any way to stop Mitt from winning the nomination. All he’s doing, which is pretty much the same thing you’ve been doing for weeks, is whining about basically nothing.

    My gracious but you’re stupid and totally out of touch.

  • honoraryintern

    Yup, that’s me…

    Was researching the Romney court appointments and saw some of your 2008 posts. You seemed to be a normal rational person, Hatred spewing, Don Quixote, is what I’ve come to know this cycle. What happened?

    You dismiss, now 11 states of, normal rational people, whole cloth, who believe that Romney has never withstood being attacked. When he got just a little of his own medicine, he wilted and showed his angry side during Florida.

    Obama has started the Romney attack advertisements that have been in the can since the Occupy movement started. O’ web advertisements, attached to youtube videos, are sprouting up all over.

    Lets see… Moderates are going to believe (1 the rational description of oil policy in the ads attacking O’, or 2) the defender of the little guys, who is saving said little guys from the big monster oil companies?

    Your winning that interchange depends on the middles understanding of Market Dynamics and Rules of Unintended Consequences. This comprehension is required from people that only see slight differences between Dems and Repubs. How’s that going to work out?

    As you requested, State by state analysis with the variables remaining constant:
    http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2012/04/the-delegate-predictor-is-it-over.html

    But the influences in a race are never constant. Romney’s positives are at 36% and his ugly winning style is driving them further south. Romney will prove he can’t take attack ad pressure. TX will change to WTA.

    The press have treated Romney with kid gloves because he was their best choice in the Repub nomination. Now that they have hung up their Mitt Stream Media hat and can be Obama supporters, they will. Just like McCain there will be a hostile Media everywhere.

    All the sudden, instead of 20 delegates short of 1144, Romney is more like 200. The CA congressional district delegates solidify the open convention. An open convention that is face to face, Romney or Santorum. Gingrich and Paul will be footnotes because of RNC rule 40b. They won’t even be on any ballot.

    Truly confused how you see Romney as better. Just on a financial basis. TARP: Romney supported, Santorum didn’t.
    Romney SCOTUS appointments = David Souter that doesn’t turn, at best. Didn’t Eagleburger support Souter? Isn’t Eagleburger vamping for Romney today?

    To discount Santorum, you pick and choose the bad part of a bill that had to pass the House , Senate and White House and completely ignore any good, but lay all the bad at only Santorum’s feet. Independent rankings, personal evaluations, endorsements, and won states confirm many believe Santorum is conservative.

    Ron Paul has been pretty outspoken that Santorum isn’t his brand of conservative. libertarian (little l) does not equal conservative, especially in the underbelly of our society and the protection of the next generation. Is that your kind of conservative?

    1144 is a big number. Especially when Romney is getting a dress rehearsal of the general election, while he’s the ‘presumptive’ nominee.

  • Filibuster Keaton

    “Romney may say things he can be criticized for or that can be used against him but he never makes the kind of mistakes in what he says that Perry for whatever reason did all too often.”

    Brilliant! You had me going there until that part. Well played.

  • cheetah2

    .

  • snowshooze

    That would be more to the point, and a whole lot less painful.

  • garfieldjl

    If Romney was carpet bombing Obama, that’s one thing. Obama is probably going to be doing carpet bombing of the Republican nominee.

    Romney however was resorting to carpet bombing fellow Republicans. There is a lot of anger and resentment that Romney has to undo, damage that he has caused. Denying the fact that he caused this damage doesn’t make it go away.

    Also, I do see a path where Romney doesn’t end up being the nominee, it’s called he can’t get the delegates to cross the finish line. The longer this drags out the more likely that will be the case.

    Seriously, if this race is over, then why are Romney supporters continuing to bash Santorum and Gingrich? Why are Romney supporters determined to further divide the party?

    In my opinion this race is nowhere near being over, I don’t think it will be over until the delegates vote and we have our convention.

    If Romney manages to get the necessary delegates, fine. Until he has the necessary delegates though, he isn’t the nominee.

    Oh btw, mbecker I once had a teacher like you in 2nd grade whom said I was stupid and could never amount to anything, that I could never get into college. I actually went to college, I have my Bachelor’s Degree, was trying to decide whether or not to get my master’s but decided I don’t want to be in debt.

    So just like I didn’t listen to that teacher then, I really couldn’t care less about your opinion of me either.

    What Mark Levin has pointed out needs to be addressed by Team Romney, you can’t simply insult people and then expect them to support you by default. I could make a bunch of snide remarks accusing you to be an Obama plant, but I know that is not the case.

    So is this race over or isn’t it? Cause if it is over like you’re suggesting, then continually picking fights with Gingrich and Santorum supporters won’t help unite the party, it will only deepen the divisions. However, I suspect this race isn’t over and people are panicing because Romney doesn’t have this sewn up yet.

    Personally I’d like my state to actually have some say in this process. As would people from Texas.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    At least to the point that you’ve never bothered to learn to comprehend what you read, think in anything even remotely resembling a logical order or put together a rational argument.

    You’re lucky your a kid, you’d never have survived high school let alone college 30+ years ago.

    You’re an idiot and your opinion on the matter is simply denial.

    There is no “argument” supported by a single “fact” in anything you’ve ever written here. And note, your “opinion” is not a “fact” especially when it’s totally unsupportable. And while we’re at it, there’s no “panic” in the Romney camp, he’s not the one who spent the last several days holed up with supporters and bank rollers trying to figure out what to do.

  • garfieldjl

    Why is team Romney still bashing Santorum and Gingrich?

    Seriously, the fact you choose to ignore the logic of my reasoning, doesn’t mean the logic isn’t there.

    If this was really over, picking a fight with Gingrich and Santorum Supporters only servers to further anger the people that Romney needs to win the support of.

    Based on that, I seriously doubt Romney has this locked up, because these lines of attack, the below the belt trying to piledrive Santorum in Santorum’s home state after Romney supposedly has this in the bag, excuse me but if Romney really had this locked up, then what Romney is doing is irrational. If he doesn’t have this locked up, what he’s doing in Pennsylvania is similarly stupid because while it may sideline Santorum, Gingrich is still in it, and quite frankly the Santorum supporters will be even more ticked off.

    Reason I’m not looking at Michigan as remotely the same what is happening in Pennsylvania is Romney has called multiple states his home state.

  • Scope

    when McCain became the nominee. Just as when a loved one dies, almost immediately one forgets every bad thing about that person, and suddenly they become nothing short of a saint. There are no longer thoughts of the negatives, only the positive survives, and is sometimes enhanced.

    Unfortunately I fell off that rainbow, and hit earth hard with the reality that we were stuck with one of the worst of the choices, who ran a horrible campaign, told us there was nothing to fear with an Obama presidency, and all but handed Obama the presidency. If it weren’t for Palin on the ticket, Obama would have won in a landslide.

    As much as I hated it, I had to take McCain’s mothers advice, and purchased the nose plugs to avoid being knocked out in the voting booth. We are there yet again. This time I refuse to be naive enough to even try to balance myself on that narrow colorful slice in the sky.

    Cheetah, it is not your choice to “give people time to come around.” From my experience at RS, rose colored glasses don’t sell as well as nose plugs.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    And because he can.

    He’s got a lock on the Super Delegates. Santorum will get maybe 4, Romney will get over a hundred. And then there’s NY, NJ and CA.

    You cant’ count our add.

    Your second grade teacher is shaking her – or his – head right now and laughing.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    have not impacted his ability to win.

  • radicalrighty

    and now, R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr., have got on Romney’s bus. I wish some Redstate posters would too.

    Tyrrell has a nice piece on Romney in The American Spectator.com

    http://spectator.org/archives/2012/04/05/romney-is-coming-on-strong

  • radicalrighty

    I remember the minute McCain made his pick, I got a shot of adrenaline. I would get it again if I heard Romney say the words, “Allen West.”

  • cheetah2

    It actually is my choice what attitude I have toward others. I write it here to encourage others to be the same because I think I’m correct. I don’t want to see people attacked because they need time to adjust their thinking.

    In my diary I do not try to say that Romney is something he’s not, only that he is far preferable to 4 more years of Obama. I realize that Romney has a lot of things about him that are troubling. I am simply giving my opinion of why he is going to be our nominee rather than the people most of us wanted instead.

    I won’t need nose plugs on election day because I am choosing to be optimistic. I believe that having hope is important. People without hope are going to be quitters not fighters. We need enthusiasm to beat Obama so I intend to have as much as possible myself and encourage others to be enthusiastic as well.

    This just means dealing with reality but at the same time focussing on the positives not the negatives. The time for us to be focussing on the negatives of Romney is fast coming to an end.

  • Melody Warbington (rwm52)

    between conservatives and Republicans. Those names remind me of the “Which of these doesn’t belong?” question.

  • cheetah2

    Thus this diary!

  • SoFiMil

    ChristieCare, who wouldn’t sign on the the SCOTUS case, is more conservative than Romney.I’ll give him that.

  • Scope

    you got with Palin, did it help McCain win the election? No, it only kept Obama from winning in a landslide.

    I agree with Perry’s opinion of the VP slot, it isn’t worth a warm bucket of spit. Or as Fred Thompson put it in 08, it is nothing more than attending funerals for foreign dignitaries in far away places. Bidens role as VP was nothing more than to keep Obama from being threatened with impeachment.

    I have no reason to believe or not believe that Romney would give any meaningful role to the VP. From my understanding of Romney’s role in the private sector, he said he wanted X Y and Z accomplished, and have it on my desk by tomorrow morning. He wasn’t dealing with a recalcitrant body of liberals in Congress and the Senate. It is bothersome though that Romney did in fact go along with those liberals in the Mass. legislature when he was Gov., and was willing to sit on the other side of the aisle quite happily.

    Romney himself began this campaign season as a moderate. Romney was a moderate liberal as Gov. in Mass., because of Romneycare in particular. Romney doesn’t have a chance unless he chooses a conservative as the VP pick. Rubio himself said that “other options would have been preferable, but those options decided not to run in this election.” In other words we are stuck with what we are stuck with.

    I would be disappointed if those that have actual conservative records succumb to the allure of a title and the limelight. I’d much prefer to see Rubio as the next Senate majority/minority leader. I’d prefer someone like an Allen West as the next Speaker, far and above over Boehner. Ryan’s fiscal talents would be very valuable in some high level fiscal cabinet position in a Republican administration. I would hate to see real talent wasted on the VP slot, especially when so many don’t have a clue on what a Romney administration would look like. Hey, Romney could turn out to be very good, but he can also turn out to be very bad.

  • SoFiMil

    Separate question from your above answer, which I am not disagreeing with nor attempting to say, “Well, it could be worse.”

  • gracie

    I keep picturing his incredible intellect and experience sitting in at every meeting thinking Romney just might listen to him and hey, give him a project cutting government waste or figuring a Repub plan to address pre-exist cond with free market principles.

    Then there is the fact that his being on the ticket would acknowledge conservatives. Yes I know it’s a feel good but nevertheless.

    THEN there is this inevitibility issue. I would LOVE Bobby Jindal to become the heir apparent instead of Bob O’Donnell for instance.

  • Scope

    is keep wearing those rose colored glasses. If they do the trick for you, good for you. I myself prefer to look through clear lenses, and see exactly what is in front of me, right, wrong or indifferent. Buy hey, that’s just me, and I think I’m correct.

    I found it interesting that you were willing to point out that the other candidates all have flaws, and that some have made gaffes, and then state that Romney hasn’t made any gaffes. Romney has gotten away with his many and numerous gaffes because he has the right leaning media there to cover for him. Hopefully they will still be there covering for him when he continues to open his mouth just to exchange feet.

  • Scope

    but it wouldn’t be in the WH.

  • honoraryintern

    Realize Eagleburger passed away. John Sununu was the Souter supporter.

    Sorry folks but, y’know when I see one RINO I can’t tell the difference. They all sound the same.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    They say he comes up 22 delegates short and they didn’t count the super delegates – 135 of them – which will break solidly for Romney, likely in the 100 / 35 range at worst. And that puts Romney over the top.

    See my state by state analysis below.

  • Scope

    Bob McDonald would not be a great choice. The problem is that, as you’ve seen right here in the comments, many believe that Bob McDonnell is a conservative. On some things he has been. Do you think that it was a conservative position for him to refuse to sign the ultrasound bill unless the ultrasound was made optional? For someone to have an abortion, isn’t an ultrasound required by the doctor anyway?

    One of the policy issues I most loathe is “going green.” McDonnell has been very busy taking federal dollars, and adding state dollars to green initiatives. He wants a wind mill farm off the coast of VA. Now that farm will never happen during his term in office, but he did ask that money be set aside in the budget to get the studies going forward. He also mandated that all state vehicles be changed over to alternative fuel vehicles. He said he longs for the day when he sees vehicles going down the road powered by solar energy. And, this is all while the state Atty Gen Cooch is in court fighting the Obama admin. endangerment finding.

    VA is a RTW state thankfully. Yet McDonnell promised the state workers a 3% bonus if there was a surplus last year. There was a surplus last year because the required state funding of the state employee pension funds was delayed, and the bonuses were paid.

    There are other things but that is a good starting list. The VP candidate will get a good and thorough vetting, and when the above items, plus, are uncovered about McDonnell, I think he would may be seen just a little to the right of Romney. I doubt his record would satisfy those craving a conservative.

    As to who Romney will choose as his VP pick, I have no idea. I would be willing to bet $10,000 (LOL) that Ann Romney will have a very big voice in the WH, every bit as much as Hillary did in Bill’s admin.

    It’s more important to me to keep the conservatives that are in DC right there, keeping the pressure on the squishes like Boehner and McConnell. As to Jindal, I just can’t see Romney choosing him. He was one of the first big names to come out and endorse Perry. I don’t think he ever switched over to Romney or anyone else after Perry departed.

  • Xasteius

    Romney’s best friend in the primary. The general will look much different, in my opinion.

    I’m not intending the ‘sour grapes’ (I’d support Romney over Santorum with no Newt or Perry), but just my observation.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    Bottom line: Romney has 560 committed delegates and 65 non-binding today. Santorum has 207 committed and 63 non-binding. They’re listed by state and the early states are adjusted for the RNC “early penalty”.

    For the primaries not yet concluded, I’ve listed my estimated split in the far right column.

    Total for these committed/N-B: Romney = 553/41; Santorum = 387/72

    There are 135 super delegates, I allocated them 100 to Romney, 35 to Santorum. The vast majority of these are currently uncommitted, but since the RNC is now engaged in joint fundraising, this is a reasonable estimate.

    For primary delegate splits, I’ve assumed a 70/30 split for Romney in traditionally moderate states: NY,CT, RI, OR, CA & NJ.

    A 70/30 for Santorum in MO, KY, AR.

    Both DE & UT are winner take all and will go to Romney and I split TX 50/50.

    Here are the details, but the grand total is ( C / NB):
    Romney: 1,213 / 106
    Santorum: 629 / 135

  • gracie

    best possible choices. No, Jindal has not come out for Romney. I lost my mind for a minute and forgot how petty he is. Sheer determination to get Jindal in line was blinding me.

    I knew that about your precious Governor; glad you repeated it to remind all what an unbearable squish he is. I don’ know how you stand him and to hear you say he is to the right of Romney is truly cringe-worthy.

    Had no idea Ann Romney was THAT political. I do know I feel sorry for her when I see her dragged out all the time campaigning knowing she has MS.

    Here’s hoping Cooch makes it in your state…wonder what his chances are by now. I guess I see your point about keeping the best conservatives in place but dang it would make me feel better if one is on the ticket. I don’t know if you are still for Santorum but if Texas could go winner-take-all we could give Romney some trouble with the numbers. It is said if we did that then PA might feel encouraged to go for Santorum after all. I realize this talk annoys lots of people here but he will have me in the end; I’m not that crazy.

  • clintonformccain

    … and shoot for a VP nod that way.

    I’m still chuckling about Perry endorsing the Newt. It’s a perfect example of how Perry simply didn’t have the instincts for the national game.

  • Scope

    and there isn’t anything you said that I would disagree with.

  • snowshooze

    If he felt he had to endorse anyone, of the remaining…
    All he had was Gingrich.

  • snowshooze

    Just aligning with Perry…
    That would be like a demotion.

  • gracie

    at this last date? I would give my right arm if he was the nominee. Not blameless, he was sold short at every turn against all odds with the media against him.
    You and I will have to disagree on this one.

    I can’t seem to gage how much Santorum has hurt himself lately. All I know is if Texas went winner-take-all this ballgame would not necessarily be over.

    Yes, we are enjoying having Perry home taking care of our business! For instance Apple wants to open a facility in Austin with lots of nice jobs, but, big BUT…. the Dems want them to promise to hire affirmative action style..that is they want them to hire “under priviledged” first instead of by merit!! Can any of you even believe that? Perry is all over it. Hope he prevails!

    WHEN is this s—ever going to be over with???

  • Scope

    Christie never signed onto the lawsuit against Obamacare. The Fla case had 26 states joining in that lawsuit. VA filed their own lawsuit. Was there any other state with a Republican Gov. that did not sign onto the lawsuit?

  • clintonformccain

    Maybe Calista will invite the Perrys over for a cookout or something.

  • redmymind

    You exercise a degree of thoughtfulness and attunement that speaks to the very heart of what is at stake.

    There is nothing Obama would like more on Election Day than for the conservatives to in fact stay home in protest because “Romney” happened to be our nominee.

    On the other hand, I sense that such folks would be confined to a dwindling, reality-challenged minority–the vast majority of us having smelled the proverbial coffee you speak of and come to our senses.

    I hope to see many of our conservative friends here join us!

  • redmymind

    Wish I had your command over the numbers and the know-how that evidently precedes it!

    BTW, meant to get back to you regarding a point you had made some time ago regarding Romney’s aggressive, “take-no-prisoners” tactics as far as his thoroughly “beating up” on his opponents in the race.

    Gotta admit, it wasn’t so fun when I was rooting for the other guys, but I think you’re absolutely right. We’ll need a smart, cunning, and “ruthless” dogfighter to go up against Obama and his minions. More power to Governor Romney!

  • honoraryintern

    after the link to the article I suggested nothing is constant….

    …Even your acclaimed reading comprehension skills

    …readers digest version of the last half of the post:

    Attacks from O’ and the press, moderates fickleness and Romney’s negatives. Changes 20 delegates to more like 200 mostly from TX WTA and CA congressional delegates.

    70% CA for Romney is a grab a cheek and guess number. It’s district by district. What kind of effect do you think the O’ adverts on the web will have in wired California? Romney is 200 under after CA. No amount of super delegates will help, The ‘bound’ conservative activists will get to cast a second vote…

    You seem to think that Santorum continuing the primary is hurting Romney. I would suggest any campaign that runs 95% negative adverts starts to get blow-back. Its getting worse in each state.

    But I must compliment you on the different tone of you response, Thanks!

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    Since forever, nobody gives a tinkers dam what he says.

    What I do know is that he’s a lost cause. Has been since day one. Romney will get well over 1144 – including the super d’s from PA. All Santorum is doing now is distracting from a coordinated attack on Obama and his policies.

    As far as Romney “getting blow-back”, I don’t consider that to be a big deal at all. For instance, I’m sure the fans of Sweater Boy will have a fit when Mitt, or the SuperPAC, run the “we fired Rick as our Senator, why would we want to promote him to the Presidency” ads. That’s not a negative ad, it’s just a reminder that Santorum is well know and not well liked in PA.

    And, for the record, I have absolutely no problem at all with “negative ads”. If they’re not truthful they can be responded to powerfully. If they are – and Romney’s ads v Santorum are truthful – then what’s the issue?

    And finally, with respect to negative ads in the primary, what do you think our candidate is going to face to the tune a billion plus dollars in the general. Lord knows Obama can’t run on his record. If a candidate can’t take the heat he/she should stay home and bake cookies. Or get a private sector job. And his/her supporters should just take a valium and stay in bed. I’m frankly sick to death of the Santorum/Palin/Perry/and-to-a-lesser-exent-Newt fans whining constantly. I also do not consider Palin, Perry or Newt to be whiners, just their acolytes – not all their supporters – just the acolytes. Santorum absolutely is a whiner, always has been.

  • cheetah2

    I did not consider myself to be a Romney supporter even when I wrote this diary. I am just trying to come to grips with the fact that he will be our nominee and I really really don’t want Obama to win.

    I was a strong Perry supporter and until he dropped out my second choice actually was Romney because of his executive experience. When Perry dropped out I was for Gingrich because I knew Gingrich’s platform is the closest to Perry’s. My support is kind of half hearted though because he is not someone I find admirable in his personal character.

    I have never liked Santorum. I thought his behavior in the debates was unattractive- for example his constant complaining when he didn’t get enough attention and the way he attacked Perry. I was annoyed that the evangelical leaders went to him instead of Perry- I never got why that happened. He is very weak in the area of executive experience. I just do not see him as being presidential material at all. I think he only ended up being the last ABR standing because the others got knocked out first which is a dumb reason. And I hate sweater vests. :)

    So yes I am glad it will be Romney instead of Santorum, but it doesn’t mean I am thrilled about how it’s ending up.

  • http://908StraightSt.wordpress.com/ mbecker908

    But it would be a given without regard to our candidate. I do think Newt could deal with the media better than Romney, but they would shred Santorum and leave him crying at the altar.