Still, speaker is a legislative position, not executive. It deals with organizing policy in broad legislative terms. It simply isn’t the same as being an executive, which, again, is a position of leadership over a complex organization: an army, a corporation, a cabinet position, a governor, perhaps a mayor or county executive.

As to business experience, Newt’s is limited to companies that exist solely to produce and promote his books, movies, etc. They are extensions of Newt. That’s not a business in any real sense of the word.

There are all sorts of things you can either (1) spend money on or (2) have your income taxes go up.

Nobody is going to be locked up for not buying insurance under Obamacare. People will have their tax liability go up however.

The irony is that the no mandate argument can pave the way for government option and single payer. Nobody disputes the constitutionality of raising income tax rates . . .

It’s people like you that have hijacked the term “conservative” and turned it into some club with a religious litmus test required to partake. Guess what? True conservatives don’t want to be told what to do/think any more by the right than they do by the left.

What’s hilarious is that you think you’re the majority becauseRush says you are. I hate to be the one to break it to you but theo-con/so-cons are not the majority. Rush makes money by telling half-truths to rile up the extreme right and keep them angry. Happy people won’t listen to him. Also, there is no Santa Claus or Easter Bunny.

Ironially enough, it is, steady as a rock, “team player,” Santorum who wishes to re-elect Obama rather than see Romney win.

Santorum said so, and Rick never lies.

There’s plenty of good people. Problem is, “good people” don’t want the job because of the accompanying BS.

Come with something original or relevant next time.

Is the problem with Obamacare the mandate or is the problem that it’s terrible economic policy?

Newsflash – every law is a mandate. You buy a car, right? Well, the Feds require that cars have seatbelts. You think they’re free? Guess again slick. You/we are up to our necks in mandates. Funny how “conservatives” are now just objecting to them.

You’re just rocking the theo-con boat.

That means that even if the Federal Government can’t mandate you to buy insurance, a state government certainly can. If you don’t like the MA RomneyCare mandate, don’t live there.

The 10th Amendment works both ways, you know. It doesn’t just constrain the Federal Government, which is what many conservatives cite it for. The flip side is that it gives wide latitude to state governments.

Because it’s either appoint moderate judges or no judges, given that the MA legislature is 80% Democrat and 20% Republican.

What I like about Romney is precisely what you don’t like: He makes the best of a constrained situation.

MA isn’t a state where you can gain anything by nominating conservative judges who the Dems will vote down. Or propose conservative legislation even though you know it will be dead on arrival on Beacon Hill.

In some other state you might be able to score some political points with some voters that way. But MA is a state where only 11% of the voters are registered Republicans.

With the Ocare case in front of the SC tomorrow, Pluffey has already brought up today on TV that Romney and one other candidate, not named Santorum have been in favor of the individual mandate. The D’s are going to hammer Etch-a-sketch really hard on this, while trying to give messages to the SC that “hey, these Republicans were for it also.”

?I think that Americans can recognize that while this is a tragedy, and it is a tragedy, that we?re going to relentlessly seek justice. And I think that?s the right thing to do.?
Newt Gingrich

I’m really sorry that Rick Santorum is clearly not suitable to become POTUS, but that is now the obvious fact to myself and a lot of other conservative Republicans.

http://dailycaller.com/2012/03/25/santorum-zimmerman-has-a-very-sick-mind-motive-a-malicious-one/

Romney is a Liberal and the father of gay marriage, but it seems he has better judgment than Santorum.. Perhaps Newt Gingrich can rejuvenate his campaign once again. I hope so.

Yes, Santorum just seems totally exhausted and frantic in his long rambling answers to questions even from friendly media and his stream of consciouness style…

Mitt seems to be moving right…it is what it is…BEAT OBAMA!

If Romney were really as electable as he claims, this primary would have been over back in January.

I’m a nobody but Newt supporter, but I will acknowledge Santorum is way better than Romney.