who think this whole primary is nuts. The only people who’ve voted so far are from Iowa and New Hampshire, and it’s SETTLED?? Two dinky states and Romney is our nominee?? Someone needs to explain that one, cause this is starting to resemble the “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”

I guess were the subjects now, we better do what they say because they might throw us out the plantation! I believe Rick perry has a shot, the party will grow with average people who are church going and were blue dog dems but are tired of obama! I like Perry ! Hope he can get the ground game going. The conservatives are not leaving the republican party, the republicans are leaving the conservatives! How can on small state the size of Houston dictate the entire process!

I am a Perry fan.. however, I don’t think I want another GWBush, Dole, or McCain as our president so if its not going to be romney, we should get behind someone…. What I am asking for is a conservative agreement and we all get behind that person to take on romney and then obummer… We cannot have the conservative vote split or we will get nowhere!!!

I don’t understand is … why? Do you not have at least a bent toward someone other than Romney? Polls and talking heads tell you to vote a certain way, so that is what you will do?

P.A.T.H.E.T.I.C.

Romney’s ascendancy effectively completes the rollback of the Reagan legacy. It will be as though Bush won the nomination in 1980. True, Ron Paul (!!!) outperforms Romney among the very independents that are supposed to be important to winning the general election, but pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

What’s more important is that we recognize the wisdom of the Republican establishment and get behind our nominee, Bob Dole. Er, I mean John McCain. Strike that, I mean Mitt Romney.

That’s right, the same Mitt Romney who said as governor that when president someday, he would be a strong Pro-Choice voice from within the Republican party. The Mitt Romney who thinks the individual mandate (mandatory responsibility) is a conservative philosophy. The Mitt Romney who, before the auto bailouts, promised big government support for the Big Three auto companies (hey, I guess as long as government picks winners that have lots of votes in big primary states, it’s okay).

The Republican establishment never really liked Reagan. Now, they will have wiped out the last remnants of his legacy, at least domestically.

Romney’s ascendancy effectively completes the rollback of the Reagan legacy. It will be as though Bush won the nomination in 1980. True, Ron Paul (!!!) outperforms Romney among the very independents that are supposed to be important to winning the general election, but pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

What’s more important is that we recognize the wisdom of the Republican establishment and get behind our nominee, Bob Dole. Er, I mean John McCain. Strike that, I mean Mitt Romney.

That’s right, the same Mitt Romney who said as governor that when president someday, he would be a strong Pro-Choice voice from within the Republican party. The Mitt Romney who thinks the individual mandate (mandatory responsibility) is a conservative philosophy. The Mitt Romney who, before the auto bailouts, promised big government support for the Big Three auto companies (hey, I guess as long as government picks winners that have lots of votes in big primary states, it’s okay).

The Republican establishment never really liked Reagan. Now, they will have wiped out the last remnants of his legacy, at least domestically.

I’ve just recently bought and read Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals,” that was renamed from “Rules for Revolution” and the revolution is just beginning. I am wondering why everyone is so intensely shallow.
It’s as if everyone on this blogsite is willing to believe that if we stay focused on one guy for president that an absolute miracle will happen and America will be restored to perfection as a republic.
Obama is currently amassing a billion dollars to commit massive voters fraud.
Hello!! are you listening; these guy mean to destroy our freedom and our republic and you guys are in la la land. Wake up and get a grip!!

It’s time to settle? Are you serious. C’mon, are you patriots or not?

nt

…isn’t so much that we’re being told to settle, but *who’s* telling us to do it. People with reputations of being shoot-from-the-hip conservative firebrands have been advocating the coronation of Romney since well before Iowa, and I half expect that if they get their way after SC and Romney goes on to lose the general, they’ll blame it on us stupid voters dragging on the process too long.

I can almost hear it now: well if you’d all given up sooner Romney wouldn’t have been in a position to make that “firing” comment…

“Hello, E.F. Hutton?”

Mew

At least we know how Obama is going to stick it to us! the way Romney is going to stick it us will hurt us even more! I guess history doesn’t matter ! If they stick it to you in the past they might just do it again, any but Obama and any but Romney! Miracales can happen, perry is hitting hard in S.C. Its in gods hands. Im venting! all talking heads are on the Romney train! The hard hitting attack on Romney might change the outcome!

Republicans have gone from one non-Romney to another trying to find somone to throw their support behind. Perry messed up. I don’t konw how he repairs that.

Newt’s character and baggage made him sort of a wild card from the start. He has done nothing to make himself more likable or more convincing a candidate, and going after Romney on Bain was just a bad idea — especially when there were so many other lines of attack that would appeal to real conservatives.

Herman Cain obivously had the character and scandal issues.

Michelle Bachmann lost considerable credibility with how she hounded away at the Guardasil issue with Perry and I am stil wondering if she was trying to take Perry down to protect Romney.

Ron Paul isn’t acceptable for a number of reasons , but some people are apparently so desparate that he is appealing to them. We should take that seriously and follow DeMint’s advice to see if there can be some way to insert the less controversial (stay away from foreign policy) aspects of his campaign.

Santorum seems to support big government as well.

Personally, I wanted Daniels, than I went to Pawlenty, than I went to Perry and now I am without a home. 58% of Republicans wish there was someone else to consider in the race.

We want Ronald Reagan, but we don’t have him. I do wonder though if Ronald Reagan woudl have been more effective with a republican house and republican senate. I just don’t think the conservative movement should rise and fall on one man’s (or (woman’s) shoulders

settle for Romney. I will vote for anyone still in the race. If no one is left, I will vote for someone who alteration withdrew. If Romney wins the nomination, I will vote for him while holding my nose and prepare for 4 more years of fighting.

Do not misunderstand me, I think that Iowa and NH serve a very real purpose. They are the last bastions of retail politics in the nation.

That said. With NH’s open primary, and proportional delegate awards, they can no more decide the primary than my beloved dog, who died in 2007.

Don’t blame Iowa or NH, blame the media, If people hold true to who they want, and remain unswayed by polls and pundits, this primary can last until June.

I friend of mine in NH really liked Newt, but voted for Mitt in the primary because he did not think that Newt would do well, and then pointed to the result as justification. I asked him if every one used the same logic how would it ever be different?

This will be a long primary. Support the candidate you really want. Don’t complain because this is hard or fails to meet your view of fairness. Work for your choice. Heck maybe we’ll get a brokered convention. Wouldn’t that be interesting?

About 160 kids from n.c. Are bringing their passion to the S.C race to help Perry out! They are college kids, and even they are smart enough to see that perry is the true conservative! Maybe it does not matter, but I see that as significant! Perry needs strike force next, and just maybe the tea party will give the much needed re-bound he seeks because if he gets close to the top of S.C. He just might get the ball rolling to he gets the Texas votes

I’m clinging to my Bible, my guns and to the Rick Perry candidacy until it is officially over – by voting – not by polls or pundits. If that doesn’t pan out I’ll go for Newt if he’s still in the race. I will not give Romney anything but grief until after the convention.