The re-election campaign of President Barack Obama and his liberal allies have opened a new front against Republican Mitt Romney – that he is a puppet of the Tea Party and right-wingers.
Too bad it is not true. Not that we would want a puppet, even one of our own, for President.
Governor Romney has gained some ground among social conservatives and Tea Partiers, but he still has a long way to go to convince many conservatives to give him the pedal-to-the-metal support they are giving candidates like Richard Mourdock in Indiana or Scott Walker in Wisconsin.
Romney got many conservatives looking his way with a heartfelt speech on faith and family at Liberty University and with his quick and consistent opposition to Obama’s endorsement of same sex marriage.
Likewise, Romney has hit a chord with Tea Partiers and economic conservatives with his speeches on economic freedom – and Obama’s assault on economic freedom is every bit as scary to conservatives as are the various assaults he has mounted on personal freedom and freedom of religion.
But these are just speeches
Conservatives are still waiting for real concrete action out of the soon-to-be-official Republican presidential nominee to prove that he will govern as a conservative.
So far the signs, for example in the form of who advises Governor Romney -- and thus is likely to join his administration -- are that he will run and govern as an establishment Republican.
While getting rid of Obama -- and the leftist radicals in his administration -- would be a relief, electing an administration filled with establishment Republicans is hardly a victory for conservatives.
As we have said before, the most concrete action Governor Romney could take to gain the unreserved support of conservatives and close his enthusiasm gap with President Obama, would be to choose a conservative running mate. Absent that, conservatives will continue to wonder if there will really be action to back-up the appealing words of the Governor’s rhetoric.
Seriously Richard you astound me sometimes
"As we have said before, the most concrete action Governor Romney could take to gain the unreserved support of conservatives and close his enthusiasm gap with President Obama, would be to choose a conservative running mate."
Why would this change my opinion of Mittens "Flip Flop Liar" Rombama? He agrees with Obama on so many issues it's just not funny.
What would a "conservative running mate" actually do for the country? IMO unless Romney reached out to Ron Paul there's almost no Conservative running mate option that would amount to much. VP's don't have veto power. VP's are NOT the commander in chief. VP's may cast a Tie-Breaker vote in a deadlocked Seante vote. What do VP's actually do for the country? They're the backup for the President but that's about it. That sums up what influence a VP has. Which isn't much since the senate is rarely deadlocked and the President rarely dies. Oh and they count votes in the Electoral College...
So tell me Richard - what good would it do for us true conservatives to vote for Flip Flop Romney because he decided to pick a truly conservative running mate?
It wouldn't do s*!t for us. Romney would do it to gain a few votes and nothing would ever come of it.
I own't vote for Romney. I won't vote for Obama. They are virtually the SAME candidate.
http://www.rombama2012.com/candidates.html
I will vote for Ron Paul.
If he is't around then I'm voting for Gary Johnson.
Hell I want a Paul/Johnson ticket - those are my guys. Paul for President in 2012/2016 and then Johnson can take over from there or maybe Rand Paul.
I won't vote for Flip Flop Liar Mittens or the phony Obama.
The Fundamental Transformation of America
No supporter of Romney.
Strongly believe we need to hold his feet to the fire by declining to give Romney any support at this juncture, while making it crystal clear that if Romney fails to embrace conservatives, (libertarianism being the beating heart thereof), all bet's are off.
Mr. Viguerie has been providing a yeoman's service in making it clear what Romney needs to do if he wants the support of conservatives.
Rather than leap at this stage, let's see how the situation unfolds.
Republican Establilshment
The Republican establishment (RNC) has forced it's way, one more time, in the selection of our presidential candidate. If Romney fails to beat Obama, the Republican Party as we know it today, will no longer exist. Conservatives will build a thrid party, a conservative party. This will leave the RNC out in the cold. They will never be relevant again. So the Republican establishment should be on notice, if Obama wins they are finished!
I agree with you bob
and I think we'd be better off if Obama won, and a new party gains momentum, but I'm voting Romney, for now.
The Same
Obama and Romney are both establishment candidates and their competition is just for show. If one of them wins, it is gooing to be much worse than it is now.
Indeed...
It will be interesting to see how the Romney campaign responds to his attack, given that Mitt Romney has been campaigning against the principles and message espoused by Sarah Palin.