(Via Hot Air) If we’ve seen anything tonight, it’s that foreign policy conservatives (who I usually count myself among) don’t care about anything else. What really baffles me is how conservatives concerned with the economy continue to break for McCain. The man doesn’t have any strategy or policy on the issue, and Romney has shown that he is a more than competent leader of industry.
So, as sad as it is to say, Mitt Romney should face up to the writing on the wall. I’m not usually one for pessimism, but Romney really wasn’t able to make the inroads into McCain’s voter block that he needed to. I don’t understand why he couldn’t, but he couldn’t.
What glimmer of hope for conservatism do we have left? The promises of Straight Talk? That and a dollar will buy you a cup of coffee. Perhaps if Romney continues to campaign, he can siphon off enough delegates to make him a force at the convention. Despite his apparent bitterness and willingness to outright lie at the debates, McCain might see some logic in choosing Romney as a running partner. As I said before, if he lets Huckster suck up his way onto the ticket, I’m almost positive I won’t be voting in the 2008 national election.
I’ll still vote for Romney when my primary comes up, assuming he hasn’t dropped out. I’ll no longer be cheerleading for him though. Our love affair was short; he couldn’t hold up his end of the bargain. There will undoubtedly be more analysis as the next few days unfold, but all I can say is that if people in our party actually voted for Huckabee thinking that their votes would be tallied as endorsements of the Fair Tax, they’re naive to a degree deserving of that candidate.
Final thoughts? McCain knows how to tap his social security crowd. Romney’s negative ads weren’t pointed enough, and far too many people simply aren’t willing to take the legitimate criticisms of McCain to heart. They’re blinded by a belief that he is the only Republican who can win in the general election. Their only hope is a Hillary nomination.
If we put old Straight Talk up against Obama, who thankfully seems to have gotten the short end of the Democratic stick, it would be a massacre.
It’s going to be difficult to stay away from the keyboard tonight, but I think a lot of us have some heavy thinking to do.
P.S.: Silver lining for Mitt? He did pretty damned well with the immigration issue. If he continues to press it, he might be able to force McCain into further promises and concessions on the issue. I don’t think illegal immigration is a pathway toward a primary victory for Romney at this stage, though.
It’ll be interesting to see how others spin/analyze all this. Michelle’s up first. A Divided GOP. Fun Trivia. Super Tuesday Results: The West. Don’t. Doubt. Me. Super Tuesday Update – Time To Pack It In Mitt. Huckabee: This is a two-man race — and Romney ain’t part of it. More on Today’s Results. Not very Evangelical, if you ask me. Positive Rejection Of Romney? Super Tuesday state by state Updated; Maps, delegate counts added. The Aftermath of Super Tuesday. Super Tuesday Thread 5. McCain 40%, Romney 32%, Huckabee 22%. Well, Well, Well…. Super Tuesday Wrap-Up. Open thread: California; Update: McCain wins Missouri; Update: Fox News calls California for McCain and Hillary; Update: Team Mitt plans “frank discussions” tomorrow. A Sign of Things to Come. The Morning After. The Die is Still Cast. It Was Huck’s Night. Whistling Past the Graveyard. What We Have Learned About America. Bleep That Bleeping Bleep. Dear John. Yet Mitt Romney Is “Insincere” and “Untrustworthy”. Romney v. McCain- The Morning After. My Prediction. My Adventures in Voting Irregularities. McCain reaches out. Is the GOP lost?. Dittos. Random Super Tuesday Thoughts. Morning After. Re: McCain & Immigration.
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