Usually I've picked my horse by now.
I like Newt. No, I really like Newt. Anyone who understands that America is love story, who gets the passion, sacrifice and point of a country like the United States of America is someone I can relate to, first off. Newt is saucy and I like my Presidents saucy on the campaign trail. I love his "Newtron Bombs" and his debating style is for me, so much fun to watch.
I like Rick Santorum. As a man, a Conservative and with his overall vision. Rick understands, whether he has adequately articulated it or not is another story, but he understands that this country needs to change from the bottom up NOT the top down. Families are the foundation. People, couples, families, small business, local banking, and up the ladder. When Americans reclaim their principles, their value system, their beliefs in the founding principles and then begin to make decisions in the personal lives that reflect them, they need to find a state government that supports them, and a Federal Government that gets out of the way.
I would love to go to target practice with Rick Perry. I like the guy. I don't believe he is ready to be President.
I get the biggest kick out of watching Ron Paul. I am thankful for his voice in this debate, I agree with him on some issues and on many others I think someone left the fries out of his Happy Meal.
Who is Huntsman? I know who he is, I mean why? He needs to go, thank you for your input, but my secretary will show you out.
Then I have Romney. I think he'll be the candidate and I wonder why we are pretending like he may not be? It's like when I watch Gone With the Wind and I hold out some faint hope that Rhett might stay. It's done.
I think it's done at least.
Romney has the boots on the ground, he has the cash to take this battle to November, he is clean as a whistle. He looks Presidential, he has the experience. He has a picture perfect family, great hair, and I on't think we'll have a Monica situation. But --- I wish he could throw Newtron Bombs like Newt. I wish he could boast being a true supporter of life all his career like Rick Santorum. I wish he were a bit more gruff like Rick Perry, and had some real NEW thoughts like Ron Paul. Then, if he could manage to be Catholic too like all my favorite candidates I think he might just be perfect.
Here is what I have decided. I will not vote for Barack Obama. Republicans could nominate Cletus T. Judd for President and Taylor Swift for VP and they'd get my vote. Truly any direction - any direction at all would be better than what we have.
So often this uncertainty is used to make the argument for a three party system. On the contrary. It is precisely why we have a TWO party system. No candidate can or will be all things to everyone. If we vote on the minutia we split the votes into a million tiny particles even though they may all lean to the right, we lose because the left votes as block. The left subscribes to groupthink, period. Conservatives have too many ideas, too many values, to many smart people to move as a giant mindless herd in the primary. It's healthy. It's needed. It's appropriate. It's exactly how the founding fathers intended it.
What is most important is that all of us on the right continue to work to grow the party to make sure the best ideas have a voice. We continue to grow our tent. But when it comes down to voting. You have two viable choices. Democrat or Republican. Call yourself a moderate or an Independent if it makes you feel more "open-minded" but you have to choose. 4 more years of this or a Conservative. I would say it's crazy socialist train or anybody else but we actually have some quality folks to choose from. Who do you like? Why?
