Romney is not on my "A" list. He is not invited to the wedding.
Ya know, dammit, I'm resolved to vote for whomever is running against Obama. Frackin' Cornelius from Planet of the Apes would make a better President. Palin, Cain, Pawlenty, Gingrich, Barbour, Romney, Huckabee, or whoever else has a shot at the nomination will seem ushered in by a Heavenly Host compared to Obama, and even if they stink, I'll hold my nose and vote for them.
But if the nominee is not a strong conservative with clearly defined positions and principles, they will lose to Obama. Among all the supposed GOP "frontrunners" Romney is the one with the least clearly defined conservative positions and principles, and he will lose the election.
I remember in '06 and '07 how increasingly vocal I became when it came to finding and supporting a candidate for prez. Remember how romney and juliani were touted as early favorites? And everyone kept looking at each other and asking, "Did you suggest this guy? I know that I didn't!"
Over and over "someone" kept pushing marginal, moderate, mushy pubbies our way. We kept pushing them away saying, "No thanks, I'd prefer a conservative".
They would push someone like romney or hucklebee in our faces and say, "See, this guy is just what you ordered" "Conservative all the way" "Trust me".
My early favorite was Duncan Hunter. If you were looking for a smart administrator with loads of common sense and a conservative perspective, he would do admirably. If you were looking for the stylish "rock star" you needed to look to a bozo like Øbongo.
But I saw almost immediately that no matter how able or outstanding a job Hunter would do, we would never know because he didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of being elected. He simply failed on the runway walk.
I've always admired Fred Thompson and when he announced that he might announce that he was thinking of announcing, I became caught up in the "Yea, why not?" wagon train. More like a train wreck. Enough of that!
One by one the conservatives fell away or were swept away by the sheer weight of the good ol boy network. Until they announced "our" champion - John McCain. Boy wasn't
that a kick in the breadbasket! I had more enthusiasm voting for Bob Dole! Actually that isn't completely true.
I vowed not to vote at all. I had this quaint notion about my vote counting for something and too important to waste on foolish or frivolous things. Sarah Palin brought me back. If not for her I would not have cast a ballot in '08. There was no way that I was wasting my vote on Capt. Queeg!
And when Queeg floundered, and he and his motley crew tried to pull Sarah under with him I renewed my vow, "Nevermore!"
So I restate my pledge, my vow, my promise to the Republican party -
"Send me a conservative that I can vote for or do not expect a vote from me." I will sit it out.
My pantry is full. My locker is stocked. I have provisioned myself for the worst. I know that only a strong conservative can rectify the problems we have (romney and huck need not apply). If we do not get a conservative we will slip off the edge - there is no other forecast, no other option, no other fate for us.
My expectation, based on what I've seen so far, is that (and I mean this in the nicest possible way) we are doomed. The left entered into an unholy alliance with Øbongo & Co. and are committed. The GOP is dithering and equivocating and wussing out as usual.
Pardon me....I've got to get back to work on my bunker...