The front-runner Republicans hate

[billynomates]

An undeniable fact: the Republican voters' distaste for the obvious nominee. He's famous, rich and handsome. He's a decent speaker and has performed well in nearly every debate. He's an experienced governor of a blue state, a job that came after rich private-sector experience. He is first in the queue, having run last time and given John McCain a good going. But the party simply does not want to nominate Mitt Romney.

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This isn't to knock Mr Romney, nor Republicans. I simply can't remember when a party was so unwilling to make the obvious choice, and even less so for Republicans, famous for getting in line behind the guy who's waited patiently for his shot.

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I still think Rick Perry might improve at some point. But if he doesn't, faute de mieux, the Republicans are going to get a nominee they don't seem to like nearly as much as he deserves. Can Obamacare and Mormonism alone explain this? Is it the weathervane problem? Whatever it is, as per Lexington's "useless strikers" column a few weeks ago, this is a very strange state of affairs for a normally disciplined party to find itself in against a weak incumbent. And it doesn't bode well for base enthusiasm should Mr Romney, in fact, become the nominee

Full article in The Economist(online)

[Nynus]

Republican's are gun shy after Bush. It was no secret that he was a "Big Government" Republican, we knew it going in, and we got what we expected. Now, the right is not comfortable in the least with the possibility of going down that road again.

[maverick35]

Old Mav realizes RIGHT u r Nynus Bush wuz a big government Republican who had voter draw butt none of the curent Republicans have that Pery against Obama Obama would bury Pery like a Rosevelt land slide any way no big deal old Mav still needs a miracle before it is too late for old Mav RIGHT sorry right... sorry old Mav

[skyguy2007]

Perry has no chance, viewed as a inept nut job by the right. Palin stepped out taking the steam out of the radical left with little to complain about. The radical right is doing everything they can to demonize the Mormon religion, and on the left we have Obambam...goodness what a mess of choices,

[Ezzz]

Cain's head is DEEP up his own azz!! I was watching a interview with him last evening. He was making the suggestion to help inner city minority's those areas would pay 3-3-3. Well lets all pack up our bags and move to shit hole areas to pay less tax. What a retard!!

[Christopher]

Republican's are gun shy after Bush. It was no secret that he was a "Big Government" Republican, we knew it going in, and we got what we expected. Now, the right is not comfortable in the least with the possibility of going down that road again.

He is a dirty little secret. Thy all are for big government.

[maverick35]

Old Mav realizes the politicians r all a bunch of crooks never cheat each other never pay taxes give each other all the money butt they beter hope no miracle saves me old Mav from the trap they have me old Mav in they may pay dearly for it they think they r so smart cuz they all know how to be so healthy strong smart never dumb stupid weak sick like old Mav they beter hope no miracle saves old Mav before it is too late for old Mav luckily at 67 they do no not take old Mav seriously do no not understand one 1 word of whut old Mav mumbles bables about butt some day they may understand it all RIGHT butt far too late to save them and so they just beter hope no war no miracle saves old Mav before it is too late for old Mav they may suport each other have a time calendar food road that gives them every thing butt they beter hope that time calendar food road no not changes to give old Mav any thing old Mav needs and so if things ever geta reversed old Mav geta the miracle medicines old Mav needs money learning how to cook all the housing food other things old Mav needs they all geta if any thing hapens to change things they may pay dearly for the 67 years they have cheated atacked traped old Mav and so it may no not be the Cantelope that hurts them butt they beter hope no not any miracle saves old Mav alows old Mav to turn in to a S A luckily they do no not know one 1 single word of whut old Mav is mumbling babling about luckily for old Mav and so old Mav warns butt they luckily do no not understand these mumblings bablings warnings do no not understand old Mav luckily for old Mav and so f**k the politicial cheap crooks who geta every thing if old Mav ever geta piece of the pie they may pay dearly for the 67 years they have cheated atacked traped old Mav they make up holidays to trap old Mav the Arabs Jews do butt if any time calendar force forces things to happen the Arab Jew trap may no not be enough enuff to hold old Mav and so if it breaks if old Mav ever geta free of the Arab Jew holiday time calendar trap that traps old Mav the world may pay dearly for it old Mav may have to leta off the Arabs Jews butt old Mav no not need leta off every body luckily every body no not undertstands whut old Mav is mumbling babling about too bad tough tuff luck for them if they do no not understand whut old Mav is mumbling babling about the Arabs Jews may understand Arabic Hebrew butt old Mav no not does and so all their own holidays they make to just trap old Mav butt if a twist of time calendar forces things to hapen that may make the miracle old Mav needs before it is too late for old Mav then it may be too late for the world butt luckily the world does no not understand a sinble word of these message warnings that may be their own tough tuff luck RIGHT sorry right... sorry old Mav