Romney putting distance between himself and McCain campaign?

McCain is a terrible candidate. McCain/Romney, thought, would've been a sensible ticket, and the right one for the hardships we face. However, McCain wanted Lieberman, couldn't find a way to slip him on his ticket, so punished his own party (again) by naming Palin who is a pretty face reinforcing our cultural preferences, or ideological beliefs, yet who is an insufficient runningmate--maybe she turns out OK or good, even, if they win, but not being able to name for Katie Couric one reform McCain's fought for is inexcusible, and so maybe it's true that no amount of coaching can help someone step up to the plate in the big game if they haven't been there before; at least Obama earned his place on a national ticket.

Now McCain stupidly kicked out one of his two campaign pillars by picking Palin: Experience matters. By picking the one person he could find who had less than Obama, he has negated the core of his criticism against Obama. Now that Palin is appearing to be exposed, at best, as not ready for primetime, and at worst as a total lightweight, there are many calling for her ouster from the McCain ticket, and replaced by Mitt Romney, whom many wanted in the first place (myself included). Well as country first as that would be, McCain cannot. If he were to dump Palin for anyone, it would kick out the other and only standing pillar of his campaign against Obama: Judgement. McCain realized he surrendered Experience matters after picking her, and so he focused on judgement. Well, if he has to rid of Palin, then that's and admission that his own judgement was poor in picking her to begin with, and selecting a Vice President is always a symbollic microcosm of the sort of decision-making any President would be making.

McCain's like Bob Dole only sans conservatism and he's never been a loyal Republican either. Also, who do you think wrote much of the bad legislation Bush couldn't figure out how to veto? Senator McCain! I argue there is nothing we would miss if there never were a President McCain. He's made it clear he wants to get all the credit for whatever he thinks he'd get done as President. Country First would've been admitting and addressing your shortcomings in areas of concern; Country First would've been picking Romney as Vice President to give people a ticket that was sensible and suitable to the hardships we face. And hell, McCain would've been the primary guy to benefit from a VP Romney since it would free him from being bothered with mundane economic and domestic policies, enabling him to sail off in his twilight years pursuing his foreign policy passions.

I wrote a stupid blog a few weeks ago to try to collect my thoughts on why I think we need to lose this election. Part of my conclusion there (about the direction, principles, and true longevity of the Republican Party and what it means to Americans' options) is based on the landscape of the out-of-power Republicans, and how Mitt Romney is key to our reconstruction, something that can only happen if we lose. If I make any sense to you here, then maybe you'd enjoy it as well. I think if you click on my name up above, it'll take you there, but since I'm not sure of that, here's the address: http://bethemaverick.blogspot.com I'd appreciate any positive or negative criticism. Thanks.

I agree, guys. McCain lucked into the nomination and we've all been searching for a reason to vote for him, most presuming the Vice Presidency of Mitt Romney would be that reason since it made only perfect sense.

With McCain all over the place pulling political stunts, making bad picks, and proposing bizarre populist gimmicks for the economy, it's time to spare the next generation of Republicans from what would be their obligation to advocate for his agenda and advance his policies. We've got some good young guys coming up the ranks, and so let's just throw this election to the democrats; they'll likely shoot themselves in the foot before long with unity in the White House and Congress anyway.

Maybe Romney's the guy on-deck for 2012, but I definitely agree he'll be the face of our party during the next few years, which will be a great thing. We need his pragmatic, level-headed, calm demeanor.

Romney will make a Great President

Great article and everyone's comments are spot on. The RINOS of the GOP have chosen McCain and he has lost this election and given us reason to lose faith in our party. There is only one Man that can return the confidence to our party and save us in 2012 - Willard MITT Romney.

Hey, I'm writing-in Mitt Romney. I agree with what everyone has commented on here, and so I don't need to go into why McCain's inadequate. So instead, lets not waste our vote by not exercising the right but use it to set up the next election by encouraging support for Mitt Romney. Let's try to get all our friends and anyone else of like mind to write-him-in so he can have the most write-ins this election. That is the best way to send a message to everyone who needs to hear it. I've vowed to do this and I've been busy convincing people I know to do the same. Let's do this

Romney didn't usher in same-sex marriage. He was the only governor faced with fighting it and stem cell research at the same time. His change on abortion may have been expedient or it may have been genuine, but what's sure is that all of the above are secondary issues given the importance of what we're dealing with presently. But in terms of abortion rights or gay rights, it's inaccurate and untrue to say he was a fighter for either. He didn't run for Senate in 1994 as a crusader for overturning Roe v. Wade, and that's why everyone painted him as some pro-choice shill. Nor has he ever been pro-gay-marriage--that is just false and dishonest.

And on healthcare, well that's a big problem as we're the only industrialized nation without it, and he's the only one who has managed to implement a version of it, and at the same time as getting out of a $3billion dollar deficit, balancing the budget, ending in surplus, all in one term, without raising taxes. And don't try to hit back with that silly he raised fees business since a fee is in no way a supplement to a tax rate increase; fees are merely charges for government services (fees that had not been adjusted for a generation, or in other words were never adjusted for inflation) like getting a driver's license or putting up a road sign, lol. Anyway, like it or not healthcare is inevitable and so do you want a guy like Obama being able to devise and install it or do you want our guys to do it? The results coming in from MA are favorable as rich and poor like the system alike, and some nearly 30 other states are studying their system closely to see what sort of things they will do.

But like I said all these are in the periphery now. And what is certain is that Romney got teamed up on and taken down by McCain (yes the RINO among RINOs, the Democrat's Republican John S. McCain) and Huckabee (and Fred's likewise cultural appeal didn't help either) who wielded religious bigotry and populist class envy warfare. Odds are after 4 years of President Obama & the Democrat Congress, the Republican and their conservative contingents in the electorate will be much more sane and not petty checklisters on lifetime memberships in the pro-Life club....especially when people like Reagan and GHWB were converts too. Hey, last time I checked, the point of the whole debate on abortion is to win converts. So why punish them?

Anyway, if there is one person who you can lay the blame on for President Obama I don't know if you pick McCain, Huckabee, or W. McCain is a terrible candidate who lucked into the nomination. Huckabee is the tool who delivered it for him. Yet Bush being so bad probably paved the way for such an unqualified 1930s populist like Obama to begin with.

No matter which, we're just about 21 days away from starting our medicine. Being out of power will be good for us and good for the country as we do all need a true alternative to the other party, and we haven't been. I argue in favor of Romney putting to task his talents as a turnaround artist and organizational genius as the vocal, out in front, face of the wrecked Republican party, and I'm sure there will be others vying for the wheel of the ship as well and we'll see how it pans out. I can't wait for this election to be over and I just hope McCain, as much as I dislike him and though I would never vote for him, doesn't get landslided like it's starting to look like b/c that's just embarassing and I'd feel badly for him.

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