Glenn Reynolds has been saying that, in 2012, he’d vote for a wet paper towel against Obama. (Or was it a syphilitic camel?)

For all Mitt Romney’s faults — and I have multiple reasons not to like him — he loves his country, he believes in American exceptionalism, and he knows how to run a large organization, all qualifications our incumbent has never demonstrated. And hey, he’s making all the right enemies, isn’t he?

In all seriousness, I hope very much that hardly any Republicans stay home on election day 2012. If they don’t have anybody to vote for, they will certainly have someone to vote against.

And, as the saying goes… if you can vote, but choose not to, then you don’t really have standing to complain about the results.

respectfully,
Daniel in Brookline

1976, 2000, and 2004 I held my nose. But unless I see that the race is very close, 1-2 percentage points, I always vote libertarian. That way I don’t have to hold my nose.

But on the other hand, knowing in advance that Obama’s campaign strategy will consist entirely of trashing his Republican opponent, whoever it is, is an argument in favor of Palin, in my opinion. She has already been through the crucible. There’s not much else they can throw at her, and there’s a real chance that their demonization tactics could backfire if they get too heavy-handed.