Comments on: What about Romney in 2016?

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:35:27 +0000

The conservative cause does not have loyalty oaths and tests. If it did, most Republicans would be buried in the Dumpster where people go to find dirt on Sarah Palin.

By: NeoConScum

NeoConScum — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:16:25 +0000

Neo: I hadn’t thought of Gowdy. I’m a very enthusiastic fan. He put some very bad people—men & women—away forever in South Carolina as an ace prosecutor. Might make one hell of a strong VP candidate. Food for thought from you, Landlady. Thanks.

By: NeoConScum

NeoConScum — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:11:15 +0000

“Romney is a traitor to the conservative cause, at best…”

Uummm…Cannot possibly make this stuff up.

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 22:11:19 +0000

This is the kind of idiocy that put Obama in the White House. I fear it’s the kind that will put Hillary or Elizabeth Warren there. Romney is a traitor to the conservative cause, at best, and a two time loser to boot. Why do we Republicans insist on sabotaging ourselves?

By: Don Carlos

Don Carlos — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:20:15 +0000

SuperSec is an idea I really do not like. Yeah, let’s continue to concentrate power in fewer hands, and this time we’ll get it right. Great. The McNamara Syndrome.
Mitt is remarkably naive, despite his track record. Which means he has not surrounded himself with the most able advisers.
I am reminded of an encounter I (We) had with Mitt’s brother along with his eventual campaign manager a year before Mitt declared his candidacy. They were startled at our vehemence on RomneyCare and seemed to view my suggestion that it be deemed a State trial run as a novel idea.

By: neo-neocon

neo-neocon — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 19:10:48 +0000

NeoConScum:

Who would I like to see as candidate in ’16? There’s a problem with that: the ones I like best are not going to appeal to enough people to be elected. At least, that’s my suspicion.

For example, I really like Trey Gowdy. But I just don’t see him appealing to a broad swath of Americans. There are a few others like that whom I like. The conventional candidate I like best so far is Scott Walker, but I think he may be too bland for people. I still think Romney would make an excellent president, but I don’t think he could win.

I think getting good people into the Senate is particularly important, too. And good leadership in both houses. “Good” as in more principled, smarter, more conservative.

By: NeoConScum

NeoConScum — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:21:33 +0000

If Mitt and Paul were 1-yr+7-mos. into their administration a whole lot of solutions, trudging, easing of problems would be in the midst of DOING and there would be No Broadcasting Scrawny Weakness to a hugely dangerous globe.

Neo: In a “Perfect World” who would you like to see as our presidential candidate in ’16 ?

By: expat

expat — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 07:19:13 +0000

Look, I agree that Romney made gaffs, but I really think the race thing was insurmountable. Even with the Obamacare costs and the foreign policy disasters, Obama still has his defenders.

It appears that Mitch Daniels is making some progress in reducing spending and costs at Purdue. It seems like making subtle changes that convince the public that you are on the right path may be a better method of shrinking government than a full-force attack.

By: KLSmith

KLSmith — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 06:08:56 +0000

Neo: yes, I read the link. Sorry, but I will never forgive Romney or McCain for the crap campaigns they ran.

By: southpaw

southpaw — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 02:28:05 +0000

A cabinet post would be a good place for him. He’s a great manager. Maybe one of the best in the country.
As a candidate…. I envision the Marquess of Queesberry campaign against a nasty Clinton down in the dirt scrum. He’s a decent man. Hillary is neither decent nor a man. A true gentleman, he’s the easiest target for a woman like Hillary to bash into the ground while he holds open the door so she can slam it on his head. The media knows this too, and he would be operating at an even larger than normal disadvantage as a gentleman.
As Thomas Sowell described Mitt after the last campaign, “he’s the nice kind of loser Republicans are fond of nominating”.
Let’s learn something from the last campaign, and nominate a strong counter puncher.