Mitt Romney DeMint is "excited" by prospect of Mitt as nominee

[AuH20]

this has to frustrate newt. first we have SC's governor going
over to mitt's camp, and now demint is about to agree with her.

But Romney has it wrapped up. Haley endorsed him during the heat of the primary. I expect Rand to say similar things. And I'm personally relieved that it's not two retreads in Santorum and Gingrich. That's not to say that Romney is a good candidate but he's leaps and bounds ahead of those two in terms of not alienating potential voters. At the very least, if Romney loses he won't hurt them downticket. He and Ron were polling the best in terms of luring independents nationally from the GOP side.

 

[Aratus]

you have made a very telling point that has been buttressed by a full year's worth of poll numbers.
the vantage point on a gut level from inside the pachyderm herd can be shuddersome. this election
has a golden rule. the rule is, do not say something stupid, nor wish that others do. we are seeing
the fall campaign come into focus. newt gingrich has only three clever etch-a-sketch weeks now.

 

[thoughtomator]

Maybe I ought to give DeMint the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he means he's excited like Seamus on the roof was excited. We're in for the same ride...

 

[GeorgiaAvenger]

If by "has his hands full" you mean he's "sucking up for a prospective leadership position in the current establishment" then I would agree.

They got pissed off cause he just gave 500,000 to the Club For Growth, and they are targeting incumbents.

They got mad last time when he helped Rand and Lee.

 

[InTradePro]

DeMint aiming for VP. Not gonna happen.

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

What I hate to see is when halfway decent fiscal guys like DeMint sully their name by supporting big government candidates. This is no different than Santorum endorsing Specter to me. It's weak...shows your a fake.

He's not halfway decent, he pushed for bringing the mandate from Massachusetts to the federal government. He's an opportunist, of the sort the GOP has always had. The Old Right never ran anything; the GOP adopted the Old Right rhetoric, and never once did anything to stop or even slow the growth of government on any level.

I agree with DeMint: we need to think of what's best for our country. And what's best for our country is getting rid of losers who support the PATRIOT Act, wars abroad, taxation, the police state, and publicly stroking themselves over the idea of a Mitt Romney nomination and presidency while talking about limited government, freedom, and liberty.

I can think of no better starting point than Jim DeMint.

I mean, seriously. Our country's debt exceeds our wealth, and we're going to give passes to guys who promote the equivalent of cutting text messaging from your cell phone service? We'll never have an opposition to anything at that rate, and far from working towards liberty, it is actively supporting tyranny.

 

[Aratus]

Maybe I ought to give DeMint the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he means he's
excited like Seamus on the roof was excited. We're in for the same ride...

the newyorker magazine had a march cover
http://www.bobstaake.com/nyer/doghouse.shtml
with that theme when it had rick S in profile


if mitt gets to pick a veep come tampa, would
robert staake just modify this one a tad as a sequel?
he had the O in newyorker in '08 over the WH!

 

[Sola_Fide]

He's not halfway decent, he pushed for bringing the mandate from Massachusetts to the federal government. He's an opportunist, of the sort the GOP has always had. The Old Right never ran anything; the GOP adopted the Old Right rhetoric, and never once did anything to stop or even slow the growth of government on any level.

I agree with DeMint: we need to think of what's best for our country. And what's best for our country is getting rid of losers who support the PATRIOT Act, wars abroad, taxation, the police state, and publicly stroking themselves over the idea of a Mitt Romney nomination and presidency while talking about limited government, freedom, and liberty.

I can think of no better starting point than Jim DeMint.

I mean, seriously. Our country's debt exceeds our wealth, and we're going to give passes to guys who promote the equivalent of cutting text messaging from your cell phone service? We'll never have an opposition to anything at that rate, and far from working towards liberty, it is actively supporting tyranny.

I feel ya man. What I was trying to get across was whatever fiscal credentials he was perceived to have are now gone. Maybe it didn't come out right before

 

[ZanZibar]

I don't think he's a fake. He's just accepting reality. Romney will be the nominee. And I suppose Rand won't object to it as well. That's the way the process played out.

Reality may be one thing, but praising Romney makes him look unprincipled. He should just keep his mouth shut.

 

[DerailingDaTrain]

I've never understood the excitement about DeMint. He's not a fan of Ron Paul or he would have endorsed him. Why can't he say that he is excited about Ron Paul possibly being the nominee? Also, if he is so big on getting small government Conservatives elected why is he hoping Romney wins?

 

[AuH20]

I've never understood the excitement about DeMint. He's not a fan of Ron Paul or he would have endorsed him. Why can't he say that he is excited about Ron Paul possibly being the nominee? Also, if he is so big on getting small government Conservatives elected why is he hoping Romney wins?

(1) In retrospect, Ron Paul didn't perform well in the primary season. He didn't even win a state. Nevertheless, DeMint didn't endorse anyone.
(2) Romney is viewed as the more reasonable candidate in contrast to Obama. Romney's door is at least open to the concerns of small government conservatives, even if he isn't one. None of this is selling out but rather dealing with the on-the-ground reality which the political process has shaped. DeMint and the small conservative minority in the Senate (Paul, Lee, Coburn, etc,) are going to have woo a president if they want (a) gain influence and (b) get legislation eventually signed.

 

[ZanZibar]

Romney's door is at least open to the concerns of small government conservatives, even if he isn't one.

HA!

If you believe that, then Al Gore has some carbon credits to sell you lolz.

DeMint and the small conservative minority in the Senate (Paul, Lee, Coburn, etc,) are going to have woo a president if they want (a) gain influence and (b) get legislation eventually signed.

That's the wrong way to go about doing it: http://training4liberty.org/facl/important_info.html

 

[anaconda]

DeMint aiming for VP. Not gonna happen.

Why not? I hadn't even thought of it until now. But, wouldn't that be an absolutely great choice for Mittens?

 

[giovannile07]

And this guy...

[video]http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-23-2012/indecision-2012---full-of-mitt[/video]

 

[InTradePro]

Why not? I hadn't even thought of it until now. But, wouldn't that be an absolutely great choice for Mittens?

In the unlikely senario Mitt is the nominee then the choices available are better then DeMint as VP. Reason is that Mitt is a white male and would ideally look to diversify. White males with more appeal then DeMint of Chris Christie, Paul Ryan and Jeb Bush already exist and if situation arose for a requirement to get Ron Paul delegates/supporters on board then shift would be to Rand Paul over DeMint, so all in all DeMints chances are very little. Hence, not going to happen.

 

[thoughtomator]

Why not? I hadn't even thought of it until now. But, wouldn't that be an absolutely great choice for Mittens?

No, it still wouldn't help him win, and DeMint destroys any remaining credibility as a conservative by accepting.

 

[unknown]

This is why I have to correct people when they say this isnt about Ron Paul. It absolutely is.

There will never be another Ron Paul.

The others will sell out or crack in one form or another.