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The most quoted speech at CPAC this year was Mitt Romney's, but my vote for the most significant goes to Grover Norquist's. In his charmingly blunt way, Norquist articulated out loud a case for Mitt Romney that you hear only whispered by other major conservative leaders.
They have reconciled themselves to a Romney candidacy because they see Romney as essentially a weak and passive president who will concede leadership to congressional conservatives:
"All we have to do is replace Obama. ... We are not auditioning for fearless leader. We don't need a president to tell us in what direction to go. We know what direction to go. We want the Ryan budget. ... We just need a president to sign this stuff. We don't need someone to think it up or design it. The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate."
Originally posted by Ex_CT2
reply to post by Hawking
Yes. Well. The alternative does not exactly fill me with great cheer and optimism either.
Jeebus. I keep hoping for a Ron Paul miracle--as remotely likely as that is....
edit on 2/14/2012 by Ex_CT2 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Ex_CT2
California Primary is June 12.
Hmm.... Delegate Tracker as of today's date:
2012 Delegate Tracker
Romney........123
Santorum........72
Gingrich..........32
Paul...............19
God that is sad. Oh well. It's not as if we expected it to be rigged in favor of honesty.
Originally posted by Ex_CT2
California Primary is June 12.
Hmm.... Delegate Tracker as of today's date:
2012 Delegate Tracker
Romney........123
Santorum........72
Gingrich..........32
Paul...............19
God that is sad. Oh well. It's not as if we expected it to be rigged in favor of honesty.