re: #32 Kosh’s Shadow

The only Republican candidate I’ve heard of that could win in 2012 is Romney; the others are too far right. (But then, we thought Obama was too far left; thee MSM convinced enough voters otherwise.)
And even then, it is hard to defeat an incumbent. I really don’t want to wish on the country the kinds of things that would assure a Republican victory; I am thinking of the way things were under Carter. Or worse, a nuclear terrorist attack on the US, G-d forbid.

I think fiscal responsibility will look damn good in 2012. The American people are not going to tolerate unrestricted spending forever. Candidates who step up and say they’ll work to reduce the deficit and balance the budget will have a strong appeal. The only way the GOP can win in 2010 and 2012 is to return to fiscal responsibility- and I think Romney is the only one who can deliver such a message without the social conservative baggage that frightens moderates and independents.