The "Conservatives' Conservative" Leaves the Race

Mitt Romney surprised his supporters and conservatives alike today when he suspended his campaign at the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) in Washington DC.

After fighting long and hard to be recognized by conservatives, he gave up his presidential bid to Senator John McCain who's recent wins in Super Tuesday gave him a significant lead over Mitt Romney.

Although McCain ended Super Tuesday with more delegates, we must remember that in terms of head count, Romney and McCain were much closer than delegate count portrays. Romney ended his campaign with around 4 million votes compared to John McCain's 4.7 million votes. He also took 11 states, compared to John McCain's 13 states.

Recent speculations have been cycling over the web dealing with what Mr. Romney will be doing these next four years and if we will see more of him in the future.

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The following is the last part of Romney's speech:

"I want you to know, I've given this a lot of thought -- I'd forestall the launch of a national campaign and, frankly, I'd make it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win.

Frankly, in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.

This isn't an easy decision. I hate to lose.

My family, my friends, you, my supporters across the country, you've given a great deal to get me to where I have a shot to becoming president. If this were only about me, I'd go on. But it's never been only about me.

I entered this race -- I entered this race because I love America. And because I love America, in this time of war, I feel I have to now stand aside for our party and for our country.

I will continue to stand for conservative principles. I'll fight alongside you for all the things we believe in. And one of the things we believe in is that we cannot allow the next president of the United States to retreat in the face of evil extremism.

It is the common task of each generation and the burden of liberty to preserve this country, expand its freedoms and renew its spirit, so that its noble past is prologue to its glorious future.

To this task, accepting this burden, we're all dedicated. And I firmly believe, by the providence of the Almighty, that we will succeed beyond our fondest hope.

America must always remain, as it has always been, the hope of the Earth.

Thank you so very much. I love you. Thank you."

For those of you who missed his speech, you can watch the following video:



God Bless Mitt Romney in his future endeavors. May he continue to lead and inspire the lives of millions Americans for the years to come. God Bless America!

United We Stand: Against McCain - A Vote for Huckabee is a Vote for McCain

With "Super Tuesday" ending only hours from now, the nation seems to be polarizing to two distinct candidates: John McCain and Mitt Romney. Some have gone far enough to even say, "A Vote for Huckabee is a Vote for McCain."

A vote for Huckabee is a vote for McCain. Why? When Huckabee couldn't even take the very evangelical South Carolina where the majority of his supporters come from, his momentum came to a halt. After losing in SC, how can we expect him to win anywhere else? Not only did he lose in SC, but he came in distant fourth in Florida. National polls now show him in third. In terms of delegate count, CNN puts Romney just 5 delegates behind McCain. Huckabee trails a distant third place with 29 delegates. That is 63 delegates behind Mitt Romney, and 68 behind McCain.

Although I respect Huckabee for who he is, I have no one other than Mitt Romney to look to lead our nation. McCain is very liberal when it comes to many different issues. Though Huckabee continues to fight the battle, Romney truly is the only one who would be able to defeat McCain.

For this cause I support Romney and hope that others too will see that this is a battle between McCain and Romney. Though it is hard to switch sides, we in the Mitt Romney camp would welcome all supporters from the Huckabee camp. United, we must stand, against McCain.

A vote for Huckabee, may be a vote for Huckabee (as he put it), but it also helps to give McCain the momentum for the presidential nomination.

Vote Romney Feb 5!

The Straight-Talking Express: Derailed

Every time John McCain has run for a political position, he has 'advertised' that he is the 'straight-talking' honest politician. Can those two words ever go together in the same sentence, or is 'honest politician' an oxymoron?

Some have gone even as far to say that McCain is the 'straight-talking express.' Can they really be talking about John McCain? I'll let you be the judge of that:

Iraq:
Is the position in Iraq today different from other instances in the past?



I'm confused. Did the 'straight-talking express' just change his mind. Maybe I'm just not understanding, but it seemed like in the past it didn't matter if 'democracy was formed,' or if we got the job done. It just mattered that we got out of Haiti (1994). How is it different today in Iraq (2008)?

Does he really know what he is talking about in dealing with Iraq?




Economy:
McCain claims to know about the economy and claims to want to lower the national debt. How can he do this when his own campaign ended this year in debt:

- Seattle Times Article -

Can this really be the 'straight-talking express' we are referring to in this article?

What about in one of the last debates when Ron Paul asked McCain a question about the economy?



Promises:

What is McCain really promising to all of us?



Immigration:
What about McCain and immigration?



I'm a little confused. Are all these really about the 'straight-talking express?' What will it mean if he gets the nomination? Where will our nation end up if he gets the nomination?