"Five Reasons Why Conservatives Should Root For A Romney Defeat" at REASON.COM

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Five Reasons Why Conservatives Should Root For A Romney Defeat
He won't stop socialized medicine and will prolong the party's intellectual confusion.
by Shikha Dalmia
May 1, 2012

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Now that his five-state primary victory has all but assured Mitt Romney the Republican presidential nomination, the conservative commentariat will likely jump on the Romney bandwagon and try to steer it to the White House. Romney might have his flaws, it’ll argue, but he’s the lesser evil compared to Barack Obama, whose labor-friendly, green-obsessed, spendthrift, soak-the-rich ways will finish off what’s left of the economy.

Perhaps. But here are five reasons why Republicans—and the country—might be better off if Romney loses.

One: Smart folks are betting that the Supreme Court will outlaw the individual mandate but leave the rest of ObamaCare to Congress. Hence, one conservative argument for a Romney victory is that, combined with a GOP-controlled Congress, it’ll offer the last hope for repealing the law. But repeal is not an end in itself. The question is, can the GOP replace ObamaCare with sensible market-based reforms?

No.

Republicans are as loath as Democrats to eliminate the other poison pill in ObamaCare: forcing insurance companies to cover pre-existing conditions, something that a majority of Americans support. Indeed, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has declared that, on this issue, “Republicans share some of the same goals as Democrats.” But the odds of Romney defying the party leadership and embracing a politically unpopular position are roughly the same as Hamas embracing Israel. Ronald Reagan might have. But Romney?

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1. number 6

Obama is doing a fine job on his own promoting right wing ideals

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2. Nonsense...n/t

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

5. Low post count. Not to worry...

[midnight armadillo]

6. Aside from the assault on civil liberties

..but I'm sure you have done nothing wrong so you have nothing to worry about.

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3. Yes! Conservatives shouldn't support Romney so they can get somebody awesome in 2016.

I'd love to see this pick up steam - and I think it will because if Romney loses then the RW can blame the moderates & say never again. No more Romney's, McCain's, Dole's, etc. I think they should stick it to the Republican Party or else they 'll get to defend a core-less, gaffe-prone, elite, out-of-touch, repellent President as the head of their party for not just this Presidential election but the next one too. Who's with me?

Heh

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4. Oh, Yeah!! RimJob is right, listen to him, conservatives!!!

The Head Freeper will steer ya right--FARRR right!!!