tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post8709826127509595056..comments2023-09-28T03:05:12.121-07:00Comments on Terrance this is stupid stuff: National Review Continues Series on Weakness of Republican PossiblesT. D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-38776275238099150902010-12-02T11:00:54.025-08:002010-12-02T11:00:54.025-08:00Thanks for sharing your personal interaction with ...Thanks for sharing your personal interaction with Gov. Romney. I haven't met him, but have gotten a vaguely similar impression from media interviews.<br /><br />And I agree that he won't excite people and bring the boots on the ground that we need to win against even a flawed incumbent president who has the personal charisma that Obama has.<br /><br />Romney might win if the economy is bad enough, but even if he does, he doesn't understand that "government is the problem". That's the key political issue of our time.T. D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11952394767212085011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17669835.post-61622269328031010452010-12-02T08:57:52.305-08:002010-12-02T08:57:52.305-08:00When I had the opportunity to talk with Romney fac...When I had the opportunity to talk with Romney face to face here in 2007 I was left with the impression that he's a bit "plastic."<br /><br />When I asked him how we could trust that he was a conservative he responded by rattling off a list of policies he supported and I got the impression he was just telling me what he thought I wanted to hear.<br /><br />Some say he's the safe choice for 2012 and that may be true. But the safe choice won't get folks on our side excited about the campaign.<br /><br />I saw Palin speak in Georgia in 2008 and she certainly gets people excited and has undeniable conservative bona fides.<br /><br />Of course as I said in another comment, whether she can overcome the smears against her and her negative public image is the problem.<br /><br />We have about a year to sort all this stuff out and I'm looking forward to the race.Mike's Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262938295909490454noreply@blogger.com