Like it or not, folks, if we are to have any success in defeating Barry "Almighty" this November there is going to be a certain amount of compromise required, at least to some degree and by some more than others, in our selecting the "most" conservative candidate who has the best chance of defeating Barry. And like it or not, we are going to have to come to grips with the fact that, as conservatives we are not going to get everything we want in any one candidate this election cycle, it just ain't gonna happen. So essentially it will all come down to priorities. Priority number one is to get Barry out of the White House. Priority number two is to boost our numbers in the House and to gain a majority in the Senate.
Now telling us something that I think most of us already know, we have veteran journalist and author John Fund, whose viewed as being as someone who knows his way around the political arena, who says, “None of the candidates in the race right now completely fill the bill for the all-purpose, all-things-to-all-people candidate.” Adding, “They all address aspects of conservatism. Mitt Romney is a businessman, very successful. Rick Santorum appeals more the social conservative wing.” Although Santorum scored an impressive three-state win on Feb. 7 in Missouri, Minnesota, and Colorado, he is hampered by his lack of money and organization. “He has to compete with the enormous Romney machine,” Mr. Fund said.
Newt Gingrich, who won South Carolina, is said to appeal to the “insurgent wing” of the conservative movement, but he has yet to win over the party establishment, Mr. Fund said. But is not being the favorite of the GOP establishment something that might be viewed as a positive? Mr. Fund says, “Newt is a very polarizing figure. You love him or you not so much love him,” Fund said. “I’m not sure that he can go the distance because there are so many people in the establishment of the party that are against him.” Granted, I suppose when you have those who perceive themselves to be the party's powerbrokers not on your side it can make things a bit more difficult. But it might also be seen as a plus with those fed up with Washington.
Regarding Ron Paul, Mr. Fund doesn’t seem to of the opinion that the Texas congressman ever seriously hoped to make it all the way to the White House. “Ron Paul was building a movement within the Republican Party. Ron Paul has permanently inserted, I think, libertarians and anti-Federal Reserve activists into the Republican Party,” he said. Mr. Paul, the "Ever Ready" bunny of presidential politics, turns up every 4 years and has earned for himself a unique little following but is far from being considered a viable candidate by a majority of Republicans. While he does make some good points, constitutionally speaking, there a number of issues, such as foreign policy national defense that prevent him from being seriously considered.
On the positive side, Mr. Fund says that whatever happens with the candidates over the next few months, he is of the opinion that there is a “flat-out zero” chance that the Republicans will suffer a brokered convention. “There is no chance the Republican Party is going to allow itself to wait until August, two months before the election, effectively, to have a nominee. It’s not going to happen,” said Fund, who believes a clear front-runner will emerge by May. Regarding Obamacare, Mr. Fund has said that Barry is trying to trick his critics with his announcement that the burden of providing free birth control for employees of Catholic and other religious-affiliated institutions would be shifted to the insurers.
I agree with him when he says, “I don’t think he caved at all,” Fund said. “I think he confused and obfuscated the issue.” Although the employer won’t be paying directly for contraceptive services, it still will have to cover the insurer’s costs for doing so, Fund said. “That’s a dodge. That’s an evasion. I don’t think the Catholic bishops are buying it,” said Fund, adding, “It’s indicative of what the president thinks of the relationship between the government and the people.” Our president is very good at the art of deception and is highly skilled at the political bob and weave. We cannot allow ourselves to be so naïve as to think we will find the perfect candidate for one does not exist. What we need to be in search of is the "best" candidate.
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