Mitt's acceptance speech was spot on. I think we will see snippets of it all the way to November. He went after Obama in a way the ordinarily-informed voter could understand. He was witty, confident and direct. He used anecdotes and belittled the Obama bumper sticker mindset. He threw Obama's rhetoric back in his face.
At the same time, he gave the dagger to his opponents with a friendly smile:
"Like his colleagues in the faculty lounge who think they know better, President Obama demonizes and denigrates almost every sector of our economy. I will make America the most attractive place in the world for entrepreneurs, for innovators, and for job creators. And unlike the other people running for President, I know how to do that."
On Obamacare, he uttered the golden phrase:
"[Obama] forced through Obamacare; I will repeal it."He didn't go into illegal immigration (wise move for this speech), but what I saw most telling was that his campaign is now in a groove. He is in nominee mode and channeling Reagan more than anyone who's run for the office since 1992.
I know my conservative goddesses Michelle Malkin and Sarah Palin came out for Santorum and Newt, respectively, and I see their perspectives and I like those candidates for different reasons.
Santorum is probably the most ideologically conservative one of the bunch, so it's no wonder Malkin is endorsing him. Can he win outside of Pennsylvania? I don't count Iowa because it was only a caucus and while Mitt phoned it in for months, Santorum had to go strong to the hoop to nip Mitt with just a few dozen votes. Does Santorum have a clear message? Is his campaign oriented to defeat Obama? Can he just win on issues? Does he have the money?
I know Newt would destroy Obama in a debate (as would Palin). But could his campaign stay focused on issues or during a general election wither under the fussilade of infedelity and ethics missles from Obama and the Media as they change the conversation? Does he have the temperament to stay on message? Does he have the money to compete in the big states?
Romney has shown me he can turn the campaign into ruthless mode to ensure its survival. He is close enough on the issues to attract enough people. His only liabilities are his Mormonism and Bain -- liabilities that could make their attacker look petty and ignorant. There would be no culture war.
Romney is not the perfect candidate. He is the best candidate. He intends to dismantly Obamacare. He wants to build the border fence. Does anything else matter in the next four years?
The priority is to defeat Obama and little else. It's time to get behind Romney and run Obama out of office. This is not the campaign to argue over ideological purity: this is the campaign where the GOP puts a strong candidate in place to end the stranglehold the Liberals and the Media have on our country.
Fall into line.
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