Romney drops out because "I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror"

[LynneSin]

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/AP_Romney_to_suspend_his_presidential_0207.html

In a speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

"If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror," Romney said in a speech, excerpts of which were first published by the Associated Press.

Well perhaps now that he isn't running, Mitt's 5 sons now have the time to enlist in this war and help stop terrorism

[AlCzervik]

1. oh yeah, we watched it here, quite a speech.

[MonkeyFunk]

2. The most brazen drop-out speech I've ever seen

[LynneSin]

4. I can see the terrorists now

Damnit, Mitt Romney dropped out, we'll have to thwart our plans of terrrorism now and all go to Olive Garden for lunch.

:crazy:

[MonkeyFunk]

7. We'll never know

how many lives were saved by Romney's selfless act.

[billyskank]

3. And the bit about him not going to win has nothing to do with it

of course.

[Buzz Clik]

5. Jesu Cristo. What a dork. He's dumber than I thought.

[LynneSin]

6. I just posted 5 minutes ago I thought Mitt seemed the sanest of the candidates

Damnit, I opened my mouth too quickly!

[Adsos Letter]

18. It's the cowbell that is distracting your rational thought...

:D

[JuniperLea]

23. No, you were and are still correct on that note...

Now the GOP is left with Dumber and Dumberer:)

[Az_lefty]

8. surrender to terror? Fuck You Romney!

[Left Brain]

9. He has a point

Pugs can start putting all their money and efforts into promoting McInsane, while we continue to duke it out with no definitive, clear choice for a candidate.

IMO, this whole drawn out caucus/primary stuff is crap. Back in the day when there was no such thing as instant media information, it may have made sense. In 2008, it's nothing more than a media tool.

[MonkeyFunk]

10. Then it would've been fair

to say he wants to help Republicans win the White House.

To frame it as a heroic self-sacrifice in the war on terror was just astoundingly brazen.

[LynneSin]

16. I disagree with that

A hotly contested race in the primaries can do alot of good. Obama and Clinton are both getting amazing exposure and their debates are getting great ratings on TV.

In 2002, the Bob Casey Jr. people tried to use that excuse when Ed Rendell opposed him in the democratic primary. But I think from all the time & money spent during the primaries provided so much exposure that ultimate it propelled the winner, Ed Rendell, into an extremely easy victory.

You go into the convention with the winner and your convention turns into a snorefest. I think this race is getting people excited because first, it's historic - we will have either an African American Man or a Female running as the presidental candidate in a major party for the first time.

Keep the momentum going!

[LibraLiz1973]

11. What. An. IDIOT

[thevoiceofreason]

12. Hey, since McCain will keep the war going for 100 years

Tagg can enlist at 18 and do his duty.

[bluescribbler]

13. What a maroon

Doesn't he know that Chimpy surrendered on January 20, 2001?

[uppityperson]

14. Let me see if I got this right. Mitt dropped out to Unite the Repubs to Forestall

Terror? Band together, otherwise Terror Wins? And "Terror" is defined as Democratic President?

[LynneSin]

17. Yes - that is correct

Because, you know, terrorists have some sort of pool going on to see who the winner is and what kind of havoc they'll wreck depending on which candidate wins

:eyes:

[Eurobabe]

15. No Mittens quit because selling used Caddies is more lucrative n/t

[Adsos Letter]

20. Used caddies get sold...?!

damn...professional golf is a lot more hardcore than I had thought... :D

[Eurobabe]

22. Cadaracts doofus!

:rolf:

[Adsos Letter]

24. I just hope you have yer asbestos undies on in here...

:rofl:

[Eurobabe]

28. nah, I have a fast finger on the ignore user X

:headbang:

[mtnester]

19. I hope this brings everyone closer to the day AFTER our candidate is decided

whomever that may be.

The real enemy are these nasty fucks....here is a fine example of the bandwagon Mittens is jumping on ALREADY (his entire speech was a talking point for THIS abomination....




This is why, after all is said and done, we will come together and rid our house of this kind if vermin.

[Radical Activist]

21. Fuck you mitt

I thought he was a halfway decent person until now.

[Zynx]

26. You haven't paid enough attention to his career.

[Zynx]

25. Worst. Presidential Candidate. Ever.

He was the most dispicable man ever to run for office. I say this knowing my history of presidential elections very well. This is a bad bad bad bad bad man. Worse morally than Nixon, Reagan, and even Bush. I really mean it. Romney is a wretched human being. Even Reagan and Bush never got into immigrant hating for political expediency.

[LynneSin]

29. Wow, Rudy Giuliani really did run an unmemorable campaign

if you're voting for Mitt as the worst candidate ever. My vote is still for Giuliani - he had that nomination sewn up over a year ago and yet Ron Paul performed better than he did.

[Zynx]

35. I mean as a person. He is a shitty shitty shitty awful person.

[poverlay]

32. 100% agreed. I'm at the happiest I'm likely to be until a Dem is sworn in. A good day...nt

[Uncle Sinister]

33. disagree. 2 words. Pat. Robertson.

[Zynx]

34. He never had a shot at it. Mitt did.

[Uncle Sinister]

36. true that. if "worst" is limited to actual contenders, I guess I'd agree.

[Zynx]

37. Because otherwise I can toss in David Duke.

Robertson did better than he should have by all rights, but still.

[JuniperLea]

27. Good riddance!!! I'm so sick of his BS!

Yay!

Of course, this has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact he cannot get the votes. Nooooo... heavens no! He's doing this for the good of all... sure he is... that's the ticket!

[LynneSin]

30. Remember this is the guy who said his sons were best serving our country during war by enlisting

in his (Mitts) campaign.

[faithfulcitizen]

31. I bet his 5 sons wanted to go to Iraq, just like he wanted to go to Vietnam. nt