I think Romney is going to have a hard time getting the nom because Obama used his Health-care plan

[Quixote1818]

He will get attacked over this so hard I just don't know how he can survive? On a positive note, the more people are reminded that Obama's HC plan is much like Romney's and Bob Dole's old plan for the next two years, the more people will realize Obama isn't so far left after all and that it was all a bunch of BS from the republicans.

[DesertFlower]

1. good point. nt

[rurallib]

2. Thought - I doubt the pubs will really try to repeal Insurance reform

the Insurance Companies made out like fat rats with that bill. Are the Repubs going to take away that 40 million new customers? I doubt it.
What they will try to do is gut the parts where insurance companies have to pay.
And this will be much more valuable to them as an issue to beat up democrats with like abortion and gay marriage.

[Quixote1818]

4. I agree, it will be the carrot the keep holding in front of the base but never do anything about

As far as them taking away the funding as they keep threatening. Well the parts they seem to not like don't even go into effect until at least 2013.

[n2doc]

3. Given his religion and his failure last time he is toast, imho.

We will see someone like Pawlenty or another relatively young, white, christian male GOP Gov. as the nominee. They won't be taking chances with the next election, now that they can pin Obama as a failure by preventing any progress in the next 2 years.

[quinnox]

5. I'm one who thinks he may very well win the GOP primaries

And he would be a hard opponent for Obama IMHO. He has the Reagan thing going on, likable and a guy the common man can relate to and feel comfortable with. He comes across as reasonable and not extreme and as someone who is an top executive type.

MY opinion. He is underestimated.

[Quixote1818]

7. I agree for the most part. Every moderate Republican I know loves him

I am just glad Obama used his HC plan, because it would be a non-issue in the election if he does get the nod. Romney would have a hard time making points on that issue and it would cause Obama to seem more and more moderate.

[Ted_White]

6. Cons will rationalize and resort to the 10th Amendment argument.

[Yavin4]

8. Powerful Multi-National Corporations Control The Republican Party

and they want Romney to get the nomination. Nothing else matters.

[elocs]

9. He's going to have a hard time getting the nomination because he is a Mormon.

The strict, conservative evangelicals will simply not go for that.

[JuniperLea]

11. Indeed...

I'm pretty sure I read something about that just this week... or perhaps last.

But we should hope for a run... with Palin as Veep!

Hey, I can fantasize, right?

:P

[GeorgeGist]

10. Perhaps Obama should ....

become a Republican.

[JuniperLea]

12. Or at least try to set policy as one...

He'd be assured the same outrage and obstruction... but they would have to hammer him with leftist policy in order to be the opposite.

[SoCalDem]

13. Romney is a Mormon.. republicans will NEVER select a Mormon

they don't mind him blowing wads of cash, supporting their bogus ideas, but they will NEVER select him..