We are entirely justified in being desperately afraid of what an Obama re-election would mean for our country, but we do not have to let this frighten us into accepting the Washington-pundit wisdom which insists that only Mitt Romney can defeat Obama. It is no secret that the conservative base of the Republican party is not enthusiastic about Romney, and it is fallacious to suppose that mere opposition to Obama, even opposition that has been building for four years, will be enough to motivate the base to hold their noses and vote for someone who doesn't excite them. People do stay home when they are unhappy with the choices on the ballot. Perhaps that isn't right, but it is reality. The vast pool of Republican candidates has only yielded two real conservatives - Michelle Bachman and Rick Santorum. Bachman is out, but Santorum has proven a formidable dark horse, and if conservatives aren't afraid to get behind him, he could indeed go on to defeat Romney. When ...(Read Full Post)