Yeah, that's my thought too. However, I think she'll sit this one out so the Republican Establishment can look even more foolish and stupid when Willard loses in the general to Obama. It actually sets her up quite nicely for later on.

I hope it doesn't happen eg Willard losing vs. Obama, for the sake of this nation, but Romney is a weak candidate, in some ways weaker than Newt, Rick, and Ron.

Exactly, and well stated. You want a preview of how it'll play out for former CEO Willard Romney running for POTUS when the US economy sucks?

Go look at how it turned out for former CEO Meg Whitman who ran for governor of California at a time when the California economy is dying. She lost. Badly. And she didn't have a tenth of the baggage Romney has with RomneyCare, flip-flopping, repudiating Reagan, and smearing a fellow Republican with the help of the Republican Establishment whilst simultaneously alienating the Tea Party, Evangelicals, social conservatives, and the Libertarian wing. And she was a mainline Protestant Christian, not a Mormon-be honest, that'll be an issue. And she was only running against Jerry Brown, a guy who already proven himself to be the worst governor in this history of California.

Yet, despite all of these seeming advantages, Whitman lost. Badly. Romney has none of these things going for him. It's gonna be ugly. I see how weak Mitt will be in the general. So does Gov. Palin. God bless her!!!

Totally agree. The only difference between Obama and Mittens is that a Mittens presidency will only get you 65-80% of the same things an Obama 2nd term would get. It's still terrifying. For a better analog, try David Cameron of the [cough] Conservative party in the UK. Prior to the election he promised all sorts of things that appealed to conservatives in Britain. After the election, it was a continuation of much of the same from the neo-socialst Labour party. Thanks but no thanks, I'll stick with UKIP and the Tea Party.

Yep, the Republican Establishment is going to own Romney's loss to Obama. This is all on the Republican establishment. Pat Cadell is correct, the Republicans are the 'Stupid Party'. In taking down Gingrich as they did, and pushing Romney as their 'boy', as they did they have managed to kill off the passion and enthusiasm of the Tea Party. The same Tea Party that saved their a$$es in 2010 after the Republicans were clearly headed to oblivion after 2006 & 2008. Hard to get excited about a RINO-Squish like Romney in the White House along with John Boehner and Mitch McConnell in Congress. No way ObamaCare gets repealed with those three.

I'm so disenchanted with the Republican party, and disgusted with Romney and RomneyCare, his sleazy attacks on Newt, I'll only vote for conservatives and Tea Party members in local elections and for Congress. Romney & the Republican Establishment have lost me for good.

I'm proud to call myself a Tea Party supporter and member. I'm proud to call myself conservative.

After the behavior of the Republican Establishment, especially this past week in support of Mitt Romney, I will never call myself a Republican again.

Um...no. Romney is really a dealbreaker for me A Romney presidency with John Boehner and Mitch McConnell in the houses will destroy the Republican party like they did in 2006 to 2008. I'll support Tea Party candidates, and Republicans when appropriate locally, for congressmen, but when it comes to checking that box for Mitt, NO WAY!!!

I hope the military will take them out, but I suspect the Democrats will neuter them from doing anything.

My real fear is that this merely the beginning of a communist style insurgency that will end up resembling a Khmer Rouge-lite version and subsequent Year Zero.

Romney is unacceptable.

Between his long history of flip-flopping, repudiating Ronald Reagan, creating RomneyCare and thus ObamaCare, and violating Reagan's 11th commandment by smearing Newt, I can NOT, will NOT vote for Romney. Period. He has proven to be utter sleazy and venal. Totally untrustworthy, willing to say and do anything for his lust for the presidency.

Even against Obama I won't support him. His willingness to abandon all conservatives and the Tea Party for the sake of 'Bi-partisanship' and 'comprimise' will lead the Republican party to the near oblivion it suffered in 2006 & 2008, until the Tea Party saved its a$$ in 2010.

I will vote for Gingrich, I will vote for Santorum, I will vote for Ron Paul despite his isolationism. I will never vote for Romney.

No way in hell will I ever, ever, ever vote for Romney. Willard has shown he is the Republican Establishment, utterly venal and untrustworthy. I'll vote Newt. I'll vote Santorum. I'll vote Paul. Especially if he is a third party. Romney's elitism, corruption, and venality will destroy the Republican party and is antithetical to the Tea Party.

Good for Herman Cain. What is clear is that Mitt Romney is unacceptable as the GOP presidential nominee. Between RomneyCare, his flip-flopping, his repudiation of Ronald Reagan, his Republican Establishment status, and his smearing of Newt Gingrich, there's no way I can support Romney, even in the general against Obama. Even if Romney wins vs. Obama, his equivocation and treachery will spell the end of the Republican party. I'll even support Ron Paul and his isolationism before I vote for Romney. Ditto for Santorum. Romney is just plain unacceptable.