The GOP Nomination...How's it Going?

Well, it's been several months since I've posted on this site, but I've been actively following the campaigns of all Republican candidates. Though I was fairly confident that I'd be supporting Mitt Romney early on, my determination to support him has been solidified as I watch the debates and see the various candidates.

Mitt Romney has the experience, a clean personal and professional background, and he has the charisma and charm needed to serve as our country's leader for the next 8 years.

John McCain is a little too left-leaning with some of his policies, including taxes, and I can't imagine him aging well in the White House. Do we really want an 80-year old curmudgeon running the country?

Rudy Giuliani is a nice guy and a strong leader, but his views on abortion, gun control, and other social issues that are important to me eliminate him as a viable candidate in my mind.

Fred Thompson is a straight shooter and can be fun to listen to, but I'm unimpressed by his experience and his record in Congress. This isn't a movie about being the president; we need someone who has the experience of being a real Chief Executive.

Mike Huckabee is an interesting candidate who I respect. Like Romney, he has experience as a governor, but unlike Romney, he does not have experience running corporations as an executive or serving for a large international organization like the Sale Lake Olympics that Romney saved. Also, Huckabee's stance on taxes, immigration, and some other important issues are questionable at best. I think he's eloquent and intelligent, but he doesn't have the national campaign needed to win the nomination.

There should be no doubt to anyone watching the debates or listening to each candidate's positions that Mitt Romney is the man for the job. His experience, his stance on important conservative issues, and his personal and professional backgrounds all check out. He's the most intelligent and well-spoken candidate on the stage, and he has that special intangible quality that makes him truly Presidential.

Although the media has tried to characterize his second place finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire as devastating, he has won more votes and more delegates than any other candidate to this point. If the people of our great country would stop listening to the pundits in the media who are largely rooting for a weak Republican candidate, they'd see that Romney is in position to win and that he's the most viable candidate in a general election.

Next week will be very telling, but it's time that we start to seriously consider who we really want representing the Republican party for the next 8 years.