Mitt Romney has suspended his campaign, and his bid for nominee of the Republican Party for President.

WOOHOO!

There is no doubt he was running a distant second to John McCain, and odds of him catching up were slim, specially if Mike Huckabee stayed on fighting. So his departure is rather an astute and political savvy move, if he still harbors hopes of one day being the Republican Nominee.

By dropping out now, he doesn’t force the issue of who is the conservative, he avoids the bad blood, even though there is plenty of it. It is a smart move, if McCain wins the nomination but loses the General Election. And most of the ‘pundits‘ seem to feel that whoever wins the Democratic Nomination is going to be the next President, so this move by Romney is smart.

For now, EVIL has been kicked back, and that is good.

The old war horse did it, he finally won in South Carolina. A hard fought win for him, by a narrow margin, but a win is a win, as he took the most delegates today. What gets me , though, is how can any minority support the Republican Party? I mean there isn’t one Candidate running that SUPPORTS EQUAL RIGHTS for everyone. I mean if you are black, hispanic, gay, Asian, how can you support any party that isn’t willing to give EQUAL PROTECTION UNDER THE LAW FOR EVERYONE?

Seems awfully strange to me, but then I am blond. Go figure, but while I might want fiscal restraint, want less Government in my life, I sure as hell DO WANT MY GOVERNMENT PROTECTION. Yet the Republicans refuse to accept that there are other opinions, than theirs. They REFUSE to acknowledge the rights of anyone, which is evident by their acceptance of TORTURE.

Still, it is interesting to watch, and I don’t know, but John McCain is an interesting character. Should be fun to see how this all plays out.

If you follow politics at all, you’ll know that the Religious Right, all those lovely Evangelists that oppose anything that protects Gays, or grants them any semblance of Equality, are in a flux, given the candidates running for the Republican Presidential Nomination. And frankly that brings a smile to my face. In fact some are suggesting that if Rudy Guiliani wins the nomination, they will form a third party. (‘GOD’s Own Party… maybe‘ at Gay Talk)

The question it seems, is are they willing to insure a Democratic Party Victory in 2008, in order to hold to their ideals, their so called principals? It is a quandary for them, as the litmus test of the Primaries gets closer. Will they simply stay home? Will they push for another George Bush under a third party banner? They do have the money, so that shouldn’t be a problem, or do they?

(Washington) The splintering of prominent Christian conservatives over the Republican presidential contenders reflects a schism - between the dogma of God, guns and gays and the desire to beat Hillary Rodham Clinton. (source)

With the recent endorsements by Pat Robertson to Guiliani, Sam Brownback to John McCain, and Paul Weyrich (co-founder Moral Majority) to Mitt Romney, it seems that these folks are truly splintered. And that means their power to influence an election is weaker.

One Can Hope.

The downside to them sticking to their ‘so called‘ principals is that it could insure a Democrat Victory, and if that is Hilary Rodham Clinton, just how good is that? Given her support of Amnesty and her waffling, will her election merely be a catalyst for making the Religious Right even more of a factor in 2012?