romney withdrew from the gop presidential race today.  giving a pretty terrific speech at CPAC, he finally became a conservative.  his speech was energetic, compelling and emotional — setting a solid conservative tone that was lacking on the stump.  in many ways, his withdrawal from the race – so as not to be a “spoiler” like huckabee – propels him to a higher stature within the conservative movement and the gop in general. 

good job romney.  and i wasn’t even a fan.

so now it really is a mccain nomination.  **sigh**   

mccain’s speech at CPAC was good but not as uplifting as romney’s.  he does deserve a wee bit of credit for even showing up this year — knowing how most conservatives feel about him.  his speech included a clear acknowledgement of his need and desire for conservative support to win in november (duh) as well as an understanding of our agreements and disagreements with him over the last decade. 

i think, however, he needs to do alot more in the next few months then just say those well placed words once to a conservative audience. 

senator?  i need assurances.  assurances on tax reform.  assurances on immigration.  assurances on conservative judge appointments.  assurances on your commitment to conservative principles in the selection of a seriously conservative VP running mate who will help unite us.  and finally, assurances that you will not “lecture and scold” the most vital and significant voting block in the gop. 

so i am listening and watching.   and for the sake of the troops and the unborn, today i support mccain.