February 7, 2008
Hooray for Hugh!
I was going to post this yesterday but it is more germane today. Even before Governor Romney left the race, his übersupporter, Hugh Hewitt, was reminding his readers about the stakes. Hugh gives seven reasons to support the nominee, I'll excerpt one:
Folks who want to take their ball and go home have to realize that even three SCOTUS appointments could revolutionize the way elections are handled in this country in a stroke, mandating the submission of redistricting lines to court scrutiny for "fairness."Media and Blogging Posted by jk at February 7, 2008 2:06 PM
Dale Franks at Q&O again asks how Hewitt can switch so quickly.
http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=7824
Posted by: Perry Eidelbus at February 8, 2008 1:35 PMI'm a pretty unlikely Hugh defender, but it does not surprise me at all. Your candidate drops out, a clear front-runner is created, and you choose to support the front-runner.
It is very consistent with his "Painting the Map Red" book he penned before the previous election. Hewitt, like me, sees a lot of danger in electing a Democrat in 2008. He wanted Romney, I wanted Giuliani, but we are both prepared to support McCain. So as to avoid Clinton or Obama.
Posted by: jk at February 8, 2008 1:48 PMNope, no whiplash here -- and I am not even a lawyer.
Well, as I've been saying, optimism must be tempered by reality.
Perhaps Hewitt did realize the inevitable, but he's always been a bit of a shill anyway. What gets me, and I've said this before, is that a self-professed staunch conservative will support a moral conservative who governs like a socialist. Romney's economic record is undesirable, but maybe he can just flop again on abortion and social issues, and become Hillary's running mate since they have the same "health insurance" vision.
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