Sorry Mitt--no money from this billfold for John McSame!

Man, that's just ... er, Torture.

McCain will never get my vote. I don't care if he sleeps at Mitt's house.

Two warmongers willing to send other people's sons off to war. Four more years of republicans will not only finish our country - it might very well result in the extinction of mankind - from a world war.

Mitt come to the dark side.

If you stand for liberty you need to look at Ron Paul. How can anyone who understands the slightest things of the Book of Mormon endose McCain?

I can't believe the small showing for Ron Paul in Utah. If you voted for someone just because he is a member of you faith in the local elections you would have a problem because sometimes both parties are members of your faith.

Those who stand for liberty need to join the Ron Paul Revolution. "Stand for something"

Did people in Utah forget about John McCain and how he tried to derail the federal money coming into Utah for the olympics..ie to rebuild I-15. John McCain was the biggest pain the the butt. He kept calling it pork barrel spending...I don't think you can call John McCain a friend to Utah.

SO YOU WOULD RATHER VOTE FOR BILLARY or Barack Hussein Obama, Jr... Get REAL - your (and mine) favored choice is out of the race.

Give me some more money so that I can represent Who? Why not start the campaigns for 2012 now also. Give, Give, Give. Get real with this political crap. Who benefits from 2 year campaigns? Ridiculous! I just wish all of this was over with. I'm sick of the lies by both parties.

Hey "Mitt" if you want to quote the Book of Mormon, you might remember the parts about the majority of the people voting for someone- and this being the more righteous choice- remember the Kingmen would have a pitty party and go off because their "candidate" didn't win and try to king him.

McCain certainly isn't my first choice- but he is a choice closer to my principals than the other two. Sometimes your vote has to keep those with less of your principals out of the highest office in the land where they could do the most damage. If you think things can't change that much in 4 years- again look to the Book of Mormon to show you that is wrong.

Waiting for my stock to Rebound - Wrong, MY candidate is still in the race.

McCain needs to choose a running mate before he gets any donation from me.
I would just as soon let the Democrats take the blame for the next four years than have McLiberal swing the blame onto Republicans.
Choose Huckabigot as VP and watch Utah voters turn BLUE in record proportions!

Utah's favorite son? I thought he was the Governor of Massachusetts and, therefore, THEIR favorite son?

The ONLY thing that would make him Utah's favorite son is his Mormonism. Are we that blatantly and mindlessly voting for a candidate for no other reason than his religious beliefs?

Pathetic.

I think Mitt and McCain both underestimate the unforgiving Mormon mind. They feel betrayed by Mitt - first for suspending his race for President, and second, for endorsing McCain, who was his enemy (the same way BYU and Utah are enemies).

Once you betray the Mormons, AMEN to you! They don't forgive!

McCain's son is in the military, so he's not just sending others' kids off to war.

Smart move by McCain! With McCain's military experience and Romney's business experience they would make a great leadership team. Clinton and Obama are just hecklers on the side with nothing tangible to contribute, except foolish left-wing ideologies that would take the U.S down if implemented.

I'm hoping for a Hillary, and waiting for 2012 for Mitt. McCain is a RINO.

Patric, all things being equal what is wrong with supporting someone because of their religous beliefs?
There are many people supporting Obama simply because he is black or Hillary because she is a woman, and their values go by the wayside. At least if you go with faith and values as a guid you have a good idea of a candidates moral compass. And on the other side of the coin their are people who DID NOT support Romney because of his faith. How shortsighted and bigoted is that?

The only ones who will give money to McCain are the typical political insiders seeking to feather their own nests. Like Mitt, they will blow wherever the political winds of potential self-aggrandizement take them. They will be fawning over McCain and patting each other on the back today.

Yes, I am a Republican. I get requests from the Republican party for money nearly every day. No, I do not support McCain. Yes, I would like some real, honest change. Can we ever get it from politics and politicians? Not from this crew. 8 more years of Bush lite. They will not get a dime from me.

I think voting for a candidate because of their religious beliefs, or their race, or their gender is very shallow. Their is not one candidate in this race that I WANT to vote for. I stand with McCain on some issues and stand with Obama/Hillary on a very few. I disagree with Mitts 'round 'em up and throw them out' policy on immigration. Yes, round up the illegals that commit crimes and deport them, but have a path to citizenship for those who are employed so that they can pay taxes and not bleed our welfare system to death. I'm beggining to really like Lou Dobbs as a candidate.

If you want change, quit voting for Democrats and Republicans. Vote for a Constitutionalist...vote for a Libertarian.

Diamondladi:

I would ask you to reconsider whether either of the 2 Democrats are any less close to your principles than McCain is. The way I see it, they are ALL pretty much the same, just bankrupting America via different coercive means.

The Book of Moromon does have a great deal to say about fighting pre-emptive wars -- and that God pretty much let the people tank when they did so.

It nauseates me to hear people chanting the mantra, "We are fighting for our freedoms...." We are actually fighting a war of agression. Not saying we don't need to root out Bin Laden and other insurgents, but attacking a COUNTRY and trying to form it to our idea of an acceptable democracy is quite a different matter. That's imperialism.

I won't be rewarding the Republican Party with any more money this year -- and likely for a long time to come. And I'll either write-in Ron Paul or vote for the Libertarian.

Diamondladi,

McCain is not a "Freeman" I would put him right up there with the other two "Kingmen" running for office. And about looking further to see the outcome in the Book of Mormon. How about 3rd Nephi before Christ comes.

No pitty party here. Can you stand before Moroni knowing you didn't stand for Liberty.

The Founding Fathers of this Country I am sure are doing rolling in their graves.

RE: Sensible " Clinton and Obama are just hecklers on the side with nothing tangible to contribute, except foolish left-wing ideologies that would take the U.S down if implemented."
Foolish ideologies like invading and occupying a sovreign country, like attempting to subvert the constitutional seperation of powers, like the ignorance of congressional legislation by 'signing statements' - is this the foolish ideologies of which you speak?

It is my opinion that Clinton will concede the Democratic nomination before Denvers' convention, support of Barrick (yes, Husssein) Obama will consolidate when people listen to his sustantive discussions instead of sound bytes, and people will see how shallow McCains' knowledge of our economic and political problems are.
Not that age has become a metric in presidential qualifications, certainly knowledge and correct identification of warring factions in Iraq is, and McCain has not performed well.

The reason Mitt Romney dropped out in the first place was to save our party from being divided and having more of a chance to keep the White House. This was never about McCain, it was always about the Republican Party as a whole. McCain was just the more stubborn candidate who wouldn't look outside of himself for the greater good. OF COURSE Romney had to be the selfless, mature one and think ahead. That's the reason Romney isn't in the election right now. McCain is just another typical, stubborn, selfish politician.

Maybe Mitt is a favorite son becuase he lived in Utah while he attended BYU, or maybe becuase he has a house in Park City, or maybe becuase he saved the SLC Olympics. Obviously some require more extensive criteria to be a favorite son - MORONS! Also, exit polls showed over 80% of Evangelicals in Utah voted for Romney in the GOP compared with 92% of Mormons. So apparently there are 12% of Mormons who voted purely based on sharing the same faith, or 12% of Evangelicals who didn't vote for him based on his faith. Or maybe is was a little of both. Either way, bashing mormons, or utahns just becuase they didn't vote for Ron Paul shows how much of an idiot you are. You don't give Utahn's the respect they deserve. We are a very well educated state and we are much more informed than the average American voter.

What an odd couple, the old school bully and the new day vacuum salesman walking hand in hand down the gold brick highway of Utah fantasy land.

Hmnmmmm....

Guess what? Born and raised in UT. Education does not make a man wise. I don't care if you all go to Harvard. Look at what each of the front runners pushing. Tell me were the Founding Fathers idiots when they didn't vote for rule by England? I don't think that was the most popular vote. And saying you are more informed than the average American voter is not saying much.

John McCain heads West today, a far weaker candidate in his home region than anyone could have been expected. In Utah, he'll likely be upstaged when Mitt Romney joins him at a fundraiser in Salt Lake City. McCain only won 5 percent of the vote in the Feb. 5 primary. Romney won 90 percent.

The do-anything-to-win John McCain of 2008 has cast aside his principles to secure the GOP nomination, has ignored the West and western issues, and continues to struggle to unite a divided Republican Party.

At the same time, McCain’s promise of a third Bush term on everything from dealing with Iraq to the economy has alienated key voting blocs including independents and Hispanics. The results paint a picture that looks anything but promising for Republicans for the November elections.

As a contributor to Mitt's campaign, I watched old man McCain take cheap shots at Mitt more times than I can remember. I will have difficulty making a contribution unless Mitt is asked to be his VP... forget it John!

McCain practically spit in Mitt's face during the Republican debates, but for money or votes ... anything goes. Where's Rush/Sean/Glen/Gayle/ChrisB on this one???

Awful lot of jealousy today. Mitt backers can't stand the thought of McCain being in the state, and worse yet, supping with Mitt.

Oh the shame of it all. Folks, the people at the top do not care what you and I think. The name of the game is power, and to get there you have to win. John would kiss the devil to get to the white house, and Mitt would dine with him as well.

and so it goes.

Get real. Why throw your vote away for Ron Paul?! He doesn't stand a chance at winning, so save your time and effort. Also, I think the whole Mormon thing has been done to death. You need to accept the fact that people really liked Mitt Romney's stand on the issues, and that we're not all just flocking to him because he's a member of the church. There has never been a Mormon President in the White House. Ever. Gee, I think people in Utah have voted in presidential elections before...I wonder how we were able to get through the ordeal, voting for a non-member?! Get over it, and stop spewing this crap.

Wow. That was an over reaction. The last time I checked, There haven't been any soldiers drafted to fight in the war, they are there because they love their country, and they are proud to stand up for this nation. Also,your comment about the end of mankind?! You have a flair for drama. Maybe you should campaign for Hillary, and help her come up with more bullet dodging spine tinglers for all of us to enjoy.

Mitt, please forward the money I gave you that you did not spend to John, I am happier with him anyway.

I felt I had to give you the money.

Why not just vote Bush in again? At least then we KNOW what to expect. Maybe he's got another family member who can fix it? Another brother maybe??? All it would take is a little constitutional re-writting, not like he hasn't done that already.
I'm voting for The Brain for President and Pinkey for V.P. WHO'S WITH ME????

Read these from The Book of Mormom, (Just substitue your non-favorite political party's name as necessary):

Ether 10:5-6, Mosiah 7:15, Mosiah 11:3&6

Money in Social "Insecurity" & Medicare will be gone by 2017, so the report states, & we have politician that want to tax more to help pay for more health care, more college funding & subsidize a "Global Warming" lie. If you keep taxing (plundering) from people, eventually people give-up since they'll never gain.

What a joke. This just proves what politicians are made of---money,and power rules, forget integrity, honesty and principals. Get your money(in a couple hours) and run, then forget the people who gave and the State you just visited. TYPICAL.

Uh, yeah, that's why Romney dropped out of the election. NO, that's not the name of the game. If it was all about power, and winning and losing, Romney would still be in the election. The issue at hand was a lot bigger than winning or losing the election for himself, that's why he quit. The bigger issue was winning the White House for the Republican Party so that the Democrats won't get it and mess up our country. I promise, Mitt didn't just decide one day "oh, I'll be a nice guy and let McCain have the Republican nomination." Romney doesn't endorse McCain, he endorses our party, and in order to do that, he has to endorse McCain.

You don't see Hillary or Obama dropping out for the good of their party. I think what Romney did was the right thing.

I am a born-raised Mormon and a Ron Paul supporter. I was not always in his camp -- first, because I really didn't know anything about his message, and second, because I was worried that he could not succeed.

After much deliberation I have decided that I can no longer cast my vote for candidates who are taking this country down the wrong path. To do so teaches them that I either approve of their policies or that I don't care.

I KNOW that Ron Paul will not win. But a vote for him gives encouragement to the many young Ron Paul supporters who will be voting for the first time -- who are not yet addicted to debt like their parents -- and to the many upcoming candidates running on the same platform of fiscal responsibility, limited government, and non-imperialistic foreign policy.

They need to see that these principles are not totally falling on deaf ears -- so they can have the courage to carry on another day.

I don't have to have immediate gratification.

I really don't think McOld would like Mitt for a running mate. At the CPAC convention, when Mitt and McComplain stood together, Mitt looked very presidential and McCain looked like a schoolyard bully with a small man syndrome.

On the other hand, if McCain picks Hickabigot to be his VP, watch Utah Republicans turn BLUE in record numbers at the voting booth.

Funny thing is that even though Ron Paul doesn't have a chance at the nomination, I've been comming across several articles latley that more or less state, "now that our economy is in the toilet, maybe we should have listened to Ron Paul after all."

Right now my vote is up in the air. I'll probably write in Ron Paul myself unless one of the current puppets renounce their ties to the CFR and admit that Paul was right about the economy.

Right now it looks like we are going to get more of the same. Our economy is only going to get worse, whether money is wasted on entitlement programs or military adventurism.

In the meantime. I've already ordered my "Don't blame me, I voted for Ron Paul" bumpersticker.

"“I’m not going to be any vice president to John McCain either, that’s not going to happen.”
~ Mitt Romney, Jan 28, 2008

"“I think any Republican leader in this country would be honored to be asked to serve as the vice presidential nominee, myself included," Romney told FOX's Sean Hannity in a broadcast set to air tonight."
~ Mitt Romney, March 11, 2008

Why do any of you trust this man? Not withstanding his changing positions during his run, and some outright lies. It continues even now. What is it about this man that so many of you find agreeable?

McCain won't see a penny from me, nor my VOTE unless Mitt is his running mate. Then my vote is that McCain keels over in the first two years of office and Mitt becomes President, that is the only reason I would VOTE for him! I will be voting for Ralph Nader as a protest vote against the Republican Party for not bringing a Conservative to the Whitehouse. McCain is a Moderate at best! Integrity, honesty and Principals DON'T EXIST WITH McCAIN, It is that simple! He is a Liberal Republican, it is THAT SIMPLE!!!

RE: Re: Oldman | 11:51 a.m. Mar. 27, 2008
Wow. That was an over reaction. The last time I checked, There haven't been any soldiers drafted to fight in the war, they are there because they love their country, and they are proud to stand up for this nation.

ACTUALLY Old Guy, they (our troops) are there because the government renegged on their contracts and created the Stop Loss program for this unsustainable war that has gone on for what is it no 6 years?!! They are there because they have been lied to by their government. They are not so much volunteers but human sacrifices by Bush and Cheney. Cheney who received five deferrments from the Viet Nam War and Bush who got a nice spot in the National Guard and then awol'ed from that.

In addition, the current US backed leader in Iraq, Maliki, has 60% disapproval rate (like Bush here. Our poor troops are backing an unpopular regime and so are you. That's why 4,000 of them are deceased, thousands more mentally and physically scarred for life. And, our economy is swirling the bowl.

This kind of talk is insulting to all of the troops, those currently fighting, those who gave their lives for the cause, and those who have been injured. Negative comments like yours certainly won't help their morale. If you've ever watched/read the interviews, the soldiers over there do believe in their cause, and they do see the good they are doing. We all need to get behind these brave men and women and be proud that we have volunteers who are willing to fight for our freedoms. Yes, it's sad and tragic that we have lost so many of our men and women, and my heart goes out to all of their families and friends. All the more reason to stop all the negativity, and let them serve their country with dignity. Whether you believe in their cause or not, they are over there fighting, keep them in your prayers.

re stop loss: you are right on. I know too many soldiers who have been called upon to fight, then called upon to fight again, and then... like my son-in-law called upon to serve again in Iraq.

To be honest and forthright, to openly state the facts, is not being negative. It is being truthful. I love the soldiers, but a I hate the war. And I know that we are fighting in Iraq for oil and revenge, and not enough in Afghanistan where al Quieda is making it stand.

November cannot come soon enough.

"...McCain looked like a schoolyard bully with a small man syndrome..."

Tell us how it was my friend, when you voluntarily stayed behind in a hellish POW camp out of a sense of loyalty to other men; tell us of your courage, and of your heroism, that has made you so great that you can proclaim and identify the 'small men' amongst us. Tell us what it is about Willard Romney, a man that can't remember what it is that he believes from one day to the next, a man that believes he is the one for the job based upon his 'corporate raider' persona and his ability to make money at the expense of others, that makes him appear to be such a 'presidental looker' standing next to a man that suffered for his nation. Is it his hair? Is it his church? You don't have to answer, it is painfully obvious. For the record, McCain's service doesn't necessarily make him presidential material; but 'small man syndrome' sufferer, he is not. Likely more man than you could even imagine.

My husband is a senior naval officer soon headed to Afghanistan. The cirlces I run in are largely military. The most frequent adjective I hear from these people regarding the war is "stupid" war. My own husband believes it to have been an ill-advised fiasco.

CougarKeith:

I totally understand your frustration and your refusal to support a Republican Party careening madly out of control. My concern is that if your vote goes to Nader it will be viewed as a vote for more liberalism. I ask you to consider not sending an unclear message with your protest vote. If you are upset with the Republican Party's liberal bent, how about writing-in Ron Paul or voting for the Libertarian...?

If you are unsure if that is acceptable to you, how about taking the Smallest Political Quiz in the World...? (You'll have to google it because they won't post URL's)

My bet is that are large number of Republicans are actually more at home with the libertarian philosophy anyway. That's why the Republicans are making us so crazy!

I don't think so. He was merely being practical. He knew he wasn't going to win so he didn't want to dump anymore of his own money into the campaign. Simple really.

The Washington Post article today on the McCain break with Bush on foreign policy suggests that if Mitt is going to be the vice president, his foreign policy team is going to have to pry themselves away from their outdated "stay the course" Bush-worship.

I think it's great that Josh took a pass on a campaign this fall -- I think that's a good signal that Mitt is getting ready for a VP run.