FLORIDA, a critical vote

Floridians need to keep in mind that the goal is to BEAT OBAMA as they go to the polls to vote in the upcoming GOP Primaries. The results of the Florida vote may greatly influence the emergence of our GOP candidate against Obama.

Rick Santorum is a nice Washington career politician, who is a conservative. He doesn't have a prayer against Obama. The Obama campaign machine will run over him.

Newt Gingrich is a very capable, intelligent, and sometimes high strung, man who would probably be a very good President. BUT, he has enough baggage to bring down a 747! The Obama campaign is probably salivating hoping that Gingrich will be the candidate because they have so much material to use against him.

Nancy Pelosi said today that "Newt Gingrich will NEVER be President!" She wasn't speaking out of animosity. She was speaking with assurance that if he's the candidate that he will be defeated! She's been around Washington long enough to know where the bodies are buried, and she and Obama will dig them up and use them against Gingrich! I am old enough to have lived through Gingrich's term as Speaker of the House and I can tell you it wasn't pretty! He was a very controversial Speaker who left office being disliked by many in his own party. Not to mention the juicy stories of his numerous wives and tumultuous personal life. There is so much garbage that can be used to make Gingrich look bad and to make Obama look good! That's exactly what the Republican party DOES NOT NEED going into this critical election.

Mitt Romney, in my opinion, is our best chance against Obama. Romney is definitely more cautious and self-restrained than Gingrich. That's Romney's style. These are good characteristics for a President. But most of all, Romney has a relatively clean background with very little ammunition for the Obama campaign. Most of what can be used against Romney has already been brought out by Gingrich. Romney has executive experience in government and in the private sector. He understands the economy. He is moderate enough and conservative enough to appeal to a large portion of the electorate. I don't care if he's Mormon or Hindu. To me that is not relevant to the situation we have now in our country. I want an honest and honorable man in the Oval Office again.

Romney can hold his own against Obama in a debate and in the campaign as a whole. If I still lived in Florida, I'd be voting for Romney.