Grace--what exactly is Condi Rice's stand on abortion, gay rights, gun control, prayer in schools, the constitution, affirmative action. What has Condi done to warrant your support in '08?

Don't know how many votes she got in Memphis--but I am assuming she got yours, right? So she got at least one vote from the delegates.

I have to agree with Grace as well; eliminating the Reagan Deficits was simple far too sensible and made a mockery of all of Ron-Ron's hard work in spending this country into the red. Thankfully, Georgie boy has picked up Reagan's mantle in this area and is clearly bent on spending us into the Stone Age as fast as possible while simultaneously frittering away research spending on idiotic ideas like Mars missions. Now we'll have the Bush Debt AND no technology that we can utilize to turn our economy around after Bush leaves!

Thank God for Bush's 'leadership' and 'ideas' (as Grace calls them) in these areas. I wouldn't want my kids to have a bright future now would I? Hey, let's give Bush and third term AND carve his face into Mount Rushmore!

Grace-- I feel for you, really. Believe me, I know what you mean-- it made me sick to have to put up with that yahoo clinton for eight years. It was all I could think about while I pumped my car full of cheap, affordable gas. And when my kids would come home from school and tell me how great their public school had suddenly gotten under Clinton. And while he was negotiating peace in northern Ireland and the Middle East. And believe me, if any foreign leader tells me again what a great guy clinton is, I think I'll puke. I was just so sick of being respected throughout the world. That's why I voted for Bush-- now we don't have to worry about gas (can't afford it), public schools (they stink), peace (not happening) and respect in the world (hah!). That Clinton, with his eight years of peace and prosperity... what a yahoo.

I heard that Mitt Romney is pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage. I wasn't sure that this could be true, because I was certain that Mormons are against these things. But I checked the record, and sure enough, Romney has supported both up until the past year. He even answered the NARAL-Planned Parenthood questionnaire that he believes Roe v. Wade was correctly decided and that he would defend it. Romney is too liberal to win the Republican nomination. Either that or he is just a flip-flopper.

It would be nice to have a discussion of Republican delegates. Or at least registered Republican voters. Yapping about the Memphis straw poll is meaningless if the complainers are not part of the group. It was a real thrill to be among the 26 states from the South and the Midwest who came to the Peabody for a political meeting. We are the people who helped elect the House members and the Senators and helped put our man from Texas back in the White House in 2004. If the people who voted for Kerry want to express their anger, just remember, I know exactly how you feel. I had to put up with that YAHOO from Arkansas for 8 long years, now you all can sit and consider that you are offer no solutions, no leadership, and no hope for the future until you get your own act together. We all left Memphis supporting our President and happy with him in the White House. And I think Condi Rice will be on the ballot in 2008 to get primary votes to carry into the convention in 2008.

"Romney will not even win Michigan. That has more to do with the incompetence of his campaign than it does with all of the flip-flops."

How can he have an incompetent campaign when he doesn't even have a campaign yet? Give me a break. And he doesn't appear to be doing too bad, since he beat all the candidates who count in the straw poll, even without a formal campaign.

All of this straw poll stuff is useless. Republican candidates = a bunch of boring losers.

Let's add up all the candidates' marriages:

Giuliani - 3
Gingrich - 3
Allen - 2
McCain - 2
Romney - 1
Brownback - 1
Frist - 1

So the Republicans define marriage as 1 man and 1.8 women by this count

'Republican Reality' -

You're saying that the republicans are going to nominate someone who's going to lose his re-election bid to the senate in 2006?? Wow, that will make for a great campaign slogan - "My own state dosen't like me, but maybe the rest of the country will".

George Allen will be the next Republican elected President of the United States. His VP candidate should be Mike Huckabee. Majority Leader Frist has done such a poor job of keeping the party on message (strong defense/security, making tax cuts permanent,Social Security reform and illegal alien/border security-when was the last time you heard anyone talking about these issues in DC?)that he won't even get the full support of the party. Same with McCain and Romney. When is everyone going to wake up and see that the Democrats will nominate Evan Bayh (IN) and/or Tom Vilsack (IA) and that's what the Republicans need to worry about?! The last year and a half; what a wasted opportunity for us.

"It's going to come down to McCain and Romney, and Romney's going to win. And then he will beat Senator Clinton and become the next president of the United States."

Well, I guess it's all settled then.

I would love to see Bill Frist get the nomination, but I think real Republicans are smarter than that. And, it will take more than this bunch we've got now masquerading as Republicans to pull it off. What a godsend to the Democrats Frist would be. I can hear it now--HCA defrauds Medicare, diagnosing Terri Shiavo, Justice Sunday, supporting the Dubai ports deal and then not, joined at the hip with an inept president... The list goes on and on...I love it!

Romney will not even win Michigan. That has more to do with the incompetence of his campaign than it does with all of the flip-flops.

America is so tired of fundamentalist Taliban chieftains who want to take us back to the dark ages that either Romney or Frist would be a godsend to the Democrats. I dearly hope one of them gets the nomination.

Wow I really hope either Frist or Romney actually do win the nomination...then we could run anyone, even Hillary, and still win. Bill frist is attached at the hip to the Bush administration and Romney won't even carry his own state(s), Mass and Michigan, so he probably won't win anything else.

ahhhh.....I can see the GOP primary attack commercials...."Romney is a flip-flopper....for gay marriage then against it.....do you want an undercover gay lover for president?......I'm Bill Frist and I approved this message."

That must be why Mitt got the highest number of votes among the candidates NOT from Tenn. Any luck finding the real killers, OJ?

I'm sorry, but Romney was anti-gay marriage, and then pro-gay marriage, and then against gay marriage again. Then he was pro-life, then pro-abortion, then pro-life again.

No one is buying what this guy is selling. Forget it.

Does anybody remember the almost presidential campaign of fictional former Florida Governor Freddy Picker? Of course you do if you read the book or saw the movie "Primary Colors".

Picker, entered or almost entered the presidential race for a second time by asking everyone to donate a pint of blood for the previous Democratic party front runner who had suffered a major heart attack.

While not identical in situation, McCain's actions at the SRLC reminded me of this situation when he said it was not time for personal ego, pride or whatever and that we should support a Presidential Administration that was not doing so well...in essence we should all donate a pint of blood or send a vote of confidence on behalf of the party.

Well after looking at the straw poll results, the Bush write in effort says the inner party in the red state south and mid west holds a love fest of 10% if we are look a little further does this mean that Mccain's real support is only at 10% as well?

Looking at the full results on the "hotline" website I took notice to those receiving less votes, Brownback, Gingrich, and Hagel. Are they still in the '08 picture?

There is an organization in Tennessee supporting Romney, totally unaffiliated with Romney himself. It is a true grassroots program, part of the AmericansForMitt.com network. That is where his support comes from. There were no people "flown in."

Mitt has fans all over the country. He has a great chance to go #1 in NH, #2 in SC and #1 in MI, which could be moved to a very early spot in the calendar.

Mitt Romney is clearly the McCain alternative for 2008.

Romney will do first or second in New Hampshire and have the money to compete the entire primary season. And during the debates, he'll show clear mastery over McCain on domestic issues while being fully prepared for all the security questions.

Romney beating Allen is fairly substantial news. I've heard rumors that Romney flew in people from Massachusetts. Can anyone verify? Also, in general, it seems that Allen's organization is a little off its game.

It's going to come down to McCain and Romney, and Romney's going to win. And then he will beat Senator Clinton and become the next president of the United States.