There are millions of bloggers, including hundreds who write about politics. But there are an elite few whose opinions and analyses carry significant weight in the Blogosphere. Ed Morrissey of Captain’s Quarters is among the elite. For me personally, he is one of four on my “daily first check” list (Glenn Reynolds, Paul Mirengoff and Hugh Hewitt are the other three).
Now, Ed has announced his endorsement of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination. In characteristic fashion, Ed explains the logic behind his decision in detail and
in the process points to some of the fundamental facts of the GOP reality in the presidential race. He says in the final analysis, it came down to two of the contenders:
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“Over the last two weeks, my focus has come down to Rudy and Romney. Both would make good Presidents. Mitt, however, has shown that he will fight in every state, while Rudy played a bit of rope-a-dope — and has apparently lost the gamble. Until the debate, I thought Rudy might have had the right idea, but Rudy still hasn’t come out of the gate in any effective manner.
“Romney is not a perfect candidate. We don’t have any perfect candidates. In fact, I could still support Rudy, McCain, or Mike Huckabee without reservation in a general election against either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. I think, though, that Romney has the most staying power, the better argument, and the best resume of the remaining Republican candidates. I will enthusiastically caucus for Mitt Romney on February 5th.”
Those are words that will carry great weight with a lot of people, me included, as folks sort things out and make decisions for who they will support in the weeks and months ahead. If the Romney campaign is half as smart as I think they are, they will be making a big deal of this endorsement for the simple fact that it is exactly that, a big deal.
Interestingly, Ed says he can enthusiastically support any of three – Guliani, McCain and Huckabee – of the other GOP contenders in the general election should one of them get the GOP nod instead of Romney. I’m not so charitable as Ed, but that’s a post for another day.
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