Romney’s Farewell Email –

Well, this is the last email that I might receive from the Mitt Romney for President campaign. While this is indeed bittersweet, I think that Mitt Romney knows that he isn’t going to vanish from the political radar screen. It would be impossible, he’s simply made too many friends to let all that hard work go to nothing. I’m hoping that Mitt Romney takes a few days to rest, but then gets on the campaign trail for John McCain and shows to be his strongest supporter. Right now there are a lot of people eying the VP spot, but if Mitt can take this grassroots base he’s built and rally them around McCain, because of his support, I think that it would be tough not to pick him.

Dear DC Republican,If you have not heard by now, I have decided to suspend my campaign for president. This was not an easy decision for me, and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support from the beginning to the point where we are today. We’ve come such a long way, and our hard work together will leave an imprint on the course of history. As I addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) yesterday in Washington, D.C., I outlined what I know is the right course ahead for our nation – a course based on conservative principles such as individual responsibility, strong faith and values, economic strength with lower taxes and a national defense that will not retreat from the threat of evil extremism. I disagree with Senator McCain on a number of issues, as you know. But I agree with him on doing whatever it takes to be successful in Iraq, on finding and executing Osama bin Laden, and on eliminating Al Qaeda and terror. If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding surrender to terror. This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends and, you, our supporters, have given a great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming President. If this were only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America, I feel I must now stand aside, for our party and for our country. You can be sure I will continue to stand for conservative principles. I will fight alongside you for all the things we believe in. And one of those things is that we cannot allow the next President of the United States to retreat in the face evil extremism. It is the common task of each generation – and the burden of liberty – to preserve this country, expand its freedoms and renew its spirit so that its noble past is prologue to its glorious future. Please stand proud today that you fought for a cause greater than yourself, and please continue to fight to preserve our ideals. Thank you again so very much. P.S. To read more about my vision for strengthening America’s future, please take a look at my speech from CPAC. Thank you.

Attention Mitt Romney Bloggers:

In the past few 24 hours, I’ve been thinking a lot about what is going to happen to this Mitt Romney blogosphere that has been growing for awhile now.

I’ve come to the conclusion, that despite the fact that Romney isn’t in the race anymore, that our input in this election is just as valuable as any. I’m hoping that many of you will continue to blog about this election, and if you are, I’m hoping that we can work together to make our blogs more popular, thus getting our message out further.

With that, step one of this process is going to be ensuring that everyone who is going to continue blogging throughout this election is on as many blogrolls as possible. For anyone who is interested in joining my blogroll, please email me at blog@dcrepublican.com. All I ask is that you return the favor and add me to yours.

I’m also hopeful that the owners of PlanetRomney and BlogsforMitt keep those sites up. We had a great candidate, we have great insights and ideas, so its extremely important that we do what we can to let others see those. John McCain knows that if he going to capture the conservative base, he is going to have to accept some of the issues that we value. Let’s use this network we’ve built to spark this discussion.

I’ve cleared my blogroll so that only those who plan on continuing will be part of it. So, if you’re interested, email me at blog@dcrepublican.com .

Remember that while we don’t have our candidate, we definitely have our ideas. At the end of the day, its the ideas that wont shift with the political landscape.

If you’re not a Romney blogger, but are going to be covering the 2008 election on your blog, don’t hesitate to email me either, the more we can help each other out, the better we’ll be.

Something Uplifting…

I can totally relate to this cartoon, kinda.

RNC POSTS NEW WEB VIDEO: “PROTECT AMERICA ALERT”

Pretty cool video from the RNC:

Shockingly, I haven’t seen the DNC come out with too many videos like this. I’m not sure if they’re waiting for something, or simply don’t want to take this approach. Though, I’m quite sure that in time, the DNC and the RNC will be throwing “digital punches” every other day. I wont complain.

Some Facebook Notes to Romney After His Speech:

Below are some of the latest comments from the Mitt Romney Facebook page from members on his suspension of the race:

“I am so disappointed you dropped out of the race, but i was truly touched by your unwavering dedication to this country. I support you and will continue to support your ideas and i hope you have the chance to contribute more to this country. Romney 2012!”

“If you are VP I will vote for McCain–only because you are on the ticket!, 2012″

“Honorable speech Mitt. And I’m glad I can say I was in the front row for it at CPAC. Don’t go away. You’re the best man for the job. If McCain offers it, I hope to see you as our VP. With some hesitation I’ll rally to McCain’s camp and vote for a Republican, instead of voting against a Democrat.”

“Your a good man. It’s nice to see a politician who thinks of the nation before himself and prove it, instead of claiming they do.”

“I think it is possible Mitt comes back. If Huckabee drops, and if people continue to boo mccain and give him no respect, assuming it is not too late, Mitt can come BACK! Afterall, his candidacy is only SUSPENDED, not dropped. This is simply what was necessary for mitt to do in order to fake people out –and get huck to drop too– so that he can come back in when the conservatives call out for him loud finally!”

“You will never understand how many people’s lives you changed. Please don’t give up the good fight. Don’t get tarnished by politics and keep the high road. Your volunteers are ready to start planning for 2012 when you give us the heads up!”

“As much as I hate Mccain, I think your endorsement of him would go a long ways, even towards securing a VP spot. Mccain has all the national security strengths, which we would all agree is the plus side to mccain, with that being his strongpoint. Where he is lost, is our economy. With you onboard as a VP, you would be able to sure up our economy, while at the same time gaining some invaluable knowledge from mccain in national security issues. That ticket would be one the republican party could all rally around, and you would set yourself up with a sure shot at the presidency in 2012. Despite your disagreements, endorsing mccain seems like the best option for this country, but also for your future in politics. You’ve still got all our support, and you are still heading to the White House sooner or later. MITT ‘12!!”

“I completely support Mitt’s decision, and in 2012 he will come out even stronger and more on top of his game. In the mean time we must all stand behind him and show our support. Go Team Romney GO !”

While people are obviously disappointed with his decision, there are two themes that seem to be constant. One, he will be John McCain’s VP nominee. Two, he will run again for President in 2012.

Both seem entirely possible to me, though I think that the 2012 pitch might be more realistic at this time.

Update: Keeping my fingers crossed for a McCain/Romney ticket! There is still a lot of time to join forces with all the former candidates and push forward to make this happen. This can be done in the blogosphere! Anyone interested, please read: http://dcrepublican.com/2008/02/08/attention-mitt-romney-bloggers/