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Former Governor Mitt Romney ended his 2008 Presidential bid yesterday in silent recognition of his odds of winning the nomination guised in a half-hearted attempt at Party unity. He did not endorse John McCain.

Analysts are portraying Romney’s move as ensuring that John McCain will be the GOP presidential nominee, even as the Arizona senator continues to face opposition among conservatives.

Looking at the scorecard, Democrats head into their convention with their two most popular candidates in fine standing while the Republicans are just lost.
Republicans have a presumptive candidate that most Conservatives despise, many Republicans don’t know, and many, many moderate Americans fear.
There is uneasiness about McCain that is not present in the polling data.  It surprises us that the mainstream media has not focused more attention on this. It stems from his perceived “instability” and temper. It is repressed but not gone, lingering just low enough below the surface to pop up in an occasional debate or heated exchange

The debates showed us brief moments of facial grimacing, forced smiles, intense pulses of rage in his eyes, usually followed by some snide comment and a forced laugh. All of this behavior is the product of many years of political coaching and a willingness to hold off and wait for his moment.

I am conservative, not a Conservative.
I don’t follow the Christian Right. I worry about them.
I am a registered Independent who usually votes Republican.

I voted for President Bush and supported the decisions on Iraq.
I will not vote for John McCain, I will vote for the Democrat candidate instead.
It is unrelated to McCain’s voting record, I actually agree with much of that.
I worry about a rage that lies beneath the surface.

I am not alone.