I Like Mitt, But Hey, Lets Have Some Actual Primaries, Please

I have to say, if we are not careful, we may have out first primaries maybe in November.
I can not think of anything worse.
But one thing is clear.
Many of the GOP bigwigs are desperate to get their candidate and hey, primaries be damned.
It appears that they are coalescing around the former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney.
And I have no beef with Mitt. If he wins, he will make a great candidate and take our Dear Leader, President Obama, to school on the economy. And make no mistake, that is the issue of this campaign.
Daniel Henninger in The Wall Street Journal asks the obvious question.
Why this coronation of Mitt Romney?
Because these people want to get it over with and get to the task of defeating the Dear Leader, President Obama.
I get it. So do I. But this is what gets a candidate or a party in trouble.
Remember President John F. Kerry?
Oops! My bad! Nevah happened.
The Democrat party in 2004 tried the coalescing strategy around Sen. John F. Kerry. After all, he was a Vietnam War vet. Had all these years as a county distinct attorney and many a moon as a senator.
He was a Democrat milquetoast.
And that is why there is a protracted and necessary battle for the hear and soul of the Republican party.
Because even if Mr. Romney does indeed prevail, he will only do so battle-tested. And will have won the GOP nod as a conservative. Pure, plain and simple.
That is correct end of article analysis of Mr. Henninger.
And mine as well.
Say what you want about Herman Cain and the 9-9-9 plan. I have my problems with it. But it is a plan. Easy to understand. Something that a candidate can run on.
Newt Gingrich has insight on Washington that is not necessarily conventional. He has been an insider, an outsider and everything in between. And he has been out of the Washington scene long enough that he is not the insider at this point.
The point is that like it or not people, this is the process. We need to vet these candidates. Believe me, the Dear Leader, President Obama, and his minions sure as hell are.
Again, I like Mitt Romney and he will make a great GOP presidential nominee. But he has to run this race first. No coronation.