An Early Morning Rant

OK, to start with, I'm breaking my rule about discussing my political views.  However, I'm so frustrated right now with politics, I just needed to vent.  For the republican primaries this year, there was never a candidate who showed up that was a knight on a white shining horse.  No gallant hero to come miraculously save the day.  BUT, there still has to be one person come out victorious.  Whether they proved to be the knight who kisses the sleeping princess and wakes her up or not, eh, probably not, but we can hope.  That being said, through this campaign, there seems to be this decision already made for us by the old guard wealthy republicans that our candidate to go toe to toe with Obama will undeniable be Mitt Romney.  Ummmm, why is that. I'm not a brainless twit, I believe I can listen to the information and form a rational decision and make up my own mind.  Isn't that what we are supposed to do?   I heard a remark the other day that fit well.  If you look at this like a marriage, than, if given no other choice, yes republicans will marry in, but it will be an arranged marriage, not a fall in love and live the fairytale marriage.  It seems to be so decided that he will be the "chosen one" that there isn't one news reporter or political activist that is willing to see anything differently.  When there has been others in the lead as the front runner, I don't remember hearing anyone talk about negative ads towards them as "giving the democrats fuel for the fire" or "seeming to work with the democrats on making sure this person doesn't win".  There was a massive amount of money in Iowa spent on negative commercials by a PAC against Newt Gingrich, who at that time was in the lead.  No one said "you can't do this to our front runner."  Before that, people were coming out of the woodwork to damn Cain when he was in the lead.  No one said "hey that's our next candidate, you have to leave him alone."  But for some reason, if anything is said about Mitt Romney that isn't a positive statement, than the person saying it is an evil, negative troll that should switch parties and hide under a rock.  The democratic party has been saying for months that they believe Mitt Romney is the weakest of all the candidates.  That they are fully prepared to tear him to shreds (my words, not theirs). That was before, and without any help from, any republican nominee.  What I hear on the news over and over is that republican candidates should not have brought up Bain Capitol, that should have been left to the democrats in the national debate.  First, once again, why is this automatic assumption been from the beginning of the process that Romney would have this hands down.  No one lets you touch him!  Second, if there is even the possibility that there is something about Bain Capitol that would need explained, and he does get the nomination, lets get it out now, during the primaries and make it old news so that it doesn't kill our chances of winning the presidency later.  Anyone who thinks the democrats haven't already been planning on using this, before Newt Gingrich brought it up, is living in the stone age.  Personally, I think old Newt is doing the republican's a favor.  For one, if Romney gets the nomination, this will be old news and it takes the fuel out of the democrats fire.  Two, if there is something there that needs explained and he can't do it, and we know it will hurt us in the long run, its not too late to get someone else as our front runner.  Come on America, get a grip!!!!  I'm sure if Romney wins, I'll reluctantly be a part of the arranged marriage.  But I would sure rather be happy about taking that plunge.