Romney had the nomination. The wingnuts had nowhere else to go unless they committed suicide with a third party. Romney picked a guy who scares the hell out of much of America. Doesn't just kind of turn them off, scares them.

Romney could have picked someone who could have had a bit of "moderate make-up" splashed on him or her, even though they weren't, and drawn in some people who like both Mitt and their country. Instead he picks a man who advocates for starving poor people, driving down wages, and transferring wealth to the wealthy. A man for all times, really, up until the 17th century.

I don't understand that move. I understand the Tea Party, greed, oppression, me first, last and always, compromise is weakness, shoot 'em if they don't agree with us, tell 'em once and then bomb, and above all honor and respect those who die for the Empire. I realize that's the agenda. I do not understand Mitt picking someone who has the Dark Ages Popes as a role model.