Romney Concedes

Mitt Romney conceded the race Thursday at the CPAC.

"If I fight on in my campaign all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign, and frankly, I would make it easier for [Democratic Sens. Barack] Obama or Hillary [Clinton] to win," said Romney.

His reasoning sets him up for a possible vice-president spot at McCain's side.

The conservative opinion after the speech seemed to be that his concession was inevitable after his Feb. 5th losses. But, in general they were upset because McCain is seen as far less conservative than Romney.

Throughout the rambling speech Romney mentioned every conservative talking point that he could muster.

"The attack on faith and religion is no less relentless. And tolerance for pornography—even celebration of it—and sexual promiscuity... It is time for the people of America to fortify marriage through constitutional amendment, so that liberal judges cannot continue to attack it!"
"Europe is facing a demographic disaster. That is the inevitable product of weakened faith in the Creator, failed families, disrespect for the sanctity of human life and eroded morality."

"These Jihadists will battle any form of democracy—to them, democracy is blasphemous for it says that citizens, not God shape the law. They find the idea of human equality to be offensive. They hate everything we believe about freedom just as we hate everything they believe about radical Jihad."

"And Barack and Hillary have made their intentions clear regarding Iraq and the war on terror. They would retreat and declare defeat."