Why Romney Sucks

Reaganite Republican ^ | June 2, 2011 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

The fact is that Mitt Romney is an unprincipled chameleon with ZERO core beliefs... a synthetic, calculated opportunism has taken their place.
Meanwhile, most of what he actually has said and done betrays a Big-Government social liberal.

Other fun facts regarding this 'conservative' fraud's
past actions, positions, and failures:

• refused to endorse the 1994 GOP "Contract with America"

• distanced himself from the Reagan legacy: "I was an independent during the time of Reagan-Bush"

• lost GOP House seats in both Massachusetts elections of his tenure, 2004/2006 (leaving Republicans with the least # of seats there since the Civil War)  

• strongly supported gay rights until it was time to run for president in 2007

• helped raise money for Planned Parenthood

• passed over GOP lawyers for three-quarters (75%) of the 36 judicial vacancies he has faced as Governor, instead tapping registered Democrats or independents – including two gay lawyers who have supported expanded same-sex rights

• sold RomneyCare as a "conservative idea" even as it inflicted an unconstitutional mandate on Massachusetts residents and created a vast new bureaucracy

• claims he didn't raise taxes are based on deception: he had called them "fees" instead- and inflicted over 100 of them

• increased annual state fees by $500 million as governor and proposed two corporate tax increases totaling close to $400 million a year. 

• under Romney, Massachusetts manufacturing jobs declined at -14% -double the national average- while government employment jumped +7.2% and state spending increased +20.7%

• spoke repeatedly of his support for "strong gun laws" that "protect us"

• although not at all required to do so, Romney proclaimed a Massachusetts "Youth Gay Pride Day"

• When challenged by Fred Thompson in debate,  Romney said he "likes mandates" and "on the national level"

• Romney is an underhanded scumbag who sent "attack teams" out to politically damage perceived threat Sarah Palin

• RomneyCare has clearly failed, an unmitigated disaster that is rapidly bankrupting Massachusetts... same as ObamaCare will the nation if we allow it to fester.

This clip sums-it-up nicely 

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Not this one, people- no freaking way

Boston Globe   Boston.com   Furthermore...   
The CATO Institute   MSNBC.com   h/t FreeRepublic
The Massachusetts Resistance   




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[BubbaJunebug]

Sarah needs to park the bus in front of the cameras just as he’s getting ready to announce

[RIGHTWING WACKO FROM MASS.]

Don’t forget, gun owners took a beating in the wallet from this guy. He raised the price on gun licenses. They went from $25 to $100.

[Diogenesis]

MITT ROMNEY - THE PROVEN BAD GOVERNOR

"As U.S. real output grew 13 percent between 2002 and 2006, Massachusetts trailed at 9 percent.
* Manufacturing employment fell 7 percent nationwide those years, but sank 14 percent under Romney, placing Massachusetts 48th among the states.
* Between fall 2003 and autumn 2006, U.S. job growth averaged 5.4 percent, nearly three times Massachusetts' anemic 1.9 percent pace.
* While 8 million Americans over age 16 found work between 2002 and 2006, the number of employed Massachusetts residents actually declined by 8,500 during those years.
"Massachusetts was the only state to have failed to post any gain in its pool of employed residents," professors Sum and McLaughlin concluded.
In an April 2003 meeting with the Massachusetts congressional delegation in Washington, Romney failed to endorse President Bush's $726 billion tax-cut proposal."
[Cato Institute annual Fiscal Policy Report Card - America's Governors, 2004.]

[Diogenesis]

MITT ROMNEY – ABUSER OF SEAMUS

"But the details of the event are more than unseemly - they may, in fact, be illegal. Massachusetts's animal cruelty laws specifically prohibit anyone from carrying an animal "in or upon a vehicle, or otherwise, in an unnecessarily cruel or inhuman manner or in a way and manner which might endanger the animal carried thereon. "An officer for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals responded to a description of the situation saying "it's definitely something I'd want to check out." The officer, Nadia Branca, declined to give a definitive opinion on whether Romney broke the law but did note that it's against state law to have a dog in an open bed of a pick-up truck, and "if the dog was being carried in a way that endangers it, that would be illegal." "Dog on Roof? What Was It Like for Romney's Pooch? - Scientists Say Dog Likely Experienced Wind-Whipped, Uncomfortable Trip - "Before beginning the drive, Mitt Romney put Seamus, the family's hulking Irish setter, in a dog carrier and attached it to the station wagon's roof rack. e'd built a windshield for the carrier, to make the ride more comfortable for the dog,".. Jordan Kaplan, the owner of Petaholics, a dog walking service in New York City, and a lifelong dog owner and dog lover, said Romney's actions were uncalled for" "Romney's dog - This is a distinction Mitt Romney probably could do without, but he is surely the first presidential candidate to be attacked for putting a dog with diarrhea in a carrier and tying it to the top of a station wagon. Romney's defense: Seamus liked it. [like the citizens under Romney's RomneyCARE, etc.?] " "As the oldest son, Tagg Romney commandeered the way-back of the wagon, keeping his eyes fixed out the rear window, where he glimpsed the first sign of trouble. ''Dad!'' he yelled. ''Gross!'' A brown liquid was dripping down the back window, payback from an Irish setter who'd been riding on the roof in the wind for hours. As the rest of the boys joined in the howls of disgust, Romney coolly pulled off the highway and into a service station. There, he borrowed a hose, washed down Seamus and the car, then hopped back onto the highway." "Story about dog on car roof comes back to bite Romney - 200 comments from readers complaining of animal cruelty" Romney's bad behavior Exposed by Seamus "Romney Loses Nomination Over Dog Abuse? - Romney was traveling that summer with his wife, five sons, and Seamus to his parent's cottage on Lake Huron. But hours into the ride, Seamus apparently suffered diarrhea, which ran down the back window of the car. .David Kravitz wrote on BlueMassGroup, a liberal blog. "It also strikes me as classic Romney: it solves a problem efficiently, in a business-like manner, and with no regard whatsoever for the suffering that the solution may cause."

[Diogenesis]

MITT ROMNEY – HATER OF RADIO AMATEURS

Mr. Romney "Disses" Amateur Radio In Televised Town Meeting

Gov. Sarah Palin, Governor of the state of Alaska, proclaimed the week of July 28 through August 3, 2008 as: Amateur Radio Week

[Caipirabob]

I read the title and KNEW this was a great thread to start my day - LOL!

[joe fonebone]

I thought it was physically impossible....but mcromney sucks and blows at the same time

[alloysteel]

A huge amount of thrust will be put behind Willard Mitt Romney by the “regular” Republicans, as a means to thwart the resurgent T.E.A. patriots, of whom the “regulars” are deathly afraid. And we ARE taxed enough already, as if the establishment cannot grasp that one simple fact. Not only taxed, but regulated to the point of micromanagement, with non-compliance punished by wholly disproportionate fines and prison sentences, for MINOR infractions. But the big lawbreakers, so long as they continue to pay tribute to the establishment by bribe money used for “campaigns”, there is no public humiliation or outcry.

Mitt’s father George Romney once ran for President, too, in 1964. Soundly trounced in the polls by Barry Goldwater, who then faced the most negative campaign against him since the guy who ran against Adolf Hitler in 1933. EVERY scurrilous rumor about Goldwater was widely trumpeted, while any message from Goldwater was simply buried or ignored.

George simply took his ball and went home, rather than defend Goldwater in any way.

I know, kids. I was there.

[ViLaLuz]

“Romney proclaimed a Massachusetts “Youth Gay Pride Day””

The most disgusting of all.

[domeika]

I wish Romney would just go away. He’s obviously too stupid or narcisistic to realize that the media would love for him to be Obama’s opponent, and will do everything they can to make it happen to ensure that the GOP gets another milquetoast loser like McCain.

[Reaganite Republican]

That’s one of his hidden taxes... there were no costs to the state in issuing those licenses, that’s a TAX

The dishonesty inherent in the claims he didn’t raise taxes is reason enough forget about Romney in 2012, but we’ve got plenty others don’t we- and sounds like you witnessed his performance, or lack of it, from the front tow, RWWfrM

[Diogenesis]

INCONVENIENT FACTOID OF THE DAY:

Terrible, proven-bad Gov. Romney, in another of his “hit and runs”
managed to even raise taxes on New Hampshire residents
while Gov. of Massachusetts.

Believe it or not.

How Romney is that?

[FreeMaine]

“The fact is that Mitt Romney is an unprincipled chameleon with ZERO core beliefs”

Ah, you just come up with one of the best definitions of politician I have ever seen?

[Reaganite Republican]

Pretty slick~

[Reaganite Republican]

Thank you kindly, FM

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Because the GOP sucks?

[gitmo]

BTTT

[Reaganite Republican]

Well, I’m less than enthralled, let me tell you that!

lol

[FrankR]