“Well, I guess that’s true in a way, if you have reason to believe his current position.”
Dirtboy, I have reason to believe his current position because I have seen and heard first hand many others who have made the same change.
Who is anyone here to judge a person’s current character by an initial reaction to an emotional circumstance or situation which causes that person to be upset, especially at a young age?
Worse, who is anyone here that can say they have never been wrong, unenlightened, or had a change of heart regarding an idea or way of thinking?
Attacking a person for changing his mind on a principle, whether running for office or not, always seems a bit odd to me, most especially when the principle pertains to the life issue. I’m not as cynical in this regard as some here are because I have seen it happen. And heard the hell that these people who have changed have gone through. Essentially, politicians are no different than you or I in one way. . . we all make mistakes.
Again. . . Ronald Reagan, Karen Santorum and many many others have seen the light and changed their minds with the help of God’s grace. That is the goal of the Pro-Life movement.
Differing on other policy issues may be a good reason to dislike a candidate. But on this one, please God give those who have come to terms with the reality of the horror of abortion a break. They have enough to reckon with.
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
Respectfully,
adc
Believe him if you want. I don't. He has already shown he will change his views on abortion in the name of political expediency. The problem is, once you do that, it can be hard to get anyone to believe that you really mean your current position. Especially when people notice that you have flip-flopped on a lot of other issues as well.
Dirtboy, I have reason to believe his current position because I have seen and heard first hand many others who have made the same change.
One could make the argument that Mitt's current platform is far more conservative than Obama and that it's worth taking a long-shot chance even though he has a record of being a liberal governor.
That said...
Mitt is a known liar.
In my view Mitt's supposed "conversion" on abortion (and other issues) is a little too late in life for me to believe.
It's still April. Why support him now when his stinky feet need to be held to the fire, every minute of every day?
Too much is at stake this election cycle.
Our choices are terrible.
Myself? I reserve judgement on what I will do in November at this point in time.