Posted on 06/01/2012 9:36:55 AM PDT by Mozilla
He didn't have to say it but he did. Rolled over for the establishment.:
"So Romney has responded (paraphrased), "Oh, yeah? Well, I've got an 80% success rate, Mr. President. The companies that Bain Capital -- using its own money, by the way -- went in and rescued had an 80% success rate. What's your success rate, Mr. President? Zero! Every company you've attempted to save or industry you've tried to give a boost to -- with taxpayer dollars, not even your own -- are bankrupt." And to personify this, to illustrate it, Romney goes to Solyndra today.
Bravo! Well done! I like this.
I don't care if Romney's "not conservative enough." I know some people, like Joe Scarborough yesterday on his show, said (paraphrased), "People don't know about Solyndra! This is crazy. Romney's wasting his time talking about Solyndra. The American people never heard of it and the American people don't care about Solyndra." He said you and I care about it, but nobody else knows about it. I'm sure in certain circles, inside the Beltway, it is considered an inside baseball story that the average American doesn't know about and doesn't care about.
But, see, that's what a campaign is for."
RutRow George...looks like its time to give Rush the same treatment as Coulter. Just waiting to see the posts...and waiting...
What you said (although I'd throw Chairman Mao into the mix, but he's dead as well).
I'll say this much for Romney: unlike the pathetic McCain, he at least appears to be willing to take the gloves off, which you have to do. As long as he doesn't say that we have nothing to fear from a 2nd term for Comrade Zero.
The Votes are in. My guy Newt didn't make it. Obama and his sycophants hate the America we love, Romney doesn't. I will Vote for Romney because there is no other choice. Others here disagree. That is their decision. I am done arguing the point.
No, what Romney ACTUALLY said, and what all of his ads here in WA state are saying is the following:
“Repeal and REPLACE Obamacare”
With what? Pray, tell us!
In essence, “I’m just a little less socialist than my opponent. Good way to look at it is that I’m the Chinese version of communism, if you compare it to the Russian version. I’m not for a planned economy, but I’ll definitely tell you what you can do in a way that we can all make money doing it.”
Mozilla, imho, our conservative candidates ran on four things:their NAME, their RECORD, their conservative PHILOSOPHY, and VIRTUALLY NO MONEY! A financial shoestring, a fine record, proven solid conservatism and in Newt’s case, even historic accomplishment for the Republican Party that can not be matched.
What did they get in return? They got a crushing loss, an embarrassing one actually and campaign debt, which Romney likely paid off, buying their support.
The nomination is stacked in advance of even announcing, recognized by the size of your advance team and machine. Romney had it. His contributions to select campaigns over the past FOUR years bought him DC loyalty and plenty of support down the road to be used on que, as needed.
This new way of empowering a contender is now the general trend. Hillary used it too for her own coronation and it would have worked, but for an annomaly named Barack Obama.
Romney built his machine beginning after his ‘08 campaign and now I am watching Sarah Palin. She has withdrawn from the fire and brimstone, sidled up to Orin Hatch, and by doing so has learned to quietly play the DC machine game (money) and garnering DC chits for the future, either for her own run or plenty of future money to name someone else.
Mainly this tells me our candidates were not that serious about winning but for exposure. Newt wanted back in DC politics, and Santorum is perenially looking for a job or trying to somewhere cut a better deal. ick.
Point being, we should be looking ahead and watch who is building a PAC, contributing to pivital campaigns and keeping up appearances and where.
For the first time I think Sarah may be building up for something. If she can shape her foreign policy and shape her economic policy into a coherent package, showing more depth and mastery of the subject she could develop gravitas.
However, I think for the time being that any rah rah for war and more interventions is a campaign killer has played itself out even on the Republican side. Our military are exhausted and the corps at least at the top is dismantled.
I agree with you.
I agree with you.
In his speech (I'm paraphrasing) he told an audience of conservatives we all needed to work like hell for the candidate we supported, vote for them, but in the end, after it was all over we needed to unite to defeat "The most destructive, the most anti-free market, anti-business, pro-Marxist, anti-life, anti-American, pro-gay, pro-muzzie, pro everything we hate with the will to do anything to sack our country administration ever!"
He also said to not unite behind the candidate who wins would be to join "The most destructive, the most anti-free market, anti-business, pro-Marxist, anti-life, anti-American, pro-gay, pro-muzzie, pro everything we hate with the will to do anything to sack our country administration ever!"
I even agreed with him then, and that was when there was still a good hope of getting a conservative as our nominee.
Politicians are liars.
The differences between the Kenyan bastard and Romney is that one is half white the other is white. And one is a homosexual and the other is not.
There are two words that any of these anti-Romney folks, whether they intend to sit it out, write-in, whatever ...need to keep in mind:
Supreme Court
(which of course means get the Senate as well)
They may not like Romney (some parts I don’t like either, although skills needed as a Republican governor of a very liberal state need to be kept in mind), but at least conservatives can influence Romney. Anyone here who thinks by a protest vote (or no vote) he or she can influence Obumbler is a fool.
Yes, I agree. It is “the most stupid thing I have heard in my life”.
Romney is Obama lite. The GOP is no longer the Grand Old Party. Face it, we have a one party system and you know what that means.
Rand Paul expressed those alternatives to 0bamacare, which are free-market approaches, last night on Mark Levin. In fact, the plan McCain had in 2008 was a good plan. The plan would be to allow people to purchase **their** plan and be able to keep it no matter where they lived.
great post there, FWP.
I am pretty sure that this Pennsylvanian is voting for Virgil Goode. One thing is for sure is that we have been pretty successful in getting the word out to people in Western Pennsylvania about Virgil Goode. I think if you did a poll in Pennsylvania Virgil Goode would do pretty well. I refuse to work for Romney. He is as bad as Obama.
I support Sarah, but our only choice this time is to vote for Romney.
I don't need a clothespin this time as much as I needed one in 2008.
Thank you. I have been meaning to get that off my chest for some time now. Felt this thread was appropriate enough to do so.
Speaking for myself only, I think you’ve drawn your line in the wrong place. Romney is certainly an imperfect candidate, but calling him a “hard-core socialist” is laughable.
Romney may not be a hard core Socialist, but a few of his “wives” might be.
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