It's clear that Romney is a pragmatic opportunist, not an ideologue.
He seems to have honed the concept of situational political philosophy to an art form.
I really don't care what he had to say to get elected Gov in the anti GOP political insane asylum that is Massachusetts.
FWIW, Romney Care actually makes sense in a state where the irresponsible politicians and judges have already mandated lavish and unlimited FREE medical care to just about everyone in the state, including illegals. Somebody has to pay for it all.
Perhaps it would be a better idea to pin Romney down to reasonably conservative positions on the current issues and on the kind of Supreme Court justices he would appoint rather than dismiss him put of hand.
No way can Romney be worse than Obama, and if Obama gets elected for a second term our country as we know it is finished for good
So when he pushes liberal policies that both parties vote for... then what?
“It’s worth noting that the Obama Administration continually points out that ObamaCare was, in a large way, modeled after RomneyCare. Romney has rightly received much criticism from economic conservatives for the obvious similarities between his plan and President Obama’s command and control plan.
Governor Romney often defends his plan by rightly saying that the states are “laboratories of democracy.” However, he should recognize that this is one lab experiment that has completely failed. According to a Heritage Foundation analysis of RomneyCare three years out, the budget for subsidized care had exploded from $133 million in FY2007 to around $800 million by FY2009. In the first year, Massachusetts raised $12 million in revenues from tax penalties assessed by the Individual Mandate. The Massachusetts Taxpayers Association projects a FY2010 budget of $880 million.
At the time of its passage, Governor Romney claimed that under his plan “the costs of health care will be reduced,” but the Cato Institute has highlighted several statistics that show that RomneyCare increased costs, including the fact that premiums rose faster post-RomneyCare than anywhere else in the nation, 21-46% faster than the national average.
Cato also noted that there is mounting evidence that “Massachusetts residents are responding to the individual mandate not by obtaining coverage but by concealing their insurance status. Coverage gains may therefore be less than official estimates suggest” and that “despite stiffer penalties than ObamaCare will impose, increasing numbers of people are gaming the individual mandate by only purchasing health insurance when they need medical care. Such behavior could ultimately cause the ‘private’ insurance market to collapse.”
Empirical evidence demonstrates that RomneyCare has failed to control health care costs, increased the size of government, and by its very nature introduced more government and less freedom into health care markets. Governor Romney should admit that RomneyCare is a failure, and soon.
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He (Romney) has changed his position on several economic issues, including taxes, education, political free speech, and climate change. ..”
excerpt http://www.clubforgrowth.org/whitepapers/?subsec=137&id=905
If you REALLY want to beat Obama, Romney is the weaker candidate.
Think of it.
You're THE God in heaven.
1.7% of Americans belong to a certain religious sect-- and probably about half of them believe they can become a "god." And that they are already a "god in embryo."
One of them runs for THE leader of the free world.
Ya know...
...when voters -- especially a high % of religious voters
-- are actually willing to endorse & sanction the idea of voting for a "competitor" -- a "rival" if you will -- to THE God of heaven & earth...
...and convey to the next generation that it's "A-OK" to vote for "god wannabes..."
...guess what?
THE God of heaven gets a wee bit provoked over so many people endorsing & sanctioning outright idols & idolatry & lifting that up as the nation's "role model" for generations to come!
If Romney gets nominated, our country has given God grounds to be "finished" off...no matter who would win the General election.
(And don't any of you traitors -- once you've cast a vote for Romney -- EVER critique socialized healthcare again...with you having sanctioned it with your very vote!)
WAY too many FREEPERS convey -- via a projected Romney November vote, "Well, I voted for the guy who was against partial-birth abortions because at least his dismemberment massacre upon those in the womb didn't include those already headin' down the birth canal."
Wow! How "conviction-savvy" can conservatives get! /sarc