My position was anti Rudy McRomney from the start. Not because of their stated goals and ideals they campaigned upon, but because of their histories. Yes, people can and do change, but usually not so drastically in a matter of a couple of years.
FOr example, Rudy was EXTREMELY hostile to the 2nd amendment. Had been for 20 years. Yet here is Hannity giving him cover/talking points to assuage the conservatives....and even then he screwed it up....because he does NOT understand the importance of the 2A, and never has.
Mitt had similar positions on issues in which he turned upon a dime. He bragged of an ability to push the homosexual agenda in ways that democrats couldn’t when he ran for office in the 1990s. As Guv, he colluded with gay rights orgs to put filth/propaganda in front of gradeschoolers in MA. But listen to him now, he’s the picture of Norman Rockwell wholesomeness.
Those are but two examples. I do not believe in Road to Des Moines conversions. One issue or two, maybe. 3, 4, and 5, forget it.
It’s the same reason I argued so hard for Hunter over Fred. Not because I could not vote for Fred, but because of flip flops, but in that case, a reluctance to even acknowledge a change of position.
I’m not bitter. I understand the way politics work. Name ID is beyond huge. But after hearing Rush bellow for days about no longer carrying the GOP’s water and freepers dead set on electing conservatives only “from now on” after the 2006 elections, I thought Hunter’s timing on the scene was just what the Dr. ordered. How wrong I was. LOL
Despite what some folks have accused you of round here, I’ve enjoyed your commentary on the candidates, even when I wholeheartedly disagreed.
Good post. Well written.
My position was anti Rudy McRomney from the start.
***Mine also. One of my taglines was from Antoninus — The first task of Huntercles: Defeat the 3 headed RINO Cerebrus or something like that.
Thanks for the kind word. I obviously didn’t have the same aversion to late conversions in all cases, but Rudy was too much for me as well, and I simply trusted Romney, while others did not. My greatest regret is that Romney won’t get a chance to prove that my trust was well-placed, although his CPAC speech, given after he dropped out, give another indication that he isn’t just blowing smoke.
I hope that over the next 4 years we get a lot of chances to see more of the same.