“A lot of people who were so “principled” in attacking Romney for his once-held abortion views were quite enthusiastic about supporting a pro-abortion candidate in this case.”
There is no violation in principle there, only realism. If Romney wants to run for Mass. statewide office again, I’ll be glad to wish him luck.
When the primary starts in earnest for President, I’ll be glad to relentlessly attack him.
Nice try with that illogic up above though. Brown is pro abortion except for Partical Birth...that is great for Mass., but at the national level it doesn’t fly.
You are discussing a political attack. I am discussing personal attacks. If Romney is evil because of his abortion stand, then all candidates who have that stand must be evil. And why would we vote for a personally evil person?
If on the other hand we simply allow that, for political expediency, a bad view on abortion doesn’t make a person evil, just misguided, then we can reject them for positions where it matters, or where we can get a better candidate, but still not condemn the candidate as an evil baby-killing monster with the blood of the world on his hands.
I hope I have successfully conveyed my opinion of the distinction. i won’t criticize a person for rejecting a pro-abortion candidate for national office, and I won’t criticize people for not believing a conversion to a pro-life position. I only wish freepers would give people who are willing to believe in a conversion the same personal respect, even if they want to criticize them for being naive.