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Hmm. A lot of people just seem to hate him, and I take it on faith it isn't because they view him as a cult member or a "moonie", even though some here characterize him that way.

I have the fortune (or misfortune, depending on your point of view) of living under him as a governor, being a Massachusetts resident.

I don't agree with Governor Romney on all issues, but then again, I don't agree with President Bush on all issues and didn't agree with Reagan on all issues. In my opinion, too many people refuse to consider a candidate's suitability for office positively unless they agree on every issue. Granted, we all place issues in a hierarchy, and even though we may disagree with a candidate's stand on farm subsidies, their stand on defense, abortion or judicial issues may massively outweigh positions on other issues.

I will say this about Romney-he seems to me to be a stand-up guy. He is not afraid to state what he believes, and when he says he is going to do something, he has done it (or at least tried to do it against political opposition)

He is pro-business, pro-capital punishment, pro-military and pro-defense. His stand on family issues are light-years closer to what I consider to be conservative views than the "pro-family" conception held by the vast majority of Democrat politicians. He is opposed to Homosexual marriage, and is fighting an uphill battle in this state against a large homosexual lobby and a determined activist judiciary.

He has owned and run businesses, been a governor of a state, and while he is an obviously very sharp guy, is not enamored of his own cerebral strength the way many politicians both Democrat and Republican are, exemplified by B.J. Clinton and his supporters.

Sure, he is a good looking guy who has kept his weight down, has a beautiful family and is a Republican Governor of the BLUEST state in the Union, but to dismiss him as a blow-dried pretty boy in the mold of John Edwards is a mistake of either outright antipathy or ignorance, in my opinion.

This country would do well to have a president like Romney. As I said, I have had the opportunity to watch him in action since his gubernatorial election in 2002, and while I am frustrated at his seeming tilt at windmills in this horribly Democratic state, I am impressed at his evident integrity.

Judging by some of the comments I have read, I will need to don my flame-wear. But I think I have a better insight into the qualifications of this person than many who only read about him occasionally or watch him from afar.

Dear rlmorel,

"I will say this about Romney-he seems to me to be a stand-up guy. He is not afraid to state what he believes, and when he says he is going to do something, he has done it (or at least tried to do it against political opposition)"

Then you believe that his "conversion" on the issue of abortion is genuine, and not just about trying to go from winning in Massachusetts to winning as a Republican in a presidential election?

Thanks.

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