I put up a few links and excepts on my FR homepage.
But in summary:
Romney has no convictions of his own
Thus he's developed a strong record of flip-flopping and pandering
He supports gay rights (gays in Boy Scouts, gay youth government commission, gay benefits, gay non-discrimination) but opposes gay marriage (he was also for civil unions before he was against them)
He supports legal abortion but calls himself pro-life, says his position has never changed but he's in "a new place" on the subject
Supports state and federal Assault Weapons Ban. He's not against guns, he just doesn't want you to have them.
Says he wants good judges, but when choosing judges in Massachusetts he nominated liberal homosexual Democrats who just happened to be pro-gay marriage activists.
There ain't anybody on the horizon
How the hell anybody can be optimistic about the future I don't know