He’s not everything I would like but I think he’s the best of the lot. ANd I think his conservative instincts are genuine, though I think he’s prone to compromise them for expediency.
Agreed. I lived in Massachusetts while he was governor, and I just like the guy.
Yes he has his liberal bent, but he is an honest leader, and there won't be any scandals or personal embarrassments in his presidency.
Ditto. If you were governor of MA, you cannot rule as a true conservative when the state GOP is half RINO. However on the national level, Romney will not be alone, he will have many conservative allies to back his conservative proposals.
My sentiments exactly.
However I feel Romney pays "lipservice" sympathy but not real action toward some more liberal positions simply as a way to maintain support among moderate and (yikes) Democrat voters.
Even my favorite conservative, Ronald Reagan, compromised somewhat when he felt it necessary.
In retrospect, Reagan probably compromised too much -- but politicians at the time often feel it necessary to get things done.
I believe Romney is sincere in his move toward more hardened conservative conservatism.
It really irks me when some Freepers throw hate bombs at Romney for doing what most conservatives ALSO did in office.