tant,
I would be inclined to give him the benefit of the
doubt, if he had forthrightly dealt with the issue
when it was raised. Instead, all I heard were irrational
defenses.
As we know, I won’t be voting for Mitt anyway, but the
more I’ve learned, the more I’ve come to see Mitt and
Huck as not forthright about their convictions and
character. Even if I were in the market and considering
Mitt, I was turned off by his previous actions.
I’ve come to believe he is a good businessman and
good manager. I do not believe he is a visionary
leader. I see him as an opportunist, posing as a
conservative (and frankly, most others are too).
He has a conservative platform, shaped by the woman
he hired to shape his image among conservatives.
When people hear Hillary say something that is counter
to everything she has done, they still believe her
words over her actions. Mitt supporters are not
different on FR. Every time he comes up with another
paper or position, I simply look to his history and
wonder why anyone would believe him.
Never-the-less, I think Mitt will squeak through tonight
in Iowa based on organizational strength and the incredible
number of dollars he has spent and the sheer number of attack
adds he has run against Huckabee.
I would prefer Mitt lose, but I try to be objective. If he wins
by a lot, the Huck threat is over and it moves to NH.
BTW, if Mitt had donated 10% to charity as some kind of
way of neutralizing his winking at porn, he would be acknowledging
he knew about it. Yet even now, he could go back and do it
and doesn’t.
He’s one sharp manipulator who cares about family, money,
power... and his faith (but I mentioned power already).
best to you,
ampu
Fair enough. We’ll see what happens tomorrow. Romney -has- to win IA. If he does that, there’s very little else standing in his way. Things are looking good for Romney, as you say. I think it’s better than even money that you’ll have to face resolving your inner crisis about him next November.
Perversely, I’m actually rooting for Fred tomorrow, too. If Fred takes third, it seriously damages McCain’s chances in NH against Romney, and keeps Fred from dropping out and throwing his support to McCain. I don’t think McCain can beat Romney in SC anyway, particularly after MI, but it’s always good to be sure.
As a WY native, I think the question in EVERYBODY’s mind should be: Where will WY go?
http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/29337
I’m only being half sarcastic. There will be some buzz from the WY results, and it could affect a close race in NH.