[gitmo]

Romney has changed on those issues to our delight, and he wants to EXPAND Gitmo.

Yeah. The manb has changed on every darned issue. And he can't expand Gitmo without a war.

JimRob published an analysis of FReeper polls about where the candidates stand on various issues.

Candidate	Abortion/ Gay Rights	Open Borders/ Amnesty	Gun Control	Tax and Spend	Nanny Stater	Untrustworthy Spinner Flip flopper	Campaign Finance Reform
Giuliani	X	X	X	-	-	X	X
Huckabee	-	X	-	X	X	X	W
Hunter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
McCain	W	X	W	W	W	X	X
Romney	X	X	W	W	X	X	X
Thompson	-	-	-	-	-	-	X

X = Candidate holds or has record of non-conservative position. W = Weak or mixed positions.

I modified Jim's summary, replacing space with 0, W with 1, and X with 2. The higher the number, the more left-wing lib the candidate. I added a total column to his table.

Candidate	Abortion/ Gay Rights	Open Borders/ Amnesty	Gun Control	Tax and Spend	Nanny Stater	Untrustworthy Spinner Flip flopper	Campaign Finance Reform	TOTAL
Giuliani	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	10
Huckabee	0	2	0	2	2	2	1	9
Hunter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
McCain	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	10
Romney	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	12
Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Romney comes out the most lib of the group. Hunter is (was) the most Conservative. Ron Paul wasn't included in the analysis.

[Pravious]

I know JimRob and most FReepers loathe Rudy, but to call him a flip flopper is ridiculous. I don’t agree with most of his beliefs, but I do respect him for not lying about them to us.

Huck is the opposite of this. I get the impression that he’ll say anything to anyone about his positions if it’ll further his chances at winning - which is why I trust him about as much as I trust the Clintons (which means not at all).

[Young Scholar]

Rudy should not get 2 on spinning/flipflopping.

And Romney would be a 1 at worst on borders—there’s no question he’s more conservative than Huckabee or McCain on the issue. As far as abortion, he should probably get a 1 since he’s running at least on a pro-life platform. McCain, who has a better record on the issue, has given indication that he would be “openminded” when appointing judges, and I suspect that means he would be worse on the issue than Romney.