[snowsislander]

I don’t see the “flip-flop” on gun control.

Governor Romney has indeed "flip-flopped" on gun control:

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Former governor Mitt Romney, who once described himself as a supporter of strong gun laws, is distancing himself from that rhetoric now as he attempts to court the gun owners who make up a significant force in Republican primary politics.

In his 1994 US Senate run, Romney backed two gun-control measures strongly opposed by the National Rifle Association and other gun-rights groups: the Brady Bill, which imposed a five-day waiting period on gun sales, and a ban on certain assault weapons.

"That's not going to make me the hero of the NRA," Romney told the Boston Herald in 1994.

At another campaign stop that year, he told reporters: "I don't line up with the NRA."

And as the GOP gubernatorial candidate in 2002, Romney lauded the state's strong laws during a debate against Democrat Shannon O'Brien. "We do have tough gun laws in Massachusetts; I support them," he said. "I won't chip away at them; I believe they protect us and provide for our safety."

(Source)

[Balding_Eagle]

I think it’s the definition of ‘flip-flopper’ that needs to be clarified.

I wouldn’t call Reagan a flip-flopper on the issue of abortion, and IIRC he ran for President very few years after that. Would you call RR a flip-flopper?

There are a half dozen very good reasons I wouldn’t vote for Romney, but flip-flopper isn’t one of them.

[Balding_Eagle]

See post #44.