Mitt Quit Too

American Spectator ^ | 7.6.09 @ 1:01PM | By W. James Antle, III

[Behind Liberal Lines]

A number of Palin defenders have argued that Mitt Romney similarly cut and run from Massachusetts. While there is an important distinction between resigning office and declining to run for reelection -- Romney served out the entire term to which he was elected -- I basically agree with this criticism. Romney's abandonment of Massachusetts during a critical juncture in fights over health care, the budget, and the definition of marriage was the single greatest factor that shifted me from a Romney-sympathetic commentator to a critic. (The spin of Romney's flip-flops by some of his overzealous supporters played a role too, as did his health care plan.)

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watching Romney exit the field while so many of the issues he claimed to care about were in play, leaving the commonwealth to suffer one-party Democratic rule for the first time since the Dukakis years without any serious check or challenge, was too much to take. The man who rode back into the Bay State to save the GOP from a certain disaster at the hands of Jane Swift ended up merely delaying the inevitable for four years.

[raptor29]

“I hate to break the news to you......”

No, the news needs to be ‘broken’ to you. Mitt is a sellout, a phony, and this party is done with the likes of him. Some of you will figure this out a little later than the rest of us, who already have.

[timestax]

bttt

[ejonesie22]

See, there is that great Business acumen all the Mittbots talk about.

44 Million of your own money so you can loose to the former Governor of Arkansas...

Good investment there Mitt!

[wagglebee]

See, there is that great Business acumen all the Mittbots talk about.

44 Million of your own money so you can loose to the former Governor of Arkansas...

Myth spent about $24 PER VOTE and $10 of that was HIS OWN MONEY. Talk about a bad investment.

[Scarchin]

I’m not a troll.

Go Mitt!!!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

You’re on the wrong website, troll. We support Conservatives here, not Socialists. Get lost.

[EternalVigilance]

[Scarchin]

“We” eh? LOL

I bickered plenty with you and others last time around.

I’m not going to do it for 3 years.

I’ll let the Mormon haters and other assorted folks call names.

(BTW - You don’t know what a troll is.)

I will continue to cheer our next president with two words:

Go Mitt!!!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

"“We” eh? LOL I bickered plenty with you and others last time around. I’m not going to do it for 3 years."

Then cut your losses and leave, troll. Or hasn't Jim Robinson's position gotten through to you ? We don't support Socialist scum here, so stop peddling it.

[Scarchin]

Go Mitt!!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Leave troll.

[Scarchin]

Go Mitt!!!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Go join your Socialist friends, troll.

[Scarchin]

Go Mitt!!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Schoolteacher, huh ? I weep for your victims.

[Scarchin]

Internet tough guy eh?

You haven’t changed a bit. LOL

Go Mitt!!!!!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Are you a schoolteacher or not, troll ?

[wagglebee]

Is “Go Mitt” the best you can do? If so, it’s pretty pathetic.

Why don’t you try to explain to us how abortion, homosexual marriage, gun control and socialized medicine are conservative principles.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Come and play with the repetitive troll, kids. She’s having a problem finding the door.

[Scarchin]

Go Mitt!!!