Bush was a mush, but Romney is just plain weak.
Neither of them are right-wing enough.
Well, that's damning with faint praise. John F. Kennedy was more right wing than Mitt Romney.
The only possible reason he might govern conservatively is because he will have to rely on conservatives to get elected and potentially reelected.
and the original source is a left wing website called “thinkprogress.org”
They’re comparing what Bush did to what Romney says he will do!?! Like everything he did or not there’s one way Bush is better than Romney. He did what he said he would do.
I stopped reading after that sentence.
RULE #1 - RULE #2 - RULE #3 - RULE #4 - RULE #5
Never believe what Romney says - HE IS A KNOWN LIAR!
So much for what Romney says ...
And he has his staff working 24/7 on 'who can I trash today to make myself look better', 'who can I get to support me today', I think we need a few more articles that 'Newt is dropping out', and a few more that 'all the troops will rallying around me'. Get busy peons!
I'd rather not hear 'what Romney says' until the 12th of never!
Dude. This has to be the most left wing site I have seen in a while. All type of Obummer pimping going on there. There is an article whining that Obummer isn’t pushing Global Warming hard enough. WTF?
Romney “says” a lot. And most of it contradicts with his actual record. Not to mention his previous statements. I frankly find it wholly impossible to trust him on any issue or any thing.
George W. Bush grew spending on domestic programs more than Bill Clinton did and racked up deficits that were record-breaking at the time. That doesn’t sound right wing to me.
Problem is - just as a lot of the Romney apologists floating around - it misstates and even manipulates Romney positions. Of course, we also must take into account that Romney has a reputation for being somewhat Kerry-esque - aka - a flip-flopper. So what he says on this campaign stop or in this interview, may very well be something completely different a week later.
Several of the points don’t make a lick of sense (on top of the misstatements and manipulations):
Tax cut - I have never been anything remotely close to being “wealthy” - not even to the casual observer... yet I benefitted directly from the “Bush Tax Cuts” - as did millions of Americans who saw their investments rise, and their paychecks grow (and business expansion).
And of course Romney supports repeal of “all campaign finance laws”... I suppose he would even like to be able to LEGALLY take bribes...errr... campaign contributions from the ChiComs and others... Repeal all campaign finance laws, and George Soros can just buy himself a president - and not have to hide it behind his vast network of corporations and foundations.
Romney’s so-called position on immigration counts on voluntary self-deportation, but he is in no way supportive of penalties for those who employe illegals. And he is now “on board” with DREAM Act-lite.
People actually get paid to write this drivel BS?
“Romney opposes all of it.”
Well I hope this is ture, but doesn’t Romney have a way of “evolving” after the election?
Wait, it gets better:
4. Bush enacted a historic expansion of Medicare. Romney wants to end Medicare as we know it.
GEORGE W. BUSH: Successfully pushed for a major expansion of Medicare, providing seniors with prescription drug benefits. [CNN, 12/08/03]
MITT ROMNEY: Would end Medicare as we know it by turning into a voucher sytem. [TNR, 12/9/11]
5. Bush signed a substantial increase to the minimum wage. Romney opposes increasing the minimum wage.
GEORGE W. BUSH: Signed legislation increasing the minimum wage from $5.85 an hour to $7.25 an hour [Employer Advisor, 5/30/07]
MITT ROMNEY: Opposes increasing the minimum wage. [CNBC, 3/5/12]
6. Bush created higher fuel efficiency standards. Romney says even current standards are too high.
GEORGE W. BUSH: Signed higher fuel efficiency standards for cars into law, raising CAFE standards to at least 35 miles per gallon by 2020. [ThinkProgress, 3/25/08]
MITT ROMNEY: Opposes raising CAFE standards, saying existing standards have “hurt domestic automakers.” [Mitt Romney, 2/24/12]
7. Bush acknowledged global warming is caused by humans. Romney says “we don’t know.”
GEORGE W. BUSH: Acknowledged that carbon emissions by humans is causing global warming stating, “I recognize the surface of the earth is warmer and that an increase in greenhouse gases caused by humans is contributing to the problem.” [NYT, 1/10/07]
MITT ROMNEY: Refuses to acknowlege that carbon emmissions by humans is causing global warming, stating “we don’t know what’s causing climate change.” [CBS, 10/28/11]
8. Bush lauched one of the biggest land conservation programs in U.S. history. Romney says the federal government owns too much land.
GEORGE W. BUSH: Used his executive authority to create the world’s largest marine preserve and considered “launching one of the biggest conservation programs in U.S. history” without congressional approval. [NPR, 5/23/08]
MITT ROMNEY: Questions the value of federal conservation, saying, “I don’t know why the government owns so much of this land.” [ThinkProgress, 2/2/12]
Romney is positioning himself as the most conservative Republican nominee since Barry Goldwater in 1964.
One reason why Romney is more Socialist than 0bama:
RomneyCare.
“8 Reasons Why Mitt Romney is More Right Wing ... “
I like a good joke as well—or better—than the next guy, but puhleeze ....
I expect we’ll see more and more of risible twaddle like this as Romney and his greasy robots come around in the months to close us on his his snake oil sale: wheedling (”Romney is actually conservative. Did I say conservative? I meant to say `right wing’!”) rationalizing (”Sitting out is a vote for Obama!” No, it isn’t.) and cajoling, making arguments that `Sitting at home will get us Obama!’ as in 2008, when we swallowed our vomit and voted for Palin and still lost because Obama was an unknown, while McCain was a “moderate” looser. Like Romney.
The American public has taken Obama’s measure and he has been found lacking. Like Romney, here on FR.
If the public and GOP want to vote for a “moderate” looser, more power to `em—they can go to hell any way they want.
If Palin falls on her GOP sword and endorses him, I’ll still follow my conscience. As it is, Romney is Obama with an (R) after his name.
“But he’s not as bad as Obama!” Listen to yourselves.
Unless he signs his name to a charter pledging his defense of what we here believe—life, guns, national sovereignty, sane fiscal policies, reigning in a government run amok, social, economic and tax policies that don’t penalize those of us actually pulling the cart—why should we lend our support to policies that do the opposite? That work directly against our interests? You can believe the Democrats will have a platform; our problem, Romney could stand on it.
You `bots can plead, whine and threaten all you want. No way, no how: Not this conservative. Until you talk your boy into *express* agreement to planks that are nailed to the platform this summer, you can peddle your papers to someone else.
1. Romney’s tax cuts were more than offset by increases in fees on necessary services. The tax cut they give Romney credit for is a campaign promise. Given his track record as governor - LOL.
2. Romney was for McCain-Feingold at the time. Again, it is a promise that they credit him with.
3. Romney did nothing to go after sanctuary cities in his own state, supported various incarnations of amnesty, and only after leaving office did he change his tune.
4. Romney promises to end Medicare, but presided over Romneycare, something larger and more ominous.
5. Romney says he opposes hikes in minimum wage and that he vetoed one and wishes to repeal it now. As recently as February, you can find him supporting automatic hikes in it.
6. Romney says he will repeal CAFE vs. this from last year:
“”I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans have contributed to that..”
“It’s important for us to reduce our emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases that may be significant contributors.”
7. Claims that human global warming is fake, but as recently as last year uttered #6
8. Romney now says “too much government land” vs. “Former Governor Mitt Romney’s proposal to designate the Berkshires and all of Western Massachusetts as national forest is being considered once again. Massachusetts is one of just six states without national forest designation, a situation the Romney administration sought to counter in 2003.”
I would have to rate this one BUSTED.