But that said, let's look at what Sand 88 says:
Mitt does not view Capitalism as a positive.
What do you think "Bain Capital" is all about? Do you actually believe that a man who has made immense sums of money via Capitalism; who says he favors our free enterprise system, over & over again, is actually planning to sabotage it? Why?
His former Left-leaning social policies in Massachusetts can at least be explained--though not to his credit--as offering the people what they seemed to want. To his credit would have been to try to lead them to want something different, of course. In short what I propose should be our (Conservatives at Free Republic's) role, in the immediate future.
But, anyway, the flat out rejection of the genuineness of Gov. Romney's apparent move to the right, accomplishes nothing but to undermine the possibility that we can gain ground both with Romney & with the broader public--the sort of move that is always the key to many politicians, who usually follow, seldom lead.
William Flax
Simple. Because once he was in power, he did nothing but grow the power and size of the government in MA. He severely damaged the business climate in MA.
Mitt's actual record is one of someone who's instinct is always to turn to the State for solutions for every "so called" problems mentioned by the whiners and the MSM.
Just because Mitt has made immense sums of money does not at all translate into Mitt believing that "others" are deserving of immense sums of money; or that Capitalism is the greatest mechanism of advancing civilization.
A person has either have an inherent love of Liberty or an instinct to use government Power to shape society. Mitt's entire life in government is one of increasing the power of the State over the Individual. It is naive to believe that he will change or that he can be influenced.
With Mitt or Obama the end-game of rabid Socialism is inescapable. I am under no illusion that our Republic can be saved, short of some type of total collapse of the bloated, cancerous, and sadistic government that exists at all levels.
We have two paths. On is the current path where we switch between two parties every 4 or 8 years and go into a long socialist decline that will eventually make us into a third world sewer. The other path is the one to Liberty and prosperity. My reading of history has convinced me that Liberty can only be brought about in a rapid manner (a few years max) Some great crisis (government collapse, currency collapse, etc) will make events occur that will severely negate the power of the Federal government. The States will essentially take receivership of an failed bloated bureaucracy. At that point, if reason holds, the EPA and most other evil departments will be dissolved and the associated workers will leave to look for real work.
We can never legislate and transition back to a state of limited government. I cannot think of an instance where it has happened.
It is the nature of government to grow until it consumes enough of its citizen's wealth and Liberties, then it collapses. That's why electing Mitt, or believing in Paul Ryan's foolish "economic plan" or hoping for the right decision from SOCTUS will make any difference. The end-game is set in stone.