I am not voting for Romney, though I understand those who are.
That said, NOW is the time to change his phrasing from "I will work to repeal and replace Obamacare from Day One" (which means nothing) to actions more specific than merely agreeing to sign off on a passed bill that repeals Obamacare.
Example of rhetoric, "You want executive orders, Mr. President? You've got'em.
#1. The Sebellius rule manadating abortion and birth control coverage is Gone-zo.
#2. Anyone who wants a waiver has got one. (credit to rottndog)
#3. The centralized database is suspended, so we can prioritize those records that are commiting crimes and dealing drugs.
#4. The IRS will have to get its job done with 60% of the present workforce. Implementing Obamacare is not on their priority list.
etc.
And my first followup:
You get the idea. Unfortunately, Romney cannot do it. Cain or Palin or Gingrich could have.
Now, do you see a lie, derangement or even a hint of abuse?
But you are right. The lies, derangement and abuse comes in the thread. Pretty much started by the Romney supporters. Jdge for yourself. To your credit, Rogue Yam, you did not join in.
The thread is at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2900559/posts
I am going to list a snippet of the contentfree responses I received. I can take insults. Bare insults without an argument to back it up is sad.
you are what is wrong with this fine country of mine.
What you consider to be principle is nothing more than petulance and pride.
Please just go away and quit supporting 0Bama by your 1/2 vote.
Hmmm...rather un American statement....but to each his own
Your lame uttering is meaningless. You're an enemy of freedom, go away.
Then you are an enemy of the United States.
Go and hang out in the DUmp instead of here on FR. Dumbass!
How dare you? You should be relentlessly ridiculed and forced to run away with your tail between your legs.
You’re an 1d1ot. NEXT....
You get the idea. Every single one of those responses could have just as easily applied to JimRob's position. What's more, I wasn't even trying to rub the Romney supporters' nose in anything. I was merely suggesting that Romney has to say exactly how he will repeal Obamacare other than putting his name on a repeal placed on his desk by the Congress. Obama has shown a willingness to use presidential powers to push his agenda. What explicitly would Romney do, chapter and verse, as nobody wants to here a Clintonian "I never worked so hard on anything in my WHOLE LIFE." I thought it was a reasonable suggestion. I KNOW it was an honest one. Read the slams again. This ain't the FR I know. If you look at my return volleys, I do not sink to their level. BlackElk may use colorful language, but he uses it to frame positive assertions that are rarely rebutted, and he never starts the fight. His color does ot exceed the vituperation I received in an honest, and I thought, innocuolus post.
The seeds of dissent have been sown by Mitt Romney. He did it in the primary. He and his supporters are doing it now. Hold your nose and vote for him if you like. I understand. But DON'T act like the right wing version of a DUer.
You have made a fairly reasonable post here, but I do disagree utterly with your main claim.
I read the thread you posted. Your OP was perfectly reasonable and on point, and I agree that some of the replies were a tad excessive and condemning.
However, the linked thread is not nearly sufficient evidence to substantiate your main claim.
To wit:
“You do realize that the pro-Romney people have been far more aggressive on this than the anti-Romney folks.”
The stuff posted to you on your other thread is warm, sweet milk compared to the standard fare offered up by the FR He-Man Mitt Haters Club.
I find the comparison to be risible in fact.