The problem is that Mitt cares as little about individual freedom as Obama does. He is just as big a fan of regulation -- though he'd prefer different regulations. In his time in MA I don't recall that he ever objected to any boneheaded regulation passed by the legislature or put in place by some agency or commission. Oh, wait -- when they passed the state-wide ban on smoking in restaurants, he said he'd prefer that local gov'ts rule. No suggestion that maybe the owners should decide!
Mitt said he can't teach those people personal responsibility. He can't "teach" them? That's as arrogant as Obama! I don't see how you can expect personal responsibility from people whose sphere of liberty is rapidly shrinking. On the one side, you have gov't stomping down on things like local hair-braiding "businesses," local jitneys (NY a few years ago), and even kids' lemonade stands and bake sales of any kind. When gov't makes every decision for everyone, you can only expect personal responsibility to fade away! It's no wonder drug dealing is the biggest business in the ghetto -- no licensing required, no gov't regulation, no paper qualifications needed, no OSHA visits, no EPA obstruction, no EEOC filings, etc., etc., etc.
At the other end of the spectrum, you have the likes of Jon Corzine -- an example of taking personal responsibility for the masses? Barak "Bush's Fault" Obama?
Mitt has no "vision" -- those recent comments only solidify his image as a bean counter for whom money is (to coin a phrase) not the most important thing -- it's the only thing!
When Mitt is willing to write off 47% of the country, he's reinforcing Obama's class warfare theme IMO.
I think you are right on target in all your comments.
Your objections are exactly the ones I had to Romney during the primary, and unfortunately Romney is holding true to course. Granted, the press had to go back to May to find this video. While some people are defending what he “really meant to say,” I think most people will admit that Romney was stupid to put it in those terms and not put in terms of the the whole excess-of-government situation. He made himself look like he was blaming the victim.
I had a little hope for him last week when he criticized Obama’s disastrous foreign policy, but then he backed down and has been mum about it ever since.
I’m voting for Romney only because there is no other realistic way to get Obama and all his evil minions out of our government before they destroy us entirely (which they will do if he gets another term).