Posted on 10/15/2012 10:52:13 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
At first glance, it might seem as if Mitt Romney’s path — from voting in the 1992 Democratic presidential primary to being the 2012 Republican presidential nominee — was linear. But over the past, winding, 20 years, Romney has held every possible view on every possible issue — often at the same time. When it comes to policy, he’s been downright promiscuous.
Jolted with a fresh shot of post-debate energy, Romney is just doing more of what he’s always done — whatever it takes to get elected. This comes naturally because he is, fundamentally, a cipher. The only thing he believes is whatever is politically expedient in that given moment. And right now, he needs to be a hard-liner to get the GOP base to the polls — and a moderate to appeal to those last few independent voters.
His solution is to sign on to the fanatical policies of the extreme right, and then duck and cover to confuse independents about where he really stands.
Enough is enough. Romney’s campaign has made for great “Daily Show” segments. But we’re three weeks away from determining the next leader of the United States. And at this point, Romney is just insulting Americans — our intelligence, our values, our democracy — with the campaign he is running. Tuesday’s town hall debate is an opportunity for voters — and President Obama — to articulate the real consequences that Romney’s real policies will have on real people’s lives. So let’s hope that, at the debate, voters will finally demand that Romney get real.
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OMG!!!
How will I ever be able to DEFEND myself???
If Thelma and Louise are driving the bus you’re on, and you have a chance to change drivers, what would you do?
Which “some issues”????
I suspect that Romney will sign a law making samesex marriage legal in all 50 states. (You may say he doesn’t have the power to do that, but if he’s signing a law that Congress passed, who is going to stop him? No one.)
I don’t think Obama would ever get the chance to do that, but it’s possible.
Translation: Romney is a better looking Dukakis.
How much is the DNC paying you all? Or are you all like the liberal media reporters just doing it for the cause of socialism? Well socialism doesn’t work and results in tyranny and poverty for all.
How much is the DNC paying you all to bash Romney 24/7(so campaigning for Obama)? Or are you all like the liberal media reporters just doing it for the cause of socialism? Well socialism doesn’t work and results in tyranny and poverty for all.
>> OMG!!! How will I ever be able to DEFEND myself???
Hmmm... from here, it looks like silly hysterics are your weapon of choice.
Kind of like bringing a nerf bat to a gunfight. But, hey, whatever makes your pantyhose roll up and down.
Well, they would have to kill DOMA first (as opposed to just not defending it). Haven’t heard much about that from him.
How much is SLC paying you?
Or are you all like the liberal media reporters just doing it for the cause of socialism?
Or are you all like the MORMON mindless robots just doing it for the cause of ANTI-chrisitainity?
“a retread Torrie” ?????
Not caught up on freeper lingo I guess
What else is needed; against mindless accustations?
Little Willie is probably...
Which issues?
That is a problem...
I mean I have no idea what a retread Torrie is.
You a fan of Ted’s?
It is the control of the language that has allowed the Left to control the agenda. To them, not embracing a Leftward March is reactionary - i.e. “Extreme Right.”
Remember, to these people, Bush II was “extreme Right.” Romney is no more “conservative” than Bush II, so he’s “extreme Right,” too.
I WISH Romney was “Extreme Right” or even Losertarian. But he’s just a moderate Democrat circa the 1980s.
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