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Massachusetts is a funny place. Everyone is reflexively liberal and many are often fast asleep. Many people don't even know any Republicans. The are Democrats because mommy and daddy were Democrats and Saint John the Kennedy was a Democrat. Take a look at the legislature - mostly all Democrats. But ever since Dukakis there have been a series of more liberal Republicans that have managed to squeak in usually on a promise for more fiscal sanity. But then the special interests and the Boston Globe go to work and everyone is back hating all Republicans. First there was Weld, Celluci, the disastrous Jane Swift and finally Romney before Democrats won controll of the Governor's office again. Most Freepers would have called all these Republicans "RINOs".

Did Romney do ANYTHING to get elected? No I don't think so but he did pick his battles and the things he's being beat up over would have disqualified him for any consideration immediately in Mass. I do think he did plenty of good in Mass and it really is an uphill battle there. It's true that no one really knows what's in someone's heart and I can't condemn anyone for being distrustful. But having seen Romney in action for years I'll say this... I don't believe that Romney ever thought abortion was a great thing or actually supported it - he just knew he couldn't change that in Mass and tried to take it off the table. I see it similar to the same way Bush took it off the table in 2000 when he said you have to change people's hearts first.

I don't believe that Romney ever thought abortion was a great thing or actually supported it

If you were correct, this video from his 2002 gubernatorial debate would make him one of the world's most talented liars, then. Which is kind of the point, no matter how you slice it, or what you believe about his current veracity.

I don't believe that Romney ever thought abortion was a great thing or actually supported it - he just knew he couldn't change that in Mass and tried to take it off the table.

Mitt stated that he supported it.

If you believe that Mitt did not actually support it, then to be consistent you must think that Mitt lied.

And that's what this article is about: Mitt has a (dis)honesty problem.