Coulter, Limbaugh, Weyrich, Hannity, Dobson, Tancredo, and all the other rock-solid conservatives who were impressed with Romney were not simply having hallucinations.
Romney IS a very conservative, straight-laced morals-based man.... especially in his private family life and business dealings.
His troubles in 2008 were due to his verbal efforts in 1994 (and a little in 2002) to convince Massachusetts voters that he was not this intolerant white-males-only type of person that many associate with Mormons.
In other words, he made a few pandering statements during a campaign debate (vs Kennedy) in hopes of convincing women voters that he didn't want to keep them 'barefoot and pregnant' .......
He also tried to tell voters that he didn't want to make homosexuality illegal ....and that he was a nice tolerant man.
In 2008, some conservatives are so adamant in their opposition to homosexuality and abortion that they would never in a zillion years consider making such pandering statements.
Romney is a more cerebral type of conservative.... and feels the need to express the fact that he does not hate those who are different.
THAT is why some conservatives hate Romney so bad now.
As for myself, I agree wholeheartedly with Ann Coulter who proclaimed Romney to be a solid conservative... even though she also admitted he made some dumb statements in the past.
But that's just what they were, Coulter said --- 'statements.'
When you analyze his entire record of governance, Coulter added, Romney was quite conservative.
Conservatives work hard to convert people to the conservative view.
Then, when someone converts or becomes a stronger conservative other conservatives castigate them, call them names and refuse to accept them.
Why?
Is ideological purity at birth an absolute requirement?
Romney says he has become a more solid conservative over the years and is booed.
McCain says he left most of his leftist ways behind and became a better conservative after Super Tuesday when he realized he needed our votes and some conservatives are converted to McCainites after one speech.
“When you analyze his entire record of governance, Coulter added, Romney was quite conservative.”
I think the conservative purists played a big part in smearing Romney, who was/is the best Republican candidate for president since Reagan. Sure he hedged some statements while running for office in the nation’s most liberal state - and he won the election for governor. Many candidates for statewide office (Reagan, Clinton, Gore, Romney and others) hedged some positions, then clarified those positions when running for president nationally. It’s a fact of political life, whether the purists like or not.
I hope Romney will stay in the public eye and become the voice of conservatism until 2012, and maybe by then all the conservative purists and narrow minds will have learned Romney is a true conservative, and also our best candidate since RWR. Take a look at how he’s lived his life, and that will be a good place to start. Then listen to what he says about how he would govern as president.
You have got to be kidding. I'm sorry, but I'm truly surprised that words alone and an "R" by one's name is enough to fool so many people. (or maybe it's the good looks and great hair) He is no conservative and never was.
And one of the biggest problems I had with him was his character, so your statement about him being "morals-based" just amazes me. The guy was caught in numerous lies. And the scary part is, the lies seemed to come so easy for him, they just rolled off his tongue. It is almost Clintonesque. His nickname could be Slick Willard.
And what was equally troubling is that the man seemed to have no core principles one way or the other. Typical politician, in that it wasn't about principle but about saying whatever it takes to win a race. Some people bought it, many saw through him like a pane of glass.
I'll ask some questions that I asked someone else on another thread, a couple weeks ago:
Is going back and forth on abortion a "conservative" value? Is going back and forth on the 2nd amendment conservative? Is being a backer of the Brady Bill conservative? Is having a socialistic mandatory health care plan that is endorsed by Ted Kennedy conservative? In regard to judicial appointments, is appointing more Democrats and liberals than Republicans a "conservative" value?
Is being a chameleon and pandering to people only to turn around and betray what makes him "conservative" and "morals-based"? Is lying, stretching the truth and not being principled "morals based"? Is allowing gay marriage to go through "conservative"? Is raising taxes and being for big-government programs a "conservative" value? Is being aligned with the CFR, a globalist group who is pushing for the NAU, a "conservative" value? Is not having served in the miltary and having 5 sons who aren't serving "conservative"? Is that enough, or should I go on?
And lastly, if you don't click on any of those other links... at least click on this one, a little video that I put together.
*gets ready for the tar and feathering* lol