[Norman Bates]

No one's selling their soul. I just see in terms of money, debate/campaign skills, Michigan, Colorado, Nevada, NH, executive and private experience, he bring a lot to the table. Look you aren't going to get an argument from me over Massachusetts. But, DJ, it's Massachusetts for crying out loud. It was going down the tubes long before Romney or even Weld (but I want no argument there either). Romney campaigned as a liberal in 1994 and 2002, yes. He was wrong. But he governed as I'd say right of center, and considering it's Massachusetts that's good enough for me. There is a 'slick' element to Romney, I admit it. But it's not going to override my reason telling me he brings something to the ticket. At the very least he governed right of center (excepting Romneycare) and he campaigned in 2007-08 as right of center (conservative on most issues).

[fieldmarshaldj]

Norm, I’ve got this same discussion going in several threads simultaneously. You know where I stand on this. That money is dirty and comes with the kind of strings that will end up choking the party. If McCain is smart, he’ll tell *omney to go as far away from him as humanly possible. Slick Willard is TOXIC.

[EternalVigilance]

But he governed as I'd say right of center

Balderdash. He implemented gay "marriage," completely homosexualized state government and the public schools, passed socialized medicine complete with taxpayer-funded abortions, and signed a permanent "assault" weapons ban, saying, "Deadly assault weapons have no place in Massachusetts. These guns are not made for recreation or self-defense. They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people."

If you think that's "right of center," in my opinion you need to run a check on your political/moral compass. Something's gone seriously awry.