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Romney: The Castor-Oil Candidate - Republicans are finding the prospect of nominating Mitt...
NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE ^ | November 24, 2011 | Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 11/25/2011 4:36:12 PM PST by neverdem

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To: neverdem
By any logical political calculus, the former Massachusetts governor is an ideal presidential candidate. For the DEMOCRATS!
41 posted on 11/25/2011 5:23:09 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Lancey Howard

Perfect cartoon. Thanks!


42 posted on 11/25/2011 5:25:45 PM PST by upchuck (Rerun: Think you know hardship? Wait till the dollar is no longer the world's reserve currency.)
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To: chris37
I’m just not going to do it.

It’s that simple.

Ditto's...

43 posted on 11/25/2011 5:26:44 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: neverdem
Anyone but Obama...... simple...

(but I'd like Newt or Cain)

44 posted on 11/25/2011 5:27:01 PM PST by mike_9958
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To: neverdem

A vote for Romney is a reward to the establishment, big government Republicans. It only encourages them.
I will not reward them with a vote for Romney. Period, end of discussion.


45 posted on 11/25/2011 5:35:38 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: svcw

“I was a Goldwater Girl in high school and I would never vote for Paul. I don’t support people who continually make excuses for terrorist leaders, never has seen an enemy of the US and taken them seriously. He may have some good economy policy ideas, however his view on national security leave much to be desired.”
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Could swear i’ve read this b4, right down to the punctuation, but, of course, if yer not a thinker....

Like I say, most folks are, indeed, unacceptable...

Keep memorizing, but be more selective...

;)

Stick with it...

Just Plain Dick
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46 posted on 11/25/2011 5:36:13 PM PST by gunnyg ("A Constitution changed from Freedom, can never be restored; Liberty, once lost, is lost forever...)
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To: neverdem

Wow. We have an “eat your peas” candidate. I hate peas.


47 posted on 11/25/2011 5:39:35 PM PST by lovesdogs
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To: GeronL

Romney’s time has passed.

If he had run instead of McCain he might have won.

That was before Obama-Romneycare.

Now he carries that burden, and it is a tremendous burden.

When your time has passed you should step aside.


48 posted on 11/25/2011 5:43:31 PM PST by Venturer
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To: GeronL

This article begs the question, ‘Who put Romney #1 if Republicans don’t want him’? The fix is in. Notice how all the attention dropped off of Cain and was put on Romney and Newt, the beltway boys. Very discouraging!


49 posted on 11/25/2011 5:43:44 PM PST by doc
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To: gunnyg
Just Plain Dick I couldn't have said it better myself.
50 posted on 11/25/2011 5:49:25 PM PST by svcw (God's Grace - thank you!)
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To: neverdem
I will NOT vote for a gun grabbing socialist loving abortionist just because there's an (R) next to his name. How dumb do establishment Republicans think we are? I will NEVER vote for Romney!
51 posted on 11/25/2011 5:49:53 PM PST by Lady4Liberty (Watch Romney endorse Obama's radical liberal agenda: http://youtu.be/i1fThdWagJ4)
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To: babygene

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww


52 posted on 11/25/2011 5:55:18 PM PST by Anna W
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Romney “loved” the people of Massachusetts so much that they are now being TAXED if they don’t want to buy into his socialized medicine scheme, RomneyCare. I wonder what kind of “love” he has in store for the nation. No thank you.


53 posted on 11/25/2011 6:02:35 PM PST by Lady4Liberty (Watch Romney endorse Obama's radical liberal agenda: http://youtu.be/i1fThdWagJ4)
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To: neverdem

Yes Romney is all the article says in the lead in... but Romney is also an Establishment RINO who could give a DAMN about what Conservative Americans want... Romney will not aggressively work to repeal obamacare - only if FORCED to do something by a Conservative Republican controlled Congress. Romney will me a wussy about reforming the EPA, Romney will not actively work against bureaucratic efforts to enforce a Cap and Trade Policy - the Congress will have to FORCE him to do it... Romney will only play act at reducing BIG GOVERNMENT... Romney is obamalite...


54 posted on 11/25/2011 6:06:31 PM PST by ICCtheWay
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To: Lady4Liberty

If you’re for liberty, then you ought to be familiar with the tenth amendment. The people of Massachusetts can CHANGE THEIR STATE LAW ANY TIME THEY WANT. Or, if it SUCKS so bad to live in Massachusetts, they’re free to leave.

You want to focus on one aspect of the REAL difference between Hussein and ALL of the Republican candidates...yet you IGNORE that I freely admit we have a flawed field.

I do not buy the notion that any of our candidates are as bad or worse than Hussein.


55 posted on 11/25/2011 6:11:38 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat
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To: TexasFreeper2009

I sincerely hope Cain will be able to win the nomination.


56 posted on 11/25/2011 6:14:31 PM PST by Jukeman
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To: neverdem
By any logical political calculus, the former Massachusetts governor is an ideal presidential candidate. Ramrod straight, fit, and well-educated, he knows all sorts of facts and figures

The second sentence doesn't follow from the first at all. It might be argued that someone with those particular qualities (straightness, fitness, educated) would make a good President - but no one with any knowledge of the political process can argue those are the qualities that make for a good presidential candidate. The way the Romney-pushers talk you'd think they had an extremely charismatic, likable, and popular politician on their hands. Hardly. He's a straight laced, boring technocrat with perfectly shaped hair - that may be enough to beat a weak incumbent president like Obama, but in any given year, there's nothing especially promising about that type of candidate as a candidate.

57 posted on 11/25/2011 6:22:56 PM PST by eclecticEel (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 7/4/1776 - 3/21/2010)
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To: babygene

It is taken after swallowing a poisonous substance to induce vomiting. Which is what a lot of people will have to take to handle voting for Willard.


58 posted on 11/25/2011 6:24:11 PM PST by GeorgeTex (Obama-Four M President (Mendacious Manchurian Muslim Marxist))
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To: Farmer Dean
Sounds a lot like what we’re stuck with now as pResident.

Exactly what I've been saying about the pro-RomneyCare, anti- Second Amendment, big government liberal from MA since the first time he ran for President.

59 posted on 11/25/2011 6:28:35 PM PST by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
Like I said in another post: Having a direct hand in expanding socialism, thousands of abortions, and trampling on the 2nd amendment under the guise of "well it's states rights!" doesn't fly if you're a so-called conservative.

He's only singing the "states rights" tune now to make his liberal past sound palatable. He had liberal positions before being governor. He's been on record as being pro-abortion, pro-homosexual rights, and anti-gun long before being sworn in. Having a liberal record just proves it. He went along with it all. Why did he never take a STAND for conservatism? Is that the kind of person we want as President? Someone who'd bend over to liberals/liberalism?

He's running for the highest office of the land, which is at the federal level. If he wants to be a gun grabbing socialist, maybe he should run for governor of some liberal state again. And change parties.

I don't think it's so much to ask that our possible Republican nominee have actual conservative principles.

I can imagine a wimp like Romney as President with a liberal house & senate. They'd get him to go along with ANY liberal position with very little pressure. He'll say "Well, it's what the people want! Who am I to stop it?" Right? He does not have conservative convictions & he won't stand up for US.

I can't believe this is what the Republican party has come to. We can do better.

60 posted on 11/25/2011 6:35:09 PM PST by Lady4Liberty (Watch Romney endorse Obama's radical liberal agenda: http://youtu.be/i1fThdWagJ4)
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