Posted on 02/22/2012 3:04:49 PM PST by Syncro
Read More »WHAT'S THEIR PROBLEM WITH ROMNEY?
February 22, 2012As governor of one of the most liberal states in the union, Mitt Romney did something even Ronald Reagan didn't do as governor of California: He balanced the budget without raising taxes.
Romney became deeply pro-life as governor of the aforementioned liberal state and vetoed an embryonic stem cell bill. (Meanwhile, Newt Gingrich lobbied President George W. Bush to allow embryonic stem cell research.)
Romney's approach to illegal immigration in Massachusetts resembled what Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona is doing today, making her a right-wing heroine.
Romney pushed the conservative alternative to national health care that, had it been adopted in the 49 other states, would have killed Obamacare in the crib by solving the health insurance problem at the state level.
Unlike actual Establishment candidates, Romney has never worked in Washington, much less spent his entire life as a professional politician. He's had a Midas touch with every enterprise he has ever run, including Bain Capital, the Olympics and Massachusetts.
The chestnut about Mitt Romney being pushed on unsuspecting conservatives by "the Establishment" is the exact opposite of the truth. The Establishment, by any sensible definition, is virulently opposed to Romney -- and for completely contradictory reasons.
The entire NFM (non-Fox media) hate Romney because he is the only candidate who stands a chance of beating Obama.
Meanwhile, many of the pillars of the conservative establishment also implacably oppose Romney. Fox News is neutral, but its second-highest-rated host, Sean Hannity, is anti-Romney, as is prominent Fox News contributor Sarah Palin -- who has also offered herself up as a possible presidential nominee at a contested convention. (Wouldn't a former candidate for vice president on a major party's ticket be part of the Establishment?)
The No. 1 conservative talk-radio host in America, Rush Limbaugh, is critical of Romney, and another top conservative talk-radio host, Mark Levin, is adamantly against Romney -- though both Limbaugh and Levin supported Romney as the conservative alternative to John McCain in 2008, and Romney has only gotten better since then.
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All she needs to do is reconstruct her accent.
Dahling...
It’s so hard for me to read her support of Romneycare as some sort of conservative solution to health care.
I can quit her...
I’ll bump it again. ;o)
Mitt is a watery republican. He can be all things. Like a blank sheet of paper.
I will vote for him if he gets the nod. After voting for Mccain I can do anything. But in the primaries it will be Rick for me.
Mitt is a watery republican. He can be all things. Like a blank sheet of paper.
I will vote for him if he gets the nod. After voting for Mccain I can do anything. But in the primaries it will be Rick for me.
It's one of the signs of the Apocalypse...
As is quoting a "ghostbusters" movie... ;-)
Thank you Ann!!! Great article!
You are of course welcome to vote for who you like. Mitt has some management experience, and that may be useful in a President. Giving speeches is also useful, but the fellow in there now gives speeches.
There certainly is a long list of things that are wrong with Romney. Being worse than obama is not one of them.
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