So — let me guess — you’re going to vote for Obama instead, because his “all abortion, all the time” is preferable to Romney’s odious views?
Are you interested in Romney’s views or not? After all, you’re voting for him.
Should we hide what he believes???
I saw an interesting post the other day on one of the many ABO/FUMR threads floating around here that stated (I can't remember exactly who said it): "We're trying to hold Romney's feet to the fire here" or something to that effect. Meaning, ostensibly, that many of these anti-Romney posts (except the anti-Mormon ones) are intended to keep reminding everyone to keep Romney as "conservative" as possible.
I prefer to make that assumption anymore about such posts. It's less stressful. At least for me. Besides, as Woodsman27 really, correctly, pointed out, there's no real defense for Romney. I personally have given up. I'm still going to vote for him, for the reason Woodsman and mkjessup have pointed out. But I'm not going to waste my time (or personal peace) trying to defend him.
By all indications, he does seem to be a Republican version of Clinton, willing to say whatever is necessary to get elected, as Woodsman said. Maybe not (I'd like to think he has had a change of heart) but there's really no defending the charge that he hasn't.
If all that doesn't resonate, an even more sobering piece of advice may be helpful (that was posted by Salvation a few days ago): Believe that others are better than you in the depths of their soul, although outwardly you may appear better than they. — St. Augustine
If we can't apply that to Romney (which I'm still willing to do personally, even if others are not) then for the sake of peace here, I'm willing to do as St. Augustine says for fellow FReepers, and assume their motivations are not to "promote Obama" or anything like that, but to do as was said previously, "To remind him (us) to stay as conservative as he promised in the primary".
It's just less stressful. Besides, everyone here, except maybe a handful, have already made their mind up. Fighting the ABO/FUMR battle is like butting your head against the wall here, at least for me. And I have enough headaches in my life without that.
Just my two cents.
This kind of talk reminds me of the stark raving moonbats who helped dump Rick Santorum for Bob Carey Jr. on the grounds that he was an anti-hunting gun grabber.
Said claim was based on some obscure bill where Santorum voted for the equivalent banning deer hunting with army tanks.
The Republican party can lose the White House until hell freezes over unless it nominates someone that is pro-life and opposed to the homosexual agenda.