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Lucille
03-08-2011, 01:18 PM
Heh.

Mitt Romney, the most transparent candidate (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/50786.html)


There was a piece about Romney on Page 1 of The New York Times on Sunday, and what amazes me is the deadpan frankness with which the article and the Romney aides and allies quoted in it accept the premise that, of course, he is a phony, that this reputation as a phony could be a bit of a problem if he runs in 2012. And then they go on to discuss what Romney might do to solve this problem. He was criticized last time for being a stiff, so this time he is not wearing a tie. Ever. Problem solved, as Romney sees it.
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The Times reports that Romney’s flip-flops in 2008 on abortion and gay rights “prompted questions about whether his positions were driven by politics or conviction.” In fact, Romney’s reversals didn’t raise questions about his sincerity as much as answer them. It wouldn’t be unreasonable for someone who admired Romney’s record as a businessman, or who couldn’t stand Obama, to overlook Romney’s current right-wing stands on abortion and gay rights. But his sudden and implausibly explained reversals on these issues say something about his character that you can’t flip away so easily.

It's the neoconservative (http://www.cato-unbound.org/2011/03/07/c-bradley-thompson/neoconservatism-unmasked/) way:


Ironically, though, the neocons’ conception of a “governing philosophy” is not one defined by fixed moral principles. Instead, it’s an intellectual technique defined by pragmatism. The neocons’ “philosophy of governance” is a philosophy for how to rule or govern. It’s all about “thinking politically,” which means developing strategies for getting, keeping, and using power in certain ways. The neocons therefore urge the GOP to become chameleon-like and to adapt themselves to changing circumstances.

FrankRep
03-08-2011, 01:33 PM
http://www.thenewamerican.com/images/stories2011/11aFebruary/2705-mit-ap.jpg



Is potential presidential candidate Mitt Romney too two-faced for voters?


Multiple Mitts: Romney on the Issues (http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/6468-multiple-mitts-romney-on-the-issues)


Jack Kenny | The New American (http://www.thenewamerican.com/)
25 February 2011



http://klsouth.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/mittromney.gif?w=400&h=310

IBleedNavyAndOrange
03-08-2011, 02:16 PM
The quickest way for me to figure out the politico article was accurate was to look at the responses to the article. Most droned on about Obama this and Democrat that.

Why not defend your guy by defeating the argument against him?

..... Quite sad

Aratus
03-08-2011, 03:02 PM
the pollsters doing the polling were out amoung the young this time,
rather than their wise old grandparents? this is why he now lacks a tie?