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My view: Mitt's presidential bid just beginning
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It's more of the same pandering that elevated Utah's favorite son and brought the Republican party to reject Romney as "not really one of their own." Unless the wing-nuts are ready to disassociate themselves from their most reliable adherents and stable voting blocs, a new Romney candidacy in 2012 will still have to face the hurdles faces in 2008. The flip-flop charges will never go away because they resulted in the most crass, manipulation of voter intelligence since George W. Bush pretended to be presidential material.
Romney, as the greatest example of a Bush clone that modern politics has to offer, will still smell of the Bush/Cheney stench, particularly since time will be even more unfriendly to that legacy. His changing positions on social issues he once championed as a moderate Republican will be remembered regardless of the gloss.
Anyone who voted for this guy should be ashamed of themselves since they prove they were willing to look past his lies and opportunism just like Hillary Clinton supporters prove that they and Mitt Romney supporters are the two side of the same coin. Maybe Hillary Clinton will choose Mitt Romney as a vice presidential candidate so two liars who lack integrity can serve together as President and Vice President.
I think Mr Winder is right in his well written article. I think after the mess the next 4 years will bring, America may well be ready to have Mr. Romney at the helm to put us back on track.
Fact is people, Mitt came in second. Not dead last. He was not the pariah you all make him out to be. Yes, Utah voted overwhelmingly for Mitt, so what? So Utah republicans like the candidate they can relate to, so what? So they voted differently than you (and I did), so what?
If Mitt were truly the baldface lying loser you all make him out to be, how was it he was winning this race right up until super tuesday?
Get a clue. If your true position is that "everyone who votes differently than me are idiots" then I really hope YOU don't get elected to anything - the last thing we need is someone that close-minded, arrogant, and just plain stupid running anything in this country.
"Corporate raider," indeed. You guys are a hoot!
Mitt quit!! GET OVER IT!!
America wants statesmen - not businessmen.
Proof yet again that being yourself is the best course in politics. Mitt deserves his fate. He insulted all of us with his lying and flip-flopping.
We Democrats recognize that the best way to deal with our "guilt for being Americans" is to make our nation and the world a better place. There is no room in that position to surrender to terrorism. There is room to establish a better policy on terrorism so that we can deal with its roots rather than support the formation of terrorists and then deal with them in a reactionary manner. We might also seek to help other, less fortunate people, such as those in Darfur, even if they can't give us oil in exchange. We might seek to lessen our impacts on the planet by seeking ways to become more efficient and by reducing our overly consumptive consumerism. We might seek to have Americans save a little money, invest in a green home, and buy fewer, higher quality goods. We might even see if we can get some of those to be made in America by employees earning a fair wage even if that eats into managers exorbitant salaries and stock prices. Yes, we Democrats might do a lot of things, but surrendering isn't one of them.
Ever heard of the psychological term - anal retentive?
I have actually heard fo that psychological term, but unlike you, I've apparently also learned what it means, and I don't think it means what you think it means. Maybe you should actually look up neat phrases you hear before you try using them in front of a crowd.
All that being said, if these next 4 years are as bad as they feel just going in to them, I will join you and we can push each other off the curb...
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For the people who didn't support Mitt because they don't trust Mormons, four years isn't going to make any difference.
For the people who didn't support Mitt because his track record reveals him to be a political chameleon with no consistent track record of political leadership, four years isn't going to make any difference, either.
Mitt would fail in 2012 just as badly as he did in 2008. If you doubt that, I think you're kidding yourself.