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'Uneven performance' hurt Mitt, Rove says
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This year the winner ran in the center not at the extreme right. Center and non partisan voters rejected more Bush type policies. Far right type policy was not the right agenda to win, on the contrary it was detrimental in open primaries.
It had more to do with Mike Huckabee than his performance.
I agree that the "Mormon thing" also hurt Romney. However, he'll be back. He's brilliant and highly qualified. He won't make the same mistakes next time. If McCain loses, he'll be the next in line in 2012.
I'd love to see him as McCain's running mate. GO MITT!
Karl Rove (Like Dick Cheney) is the epitome of that creepiness.
Romney has a liberal side that rubs neocons the wrong way.
Too many biased, ignorant and downright bigoted people.
Karl helped dilute our sovereignty with his amnesty for illegals and Bush spends tax money like a Democrat. Keeping taxes low only runs up the tab.
Don't blame Romney for that.
The GOP has no platform, Karl! YOUR GOP.
I have to ask: why would Romney's "liberal side" be a problem for neocons? There is a strong vein of liberalism that runs through so-called "neo conservatism." You might want to investigate the origins of the term.
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oh and here's some of mitt's comments to the CPAC that rove is SO proud of:
"I'm convinced that unless America changes course, we could become the France of the 21st century"
and talking about mitt dividing the GOP:
"Frankly, in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror."
both John Stewart and I had the same response to that gem. look it up.. it's quite succinct.
I say good riddance to that 'uneven performer'
now if rove would only do the same.
Romney was new at national-level politics and I am sure that he learned some things including being firm to stand for what he believes in instead of flip-flopping around the issues. Waving hands to him for rescuing the 2002 Winter Olympics from bad publicity to getting rid of greedy people. If you had read his book on it, I like his organizational style that gave this event a big positive turnaround. Other hosts had asked for copies of how to run the olympics.
As the savior of the 2000 Winter Olympics, he could rescue the faltering economy we are facing,just like Bill Clinton's success in pulling America from deep debt.
Most people saw right through that.
Before he dropped out of the race he was talking to Detroit auto makers. He said he would lift any fuel-efficiency requirements on Amercian made cars. That right there tells you how he just adjusted the message to tha audience. Who in their right mind would think lowering fuel efficiency would HELP the auto industry? American car aren't selling and a big reason is that they aren't fuel efficient enough. Lifting that standard would have hastened the downfall of the US auto industry.
The real Mitt may have made a fine president. The Mitt we saw who was trying too hard to fit in to the far right wouldn't have made a good president.
Obama will win and will be great. Now if Obama were to pick Mitt as a running mate, that would be even better.
the mere THOUGHT of Rove and Cheney's creepy mugs side-by-side is more than enough to give anybody the willies.
And THESE are the Neocon's heroes.
I blindfold my kids eyes whenever these two appear on tv.
The Mormon ethos does not really fit well as a Rep or a Dem. The ethos is a blend of individual responsibility coupled with real compassion and constructive community cooperation.
The Mormons should find like-minded groups and start a third party. In 25 years it might be viable. Until then the Mormons will be nothing more that the water carriers for the Reps.
We have our place in Politics but we are not welcome at this point on the national platform. I was asked after the Romney campaign was suspended by my Jewish Chiropractor this question. "how do you feel now that you know you are a minority?" He could see so clearly that we are not accepted!
The other night Rove lied about the liberal reaction to the Sept. 11 attacks and again exploited patriotism for narrow partisan advantage in a time of war. He seeks to divert public opinion from the failures of the Bush administration by suppressing dissent, stigmatizing "liberals" and returning to the same old tactics that the Republican far right has used ever since the McCarthy era.
Clinton was perhaps the the most masterful politician of modern times with his uncanny ability to fool most of the people, most of the time. Romney and Obama simply are not up to that task and will always be better served being themselves.
"Rove said he believed Romney's exit from the GOP campaign was a high point for the former Massachusetts governor..."
Anyway, Democrats are much more open to newness. Mormonism is certainly on a par with dark skin and being a woman.
He would have had a hard time fund-raising in Utah, however.
That would be smear, lie, debase, anything you would like to do to defeat your opposition.
Mitt might have had a chance if people like Rove were not on his plate.
What ever happened to ideas, education, being able to step accross lines to get the job done?
Am radio and Rove type people have driven a knife into the hearts of the average voting American.
I don't see things getting better. Only worse. The grave has been dug, and we have accepted the worst kind of politics, so I guess we will lie down now.
Maybe if you have the money the campaign why do you not run for president. Remember that there are other factors in becoming a president. Money is number one. Then a support campaign and and an education It is not based on being Mormon, Catholic. Jehovah witness or any other relgion. Religion is for everyone that believes in something
Does the constution ever mention a particular reglion no no no And if Mitt Rommney is elected great for america. If Hilary Clinton or anyone else
great for america we will have to learn to live with the facts of politics. Haven't we so far. Lets learn to be tolerate of others love one another and be kind to all.
Wow! This goes beyond irony. The architect of the Bush/Cheney strategy of divide, then divide some more and polarize. Rove's politics are ugly. We're all paying the price
Surely, �the failure to deal with the terrorist threat before 9/11� as well as �the failure to speak honestly about the alleged threat from Iraq� are failures with which Rove had only limited involvement; they both predate the �change� of administration which happened only a scant 9 months before the wrecking explosions in NYC. Those failures happened primarily under the Clinton gang; which should have dealt with them but failed to do so in a timely and responsible fashion. Had that liberal administration properly dealt with these problems, you would surely not now be blaming Rove and his chums for �the failure to plan intelligently for the Iraq invasion and its aftermath�.
Indeed, we�ve paid an enormous price for all three of those failures. And, the blame for them must be shared jointly between the "liberals" and the �neocons�. Neither of them make good leaders in times of challenge and difficulty.
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