Comments about ‘Readers' forum: Romney's contradiction’

While I don't support Hatch (or Liljenquist), I think we make a bit too much of the term "career politician" as a pejorative.

I don't mind an experienced, effective politician whose work I respect seeking reelection.

What I do object to are candidates who hypocritically make it a major campaign theme that the _other_ guy has been in office too long, (as Hatch did when he ran against Moss in 1976) and then 36 years later act like none of us are supposed to remember that.

The reason Romney is not a career politician is because of the races he LOST.

Certainly not for lack of desire.

I agree, you are a bit confused. Senatorial clout derives from seniority while presidential effectiveness comes from not being encumbered by the machines that run politics.

Politics are politics. Every candidate looks at the "influence base" of every candidate. When the "influence base" is large enough, endorsements are offered.

Mitt Romney endorsed Senator Hatch simply because Romney thought that Hatch's base would appreciate the endorsement.

We all do the same thing. We introduce near strangers as "my good friend who's visiting from out-of-state".

What I concentrate on is the problems that we have and the qualifications of the candidate to solve those problems. I see Romney as being well qualified. I see Hatch as someone who wants us to believe that he's qualified. I see Liljenquist as someone who could do the job at least as well as Hatch, and probably much better.

Needless to say, using Obama's record as the measuring stick, he is not qualified for the office and there is nothing that he can do, given his circle of friends and advisors, to become qualified. He prefers to use failed ideologies that have destroyed civilization and he blames others for his own failings. It's a good thing that he wasn't sitting in the Oval Office when Pearl Harbor was bombed.

Not to mention he has been running for President since he left Bain Capital. That's a career.

Elect Scott Howell. Then we won't have to worry about any of this nonsense.

Which is a reason to not vote for either of them. Scott Howell will be able to work productively with President Obama.

I don't see any difference in policy between Lindquist and Hatch.

Go for Howell instead. He'll provide us with the change we need.

This no compromise, balanced budget amendment, bloated corporate/wall street/defense spending welfare needs to stop. We need reasonable and realistic ideas. Yes, we need higher taxes to go along with (reasonable) cuts. We cannot keep throwing money away into the Middle East nor can we continue to handout money to billionaires.

It's called hypocrisy.

This will be the first of many contradictions when Mitt is elected president. He will do a 100% flip flop when he gets into office. The man attended bilderberg 2012 so can you actually expect anything different?

Mr. Thorne -- there's no reason to be confused, as long as you realize that Romney just says what he thinks people want to hear. Wait a few minutes -- he'll say the opposite to the next group of people with whom he talks (if, of course, the opposite is what they want to hear).

How long has Romney been running for political office? Isn't he a politician? Wasn't he a one-term governor?

During the recent primary, wasn't he the least-preferable candidate among Republicans? If it wasn't for the money, maybe he would not be the candidate today. Didn't he carpet-bomb Gingrich in Florida and, after that, went after Santorum, winning the nomination by default?

Isn't Sheldon Adelson the billionaire who, first, didn't want Romney, and now is becoming his biggest financier? Even the Koch brothers don't have the clout h brings to the circus. And now he's Romney BFF. He must be expecting a lot from Romney in return.

The Citizens United ruling will determine who will win in November. Romney personally knows the people who expect payback if he wins election. The only reason he isn't a career politician is that he only won elective office once. But it's like he's been running forever!

Re: Furry1993 Clearfield, UT
"Mr. Thorne -- there's no reason to be confused, as long as you realize that Romney just says what he thinks people want to hear"

And Obama doesn't say what he thinks people want him to say?

What's the confusion over Romney's statement? He said he isn't a career politician, and he isn't. Does that mean he can't endorse Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is one?