try running as a real conservative in today’s MSM morons

I promise you 72 virgins if you win

It was opportunistic and extreme in that he tried to completely re-invent himself as a social con when he ran as a social moderate just a few years earlier

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gee what state was that race for again? get a clue about politics please

If you vote for Mitt, you’re voting for the guy who believes in life and values — except that he didn’t believe in those things not so long ago.

this is total BS

Mitt is a family guy…it’s kind of obvious, see his nice family? sons and daughters? did he abort any? Try sticking to reality instead of campaign speak

sheeesh

sheryl on January 15, 2008 at 1:54 PM

Thank you sheryl for the links. Jay is absolutely correct and the youtube makes me want that man and his family in the White House even more!

That’s the difference between him and, say, Giuliani and McCain on immigration. Rudy and Maverick can get away with that because they’re not selling themselves as the immigration candidate; if you vote for them, you’re voting for the war. If you vote for Mitt, you’re voting for the guy who believes in life and values

What? Not really. I’m a hawk and don’t care at all about social issues, but support Romney. I don’t think most of his supporters are social cons, and I also think most of his support would move to Giuliani if Romney ever got out (I know I would).

I want to see evidence.

I’ve seen practically everything previously posted here at HA on Mitt, so none of that. Something concrete.

Thanks!

JustTruth101 on January 15, 2008 at 11:58 AM

THIS is where ALOT of the flip flop video comes from.

Mitt Romney simply goes back to this life on a more full time basis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-W6SUM__ZU&eurl=http://www.myromney.tv/

So the GOP ends up with either Huckabee or McCain, loses it’s soul and Mitt gets family time at Lake Winnepaskee….the GOP definitely loses in this situation.

Jay Nordlinger article here:
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MTU0YTg5M2M1MmJmMTcxNDQ0YjM0YWJmNDc1NjhkZGU=

Typhoon on January 15, 2008 at 12:47 PM

How many original blogs do you have?

How many do I have?

Can someone please show me evidence of an actual flip flop: a then b then back to a.

JustTruth101 on January 15, 2008 at 11:58 AM

In common usage a “flip flop” doesn’t require going from A to B to A, simply from A to B- especially when it’s timed to correspond to an election campaign.

It’s not just that Mitt flip-flopped on abortion and other issues, it’s the way he did it. It was opportunistic and extreme in that he tried to completely re-invent himself as a social con when he ran as a social moderate just a few years earlier.

Had he run a more intellectually honest campaign as an economic conservative and social moderate who convincingly used the federalist argument to distance himself from his positions in MA, a lot of people (myself included) would’ve considered him at least an acceptable alternative. Instead he comes off as an empty, focus group and advisor programmed robot with a federal solution to every problem.

Allah thinks it’s a good straight jab. I don’t know. This isn’t terribly high-profile. It’s a mid-day interview on a news channel. What about an ad? Radio spots? A full-on blitz? CJ sends this with the question “Will those who……

“Mitt Romney wants to be president out of a sense of duty.”

Maybe a duty to his dad.

Mcguyver on January 15, 2008 at 12:41 PM

Yeah! You! You’re the guy!

Tell me, do you have any witty ripostes that aren’t just repackaging others’ posts, or is that about your entire repertoire?

I get it now, you thought I was referring to you.

I wasn’t. I was referring to the guy who called me “buddy.”

There, now do you feel better?

According to your analysis then, there is no front runner at this time. And as such, one could emerge at any time.

Right?

Mcguyver on January 15, 2008 at 12:24 PM

Yep. Unfortunately I think we’ll see people running out of money, and the one with the biggest pile of cash at the end will eventually be the winner. I hope I’m wrong. But I see Super Tuesday as a Super Mess of split states and delegates.

try a little harder not to kick yourself in the ass.

Typhoon on January 15, 2008 at 12:26 PM

It’s hard not to do that when you’re kicking ass on a regular basis.

Spirit of 1776 on January 15, 2008 at 12:36 PM

Yeah, well…

I see that ny shortcoming is that I have so little use for the here-let-me-correct-that-because-there’s-this-neato-strike-feature style of debate that I didn’t catch all the careful nuance of your splendid reply.

My bad. As a noob, all I can do is try to learn.