Romney is a great canidate. She is probably one of the 25% of the country that would not elect a perfectly good canidate just because he was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

When asked about Flip Flopping he says, "If you had somebody in the private sector who didn't change their mind
when they knew they were wrong, you fired them because they were
stubborn."

I hate to admit it... but I agree with Garafalo.  I think Romney is an a-hole too, and I was quick to jump on his bandwagon after hearing Rudi interviewed by Hannity and realizing he ain't the guy.  I think Romney is an a-hole for exactly the same reasons I think Hillary is one.  The reasons are:

1.  Always running on someone else's record:  Just as Hillary is always touting what Bill did, Romney always tries to link his plans and goals with those of his parents.  He's always saying "When my dad was elected..." or "when my mom was running for..."  Hey... we're voting for him, not his parents, so why can't he just run on his own merits?

2.  Flip-Flopping:  I thought Romney was a pretty solid conservative, but then when you start looking at his record it becomes apparent he's as conservative as Rudi.  One of my key issues is gun control, and Alan Colmes played a speech by Romney where he says "what I'm going to do isn't going to win me any friends at the NRA!", then he goes to a recent interview and deflects questions about his views on gun control by proudly proclaiming "I'm a member of the NRA!"  Then when the interviewer asks for how long, he sheepishly admits "I joined a year a go"... yeah... about the time you decided to run for President. 

3.  Always blaming someone else.  Just as Hillary has her VRWC, Romney has the "anti-Mormon sentiment" that he plays to.  This was a tiny issue, brought up by a couple of religious extremists over a month ago, and Romney is still playing it for every penny it's worth.  You would think that the forces of the Catholic church had teamed with Atheists to appose him, instead of the opposition being a couple of kooks who made statements at campaign stops.  The other night when Colmes brought up all of Romney's flip-flops to a supporter, the supporter immediately played the "religion card" and said people who accuse Romney of flip-flopping are really just upset that he's a Mormon.  That's about as valid a claim as the VRWC!

Romney has shown himself to be just another "to the manor born" types who thinks because his folks were good at politics that he's entitled to the White House.  He's no different that Hillary in that he'll change his beliefs and values in a heartbeat to get votes, and to me... that makes him (and her) an a-hole.

Sarcasmo, me too!  Mit wasn't my first choice in the race, but the more the media and people like Garofalo attack him the more I like him.  He isn't as conservative as I would like, but he is more conservative than Rudy or McCain.  I am too surprised by the anti-Mormon bigotry, and find myself discounting people who call themselves conservative who go on a rant against Mit, because I know their biggest issue is he is a Mormon.  The reason I come to that conclusion is, though they say they don't like Rudy's or McCain's positions on certain issues, it doesn't have the emotion and hate.  I.e. they would vote for Rudy or McCain, even though they are more liberal, over Mit. 

As far as "flip flopping" Are we not allowed to grow?  Find new information and then come to a different conclusion?  So as far as his positions on the second amendment, gay marriage, or abortion I want to hear it from him and see how he answers to how he converted to a new position.  If he seems honest enough, then I won't hold his past against him.  Even Ronald Reagan voted for abortion folks!

Hollyweird is so far left that even Hillary is conservative! I mean, that's how far out there they are.... That's the only explanation I can think of.

Well Debra,

Your brilliant daughter may have a great grade point average that you like to brag about quite a bit on here, but she must have a comprehension problem when it comes to retaining questions and answers Anne Coulter gave at CPAC...I listened to all of the show live while she was speaking...and she answered most questions jut fine...with humor too, something IMHO opinion you lack.

As far as your opinion on how, who and why we should vote for Romney, you would be the last person I would take advice from in any way shape or form.

For you to agree with Garofalo...on anything in this world tells me all I ever want to know about you.

Church lady.

Thompson/Hunter..or Romney/Hunter...

Tancredo is fine, I love him, but he will never make it anywhere else but Congress.

We have a long way to go yet though...

Debra, I disagree with you and your daughter on Coulter, but I can fully understand how you can come to that opinion by listening to her.  When you read her books, she goes to great lengths to make her points.  She throughly documents every fact, doesn't make allegations that can't be supported by facts, and reaches valid conclusions that I feel she communicates very clearly.  Now, when she speaks... that's a completely different ballgame.  She has a very tough time staying on topic.  I have a similar problem when I speak because I will start a sentence to make a point, think of a better way to make the point, and stop in mid-sentence and start a whole new line of thought.  And, I might do this two or three times in discussing a single point.  It's just the way my brain is wired, and I'm guessing (based on my experience) that she's seeing two or three different points to make, while listeners are waiting for her to get the first point out.  That's why it's tough for someone with a very ordered way of thinking to follow her, and if your daughter is knee-deep in biochemistry I'll bet she has a very well-ordered way of thinking... good scientists almost always are.

This is why I love to read all of Coulter's books, but I have to change the channel when she's on TV because I know she's going to do the same thing that I always do, and it makes me feel uncomfortable because I hate it when I do it.  So instead of seeing her as a clown, I would say to think of her as someone who's having difficulty verbally expressing her thoughts because she's seeing a very vast, broad, picture in her mind and trying to express different thoughts at once, which is hard for ordered thinkers to connect with.

I never saw much of her stuff bal, but would it be safe to say she would bash conservatives and give liberals a free ride? Just askin, I don't know..

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