54 Comments

• 1. LiberalMind  |  January 27th, 2008 at 5:52 pm

  Mark:

  You say Democrats mess things up? Look what 8 years of Republican mismanagement of government has left us.

  You Republicans have left two failed wars, drowned an America city, left $3 Trillion more debt than you found, lowered or moral standing in the world with torture and….

  that economy is just boomin, now aint it? Right into a full blown “Bush Recession.”

• 2. neocon  |  January 27th, 2008 at 5:56 pm

  Romney is the right person at the right time. The country needs someone that understands the economy and how to compete with China and India. Someone who will run this country like a business and not a daycare.

• 3. Casper  |  January 27th, 2008 at 6:04 pm

  I’ve become more open to Romney as the more I’ve read about him. While I don’t agree with some of his positions (at least this week, LOL) I am impressed with what he has done. The same with McCain. If Clinton continues her nastiness and still ends up as the Democratic nomination, I would probably got Republican. If Giuliani got the Republican nomination I will vote Democrat. Heck, I would probably even write them a check.

• 4. neocon  |  January 27th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

  Good on ya Casper. Romney is also a very decent man; honest and down to earth. I believe he can bring some common sense and unity to Washington and build allies around the world because of his intelligence and compassion.

  And because of his great ability to articulate the issues, he will do very well against either Obama or Clinton in the debates.

• 5. Gozer the Carpathian  |  January 27th, 2008 at 6:11 pm

  I’ve been leaning toward Romney ever since I heard Sheriff Joe Arpaio speak up for him a few weeks back. While none of these guys are my perfect canidate (that would be me ;) ) I’ve gotta make a choice here soon with Super Duper Tuesday on the way and California being a part of that.

  With Fred out, and my growing dislike of McCain and Huckabee it basically leaves Romney since I started out not really wanting to vote for Guliani or Ron Paul. Odd how the choices were widdled down for me this year. *Shrugs*

• 6. Almiranta  |  January 27th, 2008 at 6:20 pm

  Gotta love that Liberal “Mind”. So the Republicans “drowned an American city”, did they?

  It’s getting so bad we’re embarrassed to even laugh at you any more—it’s like making fun of the mentally handicapped. OK, it IS making fun of the mentally handicapped.

  Of course, claiming that the decades of Democratic corruption in Louisiana, and in New Orleans in particular, resulting in the disappearance of millions and millions of dollars sent down there to build strong levees, and the pathetic excuses for levees that were finally built, was the fault of the Republican presidency of the last seven years, is really not much stupider than the other BS we have learned to expect from some of our resident trolls.

  I suppose Bush was informed of the leakage fo those levees in the months prior to the hurricane, and just ignored it, just like Nagin and Blanco did.

  :..drowned an American city…” What a load.

  You, Liberal “Mind” are an embarrassment even to the radical Left. You guys can sit around and trade imaginary horror stories among yourselves and feel smug and superior, but really, guys, when you drag out your delusions into the light of day you just look soooo—pathetic.

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• 8. Almiranta  |  January 27th, 2008 at 6:38 pm

  But back to the thread…

  I’ve been liking Romney for a long time now. I veered off into a mild flirtation with Huckabee but that didn’t last long. On the surface he is OK but there isn’t much there there.

  The pseudo-scandal about Mitt ‘flip-flopping’ is just more Lefty cant, all noise and no substance. Reagan was a Democrat, I was a liberal hippie chick, millions of us have seen the error of our ways. True flip-flopping is changing ones’ stance according to which way the political wind is blowing, and/or trying to take all sides of any position. Mitt had an opinion, position, examined it more closely, realized it was wrong, changed it, and has remained faithful to his course since that time.

  I do have a very hard time accepting McCain in any position of trust. His stance on campaign finance showed such an ignorance of (or contempt for) the Constitution it changed forever the way I view the man. His goofball participation in the Gang of 14 made me see him as a shameless panderer seeking popularity more than integrity. And his favoring of that appalling Kennedy amnesty proposal placed him, in my opinion, so far outside any possible consideration for high office that I don’t think I can ever see him in a more favorable light.

  I don’t trust him, I don’t respect him, and I think his judgment is horrible. If it were McCain against Clinton, I would hold my nose and vote for him, as even our worst choice would be better than the best the Dems have allowed to get close to their nomination, and hope the party could rein him in when he tries to go off the deep end, as he is so wont to do.

  Rudy could handle the job just fine. He is my second choice, not my first, but I would love to see a Romney/Guiliani ticket—even vice versa, if necessary. Both men are strong, intelligent, dedicated, capable, and both have valuable experience. I could see either of them negotiating with any foreign leader with great skill and competence. And both have the moral strength and integrity to handle the incredible Dem smear machine that will be employed against any candidate we choose.

  You think Clinton/Obama is dirty? Just wait till the Left starts in on ANYONE we nominate. Fortunately, the moderate Dem base is not only getting tired of being the Party of Slime, they are catching on to the fact that generating irrational hatred for an opponent is a poor substitute for addressing the issues and having a plan. For too long, the Dem approach has been two-pronged:
  1. He is Evil Incarnate, and
  2. We’re Not Him

  Not exactly the way inspire confidence in how they plan to run the country.

• 9. Jeremiah  |  January 27th, 2008 at 7:28 pm

  It has been a rather flamboyent campaigning season, I must say. First one candidate, then another, as the states take interest in their particular candidate who trumpet the interests they have in mind. Some economy, some immigration, some life (a real biggy!), for many, it is security (another biggy)…and the list goes on.

  Someone asked me the question several months ago, back when this was Blogs for Bush, “Who has those best interests in mind for America? Romney? Keyes? Who?” I said “Romney” then, because I hadn’t had a chance, as of that point in time, to hear their arguments out, and what they truly believed in.

  Make no mistake, the aforementioned issues are all of equal importance, and we need someone who will not just talk about them, but do something to fix them. But the dead bolts for which Western Civilization are hinged upon, are what will carry us through, without a strong belief in, and value for God-fearing principles that bring America through many more hardships than a belief in money ever could. Someone said recently, “If a God-fearing President were all it would take to be Commander-in-Chief, then Jimmy Carter would have made a good President.” Well, I would say to that, Jimmy Carter wasn’t a “God-fearing” President, or else he would have retreated (should have never engaged in) from the sinful lifestyle that he was living. If he were God-fearing, his Presidency would have never failed. We can want, and think we are doing well at our job, but unless God is first place in our lives, then anything we try to do will ultimately come to failure.

  From the second debate, I seen who we could trust to maintain a God-fearing White House - Mike Huckabee. I said if he didn’t succeed, that John McCain would be my second pick, due to his experience in the Military field, and catching OBL (If he’s still alive). As far as Life is concerned they are both have strong agendas. I also like Mike’s economic agenda, on eliminating the death tax, sales tax. The economy is the main issue that Mike is being attacked on, because they believe he will raise taxes–Well, I would say, How do you know? Let’s try him and see first, we don’t want eliminate someone who I believe is a trustworthy man to do what’s best for America. Another, is he’s being attacked regarding the release of prisoners–What must be remembered here, is that most of the time, any judgment that is made in that regard is not the sole responsiblility of the governor, but rests in the hands of those lawmakers who make those decisions under their judgment, which is entirely their discretion, and therefore, not to burden the governor of his duties as governor, and relieving him of distractinos that would hinder those duties.

  Mike also understands radical Islam, he knows the Middle East, and whatever strategy that needs to be taken he would set the proper course for action. There’s no doubt in my mind.

  Mike would appoint judges that would construct a Human-Life amendment, and he would sign it into law, and My, what a major victory that would be for America. Why America wouldn’t want this, would be beyond my comprehension skills. But I guess this day and age, it’s each man for himself, and not for the whole, a great difficulty we need to overcome by the way!!

  Overall, he would return us to the days of our founding principles, when faith was the rule of the day, and has brought us safe, thus far.

  We have a choice, and that choice rests solely in the hands of you, America, let’s make the choice that is in God’s Will, and not our own.

  God bless!
  :)

  –Jeremiah–

• 10. Rich  |  January 27th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

  You guys are really missing the whole Romney thing here. He is the Republican version of John Kerrey and there is no way he is going to get elected. The guy is a dork and has about as much in common with the common person as the Monopoly Man. His stump speeches that refer to D.C. and always end with “but they didn’t” are like watching paint dry. You really can’t see the idiocy of modeling your campaign on change by copying Obama’s feel good do nothing theme? As far as the McCain hatred, get over it. The man has the only chance of beating the Dems this year and you all know it. The “gang of fourteen fiasco” kept us the right to have the filbauster now that we’re in the minority, so it wasn’t all that dumb.(I know you’re not supposed to fillabuster court appointments but the Dems blurred those lines for all intents and purposes so that is the new reality. As far as McCain-Feingold, are you really calling that a curb on freedom of speech? I think people have every opportunity to have their say in these elections, and after maxing out your donations you will have no problem finding an organization to speak for you, just ask George Soros. McCain wanted to tie the tax cuts to spending cuts and has virtually no earmarks. Add to that his military bona fides and a pro-life record a mile long and you have as much of a conservative as we’re gonna get in this environment. I’m sorry but I don’t want Clinton or St. Obama picking out our next two supreme court judges. It is blowing my mind to see so many people on this Blog who I have respected for years back first Sleepy Fred, and now Bob Dole II ElectricBoogaloo. I know polls don’t mean much this far out and if Hillary wins she will be severely weakened by alienating the black base, but if Obama and Romney face off with the same message of change, who do you think is gonna win?

• 11. Thrower  |  January 27th, 2008 at 7:40 pm

  If you want a Republican in the White House next year, Almiranta, hold your nose. Obama beats anyone, McCain beats Hillary and anyone beats Romney.

  Whether you like or not, Romney gives the distinct appearance of changing his values to appeal to a voting majority. He couldn’t have been elected in Massachusetts with his current positions, and couldn’t win the Republican primary based on the positions he took to be elected governor.

  That is flip flopping, and Republicans used it to defeat Kerry. His tendency to exaggerate (lifelong hunter and marching with Martin are two examples) smack of Gore, and Republicans used that to nearly defeat him (the Electoral College and Supreme Court applied the coup de grace). Expect that history to be used to bury Romney should he survive the primaries.

  Politics is art, and what is done by you will be done to you. That includes political slime, the modern version of which was perfected by Republican Lee Atwater. We see in the primaries that the Clintons learned his lessons well.

• 12. FmrMarine  |  January 27th, 2008 at 7:45 pm

  I voted sat. (early in Fla) for Romney. My man was fred although he did to little to late.
  as for RHINO - McLame………this makes an interesting read.

  http://vietnamveteransagainstjohnmccain.com/

• 13. Casper  |  January 27th, 2008 at 7:48 pm

  Jeremiah,
  Your writing skills have improved a great deal over the last couple of years. That was a well thought out post.

  Almiranta,
  I really don’t understand how conservatives (or anyone for that matter) can support Guiliani. He seems to have the worst qualities of both Bush and Bill Clinton. How can you overlook his affairs and his positions on social issues?

• 14. Rich  |  January 27th, 2008 at 8:00 pm

  FmrMarine- Wow that link was to some straight up garbage. You need more than innuendo and smears to bring this type of charge. “He was rude to me.” Give me a break. The sad things is I don’t know if this SBVFT crap is coming from the Republicans or the Democrats (and for the record I believed SBVFT for the most part).

  Thrower- I actually agree with most of your post, which must be the first time ever. I will disagree the assumption that Obama will beat anyone. If the Clinton’s succeed in making him the “angry black candidate” than he will definitely get clobbered.

• 15. Thrower  |  January 27th, 2008 at 8:15 pm

  My reasons for believing Obama will beat anyone are the extent to which he touches younger voters (enough to increase their voting frequency to record proportions) and the fact that he the least like Bush of any serious candidate. You can disagree but I think Bush has damaged the Republican brand, the conservative brand, the neo-conservative brand and the baby boomer brand. Change is in the wind.

  Personally I am sick to death of the Clintons. I can no longer stomach either of them, let alone their pompous presumption that they offer something uniquely valuable that it justifies lies and slime to reach the White House. Unless the Republicans nominate Romney, one way or the other the Clintons will bow out in 2008 and that is a good thing.

• 16. Brian  |  January 27th, 2008 at 8:21 pm

  No one should ever - EVER - confuse Romney as being a conservative.

• 17. Gozer the Carpathian  |  January 27th, 2008 at 8:38 pm

  You know I honestly don’t see a CONSERVATIVE running now. We’ve got a Libertarian and a bunch of “moderate Republicans” but no hard core Conservatives. Again, not a single canidate is perfect to me, but I’ve gotta get behind someone, especially if Hillary wins. :(

• 18. coulterfan  |  January 27th, 2008 at 8:45 pm

  >>Romney is the right person at the right time.<<

  Isn’t Romney ALWAYS the ‘right person at the right time’?!?!?

  When it behooved him to be pro-choice, he was pro-choice. . . When it benefited him to be pro-gay rights, he was ‘a better advocate for gay rights than Ted Kennedy’. . . He once called himself a ’strong advocate for strong gun laws’ when the time was right. . .

  In fact, it’s hard to see an issue that Romney has been consistent on. . .

  What’s next? Maybe Romney will call himself a “better advocate for flip-flopping than my friend John Kerry”!

• 19. js  |  January 27th, 2008 at 8:51 pm

  We live in a world full of illusion. Some, we make ourselves, and others, we follow to who knows where.

  The real thing is this; neither Democrat nor Republican has given us a clear picture of the future. No dream of Justice, no words for Freedom, only confusion and disdain.

  They hack on issues, they hack on the past, they hack on each other, but there is no saving grace, no clear future for this nation, just a wild pack of wolves in a political arena vying for power and fame.

  Is this what America has become? Where the voice of the people is a mute sentence? Where Justice is blind and the Truth is not politically correct? Where are our hero’s, where are the men who stood up and defied tyrany, did they all fight and die for freedom? For freedom that we gladly dispose of for the convenience of capitalistic principals and experiments in liberal applications of immorality?

  There is not one standing on that podium worthy of being called President.

  Not One.

• 20. InDaVa  |  January 27th, 2008 at 9:25 pm

  Earpiece Romney!!

• 21. Jeremiah  |  January 27th, 2008 at 9:36 pm

  Your writing skills have improved a great deal over the last couple of years. That was a well thought out post.–Casper.

  Well, I appreciate that, Casper.

  What I contribute here isn’t much. I have a long way to travel before I reach, if I ever reach the intellect of the heavyweights…But I don’t see that happening any time soon, if at all, but all I hope for is that we can each have a better understanding of where we each stand, and that we will each come out better people for it at the end of the day.

  I do know this…that there is a huge ideological divide in America, and with such, calamites and disasters can only become of it.

  You know what I think the reason is? For one simple reason, one side believes there is a Seperation of Church and State, and the other doesn’t, therefore, the side that believes in “Seperation of Church and State” has seperated themselves from reason. Of course, that’s just one of many reasons, but that reason plays the largest role, I do believe. So, in that essence, we break down that which can bind us - Trust in God.

  I can’t save America, but the Great people all across this Nation can, Yes, we can, if each and every one of us will humble ourselves and put our faith in Him. Then you’ll see change!! And believe me, that’s nothing that Obama or Hillary has in mind. lol!

  –Jeremiah–

• 22. coulterfan  |  January 27th, 2008 at 10:41 pm

  Very pithy post, js.

  >>There is not one standing on that podium worthy of being called President.

  >>Not One.

  I certainly agree with you on the Republican side. However, I believe Obama is that man. He is so inspirational and speaks to the best in all of us, as Americans.

  I believe that he is the only one with the vision to bring us together as a nation again. It is no mistake that he mentioned Reagan (and JFK, and RFK, and MLK). All men of great vision and natural abilities. . .

  I think there will be as many ‘Obama Republicans’ as there were ‘Reagan Democrats’ if he gets the nomination.

  In contrast, Clinton (even if she won), would be the BEST thing ever for Republicans. But more years of bitter divisiveness will get us little beyond petty partisan bickering and scandal after scandal. . .

• 23. Gozer the Carpathian  |  January 27th, 2008 at 11:18 pm

  I agree with you this much coulterfan, of the Dems Obama is the one I wouldn’t mind as much seeing as the President. That said, I disagree with pretty much every one of his stances on the issues so while he says some very nice things about America I’m worried where he’d take us.

• 24. Doug  |  January 27th, 2008 at 11:57 pm

  Obama!?! Does he even have any policy positions? Couldn’t tell by the way he speaks. At least we know Romney’s position will be whichever way the polls tell him to be.

  Good thing the man made millions of dollars off suckers like me, he wouldn’t have a chance if he couldn’t spend it. I’m waiting for the research to come out this summer showing where his money comes from - when that gets out, people are going to say, what!?!

  Just what America needs, rich people buying the Presidency and gullible citizens lighting both ends of his candle.

• 25. Mark Noonan  |  January 28th, 2008 at 12:19 am

  Coulter,

  Vision has to be married to concrete plans - and Obama has little of that, and what he has is typical liberal disaster-in-the-making sort of stuff. Personally, I don’t think he’ll secure the nomination - because Clinton, Inc. will do everything they can to defeat him, and Obama doesn’t really understand what sort of nasty people he’s up against (heck, he might have even believed all that “V,RWC” BS Hillary was spouting in the 90’s).

• 26. Repulicans Presidential E&hellip  |  January 28th, 2008 at 3:25 am

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• 27. keefer  |  January 28th, 2008 at 4:48 am

  All you Obamites should be prepared–your guy will be Hitlery’s veep, at best.

  And I was hoping he’d get the nomination…

• 28. neocon  |  January 28th, 2008 at 6:01 am

  The liberals are afraid of Romney because of his intelligence, decency, experience and leadership. No one in the field even comes close to his accomplishments and he has no skeletons in the closet.

  In the debates with either Clinton or Obama, we will all soon learn why both of them are called “junior” senators. Romneys resume dwarfs theirs and his ability to articulate the issues is second to none. Clinton or Obama don’t even stand a chance against him. They will be embarrassed.

  I can’t wait. 1/20/09.

• 29. hermie  |  January 28th, 2008 at 6:40 am

  One of the things the Dems fear about Romney is that there is nothing they can slime him with. The MSM can go through his garbage cans in the middle of the night and will find nothing of value.

• 30. Brian  |  January 28th, 2008 at 6:53 am

  neocon and hermie,

  Don’t kid yourselves. Romney is easily exposed as a John Kerry-style flip-flopper (see post 18). The Democrats WANT Romney to be the nominee. Democrat strategists have admitted as much on national news. That should tell you something.

• 31. neocon  |  January 28th, 2008 at 7:51 am

  Brian,

  You don’t even know what flip flopping is. You’re simply regurgitating what you have read elsewhere.

  Romney will clean up against either of the Democratic pretenders because of his experience, accomplishments and decency, which neither Clinton or Obama possess.

• 32. js  |  January 28th, 2008 at 8:22 am

  22. coulterfan

  I really dont care if you think Obama has a snowballs chance in He/## in becoming President. His words are hollow, he has no idea what he is doing. From you post, neither do you.

  Thats how things like that work, you listen for what you think you want to hear and he make noise that he thinks you want to hear, but in the end run, all he gave you was lip service.

  Liars do that to gullible people.

• 33. Joe  |  January 28th, 2008 at 8:38 am

  neocon,
  He doesn’t flip-flop? Wow. Oh… that’s right, he just “evolved”. Democrats can’t evolve their views, that is just flip-flopping.
  If Mitt doesn’t flip-flop, then he most certainly panders. How can he say flat-out that he will fight for every job when he was in Michigan and SC yet when he was a Chief Exec of Bain, they would slash all kinds of jobs?

  In Michigan McCain is saying that those manufacturing jobs were not coming back and he wanted to re-train those workers to do other types of work. Mitt is said he would fight to get those jobs back. Huh?
  When an Exec at Bain, they would have big layoffs because that was “in the best interest of the turning around the company”. Then why pander to Michigan the way he did? Why? To get votes.

  Mitt is a used car salesman that will say ANYTHING to get your vote.

• 34. Joe  |  January 28th, 2008 at 8:40 am

  js:
  His words are hollow, he has no idea what he is doing

  Sounds like that is your OPINION that you try making it sound true. Or do you care to actually back anything up?

• 35. neocon  |  January 28th, 2008 at 9:18 am

  Joe,

  Please try and comment on things you actually understand. Which isn’t much. At best you can say Romney flipped on some issues, re-evaluating his previous position, taking a new stance, and then has remained true to that stance since. I like someone who has the courage to admit he was wrong, changing his position, then holding that position.

  Flip flopping is constantly changing that position, like Kerry and Clinton.

  I glance over your economic comments due to your incredible lack of understanding of free markets. I have seldom come across anyone that has your level of ignorance.

• 36. InDiGo  |  January 28th, 2008 at 9:34 am

  “The liberals are afraid of Romney because of his intelligence, decency, experience and leadership. No one in the field even comes close to his accomplishments and he has no skeletons in the closet.

  In the debates with either Clinton or Obama, we will all soon learn why both of them are called “junior” senators. Romneys resume dwarfs theirs and his ability to articulate the issues is second to none. Clinton or Obama don’t even stand a chance against him. They will be embarrassed.

  I can’t wait. 1/20/09.”

  Yea, with his little earpiece in he’ll do OK in the debate but without it…crash and burn. You’ll see..

  Can’t wait…1/20/09

• 37. InDiGo  |  January 28th, 2008 at 9:36 am

  Oh, and Romney most certainly is a flip flopper. Once you get your head out of your ass neocon, you’ll realize that.

• 38. Joe  |  January 28th, 2008 at 9:40 am

  neocon:
  “At best you can say Romney flipped on some issues, re-evaluating his previous position, taking a new stance, and then has remained true to that stance since. I like someone who has the courage to admit he was wrong, changing his position, then holding that position. “

  No… you guys blasted Kerry because he voted for the war, but is now against it.
  Perhaps that is just “re-evaluating his previous position, taking a new stance and have the courage to admit he was wrong. The words “flip-flopping” were all over the place.
  Romney is doing exactly that…. at worst FLIP-FLOPPING, at best PANDERING.

  He is a sleezy used-car salesman.

• 39. neocon  |  January 28th, 2008 at 10:02 am

  Both of you will need to get use to President Romney as the voting public will tire very soon of the Clinton Machine and will learn very quickly how inexperienced Obama is.

  Can’t wait 1/20/09

• 40. Doug  |  January 28th, 2008 at 10:21 am

  Romney is an electoral college nightmare. Which blue states is he supposed to win? Which red states will he lose? There’s just no way he can win, additionally he will drag the ticket down with him - a filibuster proof Senate for President Clinton, yikes!

• 41. neocon  |  January 28th, 2008 at 10:39 am

  Doug,

  He was elected Governor of one of the most blue states on the map; Massachusetts.

  Just FYI.

• 42. Joe  |  January 28th, 2008 at 10:47 am

  He was elected Governor of one of the most blue states on the map; Massachusetts.

  You left off…. of which Romney was the 4th consecutive REPUBLICAN Governor (3rd elected as Swift took over when Celluci left). That would be 16 straight years of REPUBLICAN Governorships.

  So being all proud and pounding your chest that he was elected Governor of the bluest of states doesn’t say much.

  But hey… you need something to be proud of with this used car salesman.

• 43. neocon  |  January 28th, 2008 at 11:09 am

  He asked which blue state. I provided the answer, irrespective of historical governance.

  I find your name calling of Romney humorous. If only we could find something that Obama and Clinton have actually accomplished, we might be able to label them. Currently, a wife of a former President and an empty suit are the only applicable labels.

  List for the me the private sector, real world experience Obama and/or Clinton have.

  And knowing that you wont find any, tell me what public sector experience you’re most proud of concerning Clinton and Obama.

  Having trouble there too?

  So you’re just happy as a clam to vote for one of two empty vessels with no experience, but have promises they can’t keep. Says a lot about you.

• 44. Joe  |  January 28th, 2008 at 11:50 am

  Well first off… I’m voting for Edwards. Obama would be my second choice.

  I’m not going to get into this again, but your whole “experience” thing is so far overblown. Obama has about the same “experience” that JFK had when he was elected.

  Maybe he wasn’t an exec at a chop shop… I mean Private Equity firm, but he did work with real people. However, he has done a lot of work with low-income and middle class families. At least he knows what their lives are like (as opposed to growing up the son of a car exec and the son of a governor).
  Maybe people like the hope that he brings. Similar to the hope that JFK brought.

  That is one thing I can say about Republicans… things are always one way or the other, black and white (but not in a racial kind of way). Either with us or against us. Etc etc etc…
  Sometimes there is more than that, but you can’t accept that.

• 45. Doug  |  January 28th, 2008 at 11:53 am

  BWAAAHAAHHH,

  Romney win Massachusetts!?! Hillary beats him by 20 points in head-to-head and there is no excuses in this state that Romney isn’t a known quantity.

  Try again.

• 46. Mark Noonan  |  January 28th, 2008 at 1:45 pm

  Joe,

  And JFK’s inexperience pushed us to the brink of nuclear war at one point…

• 47. Joe  |  January 28th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

  Why do you say it was his inexperience that pushed us to the brink of nuclear war?
  He also stood down the Soviets in putting nuclear weapons in Cuba. I guess his inexperience was a problem there?
  How about in achieving a nuclear test ban with the Soviets? That damn inexperience there too.

  The point of the post is not what JFK accomplished or not. My point is that this whole “experience” thing is so far overblown.

  Give me an intelligent President that has the confidence and smarts to surround himself with impeccable talent and we are all better off than having someone that was groomed to be President with all this “experience” and surrounds himself with ancient, incompetent, cold-war era people that are out-of-touch with most of the world.

• 48. David.B.Schmidt  |  January 28th, 2008 at 4:29 pm

  Personally, I was for Senator Fred Thompson and can only hold out hope that the Republicans have a brokered convention and select Senator Thompson after all. Otherwise, there are only single issue candidates on the Republican side and even less on the Democratic side.

  With consideration that Supreme Court nominees and the war are the two major facets that any President has direct impact over – at least I may be able to hold my nose long enough to vote for one of the Republicans; however, Senator Clinton will never get my vote and I can’t find anything but rhetoric out of Senator Obama. Senator Edwards is as two-faced as his “Two Americas” so I guess that leaves only the great oration of Senator Obama on the Democratic side of the field.

  He sounds pretty but has no depth. Basically “Hope. Great dreams. Take all my money. Give me stuff I already have worked for. Take more of my money. Give it to other folks that haven’t worked for it. Hope. Shiny trinkets. Hope”

• 49. Doug  |  January 28th, 2008 at 5:15 pm

  D.B. Schmidt - Fred Thompson’s brokered convention slogan:

  I’m tan, I’m rested, and heck there are less than two months more of campaigning to do, even I can take enough meds during that time to look like I have the energy to be President.

• 50. Rodney Mattson  |  January 29th, 2008 at 5:13 pm

  I do not think you will regret going with Romney If it goes the way I want it Romney May ask Fred to run as V.P that or Rudy. McCain has coninced Huckabee to stay in take votes away from Romney and Huckabee will be given the VP

• 51. FmrMarine  |  January 29th, 2008 at 6:21 pm

  coulterfan

  “I believe Obama is that man. He is so inspirational and speaks to the best in all of us, as Americans.”

  Really???
  does his “church’s” mission statement reflect this??
  He is a VERY active member of this “church”.
  His own MOTHER couldn’t belong to, as it admits blacks only, even though earbama is a mulatto.

  Trinity United Church of Christ
  About Us
  We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian… Our roots in the Black religious experience and tradition are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an African people, and remain “true to our native land,” the mother continent, the cradle of civilization. God has superintended our pilgrimage through the days of slavery, the days of segregation, and the long night of racism. It is God who gives us the strength and courage to continuously address injustice as a people, and as a congregation. We constantly affirm our trust in God through cultural expression of a Black worship service and ministries which address the Black Community.
  Trinity United Church of Christ adopted the Black Value System written by the Manford Byrd Recognition Committee chaired by Vallmer Jordan in 1981. We believe in the following 12 precepts and covenantal statements. These Black Ethics must be taught and exemplified in homes, churches, nurseries and schools, wherever Blacks are gathered. They must reflect on the following concepts:
  1. Commitment to God
  2. Commitment to the Black Community
  3. Commitment to the Black Family
  4. Dedication to the Pursuit of Education
  5. Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence
  6. Adherence to the Black Work Ethic
  7. Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect
  8. Disavowal of the Pursuit of “Middleclassness”
  9. Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the Black Community
  10. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting Black Institutions
  11. Pledge allegiance to all Black leadership who espouse and embrace the Black Value System
  12. Personal commitment to embracement of the Black Value System.

• 52. Alison  |  February 1st, 2008 at 7:42 pm

  I take the same position as you, Romney was my second choice after Fred Thompson. I am gravely concerned about the illegal immagration which I think Romney will do well at. In addition, I think Romney’s strong financial experience, especially globally will intercept the buying up of America by other countries, China, India.

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