Is anyone else struck by this? Especially after reading Kathryn Jean Lopez’s fawning interview with Mitt Romney (HT: Jay), it seems to me that Romney is positioning himself as the guy to vote for if you want more of what you’ve had for the last eight years. From what I’ve seen, there is absolutely nothing in what Romney’s been saying lately (as opposed to in 1994 or 2002), whether on Iraq, gay rights, abortion, stem cell research, tax cuts, or just about any other issue I can think of, that’s in any respect different from current administration policy. Incidentally, current public approval of the Bush Iraq policy is a stunning 28%, and overall Bush approval is 36%.
Yet Romney wants to run as George W. Bush.
Isn’t that kind of an odd strategery?
The most Liberal Liberal Democrat in the UNITED STATES Could probably win over him
I suspect Romney IS the Bush-team candidate. Follow the recent acquisitions made by Bain Capital. For instance, Bain recently purchased Clear Channel, in partnership with Thomas H Lee Partners. A few months before the Clear Channel purchase, Bain and Lee Partners, with a third partner, purchased Dunkin Donuts. That third partner? The Carlyle Group. Tin foil? You tell me.
It’s where the bucks are at. If you read any of the conservative sites you’re reading some serious discussions about positions (that’s a plural) Romney has on the issues. One person said that they rather have Rumsfeld because at least they know where he stands.
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I do see it eerily similar to Bush where he is fine with being the front man as long as he gets to be president.
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Look at what that’s got us so far.
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But at the same time I can’t see people falling for the same thing again. Romney is getting the same money guys and team as Bush, so it sounds like the group that picked Bush has picked Romney as their horse for another four years running DC. If you think about it, who else is out there; McCain? (no way), Guiliani? (not with his background)
Romney’s lies can’t stay secret forever, they are bound to catch up with him and he will have to pay the price for trying to play everyone for their votes. If nothing else we are goign to have the last laugh as Romney enjoys a nice big slice of discrimination of his own. No matter how many times he tries to tell southerners that he is a Christian, they are not going to buy it because they see Mormons as being radically different. Go on YouTube.com and you can see the fun has already begun.
Obviously from the right wing point of view, his case to not vote from Romney. But there is a significant amount of source articles that he has posted.
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Pro-Choice
Gay rights, activism, marriage
Gun control
Economic issues
Party Leadership
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Anyone have Lexis Nexis? Wouldn’t mide reading some.
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Another tid bit from the posting:
Top 10 RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) from 2005
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Mitt was #8
When Clinton started his run against elder Bush, Bush was hugely popular. Most pundits viewed Bush’s re-election as a foregone conclusion. As we all know, the next 18 months were a Bush nightmare that lead to his exit from the White House.
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What will we see in the next 18 months? I think it’s too early to call Romney’s campaign a mistake. Bush one by 2 million votes in ’04. Bush did many things right to get that win. If Romney can manage to update the Bush playbook to ’08, he can win.