Some people make the argument that Romney is a good choice because he’s a business and outsider, i.e. has not spent a lot of time in DC. I say; So what??
Romney was so disliked as governor he did not even bother to run for a second. He ran against Senator Ted Kennedy and lost. If Romney could actually win an election, we would have been an insider. Guess he has his unpopularity to thank for that and he is still not liked by the people.
The businessman we had as president (George W.) sacrificed the free market to save the free market, created the failing No Child Left Behind and added to the troubles of SS with an unfunded drug program!!
Don’t look to Romney’s business experience look to the POLITICS of this “severely” phony conservative.
Tell me; What kind of conservative uses the power of gov’t to FORCE FREE Americans to buy anything and is PROUD of it?? Somehow FORCE & FREE do not go together when considering someone a conservative, that may just be me but I hope not. Romney created the basis for ObamaCare but we’re supposed to believe that because it was just at the state level that it’s okay. WRONG. No true conservative would do such a thing.
Also Romney fell for the left’s global warming hoax and STILL believes it and in ethanol subsides. Ethanol is a threat to our foods supplies. Even Democrats realized that as they supported letting ethanol subsidizes expire. DEMOCRATS!!! Let a subsidy die! Mitt didn’t.
Businessmen are frugal and watch the bottom line. Right?? Businessmen deal with their own money or investor’s money for profit. As I said let’s look at Romney’s politics when he was governor and using the public’s money:
- Scored a 55 on CATO scorecard of Governors.
- 4 years as governor – 220 days absent his last year.
- Promised no new taxes and raised them excessively.In 2003, Romney actually set the record for the most fee increases enacted by a state, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. In addition, he raised over $300 million dollars from businesses by “closing loopholes” on subchapter S corporations but this loophole closing actually resulted in doubling the tax rates. Indeed, as Peter Nicholas, chairman of Boston Scientific stated, “when Mitt Romney became governor in 2003, subchapter S corporations that were owned by Massachusetts business trusts were taxed at 5.3 percent…..By the time Romney left office, the tax rate on these corporations had climbed to 9.8 percent.” *
- Was 47th out of 50 in job creation of all Governors. If Katrina had not hit he would have been lower.
- State spending ended $5.2 billion dollars higher when he began office.
- He left a $3 billion deficit.
- He spent millions on pork projects such as buying new cars for welfare recipients.
- Initiated most liberal progressive socialized health care of any state in history. 50% (2010 poll) dislike it, and costs are higher than other states.
- Allowed Planned Parenthood to be incorporated into MA law by name as part of the oversight of parts of the program.
- Used executive orders to implement gay marriage
- Romney spent millions of state money pursuing Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and although they dumped it, then created the Massachusetts Climate Protection Plan
- Romney dramatically limited emissions on six power plants, even going so far as to claim – with radical environmentalists at his side – that one power plant had killed 59 people.
- He continued to grant state aid to four “sanctuary cities” in Massachusetts with no effort made to restrict this assistance. Contrary to his campaign propaganda there was no bill or effort to give drivers licenses to illegals that he “fought.”
- One of his own endorsers (Powerline) admit, “…there is no question that Governor Romney’s initial fiscal discipline slacked off in the second half of his term…” Note: Said another way, he couldn’t even be fiscally responsible for more than 2 years.
http://gulagbound.com/25637/newt-gingrich-vs-mitt-romney-comparing-conservative-products-of-work/
Besides RomneyCare what else does Romney have in common with Obama? We look at Obama’s shady past, how about Romney’s:
A. Mitt Romney has stated his chief political mentor was his father, George Romney.
B. George Romney, a steadfast progressive, credited Saul Alinsky, met with him, and recommended his work.
A+B = Mitt Romney’s chief political mentor was a steadfast progressive who credited Saul Alinsky, met with him, and recommended his work.
http://gulagbound.com/25499/mitt-romneys-mentor-his-father-a-fan-of-saul-alinsky/
Like Obama, Romney’s father was NOT born in America but in Mexico. Did his dad become an American citizen before Mitt was born? I have not found any evidence that he had. But hey, that didn’t matter for Obama, why worry about it with Mitt.
Why the hell would any conservative vote for Romney??
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Romney is not, nor has he ever been, a conservative. What I don't get is why the voters are not doing any due diligence on this. Is it because he looks so 'presidential'???
Forgive me, if you will, but I want astatesman for president. A 'goodhair' idiot won't do.