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cali

(114,904 posts)
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 06:49 PM Jul 2012

Romney's early 1960's weirdness

There's something lost in time about Mitt. He looks like the male equivalent of the Stepford Wife. He's someone's twisted ideal of a Republican Presidential candidate, all good hair and even featured and white- except he's Mormon and he won't release enough of his tax returns and he has a mountain of dubious financial transactions and he thinks Russia is the "Number 1 political foe" of the U.S.

He's just such a throwback. He's an anachronism. Of course none of this addresses the weirdest thing about Mitt, which is that he believes in absolutely nothing but his "right" to be the most powerful man on earth. He's changed positions on issues such as choice, civil rights for GLBT folks, health care, public financing of social welfare programs, etc. etc.

I think he's the end of the line for a certain type of republican.

And if, as I suspect, he picks someone like Portman or Pawlenty, I think it's the last ticket like that that we'll see.

Let's fervently hope it's a losing ticket.

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Romney's early 1960's weirdness (Original Post) cali Jul 2012 OP
k/r goclark Jul 2012 #1
You are correct, except that you don't identify the source siligut Jul 2012 #2
no, I meant what I wrote. Romney is the perfect repub candidate cali Jul 2012 #3
Willard -- the great American liar and fraud Angry Dragon Jul 2012 #4
60's Wierdness? How about 2012 weirdness. smirkymonkey Jul 2012 #5

siligut

(12,272 posts)
2. You are correct, except that you don't identify the source
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 07:11 PM
Jul 2012

Romney is the Mormon perfect candidate. Well, as close as they have come so far, because the real perfect candidate would win.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
3. no, I meant what I wrote. Romney is the perfect repub candidate
Sun Jul 22, 2012, 07:13 PM
Jul 2012

out of focus. Oh, and I think he could win.

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