Conservatives Agree: Romney's Wrong

[ksoze]

From the Weekly Standard no less...

Plenty of conservatives are pushing back against the worldview espoused by Mitt Romney in his "arrogant and stupid' remarks at a private fundraiser earlier this year.

The conservative case against Romney's analysis is multi-pronged. His description of the 47 percent who don't pay income taxes as "dependents" flies in the face of the conservative view that Americans should be paying fewer, not more, taxes. And historically, most Americans have not paid income taxes. Moreover, most of those who don't pay income taxes still contribute to the federal government in the form of payroll taxes and other federal taxes and fees. The political argument, that those who are "dependents" won't be voting for Romney anyway is demonstrably wrong, and the content and tone of Romney's remarks don't strike many conservatives (and others) as particularly presidential.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/conservatives-romneys-wrong_652581.html

[Sheepshank]

1. And further more...

The political argument, that those who are "dependents" won't be voting for Romney anyway is demonstrably wrong,

......as is demonstrated by all the retired white people living on Social Security, and using medicate and medicade, and VOTING FOR ROMNEY.

[TwilightGardener]

2. Yeah, it does kind of step on the anti-tax message when your candidate is complaining

that the bottom half doesn't pay enough. And then proposes that the top earners have their rates cut. Jeezus, what a dickweed.

[reformist2]

3. No, Republicans want to "broaden the base" - they want more poor people paying taxes.

They never speak well of poor and middle class families escaping the tax burden. The folks at the Weekly Standard are flat-out lying.

[Speck Tater]

4. It is important that a conservative magazine...

.. is telling its conservative readers that "Romney is wrong".
The more times conservative hear that message the more likely it is to soak in, and either the will vote Obama (not likely) or that will just stay home on election day (more likely, but just as good for us).