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ABC news just reported that Romney is dropping out. NBC confirmed it also. Says Romney,
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"If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I would forestall the launch of a national campaign and make it more likely that Senator Clinton or Obama would win. And in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign, be a part of aiding a surrender to terror..."
"This is not an easy decision for me. I hate to lose. My family, my friends and our supporters... many of you right here in this room... have given a great deal to get me where I have a shot at becoming President. If this were only about me, I would go on. But I entered this race because I love America, and because I love America."
What happened to "We're going to keep battling, we're going to go all the way to the convention and we're going to win the White House?" What next for the Huckster? Could the GOP be uniting behind McCain to get the real battle started?
As for Romney ...... maybe when he discovers who he truely is there will be a future for him
I agree almost dead on...but I'd use "decides" instead of "discovers".
I think giving a popular opinion is more important to him than giving his own.
It's one thing to change your mind on a significant issue like he did on abortion, but to waffle and say "uh-well, umm - uh, well..." so much in one breath is a bit much for me
He’s bright, personable and seems like a nice guy…that appears to be what’s driving Osams, or whatever the name, supporters. Except for the anti-war group that has fallen in love with him.
Romney was my least favorite of the Republican candidates, mostly because he eerily reminds me of Bush on economic issues including giving big corporations tax breaks that never trickle down for better wages to the middle and lower classes. That part of the Republican vision has never produced nothing more than images of slavery, corporation style. We've had two and half decades of greedy fat pocketed executives that are only concerned with quarterly profits so to cushion their end of the year bonuses. Most of those executives option downsizing and cutting employment before considering any lesser pay from their own six figure salaries. I do give Romney some credit for proposing not to tax people ages sixty-five on their payroll checks. However his arrogance to condition us in believing there is some sort of desired normalcy for older citizens working forever, makes me sick. These older people should be retired or on the cuff of retirement after working a lifetime. Romney like many of his constituents are narrow minded politicians that praise the government for sending out letters in hope to entice the public into working until we are age seventy, instead of sixty-two or sixty-five, just for x-amount more of social security dollars each month; working the middle and lower class to death.
In all fairness, I call the Democrats "corporation left" and the Republicans "corporation right." Pick your poison for whatever reasons. Most candidates are on the take getting campaign contributions and the big corps expect favors in return from both parties, very few do not. In fact one reason Ralph Nader (Green Party) still garnishes votes is because he doesn't pander to the corporations and makes some sense on the economic front.
Anyway the Republican nomination is now McCain's to lose. However for my concerns McCain is to archaic in his rational. Bush's war strategy in Iraq was poor and wouldn't improve with McCain. It's easy for McCain to say that he wouldn't mind putting young men and women in position to fight wars for one hundred years when he himself will probably not be around to see the next five or ten years. Huckabee, whom has his own quirks, I think, would use eventual phased redeployment and is the only one I know that is running ads to abolish the IRS. Paul, though I'm not sure how practical, at least comes to the table with fresh ideas to be tried. I'm still undecided if I'll vote for anyone Democrat or Republican. I have decided that on the Democratic side I prefer Obama to Hillary. As for the Republicans, I prefer either Huckabee or Paul over McCain.
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Originally Posted by speechlesstx You're a fan of the Huckster?
He’s bright, personable and seems like a nice guy…that appears to be what’s driving Osams, or whatever the name, supporters. Except for the anti-war group that has fallen in love with him.
Yeah but it was the Huckster that dropped the anti-Mormon bomb on the election. "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?" That was a low blow which catered to the worse instincts of his base of support .
I also disaprove of his preaching from the pulpit during campaign stops. Beyond that his foreign policy is muddled and his fiscal record as Governor appears to be more liberal than to my liking.
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