Romney doesn't lead Republicans, he follows them

[Charles_Main]

One example: He tried to force Rep. Todd Akin from the critical race for the Missouri Senate seat and failed. Akin seems to feel perfectly comfortable defying him, even after receiving a personal plea from Rep. Paul Ryan, Romney’s vice presidential pick.

That’s no small matter. Republicans have a shot at winning control of the Senate and Akin is messing with that plan. His 10-point lead evaporated after his bizarre ranting about rape and pregnancy. It also hurt Romney by turning attention to the party’s extreme position on abortion and its troubled relationship with science.

Another problem: The new party platform defies Romney on abortion. Romney opposes abortion, but makes an exception for cases of rape and incest; the platform does not. That’s a blow to Romney’s efforts to close the yawning gender gap in this race, but the party’s conservative base, like Akin, openly defied him.

By choosing Ryan, Romney showed that he still feels the need to feed the conservative base. If this ticket wins, Ryan could become president at any moment and will at least be a hand on the steering wheel when it comes to Romney’s budget policies.

It is another disturbing signal that Romney is not likely to heave his party toward the middle, as Bill Clinton did with the Democrats in 1992. Romney is not challenging the Sister Souljahs of his party; he is placating them at nearly every turn.

Editorial: Romney doesn't lead Republicans, he follows them | NJ.com

ROFLMAO honey you just excel at Irony, WTF do you think Obama has been doing for 3.5 years other than Letting the Left of his Party call the shots in Congress? Obama exactly fits the Description you are applying to Romney, so why are you not worried about that?

lol

You never cease to amaze Ravi

 

[Stephanie]

One example: He tried to force Rep. Todd Akin from the critical race for the Missouri Senate seat and failed. Akin seems to feel perfectly comfortable defying him, even after receiving a personal plea from Rep. Paul Ryan, Romney’s vice presidential pick.

That’s no small matter. Republicans have a shot at winning control of the Senate and Akin is messing with that plan. His 10-point lead evaporated after his bizarre ranting about rape and pregnancy. It also hurt Romney by turning attention to the party’s extreme position on abortion and its troubled relationship with science.

By choosing Ryan, Romney showed that he still feels the need to feed the conservative base. If this ticket wins, Ryan could become president at any moment and will at least be a hand on the steering wheel when it comes to Romney’s budget policies.

It is another disturbing signal that Romney is not likely to heave his party toward the middle, as Bill Clinton did with the Democrats in 1992. Romney is not challenging the Sister Souljahs of his party; he is placating them at nearly every turn.

Editorial: Romney doesn't lead Republicans, he follows them | NJ.com

ROFLMAO honey you just excel at Irony, WTF do you think Obama has been doing for 3.5 years other than Letting the Left of his Party call the shots in Congress? Obama exactly fits the Description you are applying to Romney, so why are you not worried about that?

lol

You never cease to amaze Ravi

now now, according to them he has been this great LEADER who EVOLVES...as long as it's to their way of thinking, the he is GREAT

 

[Ravi]

We can't talk about Bain.
We can't talk about tax returns.
We can't talk about Akin.
We can't talk about abortion.
We can't talk about Romneycare.
We can't talk about Mitten's governorship.

What can we talk about, Mitten?

 

[Listening]

It's much easier for Mitt to change a position than for the entire party to accommodate him.

He's flexible.

Or maybe the GOP is a little more flexible.

After all, the GOP will allow pro-abortion speakers at conventions.

You'll never see another pro-life speaker at the Dembutt's convention.

 

[Listening]

We can't talk about Bain.
We can't talk about tax returns.
We can't talk about Akin.
We can't talk about abortion.
We can't talk about Romneycare.
We can't talk about Mitten's governorship.

What can we talk about, Mitten?

You morons talk about it all the time.

What you won't talk about is:

The economy
The failed stimulus
GM's potential failure
The deficit
The shellacking you took in 2010

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

By choosing Ryan, Romney showed that he still feels the need to feed the conservative base. If this ticket wins, Ryan could become president at any moment and will at least be a hand on the steering wheel when it comes to Romney’s budget policies.

A frightening prospect in of itself, more than enough reason to vote against the GOP ticket.

Rather early in the morning to be drinking, isn't it, Ravi?

Had to laugh..

But it is true, I feel Romney is more of a puppet than most.

We already had a puppet president with GWB, and that was a disaster we need not repeat.

 

[Listening]

By choosing Ryan, Romney showed that he still feels the need to feed the conservative base. If this ticket wins, Ryan could become president at any moment and will at least be a hand on the steering wheel when it comes to Romney’s budget policies.

A frightening prospect in of itself, more than enough reason to vote against the GOP ticket.

Rather early in the morning to be drinking, isn't it, Ravi?

Had to laugh..

But it is true, I feel Romney is more of a puppet than most.

We already had a puppet president with GWB, and that was a disaster we need not repeat.

Obama has been four more years of Bush.

You already repeated it.

Time for some of that CHANGE you guys keep yapping about.