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But no politician has ever not sold out. I'm not sure why Romney gets less slack for this.
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I wonder if it's more jealousy, i.e., coming from royalty and not kissing royal liberal asses. If you're rich, you must behave like a Kennedy, not a Rockefeller to be popular with the masses. RHG's response is just odd to me, and I know you're not a fan of him, but I always wonder why results never seem to matter in judging a politician. Most voters seem to judge them on their rhetoric and their ability to make their inconsistencies seem consistent. A very odd standard by my book.
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Anyway, I did not want to give the impression that I don't love and admire the guy. I do. He'd have been a fine president. But he lacks the gift of gab that some politicians (Obama, Clinton, Reagan, Palin, et al.) have. There are worse sins for politicians.
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But you need a feeble opponent to prevail against, and Mitt is not Obama's oratorical equal. So unless the economy remains in shambles, his chances are minuscule. The scene of him singing, "who let the dogs out" was embarrassing, as Mitt is no hipster.
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It's impossible to say what the circumstances will be four years hence. There's a widespread sentiment that Obama is facing so many difficulties that this will be a four-year presidency. But the Republicans need to get their act together now, figure out who they are and where they're headed, in order to make the four-and-out Dem administration a reality. |
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Recall the way that McCain at the end was trying to go with this "you don't know who Obama really is" thing. Only instead of amping up the lack of experience (his real weakness), he amped up things like his association with Ayers. I don't think that resonated with people because most people know people who have made serious mistakes in their pasts. But then you take somebody like Mitt, who looks like he's molded from a Ken doll, whose deeply held beliefs seem to change with the wind, and it makes for a more legitimate case of "I don't know what he really believes." And didn't someone around here cite his former bishop/SP status as instructive on this somehow? Seriously? |
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I actually don't think she'll end up as SoS, but that girl is going places! |
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